About Us
About Cowichan Canine
Welcome to Cowichan Canine Behaviour & Training Ltd., where our mission is to provide modern, science-based, positive reinforcement dog training by accredited instructors. Since it was established in 2009 by Lisbeth Plant, Cowichan Canine has been dedicated to helping dogs and their owners build strong, lasting relationships through effective, humane training methods.
Our Core Values
At Cowichan Canine, we are committed to adhering to our core values of professionalism, honesty, and continuing education. Our guiding principle is "First, Do No Harm", ensuring that our training methods are safe, effective, and enjoyable for both dogs and their owners.
Our Programmes and Services
We specialize in a variety of training programmes designed to meet the diverse needs of our clients, including:
- Puppies
- Pet Manners
- Reactive / Aggressive Dogs
- Agility (recreational)
- Scent Detection
Our Instructors
All our instructors are accredited by the BC SPCA's AnimalKind Accreditation Programme and hold prestigious certifications from renowned organizations, such as the Karen Pryor Academy and the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. This ensures that our team is well-equipped with the knowledge and skills to provide exceptional training experiences.
Success Stories and Testimonials
Over the years, we have received numerous success stories and positive feedback from our satisfied clients, which you can read HERE.
What Sets Us Apart
Cowichan Canine is proud to offer a purpose-built dog training centre, ensuring a comfortable and secure environment for our clients and their pets. Our professionalism and emphasis on continuing education guarantee that we stay up to date with the latest advances in dog training, allowing us to provide the highest quality services to our clients.
Join us at Cowichan Canine and discover the difference our compassionate, science-based approach can make in your dog's life. We look forward to helping you and your canine companion build a positive, lasting bond.
CLICK HERE to learn about the AnimalKind training standards.
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Dear Lisbeth,
Those of us who are devoted dog owners are fortunate to have this gem of a facility here in the Cowichan Valley. These qualified, experienced, good humored and kind-hearted ladies have been so helpful to this “experienced” lifelong dog family with hell puppy Radar. New insights and practices prove you can teach these old dogs’ new tricks. And a program so reasonably priced too. It’s not that often these days you get such value for your dollar. Really. These last couple of months have been fun watching our little land shark morph into a loving and disciplined member of our family. We have so much respect for Karen, who worked with us in our Foundation training, with her amazing lengthy qualifications and down to earth sense of humor. She’s such a fantastic teacher! Our little grad Radar will now enter into her graduate studies - Scent Detection. Such Fun!
Thank You
John, Joanna, Rosie and Radar Blaszczyk
Duncan, BC
Hi Lizbeth, Stephanie and Glenda:
Thought you would like to know, we took Dalli to the Duncan market on Saturday morning. She was a perfect lady, walked around with her tail wagging and held high all the time. She was friendly and outgoing to other people, and sniffed other people’s hands and let them pet her when we stopped to talk or purchase things from the different stalls. We then walked over to the Garage for coffee, sat outside and again, she was well behaved, let people pet her and she was actually licking their hands. This was her first outing in a busy people environment as we usually just leave her in the car or at home when we go out shopping.
What a difference from a year ago when you first met her. Thank you, thank you!
We’ll see you in the fall when we come for the agility courses.
(Dalli was adopted a year ago from Mexico, and was fear-aggressive to people coming to the house.)
Greg & Terri Askham
Duncan
