Prairieburn K9 Academy

Ok, this will sound cheesy but I am over the moon about this training experience we had with Prairieburn K9 and Debbi and Grayson and I am sure all the other staff that assisted with “Leo’s rehabilitation” there. Leo was always a good dog it was “us” the owners l, that were not good dog parents for Leo Debbi taught Leo how to listen to us. But we were not allowed to interact with Leo on pickup until she trained us humans how to listen and interact with Leo. What a blessing Debbi and her team are. This is NO “let’s do dog training to make a few bucks”. (As every second post from Various people on Facebook and Instagram) This is the real deal!! Debbi is direct, no fool around, serious Dog Trainer. It is evident that this is her passion and her purpose! When we arrived after the stay and train after Leo’s 4night stay, we saw a calm relaxed happy Dog! I cried on the way home Iwas thrilled that Leo and Ihave a lot of work to yet do. This is not easy there is no fast fix but the benefits of having a calm Dog is a life changer! Forever grateful. The new diet for Leo is wonderful and my little 3lb poodle loves it also. Just need more. Please don’t mess with the imitation trainers. You will be amazed by her work with the pups/kiddos as Debbi calls them I am an actual client from the first week of August/21

Choosing to go see Debbie at Prairieburn K9 Academy was hands down one of the best choosing for our dog and us. Stella our Saint Bernard has became much more relaxed and confident with in our decisions. She has stopped responding to other dogs and odd sounds. I can now feel comfortable walking both our saint and shepherd at the SAME time without feeling nervous of reactions! Would recommend Prairieburn to any dog owner!!

My dog Ryo has the food aggression issue and we had a hard time correcting him. We took him to PetSmart training, which didn't work. Then we decided to send him to Debbie. Ryo spent 10 days there and when we saw him on the pick-up day, we felt like we just got a new dog. He has made much progress there with the help of Debbi and her team. We are still working on the consistent training with Debbie's instructions and suggestions. Ryo is doing good in loose leah walking now, and we are on the way to help him with the food aggression issue.

I took my dog Mila to PrairieBurn K9 Academy when she was about 5 months old (she's almost 7 months now!) because along with some common puppy behaviour - nipping, jumping, leash pulling, we were also struggling with aggression towards people. Mila did the Stay and Train program with Debbie and Hannah and I cannot thank them enough for the information and education they provided to both myself and Mila! We opted to go home without the e-collar and see how things went and building on the foundation that Debbie and Hannah provided us, we have made so much progress in behaviour and creating a calm and trusting environment between each other within our home - and she has not displayed any signs of aggression towards others since. They also provided us with education on the benefits of switching to a raw diet which was an added bonus Mila loves!

The calmest, most helpful trainer you can have. Debbi and her team have helped our family so much! Couldn't have done it without them

I have a low confidence dog who becomes reactive with dogs he doesn’t know. I only wish I went to Debbie sooner! She has a fantastic program and provides your dog with rules and boundaries. As Debbie has said this is a journey and my dog and I have a ways to go however the changes that have been made so far are amazing!

I had the most amazing group experience! Learning to be calm and how to develop the most amazing relationship with Sid has been healing to my soul. I for the first time decided to bring a pet to training so we could learn together. He was socialized and so was I. I know how to be confident with Sid around other dogs, other people and can do it all in complete harmony. Not only did I enjoy my own personal experience, I truly felt happy seeing the progress, confidence and joy in the others in the class.The environment was great, comfortable and safe for everyone. I have been able to make informed decisions on tools from training, day to day needs and grooming based on what Debbie shared in each lesson.Thank you for helping Sid and I build the bond and relationship we now have.I highly recommend rescues in training fosters to help end the revolving door for some of the beautiful animals that come into care.I highly recommend this program to everyone who owns a dog.

PrairieBurn K9 Academy went above and beyond our expectations! Our puppy girls were only 4 months when we took them in for training (and really, its us that were getting trained, not them!) but Debbi can train all dogs of all ages. Honestly, a lot of times I was almost in tears to see the difference in each and every dog from week to week. She is the female dog whisperer" of Manitoba and we are lucky to have her here! We have and will continue to recommend her to all of our fellow dog owners. To the person that posted that she encourages ecollar use

Where to even begin… I called Deb after our dog who had never shown any aggression toward any human started showing “aggression” towards our 1.5 year old toddler. We of course felt blindsided and as if it come out of nowhere…. We could not have been more wrong about so many different aspects. It turns out our dog was acting out of a place of fear and over-stimulation rather than aggression and Prairieburn’s online program taught us that the signs were there all along, we just weren’t familiar with how to read them. Not only do we have a better understanding of how to read our dogs body language, we are now also equipped with the knowledge of how to harbour a calm and confident atmosphere for her.When the issues came up with our toddler we were at the point of considering rehoming our dog to ensure our child’s safety, but ultimately we just loved her too much to give up on her that easy… we were determined to make it work and after a few phone calls with Deb we decided to send our dog for a 4 day stay and train. Well let me tell you it was the best decision we’ve ever made… we went from preparing to say goodbye to her and sending her to live with someone else, to picking up an entirely different dog than the one we dropped off at Prairieburn in less than a week. She is calm, respectful on leash, and is a dream to walk. She is responsive and recalls amazingly well off leash (which prior to the training we never would have been comfortably even trying for fear of how she might behave if another dog were to show up). The placement training is literally a godsend. I could go on for hours… There is not one aspect of our relationship with our dog that isn’t better than it was prior to the training.For those who are thinking about doing a stay and train.. The weeks and months following your stay and train will be a tremendous amount of work, but if you stay motivated and committed to reinforce the systems the prairieburn team put in place while your dog was at the stay and train…. There is no possible way that you won’t be pleased with the results.Thank you Deb, Grayson, Trinity and the rest of the Prairieburn team for helping us restore our relationship with our beloved Stella, and teaching us how to create a calm and respectful atmosphere so that our family can live happily and safely in harmony once again.

Prairie burn changed my life! I was so stressed and emotionally drained and honestly began to resent my dog because he was untrained and I wasn’t sure what to try anymore. I spent hours researching and tried multiple different tools and training techniques that didn’t work. Once I heard about prairie burn and how Debbie trained with Caesar Millan I knew this was my answer! My dog max was a completely different dog after the 5 day stay and train!! I had to change a lot of my bad habits as well so I could be a good leader for max and grow our relationship which continues to get stronger and stronger. I feel so blessed to learn how to connect with dogs on a deeper level and to truly love and learn from my dog. Never would I have thought I’d be having so much fun!! Thank you Grayson for your guidance and for gently leading me down the path of what it means to be a true dog leader. And to the rest of the Priaire burn team you’re all amazing!!