Our mission
Every Dog Deserves Kindness. Every Dog Deserves a Chance.
Our mission is to make positive, force-free dog training accessible to everyone, helping dogs build confidence, feel safe, and thrive through kindness, patience, and understanding — no matter where their journey began. Through our partnership program, we bring together dog trainers, rescue organizations, and veterinary clinics to create a greater impact, supporting those who dedicate their lives to helping animals and giving more dogs the chance they deserve.
Because this is about more than training. It's about compassion, community, and creating a kinder world for every dog.
Together, we can make a difference — one dog, one family, and one act of kindness at a time.
Online dog training
Online dog training that actually works
Gunnar's Place is a complete, self-paced training course you follow from home in five-minute sessions — from your puppy's first week through to advanced off-leash work, with specialized training for rescue dogs settling into a new home, owner-trained service dogs preparing for PAT testing, and confidence programs that prepare dogs for vet visits and grooming appointments. Every method is positive reinforcement only: no corrections, no aversives, ever.
- No card required to start
- Positive reinforcement only
- Built by trainer Tamara
- Works on your phone
4
training tiers
134
lessons in total
20
tricks
3
masterclasses
45
service dog cues & tips
20
rescue dog lessons
Founding members
$19.99 a month for six months — sign up by 30 November
The founding price is $19.99 CAD a month for your first six months of membership, starting from your first payment. After those six months it's $29.99 CAD a month if you choose to stay. Cancel at any time. The sign-up period ends 30 November 2026 — join by then to get the six-month rate, after that it's gone for good.
- Six months at $19.99 CAD a month, locked in
- Cancel any time
- Limited number of founding places
- Sign-ups close 30 November 2026
By joining early, you're not only investing in your own dog's learning, you are helping me build a resource that can reach more dogs, owners, rescues and communities. Let's make kindness the foundation of all dog training.
Founding member rate
$19.99
CAD / month
First 6 months
Regular rate
$29.99
CAD / month
After 6 months
Six months at $19.99 from your first payment. Sign up by 30 November 2026.
Get startedCreate your free account, then claim the founding price. No card required to start.
We'll email you 14 days and 2 days before your six months end, with the choice to keep training at $29.99 a month or stop. Nothing is charged after that date unless you choose to continue.
Only $29.99 CAD / month
Start with a 7-day free trial — no card required, and the trial includes a limited set of lessons. After that it's $29.99 CAD a month, cancel anytime. Masterclasses are not part of the membership.
Masterclasses coming soonOwner led service dog training is included: 45 cues with step-by-step positive reinforcement tips, public access preparation and PAT checklists.
Adopted a rescue dog? A dedicated 20-lesson rescue program starts with an assessment of your dog's background and settling-in challenges, then guides you from decompression and trust to calm everyday manners.
Vet visits without the dread: a 20-lesson Happy Visits program builds calm cooperation with handling, the scale, the table and the waiting room, so appointments stop being a wrestling match.
Grooming your dog can enjoy: a 20-lesson Happy Grooming program covers brushing, paws, nails, bathing, clippers and dryers, and gives you a printable plan to share with your groomer.
The free trial includes a limited set of lessons. Start it by 30 November 2026 and your trial is followed by six months at the $19.99 CAD founding rate, then $29.99 CAD a month, cancel anytime.
What Gunnar's Place is
It's a full dog training course you work through at your own pace, designed and led by a real trainer. Every lesson is real filmed footage with real trainers and real dogs — none of it is AI-generated. In many lessons the dog is learning the cue for the first time right alongside you, so what you see is genuine, in-the-moment progress you can expect at home. Instead of a folder of unrelated clips, you follow a plan: Puppy Fundamentals, Basic Manners, Intermediate and Advanced, each broken into short lessons with written steps you can follow with your dog right away.
