Helping Dog Walkers and Dog Owners
Helping Dog Walkers and Dog Owners
Sparky's Comrade Inc. has been a dog walking company in Toronto since 2011. We have assisted in over a thousand dogs on a routine basis from walking to enrichment to training. We are reliable and experienced in understanding the best quality care when it comes to dog walking services.
We are certified dog trainers. We believe in a positive reinforcement, force free, science based method approach to dog training. We uphold these values in our every day practice with dogs, and believe behaviour can be modified without the use of aversive methods.
Often times, dog owners hire dog walkers for a simple service. Enrichment, Socialization and Bio Breaks at times you are busy at work. However, some dogs do need support to flourish in standard dog walking services. We are here to bridge that gap for dog walkers and owners.
Nicole has been working with dogs since 2011, when she started Sparky's Comrade Inc., a small scale dog walking company. Later expanding it to a corporation employing a small team of fellow dog lovers and dog trainer enthusiasts. Sparky's Comrade has grown into a Train and Walk Service for Dog Owners, and a Consultancy and Education platform for Dog Walkers.
Upon her journey with Sparky's Comrade Inc. she became heavily invested in learning more about dog wellness and behaviour. Her journey to become a force free and positive reinforcement trainer started there. She enrolled in The Academy for Dog Trainers in hopes of gaining an in-depth understanding of Applied Behaviour Analysis as well as a foundation of its application to Dog Training. She graduated The Academy for Dog Trainers in August 2019. In the Fall of 2020 Nicole completed Living and Learning with Animals course w/ Dr. Susan Friedman. Furthermore, secured a position at Toronto Humane Society as a Certified Animal Trainer in the Fall of 2020.
Nicole's list of certificates and completed seminars:
Nicole is currently enrolled in Family Paws Parent Educator (April 2021), and Certified Separation Anxiety Trainer (Sept 2021).
She is also the owners of a Virtual Dog Training Studio called We Work for Treats.
Interested to hear what we have to offer, schedule a Free Consult to discuss your goals and meet us first.