Services Offered
Private Dog Training
One-on-one sessions at your home to address specific behavioral issues like reactivity, separation anxiety, or door manners with personalized, force-free methods.
Puppy Training Classes
Group classes focused on socialization, basic obedience, and foundational skills using positive reinforcement for young dogs and their owners.
Therapy Dog Certification
A comprehensive 7-week course preparing dogs and handlers for therapy work, including desensitization to distractions and community volunteering.
Reactive Dog Rehabilitation
Specialized training for dogs with leash reactivity or fear-based behaviors, employing step-by-step techniques to reduce stress and improve responses.
Clicker Training Workshops
Hands-on instruction in clicker training for obedience and trick training, enhancing communication and reinforcement with your dog.
Reviews
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Kara Hooker
via Google
about 1 year ago
So happy with Diamond in the Ruff! She helped us tremendously with our dog. Not only did Coleen help teach us about behaviour, she made it quick to learn clicker training for our dogs reactivity and basic obedience. Combining positive reinforcement with veterinary prescription has changed our lives. She also helped us with our dogs separation anxiety. I had never had her calmly lay in her kennel and not bark when I left for the day. Highly recommend Diamond in the Ruff!!
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Tanya Tinneyvia Google
over 2 years ago
We would definitely recommend Diamond in the Ruff Inc. CDBC, cpdt-ka. We had both Colleen and Jenna as trainers. Both were excellent. Always willing to answer questions and help solve any issues we were having with our puppy. We took both the puppy class and the therapy dog class and can highly recommend both classes. We now have a much better behaved dog that we enjoy taking out with us. I was very happy with the force free methods they used for training. Our Australian labradoodle responded very well to the force free methods used in class.
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Brittany Gammonvia Google
almost 3 years ago
Hiring Diamond in the Ruff was the best decision I have ever made. We started with private training at my home for some behavioral concerns I had regarding him losing his mind going through doorways. Her training had him waiting nicely and listening attentively for his commands. He was exiting the door in silence without announcing his presence to the neighborhood lol. He still requires guidance with treats but we've noticed such a big difference in him after just a couple weeks. Even his general demeanor was more calm just from the little bits of regular training. We had some credits leftover and DITR let us use them towards therapy dog group classes. We are about halfway through and so far they have been fantastic. He's learning lots of new tricks, he's been desensitized to crutches, wheelchairs, crowds and other distractions. We're very excited to continue working with our pup so hopefully he can bring others as much joy as he brings us ❤️
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Julie Mooneyvia Google
almost 4 years ago
My dog and I were way out of our depth when we started the dog therapy training course with Diamond in the Ruff. I have a very friendly and enthusiastic dog who kept pulling on the leash to go meet all the other people and dogs in the room, when she was supposed to be sitting nicely beside me. When we did get close to the other people, my dog would often jump up on them. I love my dog's enthusiasm but I did not have a good handle on her behaviour. I thought to myself, it's going to take more than 7 weeks to change these pulling on the leash and jumping up on people habits. Over the 7-week course, the trainer, Colleen led classroom activities designed specifically to address the needs of the dogs and humans in the course. I learned so much from Colleen's demonstrations and guidance. By the end of the course, my dog was able to sit still at my side, loose-leash walk by my side, stay and come on command, not jump up on people, plus a number of other tricks we learned. This course has enriched my relationship with my dog and made going for walks and visiting with people so much more enjoyable for both of us. And we graduated as a certified dog therapy team! I'm so glad I took this course and I'm so proud of my sweet dog. I look forward to volunteering in the community as a dog therapy team.
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Elizabeth Ngvia Google
over 4 years ago
Best dog trainer I've ever had! We have a reactive dog (Sam) and was starting to feel hopeless when we started with Colleen. Just the first session made me feel confident that we could change Sam's behaviour. Colleen gives clear, actionable, step by step instructions, and works with you to make sure you get it right before you leave. She also motivated us by settings expectations correctly so we knew what type of 'signs' meant Sam was doing better. 4 sessions in (over the course of a few months), and Sam can now walk past people on the sidewalk without snapping and jumping. Before, we would have to cross streets to avoid people, and every walk was stressful. It's easy to see that Colleen just loves the animals and their carers, and she's a great translator for us and Sam.