Around that course sits everything else training needs: a rescue dog program for adopted dogs, a vet-visit confidence program and a grooming confidence program for the appointments every dog has to face, a trick library for fun, a searchable troubleshooting library for the problems that come up, a weekly photo timeline and progress tracking, long-form masterclasses (sold separately as in-app purchases), a members' community with Ask a Trainer (only approved, verified trainers can respond), a blog of expert articles, and 1:1 virtual consults when you want a trainer's eyes on your dog. All of it is reward-based — the app never asks you to correct, startle or punish your dog.
The free trial includes a limited set of lessons. Start it by 30 November 2026 and your trial is followed by six months at the $19.99 CAD founding rate, then $29.99 CAD a month, cancel anytime.
Two new programs
Vet visits and grooming, without the worry
Alongside the main course, two 20-lesson confidence programs cover the appointments dogs find hardest. Both are written, step-by-step guides you work through at home — no video needed — with a comfort scale, progress tracking and a printable plan you can share with your vet or groomer.
Happy VisitsVeterinary confidence · 20 lessons · 5 modules
Twenty written lessons over five modules that take the fear out of the vet. Gentle handling, paws, ears and eyes, clippers and stethoscopes, carriers, chin rests, car trips, happy visits to the clinic, waiting rooms and a mock examination — so your next appointment is calmer for your dog and your vet.
- •Building a foundation of trust
- •Getting comfortable with handling
- •Veterinary tools and procedures
- •Preparing for the clinic experience
- •Putting it all together
Happy GroomingCalm salon visits · 20 lessons · 5 modules
Twenty written lessons over five modules for everything grooming involves: brushing, combing, bathing, towel drying, nail care, clippers and dryers, meeting the groomer and longer salon sessions. Each lesson shows you what comfortable, uncertain and distressed body language looks like, so you always know when to pause.
- •Building a foundation of grooming confidence
- •Comfortable handling and everyday grooming
- •Grooming tools, sounds and sensations
- •Preparing for the grooming salon
- •Putting it all together
Why this one
Why it's the best way to train your dog online
Most online dog training is a folder of videos with no plan. This is a course: the same methods a good trainer would teach in person, sequenced one lesson at a time so each lesson builds on the last, with your pup's progress in one place.
Positive reinforcement only
Every lesson, trick and fix in this app is reward-based. There are no corrections, no aversive tools and no punishment anywhere in the training.
A curriculum in the right order
Four progressive tiers take you from your pup's first week home to advanced off-leash work, so you never have to guess what to train next.
Five-minute sessions
Lessons are built for real life: short, focused practice with a clear goal, a marker and a reward — then you get on with your day.
Progress you can actually see
Lesson tracking, a weekly photo timeline, behaviour logs, badges and tier certificates show how far you and your dog have come.
Help when something goes wrong
A searchable troubleshooting library for barking, jumping, chewing, begging, pulling and recall — plus a members' community where Ask a Trainer lets you post a question and get an answer from a verified trainer, and 1:1 virtual consults when you want eyes on your dog.
Train anywhere, on any device
No travel, no class times, no waiting for the next term. Open the app in your kitchen, your garden or the park and pick up exactly where you left off.
The free trial includes a limited set of lessons. Start it by 30 November 2026 and your trial is followed by six months at the $19.99 CAD founding rate, then $29.99 CAD a month, cancel anytime.
Our honest advice
Pair this with group classes near you
We always recommend joining group classes with a local trainer, especially while your puppy is young. Being around other puppies and people is one of the best things you can do for their socialization, and a trainer watching your dog in person gives you hands-on insight you simply cannot get from a screen.
A professional trainer sees the detail as it happens — how your puppy is holding themselves, how fast they recover from a surprise, how they greet another dog — and can correct your timing, distance and reward delivery in the moment. That is the part of training that has to be learned with someone beside you.
Socialization while they're young
Puppies go through their main socialization window before around 16 weeks. A local group class safely introduces them to other puppies, friendly adults, new surfaces, sounds and handling — the everyday experiences that build a confident, relaxed adult dog.
