Jon
Twenty-five years reading risk, in insurance, in Canada. He reads dogs the same way — calm, no theatre, what’s actually happening in the room. He’s the one who will sit on your floor and wait until the dog decides the floor is safe.
Who comes to the house
Jon and Nancy
You don’t get whoever had a hole in the calendar. You get Jon and Nancy. They walk into your kitchen, your hallway, the door that turns into a circus — and they stay in that room until the dog has a way to be in it. If the house runs in French, so does the session. Jon’s English will still be in there. That’s him.
30 days of phone, email, and text support included. Further in-person training requires a pass or pay-as-you-go booking.
Nancy
If the house runs in French, Nancy runs the session in it. Years managing projects — then she started managing the walk, the door, the dog that had been running the family. Hull, Aylmer, Le Plateau, Ottawa: same work, in the language of the kitchen.
Mimi
BetterDog’s dog
Pack Walks, car rides, parks. She’s theirs — not a client dog.
Mimi, at the door.
Jon and Nancy.
An underwriter and a project manager walk into your living room.
Jon and Nancy spent 25+ years in the insurance industry — Jon in underwriting, Nancy in project management. Assessing risk, building a plan and helping people follow it through turned out to be useful skills in dog training, too.
Clear signals. Consistent follow-through. Practical work in your own home. That’s the approach they bring to BetterDog.
What Ottawa–Gatineau households say
Public Google reviews. A dog name on this page is not proof the review is about that dog.
Thus far have had an incredible experience with better dogs! We have only taken the introductory class so far, where Nancy sat us down took us a bit through dog psychology before she started teaching us practical skills to help take command.
All I can say is WOW, I was sceptical of some reviews saying they’ve seen monumental changes in under 24 hours but they are all 100% factual. Jon is very knowledgeable and clear and direct with communication and what needs to be done.
This has got to be the best trainer ive come across, we had Jon for our four dogs, two of which we're highly problematic. He came in super well organized with a plan for each dog already which he can tailor further.
Jon and Nancy come to your home. That’s the next step.
(613) 316-6473 · ottawa@betterdog.ca
30 days of phone, email, and text support included. Further in-person training requires a pass or pay-as-you-go booking.
BetterDog
In-home dog training
41 CH DU BOISE
LOCHABER-PARTIE-OUEST, QC J0X 3B0
- Monday10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Tuesday10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Wednesday10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Thursday10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Friday10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Saturday10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Sunday10:00 AM – 5:00 PM