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Wise Canine Training & Behavior Dedicated to providing certified, effective and reliable results using humane training practices. Wise Canine Training is owned and operated by Michelle Wieser.

Wise Canine Training is dedicated to providing effective and reliable results using ethical standards and the effective use of Least Intrusive, Minimally Aversive (LIMA) practices in Whitehorse, Yukon. Our Trainers use only positive, ethical training methods supported by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) and the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB). Michelle is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (KPA CTP) and a Certified Puppy Start Right Preschool Instructor through the Karen Pryor Academy of Animal Training & Behavior. She is also a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC) through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, has a certification in Aggression in Dogs, and is a Professional Member of the Canadian Association of Professional Dog Trainers. Jenn is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (KPA CTP) and a Certified Puppy Start Right Preschool Instructor through the Karen Pryor Academy of Animal Training & Behavior. Jenn is also a Fear Free Certified Professional and has a certification in Aggression in Dogs. She is also a Professional Member of the Canadian Association of Professional Dog Trainers. In addition, Jenn has a Bachelor of Science with a specialization in Psychology which has provided her with valuable knowledge in learning theory and behavioral intervention. These are key principles in creating behavior change in all learners, including dogs. If youโ€™re looking for a positive, veterinary approved, science-based approach to training, get in touch! WISE CANINE COMMUNITY GUIDELINES
Our Trainers use only positive, ethical training methods supported by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) and the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB).

โ€‹Many methods of changing behavior in dogs are effective; however, Wise Canine Trainers and Behavior Consultants are concerned not just with what is effective but what does the least harm and produces the best long-term
results. Current studies on dog training methods show a clear advantage of reward-based methods over aversive-based methods with respect to immediate and long-term welfare, training effectiveness, and the dog-human relationship. Comments promoting the use of pain, intimidation and training tools designed to be aversive will be deleted immediately without warning. Examples include collar corrections, choke collars, prong collars, shock collars (e-collars), alpha rolls, hitting, yelling/scolding. Comments promoting businesses who use or actively promote the use of aversive training methods and tools will be deleted without warning.

And one more crew has officially mastered the basics! ๐ŸŽ“๐ŸพCongratulations to our Basic Manners grads Maisy, Aspen, Osie, a...
09/29/2026

And one more crew has officially mastered the basics! ๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿพ

Congratulations to our Basic Manners grads Maisy, Aspen, Osie, and Aenea! ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ‘

From focusing when the world is being VERY distracting to practising all those useful everyday skills that make life together a little easier, these teams have put in some fantastic work.

Of course, โ€œBasicโ€ Manners doesnโ€™t mean easy manners. Learning new skills around other dogs, people, smells, and approximately 47 other interesting things takes practice! ๐Ÿ˜‚

Amazing work, graduates! Weโ€™re so proud of you and everything youโ€™ve accomplished. ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿพ

Level 2 Manners: completed! ๐ŸŽ“๐ŸพA huge congratulations to Max, Zora, Bruin, Pearl, and June! ๐ŸฅณThese teams took their found...
09/28/2026

Level 2 Manners: completed! ๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿพ

A huge congratulations to Max, Zora, Bruin, Pearl, and June! ๐Ÿฅณ

These teams took their foundation skills and levelled them up with more distractions, more challenges, and more opportunities for their dogs to say, โ€œBut did you SEE whatโ€™s happening over there?!โ€

They put in the work, built stronger skills together, and made it to graduation. Weโ€™re so proud of you all! ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ‘

Big feelings, BIG accomplishments! ๐ŸŽ“๐ŸพCongratulations to our Calm & Focused grads Wicket, Beanie, Twig, and Tango! ๐ŸฅณThese...
09/27/2026

Big feelings, BIG accomplishments! ๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿพ

Congratulations to our Calm & Focused grads Wicket, Beanie, Twig, and Tango! ๐Ÿฅณ

These teams have been working hard on navigating a world full of dogs, people, movement, and all those other things that can make reactive brains go ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ.

