I'll be the first to admit I didn't have a clue about training a dog till my wife and I hired a CTE to work with Zoey our energetic Weimaraner. After that first private my eyes were totally opened. The training we received was absolutely amazing! 

The best decision I ever made for my dog was bringing in a CTE. If I hadn't, my wife and I probable would have given up on Zoey, just like so many others out there do. Zoey has been a battle, she is a head strong, brilliant puppy but, through Brad's methods I learned to understand my dog's needs and how to meet those needs. 

After months of working with Zoey, getting real results without the use of masking tools like treats, choke chains, and prong collars, I knew I wanted to take my knowledge of dogs to another level.  

I then decided to enrol in Brad Pattison's CTE course. In my honest opinion, when it comes to dogs Brad "get's it " plain and simple. His passion IS dogs, and he understands them! Brad's methods are the real deal, and I wanted to learn from the best! 

It is a privilege to be called a CTE, and an honour to have the opportunity to educate others setting them and their dogs up for total success.

Our first dog as a couple was Loki, our little American Pitbull Terrier. We do not have children so Loki was our little one to raise and love. We did everything with good intentions, as do most people when they get a dog. We loved him, cuddled him in our bed, gave him treats for tricks and commands and let him walk ALL over us. We thought we had a dog that loved and respected us, but in reality we had a dog that was not bonded to us or respected us at all... he just had US trained to give him treats when he felt like doing something. He dragged us everywhere on walks and barked and lunged at others. After a walk I was in tears, wanting to pull my hair out and give up on Loki. My dreams of promoting the breed as great dogs was quickly dissipating. 

I happened to watch an episode of 'AT THE END OF MY LEASH' a few years ago and was amazed. Could Loki really have a chance of being that awesome, model citizen we always wanted? We decided to pick up a copy of Brad's book SYNERGY. After reading it cover to cover several times we started working with Loki. I will admit, not having Loki in our bed was the most challenging part, but after a few days we saw such a turn around in his behavior on walks that it was a great trade off. We actually began to ENJOY our relationship with our dog!

From that point on I knew I wanted to share my knowledge and pass it on to all so that they too could feel that enjoyment that having a dog SHOULD bring into your life. I went off to Kelowna and the rest is history. 

Having a dog should bring tears of happiness, not tears of frustration. Now that I'm a CTE, my goal is to educate as many people as possible to make the human/dog world a lot brighter and to keep those four legged family members out of those overcrowded, underfunded shelters and rescues.

I, like many other people had nothing but good intentions when it came to my dog and family.  I adopted a puppy (Mia) who seemed to have had a rough start at life and just needed someone to love her.  I took the responsibility of being a dog owner with Mia’s well-being at heart.  I took Mia for many walks, to dog training, and sent her to doggy daycare for lots of playtime and socialization. I did everything I could think of that would help Mia be a well rounded, happy dog.  We tried many different methods of training, trying to figure out what would work the best but nothing seemed to stand out.  They all concluded with the same result: Mia was not a trainable dog.  This was all told to us by a trainer, a person of knowledge who you trust that they know what they are doing and saying.  As a dog owner this upset me, my visions of a happy dog and therefore, a happy family was slipping through my fingers.

We started noticing many issues and unwanted behaviours in Mia.  I felt helpless, I didn’t know what else to do with Mia. It was then that I started watch a TV show called “At The End Of My Leash” and thought “Hey maybe I can have that dog I have always wanted?”  In the mean time, Mia’s issues were becoming bigger and bigger.  We heard that Brad was coming to Edmonton.  I applied to have Brad work with my poor, abused Beagle puppy to help us understand how we could help her.  We worked with Mia and learned that she was not abused and that her behaviour was all MANIPULATION and a lack of respect.  I was crushed to find this out and to know that between my husband and I, she respected me the least.  I was crushed to find out that the bond I thought I had developed with her really wasn’t there and it was all a lie.  I left that day very upset and worried that my problems had only begun and here I had a new baby in the house on top of that.  I left, trusting my dog less than ever and worried that she may bite me, or worse, my new baby.  I needed help, so I decided to take the Street Safety Training classes with Adam Jones that were offered in Edmonton.  I was inspired and had a renewed passion that maybe I could have that dog that I always wanted.  I finished the training classes and was amazed at the difference I saw in my dog.  The behaviours started to disappear, the bond between her and I was growing and she seemed happier!  I wanted more information and training, so I decided to take Brad’s Certified Trainer Educator course.  WOW...what an experience!

Having completed Brad’s course, I am a better person and a better dog owner.  I now have that relationship with Mia that I always wanted and this is creating such a strong passion to empower and help educate others.  I want to share my experiences and knowledge and offer my support.  If Mia and I can do this...so can YOU!  “Be surprised when your dog does something wrong, not right.” – Kevin Pattison

I was born in Slovakia, Europe and spent 29 years of my life there. I had dogs from when I was a teenager and I spent hours training them. Different lifestyle in Europe brings different expectation from dog owners. It is very rare to have a dog sleeping with owners in bed, or even let dog go on furniture. Usually people buy dogs for guard dogs, show dogs and train them.

      When I moved to Canada I had to leave my dogs in Slovakia. Based on their old age the vet didn’t recommend the long flight. I missed them so much. I was surprised how differently dogs are treated here. Dogs of my friends were allowed to sit on the sofa, they were sleeping with owners, they steal food from table, they jump on people, they were not able to walk with no leash and they had more rights then their kids. They had lots of clothes, shoes and fancy collars but they had no training and they had no manners. I didn’t understand why, until I had got myself a dog.

      When we bought our first dog in Canada, I started to look for a training place. I visited a couple of places and even took one course. I just learned how to overfeed my dog. I didn’t know where to find a place to educate myself better. Even with the knowledge I had and experience with dogs before I was not able to train my dog.

      When I saw Brad’s show on TV, I was impressed from results he gets. I research where I can learn his techniques, and found one of his CTEs, Adam Jones, and I took Street Safety Training classes. It changed my and my dog’s life. Now I know; Brad’s techniques work.

I made decision to take CTE course. I would like to educate other dog owners and teach them to understand their dogs. Help them build healthy relationship with dogs. I don’t want for dogs to end up in shelters because dog owners don’t know how to deal with problems. People buy nice cute puppy and they are surprised when that puppy grows to 150 pounds dog with no manners, or they have 3lbs dog with aggression problems and they can’t take the dog for a walk. They are not able to take dog to dog park and dog with no exercise is getting worse every day. Some of them get rid of their dogs, but some not. Some of them will look for help and I am always ready to help them.