Suzanne has always had a strong affinity for dogs, with a particular dedication to working dogs.  Initially, she pursued a career in Marketing and counselling. This evolved into a study of applied animal behavior and improving methods of training the working breeds of dogs. 

She fell in love with working dogs at 11 years old when she helped her grandfather bring the cattle in, with the help of two black heelers.  After attending training courses, seminars and workshops, and mentoring with professionals she developed the S.T.A.R.T. training method for working breeds, and is working with some main names in Animal behavior to improve assessing dog’s temperaments, rehabilitating aggressive dogs, and helping people learn how to deal with dog’s emotional problems so they can live a better life. 

A pivotal part of her career was working with bomb dog trainers and learning that anyone can make a dog comply, but it takes talent and skill to teach a dog to work. The ephiphany moment for Suzanne was when she realized that many of the new techniques she was (re)learning were the same ‘old fashioned’ techniques her grandfather taught her in the farm fields when she was young. 

Having come full circle Suzanne took her skill and started developing a line of dogs that would be suitable for service dogs. She wanted a dog that would give 110%, 100% of the time, without needing to spend hours a day trying to ‘keep the dog’s drives down’. She wanted Versatility and a dog that could be taught several different sports/tasks. 

Recently Suzanne has been mentoring with some of the top names in Animal behavior, and studying for full certification with IAABC.org. Her studies never stop, earning an average of 20CEU a year. 

By studying with experts, and her behavior modification work at www.sportdogtrainingcenter.com Suzanne has become an expert in her own write. She currently speaks around Southern Ontario on topics ranging from Reactive dog Recovery, to Neonatal stimulation and Bio learning of puppies in the whelping box. 

Her focus is to develop a line of German Sheperds who can work as Service dogs, excel in the sport ring, or manage a full time job – without being ‘crazy’ or ‘aggressive’. Suzanne’s goal is to sharpen the German Shepherd Dog’s ability to work, be a pet dog, and a guardian ‘that people can trust as their family pets.’

All Suzanne’s dogs live in the house, together.