Brigitte Bard Holistic Dog Training

Incredible knowledge and guidance on all things re: my best buddy. Brigitte has changed his life in the best way by advising me on his diet and appropriate supplements that have cured his digestive issues that he suffered with since he was a puppy. She has also looked after him when I've left town and every time I return and pick him up he's in great spirits and doesn't always want to leave. Strongly recommend Brigitte for advice and guidance and care in every aspect of your dog's life.

I’m so glad a friend recommended Brigitte when I got my puppy last year. Being a first time dog owner, working with Brigitte was priceless. She’s a great trainer- kind and consistent with the dogs. She exposes the dogs to a variety of environments and other dogs that has been such an important foundation for my pup since. One of the biggest things for me is her thirst for knowledge seeking to stay current with new studies, science, and overall health trends. She is so open and willing to share this knowledge with me- even though it’s been over a year since our training sessions, Brigitte is always a text away and cares deeply about my dog’s health, and sharing holistic approaches, diet information, etc. that work for my dog + my lifestyle. Would highly recommend if you have a puppy that you want to make sure has a strong foundation of skills to continue building on through the puppy years and beyond.

I brought our Border Collie puppy to Brigitte for a board and train program that went for 8 weeks. Our dog was trained in her home and was not left out in a kennel and was loved and treated just like we would expect in our own home. Training: Brigitte’s style is that of positive reinforcement, which to be specific, means that she does not employ any negative strategies that could create fear, anxiety or undue pressure on the dog which you might see with many other trainers. She’s also very transparent with her training methods. Brigitte has great knowledge about dog behaviours and theory and a great ability and experience to be able to read dog body language. She trains dogs to be calm, balanced and eager to work with her and their owners, which was perfect for us as she was starting the early days of shaping our dog’s service dog training. Within 8 weeks, our pup officially arrived into our lives happy, eager, motivated as well as house broken and crate trained along with some great basics of sit, stay, play, come, off, out, take it and fetch in addition to many other great cues and named behaviours which we’ve only continued to build on. Diet: Brigitte is also a great resource on dog diets and has helped me solve many a problem ranging from rashes to allergies to figure out the right diet and supplements for our dog. She’s done an incredible amount of homework on her own and has a ton of knowledge on herbal supplements. 
Brigitte also has continued to be an INCREDIBLE and approachable resource to us. We have stayed in touch consistently as our dog is now a year and a half. She’s there for questions and advice always. I could not recommend her enough. I get endless compliments on what a lovely, smart and well trained dog we have.

Brigitte has been caring for Teddy since we got him at around 12 weeks old. He has loved staying with her since day 1 while we are traveling. She cares for him like he’s her own dog. Teddy developed allergies and severe gut issues which lead to many problems including ear infections. Brigitte has always been adamant about treating him holistically and it has worked!!! She’s truly amazing and I would trust her completely with both my dogs.