Through pattern games, carefully managed setups, and lots of practice, theyโ€™ve been building coping skills, emotional regulation, and the ability to make better decisions when triggers appear.

Reacting less and recovering more takes practice, patience, and a whole lot of teamwork. Weโ€™re so proud of how far these teams have come! ๐Ÿ’›

Someone alert the treat committee, we have SIX new Therapy Dog Team Training grads! ๐ŸŽ“๐ŸพA huge congratulations to Sagu, Ar...
09/26/2026

Someone alert the treat committee, we have SIX new Therapy Dog Team Training grads! ๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿพ

A huge congratulations to Sagu, Archie, Lapie, Louie, Suki, and Newt! ๐Ÿฅณ

Therapy dog work is about so much more than being ridiculously cute in public, although weโ€™re pleased to report this group has that part covered. ๐Ÿ˜‚ These teams have been building the skills needed to navigate visits together, from calm, polite interactions to staying connected with their humans in different environments.

Most importantly, therapy work should be something both ends of the leash enjoy. โค๏ธ

Congratulations to these wonderful teams and all the work theyโ€™ve put in together. We canโ€™t wait to see where you go from here!

09/25/2026

๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด?

๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ?

๐—ก๐—ผ?

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ. ๐Ÿ˜‚

But if you ๐—ฑ๐—ผ happen to have a Monday at noon available, we have some wonderfully weird things planned for your dog.

Like teaching your dog to walking backwards.

Balancing on a BOSU ball.

Standing with two feet on one thing and two feet on another thing.

Walking along the top of a row of grocery bins.

Balancing on a step stool.

Getting inside a box.

๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐˜†. ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜.

๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ is an indoor class where dogs learn to interact with all kinds of safe, creative obstacles while building confidence, coordination, body awareness and teamwork.

Weโ€™ll work on skills like:

๐Ÿพ Two feet on
๐Ÿพ Four feet on
๐Ÿพ Under
๐Ÿพ In
๐Ÿพ Around
๐Ÿพ Back up
๐Ÿพ Balance

Itโ€™s a great way to challenge your dog, burn some energy and give them something interesting to think about during the colder months.

๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดโ€ฆ

Yes, we know.

Itโ€™s a weird time.

๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ. ๐Ÿ˜†

So if you're one of those rare and mysterious people who can make a Monday at noon work, this class might have your name on it.

๐Ÿ“ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ
๐Ÿ“… ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€, ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐Ÿฑโ€“๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ ๐Ÿต ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐— 
No class Oct 12 (Thanksgiving)
๐Ÿ’ฐ $275
๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ Michelle Wieser, KPA-CTP, CDBC, Certified Parkour Instructor

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ: Basic Manners
Dogs must be friendly with people and other dogs.

๐Ÿ‘‰Register: https://go.wisecanine.ca/join-intro-parkour

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ.

๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ. ๐Ÿ˜‚

Level 3 Manners: completed. ๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿ† Please prepare the tiny university degrees.A HUGE congratulations to Floyd, Gracie, Mirza...
09/23/2026

Level 3 Manners: completed. ๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿ† Please prepare the tiny university degrees.

A HUGE congratulations to Floyd, Gracie, Mirza, and Louie for graduating from Level 3 Manners! ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿพ

By this point, weโ€™re well beyond โ€œsit for a cookie.โ€ These teams have been levelling up their skills around real-life distractions, building reliability, and proving that good manners and having a personality are absolutely allowed to coexist. ๐Ÿ˜‚

Reaching Level 3 takes plenty of practice, patience, teamwork, and, naturally, a truly unreasonable number of treats.