Hands-on insight from a trainer
A professional trainer in the room watches your puppy's body language in real time — a stiffened stance, a tucked tail, a pup that has had enough — and coaches you on when to step in, when to give space, and how to keep the session fun.
Small problems caught early
That live feedback means the little things get noticed while they are still little: an overwhelmed puppy, a greeting tipping into rough play, the first signs of guarding. A trainer can adjust the exercise on the spot and give you tips that head off trouble down the road.
The perfect support for the journey
A class coaches you once a week; the app is with you every day. Short video lessons, a step-by-step curriculum that tracks what you have completed, and a troubleshooting library mean you always know exactly what to practise next and can bring better questions to your trainer.
This app is the perfect support for that journey
The class gives you live, hands-on coaching; the app keeps you moving every other day of the week. Practise the same reward-based exercises between classes, tick off each lesson as you go, look up help in the troubleshooting library when something gets tricky, and check in with other owners in the community. Used together, you always know what to work on next. Look for a force-free, reward-based class near you.
What's inside
One app, the whole training journey
You get a complete, ordered course rather than scattered clips — plus the extras that keep you going when training gets tricky.
1. Puppy Fundamentals
Socialization, crate confidence, potty training and the first weeks home.
2. Basic Manners
Rewards and positions, leave it, stay, leash walking, recall, settle and handling.
3. Intermediate Training
Heeling, longer stays with distractions, games that teach, and off-leash recall.
4. Advanced Training
Heel free, voice-only and signal-only work, out-of-sight stays, drop on recall.
Owner led service dog training
Foundation cues, public access preparation, PAT checklists and task work, with step-by-step positive reinforcement guidance and owner-trainer tips for every cue.
Rescue dog training program
A dedicated 20-lesson program across five stages for adopted dogs — starting with an assessment of your dog's background and settling-in challenges, then building a plan that takes you from decompression and trust through to everyday manners and calm outings.
Masterclasses are coming soon
Separation anxiety, leash walking and impulse control. These are in-app purchases, not part of the $29.99 CAD monthly membership — you only pay for them if you want them once they launch.
Also included in the membership
- 20 step-by-step trick guides, from spin and shake to tidy up and through the hoop
- A searchable troubleshooting library for the challenges that derail training
- A weekly photo timeline and behaviour log to see the change over time
- Badges and a certificate at the end of each tier
- A members' community to ask questions and share wins
- 60-minute 1:1 virtual consults when you want expert eyes on your dogAdditional charges apply
- Expert articles and shared reads in the trainer's blog
- Save favourites and search the whole library in seconds
Ask a Trainer
Post your question in the community and get an answer from a verified trainer. Only approved, verified trainers can respond, so the advice you get stays expert-led.
The free trial includes a limited set of lessons. Start it by 30 November 2026 and your trial is followed by six months at the $19.99 CAD founding rate, then $29.99 CAD a month, cancel anytime.
How it works
Three steps to your first lesson
Create your pup's profile
Add your dog's name, age and goals. The app picks the right starting point and shows you today's lesson.
Train in five-minute sessions
Watch the lesson, then follow the written steps with your dog. Mark the moment it clicks and reward generously.
Track progress and move up
Check off lessons, log behaviour and add photos. When a tier is done, you earn a certificate and unlock the next one.
Who it's for
First-time puppy owners, families with a new rescue, adult dogs brushing up on manners, and anyone who wants force-free training without a local class or a fixed schedule.
The free trial includes a limited set of lessons. Start it by 30 November 2026 and your trial is followed by six months at the $19.99 CAD founding rate, then $29.99 CAD a month, cancel anytime.
Questions
What owners ask before starting
The free trial includes a limited set of lessons. Start it by 30 November 2026 and your trial is followed by six months at the $19.99 CAD founding rate, then $29.99 CAD a month, cancel anytime.
Your dog's first lesson is five minutes away
Create your pup's profile, start with a 7-day free trial — no card required — and begin the same positive, reward-based training taught in person. The trial includes a limited set of lessons.
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