Meet us Monday: Saira Maurer

My family was always the typical dog loving family with at least one black lab in the house. As a little girl I started off training my stuffed dog toys, and as I grew up, I evolved to training the family dog to go down slides at the playground.

My passion for dog training blossomed when I watched my first local agility trial. When I got my first dog Jerzy 10 years ago, I enrolled in agility classes as soon as we were able.

We competed in many trials in and around Prince George, including the 2018 AAC BC/Yukon Regional Championship where we qualified for Internationals.

In 2017 I adopted my second dog, Ruger and quickly learned that he did not share the same agility ambitions. This led me to discover scent training, which ultimately influenced me to pursue a formal dog training education. I completed the Karen Pryor Academy’s Dog Training Certification program in 2020 as a Certified Training Partner.

For the past 5 years I have enjoyed working for the BC Wildfire Service but never felt enthusiastic about this career path, thus decided to pursue my true passion and focus on dog training.

One of my favorite things about working with dogs are those ‘light bulb’ moments where they figure out exactly what you want from them.

The beauty of force free training is that the learner is always eager to do more; that’s such a good feeling.

My hope as a force free dog trainer, is to show pet parents an alternative to training with fear/pain, so that this becomes the normal for our dogs. I want to inspire clients to do more than just standard obedience training that I want to share with you!

I am eager to continue learning about the most up-to-date animal behavior science and competing in agility with my own dogs.

Since completing the KPA certification program I have welcomed twin girls to my family in addition to my wonderful stepdaughter who shows great interest (and talent) in dog training.
Life is busy, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.

I look forward to meeting you and your dog, and helping you reach your training goals together.

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