The Polite Pups Experience

For dog owners looking for effective training and a heartfelt connection, we highly recommend Donna and Polite Pups. Our journey has been amazing, and we're so thankful for Donna's impact. 

With respect to the training aspect Donna provided exceptional information that we could easily replicate after she left for the day, in addition Donna left great reference notes and index cards for us after each training session so that we could continue with the training in between sessions with Donna. We still use those notes and index cards to this day when we need to refresh our approach or resolve behavioral training with Willow. During the early days of training sessions one of the things I really respected about Donna and her approach was that nothing was ever forced upon us, she would give us the information and the positives behind it and let us decide which approach, commands etc. that we wanted to use with Willow.

Our classes with Donna were so fun and positive, but most of all, they provided the care and knowledge that gave us the tools we so desperately needed to be able to thoroughly enjoy our girl. I still read the training cards and information Donna gave us and I’m still amazed that with consistency and Donna’s well studied and tested methods,
you really can have a happy, POLITE PUPPY 

Yes, I’m a senior.  And the wonderful world with a happy, busy, and very ‘untrained’ Hazel began. I was in way over my head and as luck would have it, I saw Donna working with neighbors and their new dog.

Our classes with Donna were so fun and positive, but most of all, they provided the care and knowledge that gave us the tools we so desperately needed to be able to thoroughly enjoy our girl. I still read the training cards and information Donna gave us and I’m still amazed that with consistency and Donna’s well studied and tested methods,
you really can have a happy, POLITE PUPPY 

Donna has been a godsend in helping us train our wonderful Whoodle puppy, Bailey. (A “Whoodle” is a Wheaten Terrier and Poodle mix.)

Roy is a well-rounded, sociable, and polite dog who is thoroughly enjoyed by everyone who meets him thanks in large part to Donna! I recommend her one thousand percent!

Donna gave us practical training, study cards to remind us what we learned and was always just a text away if we had questions.

The training was fun and doing short training practice with our dogs between visits was easy. Donna’s training techniques are completely built on positive reinforcement. I really believe this approach has led to our dogs trusting us and therefore, being better behaved when we ask for their compliance, as well as making our relationship with our dogs closer, more loving and fun. I would (and have) recommended Donna to work through issues with a dog, or just to head off problems from the start with a new family pet.

 During each session with Donna, I could see the progress Hudson would make. And with the tips and tricks Donna gave me, Hudson learned remarkably between sessions. She was also an amazing resource. I could send her clips of Hudson and ask what a behavior meant or how to manage something. Even when she wasn’t familiar with a subject, she would find information on it for me. I would have been lost without her. 

Donna’s positive reinforcement methods fit perfectly for us. Her reassurance made it easy to incorporate the training into our lives and for us to feel more confident about handling our Winston on our own. In addition to being a great trainer, we found Donna as invested in Winston as we were, working with us with patience, diligence, and so much kindness for us and love for him.

Donna was extremely helpful. She gave us so much time, patience, and information. She would even lend us training aids if we needed something right away. Her trainings were calm, gentle, patient, and so educational. I have a lifetime of experience training our pets, but I still learned so much from watching Donna.

We were introduced to Donna Barret through a client of her Polite Pups Training. Her gentle, positive, training was exactly what we were seeking. Not only did Donna understand Coal and his needs, but also understood us as his owners.

We are so appreciative to Donna, who continues to follow up on Coal’s progress throughout his maturing months. We absolutely recommend Donna and Polite Pups Training as a knowledgeable and valuable trainer.

Donna has a gift with dogs and their owners.  Quickly identifying the disconnect between my dog and I, she was able offer practical solutions through example, repetition and homework.

While walking our corgis in our neighbourhood, we’d heard about a “Donna” from several people on the block and after a few months of searching, ran into somebody that gave us the name of her Enterprise – Polite Pups. We searched and found the most amazing person that we have had the opportunity to come to know. Frodo and Sam at 1.5 years were being walked by her once a week and each and every time she brought them home, we would get a complete run down on what she had been working and how to continue their training during the days she was not working with them

Donna is amazing! She truly loves her job and goes above and beyond when caring for your dog. Gordie loves his play dates at the private dog park in Airdrie. Donna’s service is worth every penny!!

Donna takes Dylan twice a week and engages him in both physical activity and mental, through the “brain-games” she trains with. Anyone that has a dog from a herding breed knows how important it is to keep their keen minds occupied, as well as keeping them physically active. Donna’s train and walk program provides both.

My partner and I were new to being pawrents and our friend recommended Donna to us. I remembered feeling so lost the first few days of bringing Brooklyn home as we did not know what to do. All the reading can never really prepare you for physically caring for another life. Once we met Donna though, we instantly felt relief.

I whole heartedly believe in Donna’s passion, knowledge and application on how to work with and train both dogs and their owners.