A Pawsitive Difference Dog Training School Ottawa

Viola is an amazing dog trainer, our dog was reactive and territorial to anyone who came into the house. Now our dog has a completely different behaviour when guests come over. Viola comes to you or arranges to meet you at a dog park depending on your dog's needs. I highly recommend this service.

We have a 1yr old Walker Foxhound and a 3 year old pug mix who essentially were ruling our household. They are both sweet dogs but we dealt with barking, lunging, difficulty walking them as they kept pulling. My 1yr old even started being a little aggressive towards us because of resource guarding. We were desperate to find someone who could help us...then I came upon A Pawsitive Difference Dog Training.In only 4 sessions with Viola in the span of 3 months, Viola was able to provide us with all the tools to correct the bad behavior. She is a great teacher, knowledgeable, sweet with the dogs and very professional. Thank you Viola for helping us shape our dogs into the loveable, happy and well trained dogs that we knew they could be. I would highly recommend Viola to anyone that needs help correcting behavior or even to get your puppies off on the right foot.

Viola is a dog whisperer! She is very professional, patient and her sessions are fun due to her positive attitude. It was tough to bring my dog for walks as she kept getting stressed out and barked or lunged at most people or dogs walking by. Viola's advice and training methods helped calm her down and now the walks are much more enjoyable. She also knows lots of tricks to keep your dog active and curious. I highly recommend Viola's dog training, whether you want to train a young puppy or have some trouble handling your adult dog. You won't regret it!

Viola Larkin is an incredible dog trainer! First, you can feel her love of animals! Second, she is extremely knowledgeable and very competent! Our puppy learned so much during our training sessions and it made us feel empowered, and more confident in our own training. We are very grateful for her service!

We are very pleased with the results of working with Viola with our ten year old wheaten terrier. In his older age he had become quite reactive with most other dogs, making his daily walks unpleasant stressful events. Viola met with us at a local park where we learned new ways to deal with his particular issues in a realistic setting. The training was very manageable for us to continue with on our own. We had great results right away which we continue to build on, and our walks are once again enjoyable. Our dog seems to enjoy the whole process and instead of tense he is engaged with us and happy. I highly recommend Viola and A Pawsitive Difference.

Viola was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. We covered not only the basics of puppy training but she supported me with some additional behavioural challenges. We also continued training for additional sessions because of the progress being made. Her approach uses positive reinforcement and skills that are easy to apply. I’ve gained strong foundational training knowledge and I’m seeing great progress with my dog. I highly recommend Viola.

Viola is a dog whisperer! Our pup absolutely loved her. She helped us solve behaviour problems we were struggling with in a very short amount of time. Do not hesitate to book with Pawsitive Difference, it was so worth it for our family and for building a special relationship with our very active dog :). Thanks Viola!!

Viola was very patient and knowledgable when it came to training our 10 month old Portuguese water dog. She gave us the ability to correct our dog’s bad behaviours and reinforced the good ones. Would highly recommend her services.

We’ve been working with Viola in our home with our puppy Rose since the day after we brought her home. Viola is Awesome! She offered us valuable information about setting up and caring for our new puppy during the initial phase of bringing her into our home. We immediately started with basic obedience training, crate training & house training. We loved her positive approached! Rose thrived under her tutoring!We enjoyed every training sessions and looking forward to doing more advanced training in the future! Thank you kindly Viola! Highly recommended!

I brought my dog to Viola as he was experiencing issues with other male dogs. We did a total of 4 sessions and Viola was able to equip me with the skills necessary to manage his bad behaviour and to work on changing it. Viola brought her own dog to help during the training as well. I have seen a huge difference as a result of working with Viola! My dog is improving everyday and I feel confident that I can handle any issues if they were to come up. I highly recommend working with Viola as a dog trainer