Happy dogs. Happy humans.
Hello my name is Jane Koopman and In Partnership Dog Training is my business. I offer supportive and aversive- free training, coaching and counseling for you and your dog and work with a wide range of cases from puppy training and basic manners to behavior modification for fear, aggression and other challenging behaviors. My goal is for life with your dog to be enjoyable, whether that’s a mellow walk around the block - no pulling or barking at other dogs, or a backpacking trip together- a reliable recall and comfort in new places! I know that addressing tough behavior challenges can be exhausting and emotional and I am here to support YOU, the human, through that journey too.
I have a Certificate in Training and Counseling (CTC) from Jean Donaldson’s internationally recognized Academy for Dog Trainers and am Animal Kind accredited by the BCSPCA. With a background that combines rewards based dog training and wilderness expedition leadership I am perfectly positioned to help you and your pup prepare for adventures great and small.
We can help you with:
Reactive, fearful and aggressive behaviors, including dogs with a bite history.
Resource guarding - food, toys, locations, people…
Welcoming a new dog or puppy into your routine
Socialization and basic obedience training including house training and coming when called.
Building comfort with cooperative care and handling for the vet and groomer.
Stress free leash walking and polite behavior around humans and canines.
Adventure prep for hiking, biking, skiing, boating...you name it!
Our Services
All training includes personalized follow up notes, training plans + access to us for questions and video review while we work together.
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For any client from puppies to basic obedience or aggressive dogs. We’ll come to you for one on one custom training. After identifying your goals, we’ll make a plan for management and training then demo skills and coach you through. Perfect for those who want more custom, focused training.
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We offer group basic manners and puppy socialization classes to get your dog off to a super start with obedience, confidence and working around other dogs. A great option if you are on a budget and a must for all puppies! Not for dogs exhibiting reactive or aggressive behaviors.
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Let us do the training while you are busy! We come work with your dog to address their behavioral needs and build strong foundations while you enjoy the results. We can meet your dog anywhere in our service area.
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We'll meet via video conference to address your dog’s behavioral needs. After all much of the coaching is for the human to set the dog up for success! Online sessions are especially good for puppies, obedience, resource guarding, initial consults and some aggression cases especially those where your dog would be upset if we came into your house.
We are located in Nelson and serve the corridors from Castlegar to Balfour and Passmore to Salmo. We will travel outside of that area (Kaslo, Trail, Slocan) through special arrangement and for an extra travel fee. Anyone is welcome to come to us in Nelson or meet us online. In the summer we are available in various locations around the US.
We know that training takes time and energy. We provide you with tools to make the most of the training time you have as well as ideas for engaging your dog when you’re busy. Or let us do the training for you. We can help build good habits while you’re tied up at work!
Working with Jane was so, so helpful. My dog responded to her training right away, and his behaviour started to improve immediately. I acquired lots of techniques and skills over the course of our six sessions and feel much more relaxed when we are out and about. I will definitely call on Jane again if we need to do any further training in the future. Thank you so much!
-Andrea & Millhouse, Vancouver BC
“Jane is so knowledgeable! I never knew how positive reinforcement could be so effective for encouraging good behaviour AND curbing bad. We covered all every conceivable avenue of puppy socialization. My dog is so confident in the real world now.”
- Colby & Leo, Vancouver BC
“Kiki has shown a remarkable improvement since we had our call! Thank you again for all of your amazing help! We couldn't have done it without you!”
-Andrea, Curt and Kiki, Vancouver BC
Dog training is an unregulated business but we believe qualifications and education are critical. We hold a Certificate in Training and Counseling (CTC) from the Academy for Dog Trainers and adhere to a strict code of conduct which includes an aversives free training philosophy and commitment to evidence-based practice and intellectual integrity. We are also accredited through the BCSPCA’s AnimalKind program.
Learn more about us and our training philosophy.
How We Work
We train with humane, evidence based methods that have been proven on thousands of dogs across the world. These techniques leverage things your dog loves -like food, toys, play, you, access to the outdoors and his friends- to promote or extinguish behaviors.
We will never use fear, intimidation, dominance or any tools like shock collars, choke chains or prong collars. While they may change behavior, they can cause irreparable physical and mental harm. Are you looking to transition away from these tools? We are happy to help.
