Welcome to Call of the Canine
Cheryl Smith brings motivational, science-based methodologies to dog training, ensuring that dog owners have fun teaching their dogs and continue to build loving relationships with them.
Testimonials
Call of Canine is a highly rated dog training center with top-notch professionals. The reviews particularly highlight Cheryl and Monique’s expertise and care for all dogs. Every piece of feedback consistently speaks to their ability to give effective training, especially for new pups and older dogs finding the place quite helpful. The session format helped dog owners become better at handling their pets and spot issues experienced by their dogs with millions of things being part of the sessions. Based on these reviews, Call of Canine is highly recommended by all customers. Many clients continue trusting that Cheryl and Monique remain at the top of professional dog treatment. Such compliments are a vote of confidence for this training facility. Every dog owner understands the value of training and how it impacts their dogs’ lives.
I had three private sessions with Cheryl, to help with my fearful dog (Cleo). Cheryl was kind, knowledgeable and took things slowly to ensure Cleo was comfortable. She is very well versed in dog body language, which she used to adapt in our sessions. She worked with me and suggested non-coercive strategies that might work (many did). Cleo is learning to be more confident, and I am thrilled to see kindness and respect being used in dog training. We’ll be back for group classes. Thank you!
I have been working with Cheryl and Monique for a while now. My two female Great Danes had a few fights due to some unfortunate circumstances not in my or their control. Cheryl has been amazing patiently working with them to help build pleasant together times for them and we have made amazing progress. They walk together in training sessions and have settled into a very happy place. I recommend Cheryl and am happy to be working with her. We have had some amazing results and the dogs are happy as am I. Cheryl knows her stuff.
The Canadian first Nations traditional beliefs of interconnection between animals and humans, including our domestic dogs have always resonated with Cheryl.
She fully supports that they are equitable partners in our social network, animated with spirit and have an ability to communicate in a meaningful way. She believes that the gifts bestowed by our dogs and other animals can assist in healing the human body and spirit. The natural evolution of the human species is embedded in healthy relationships with the land and all its inhabitants. She continues to provide services to you and your dog/s in support of this assumption and again reiterated by the philosophy of Dr. Ian Dunbar, Dr. Marc Bekoff and Jane Goodall.
Cheryl acknowledges her gratitude for their unending stewardship of the unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation, by the Ancestors and current members of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation. She supports their efforts in the healing of Mother Earth in her daily interactions