Congratulations, grads! Youโ€™ve officially earned your bragging rights. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿง€

Diplomas? Check. Treat crumbs in every pocket? Check. A whole bunch of new skills? CHECK. ๐ŸŽ“๐ŸพCongratulations to our lates...
09/22/2026

Diplomas? Check. Treat crumbs in every pocket? Check. A whole bunch of new skills? CHECK. ๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿพ

Congratulations to our latest Basic Manners grads: Lily, Henry, Nalu, Sprout, and Lumi! ๐Ÿฅณ

These clever cookies have been busy learning the building blocks of good manners, from focusing on their humans and coming when called to polite walking, settling, and making excellent choices even when distractions are doing their absolute best to ruin the lesson. ๐Ÿ˜‚

Of course, graduation doesnโ€™t mean training is finished. Dogs are lifelong learners, especially when snacks are part of the curriculum.

Way to go, Lily, Henry, Nalu, Sprout, and Lumi! Give those brilliant brains an extra treat from us. ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿ‘

09/21/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.

๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜โ€ฆ ๐—ต๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. ๐Ÿคฏ

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น๐˜€โ€”a training game that helps dogs build focus and engagement around other dogs and distractions.

Because apparently, the goal is to convince your dog that you are, in fact, the most exciting thing in the room.

Easy? Not necessarily.

Useful? Extremely.

Fun? Absolutely.

Our ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—บ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜€ class is designed for dogs with BIG FEELINGSโ€”whether those feelings look like:

๐Ÿ• โ€œOMG ANOTHER DOG!!!โ€
๐Ÿ• โ€œEVERYTHING IS SO EXCITING!!!โ€
๐Ÿ• โ€œI HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO LISTEN.โ€
๐Ÿ• โ€œActually, I would prefer to quietly disappear.โ€
๐Ÿ• โ€œNew places are suspicious and I have concerns.โ€

Weโ€™ll use training games and positive reinforcement to build calm, emotional regulation, confidence and engagement with you in a class setting.

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜€, easily distracted dogs, dogs who struggle to settle, and dogs who need a little help feeling confident in new environments.

๐Ÿ“ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ
๐Ÿ“… ๐—ง๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€, ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐Ÿดโ€“๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฒ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐— 
๐Ÿ’ฐ $275
๐Ÿพ 5 weekly classes
๐Ÿ‘‰ Register Online: https://go.wisecanine.ca/calm-confidence

๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜: Dogs must be safely manageable on leash and under handler control. Contact us if your dog has a history of significant reactivity.

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜, ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜, ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น-๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†. ๐Ÿ˜‚

Big cheers for our latest Calm & Focused grads: Rafter, Rocco, Kila, and Watson! ๐ŸŽ“๐ŸพThese dogs and their humans have been...
09/20/2026

Big cheers for our latest Calm & Focused grads: Rafter, Rocco, Kila, and Watson! ๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿพ

These dogs and their humans have been working hard on navigating BIG feelings around the things that make their brains go ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ.

Over the course of class, they practised pattern games, built coping skills, and learned ways to stay more regulated, make better decisions, and reconnect with their humans when the world gets a little too exciting or overwhelming.

Progress with reactivity isnโ€™t about expecting dogs to never react again. Itโ€™s about giving them skills, creating positive experiences, and helping them recover and cope when life gets hard.

Congratulations, Rafter, Rocco, Kila, and Watson! Weโ€™re so proud of the work you and your humans put in. ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ‘

The Yukon falls under the 'lack thereof' category when it comes to Service Dog Certification requirements.We get inquiri...
09/20/2026

The Yukon falls under the 'lack thereof' category when it comes to Service Dog Certification requirements.

We get inquiries all the time asking if I can 'certify' service dogs. The answer is no, because no such structure for certification exist here. Michelle can help with Service Dog Training, but she can't make create laws where they don't exist. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ

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95 Lewes Boulevard
Whitehorse, YT

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Monday 6:30pm - 8pm
Tuesday 6:30pm - 8pm
Wednesday 6:30pm - 8pm
Thursday 6:30pm - 8pm

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