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Universal Canine Dog Training

Dog obedience and agility training. Committed to suit every dog and handlers needs! To register for Ainsley has also dabbled in livestock conformation.
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Ainsley Stapleton has been training dogs competitively since she was 11 years old. She’s owned her own dog training business, Universal Canine Dog Training, since the age of 14 and now also owns Canada’s leading online animal titling program, Universal Canine All Stars. Ainsley has been featured in numerous articles and television shows for her efforts in animal behaviour. Ainsley and her dogs dab

ble and compete in pretty well every dog sport but their main sport is dog agility. This year alone Ainsley and her dog Maisie placed 2nd in the Battle Of The Atlantic and 3rd in the NS/NFL Regionals competitions. Along with agility, Ainsley and her dog’s train and compete in rally, scent, dock diving, disc, barn hunt, brush hunt, freestyle heel work, competitive obedience, conformation… you name it, they’ve tried it. Ainsley has participated and taken a wide range of animal welfare related training courses/certifications including Dog Behaviour 101 with Cathie Bell (CPDT-KA), the Canadian Council on Animal Care’s Experimental Animal User Training, Bats, Ducks and Pandemics: An Introduction to One Health Policy through Princeton University and has also received WHMIS and First Aid Training. Ainsley graduated from Hants East Rural High with honours with distinction and a Certificate of French Oral Proficiency, level Intermediate Plus. Ainsley has a passion for teaching and has held training classes as well as shadowed and subbed for other trainers throughout her entire career, however, is currently taking a break from teaching to further her education. In addition to being an AAC and UKI member, Ainsley is a proud member of the AAC Junior Handler Committee and has a strong passion for not only helping young people get involved but helping everyone feel welcomed and appreciated in the world of dog sports. She was one of three junior handlers worldwide selected for an apprenticeship with Kathleen Oswald. Ainsley is a first year Pre-Veterinary Medicine student at Dalhousie University’s Agricultural Campus. She was this year’s Pre-Vet Society’s first-year representative as well as the social media manager and a content creator for the Equine Committee and a member of the Aquaculture Society as well as a volunteer in the aquaculture unit. She has been elected president for next year’s Pre-Vet Society. She has also submitted her interest for the society’s corresponding Student Representative Council position for next year. Ainsley has a huge passion for animals of all kinds and has worked in veterinary hospitals, grooming salons, dog daycares, animal retail, dog training centers and wildlife parks and is a volunteer at Truro Veterinary Hospital and a member of the Hope For Wildlife dispatch team. She is currently working as the Farm Ambassador at Homestead Lavender. In addition to animal behaviour, Ainsley takes a special interest in animal nutrition and is a Certified Raw Dog Food Nutrition Specialist through Dogs Naturally. She has flown to Ottawa for the Encounters with Canada ecology program and went to London England to Crufts. She was selected for and completed the Tim Ogilvie vet program at UPEI. Ainsley is currently pursuing her DVM, majoring in aquaculture with a certificate in animal welfare and planning to specialize in animal nutrition.

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36 Venture Crescent
Elmsdale, NS
B2S0B2

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https://www.universalcaninedogtraining.com/

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Meet the trainer:

Hi! I’m Ainsley Stapleton. I’m a Junior Dog Handler through Agility Association Canada (AAC). I’m 16 years old and have been training dogs since I was 11 years old. I compete in agility and rally obedience with my own dogs.I’ve been training puppy obedience in private sessions since I was 13, participated in the Encounters With Canada Science and Ecology program in Ottawa at age 15 and completed the Tim Ogilvie Junior Vet summer program at the University of Prince Edward Island at age 15. Currently, I work part-time as a photographer, dog daycare attendant and dog trainer at Pawsome Adventures in Elmsdale, N.S. I also shadow puppy obedience classes with Max Potential Dog Training and observe surgeries and appointments at the Elmsdale Animal Hospital. I own two papillons, Maisie and Ollie! I have a passion for dog training and aspire to help everyone have happier and more obedient dogs.

Our goal:

At universal canine, we look at each individual team (dog and handler) and assess their strengths and weaknesses to formulate a training plan that is perfect for them. We never use the same strategies for every dog, because every dog is different! We’re committed to proving that every dog can learn, and every dog can succeed. We strongly believe that EVERY dog NEEDS a job in order to feel fulfilled and happy! Giving your dog a job simply means that you are asking him or her to do something for you in order to earn things of value, such as meals, treats, bones, walks, playing fetch, or whatever it is that your dog enjoys and wants. Whether it’s a dog sport like agility, or just training at home. Dogs need jobs!