About
Amanda Hamilton, BSc, KPA-CTP, FDM Owner & Head Coach
Amanda has been helping people and their dogs in one way or another since 2003. Amanda started her professional life with animals as a BC SPCA Animal Care Worker and has worked in various animal related roles from vet hospitals to owning her own pet store and dog daycare business from 2007 to 2022. Amanda's passion for dog training really took off in 2016 when she brought home Polly, a Border Collie with anxiety issues and noise sensitivity. Amanda's quest to find effective solutions for Polly led her to become a certified dog trainer with Karen Pryor Academy. She then progressed to more in depth behaviour programs, completing Dr Susan Friedman's Living and Learning with Animals course and IAABCs Principles & Practices program. After interning with Ren Epp and Jeanne Shaw at Love 2 Play, Amanda started running and creating her own training and coaching programs through In Tuition Animal Training & Behaviour. Amanda enjoys helping people find solutions for their training and behaviour problems with their dogs. As well as having some fun doing agility and other sport programs. Relevant Courses and Certifications: 2017 Karen Pryor Academy - Certified Training Partner 2017 Behavior Works - Living & Learning With Animals - Dr Susan Friedman 2018 University of Edinburgh - Clinical Animal Behaviour Module 2019 IAABC - Principles & Practices 2021 Absolute Dogs - Professional Dog Trainer & Geek Certificate 2022 L.E.G.S. Certified Family Dog Mediator Conferences Clicker Expo - 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024 Lemonade Conference 2020 In Person Camps & Workshops Worked Up Camp (Sarah Stremming) 2018 Fenzi Camp 2019 R+ 2.0 (Sarah Stremming, Shade Whitesel, Amy Cook) 2019 Agility with Laurie Huston (In Unison) 2022-Present Herding Lessons and Clinics with Melanie Zarchikoff & Marylin Anderson 2021-Present Online Courses - Ongoing Fenzi Dog Sports Academy - Agility, Herding & Behaviour Cog Dog Coaching Active Memberships IAABC Supporting Member Absolute Dogs Club Member Cog Dog Radio Club Member Cog Dog Coaching Member |
