| About
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David Shama |
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David & training partner Dash |
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David
is the founding father and visionary behind
The Original Dog House Inc.,
he has earned the nickname
"The Dog Father".
Three years into his early retirement after a successful
career in business, he decided to live out his long time
dream of working with dogs, which led to the creation of
the ‘Ultimate Centre for DOGS'.
Since the age of nine, David has been infatuated
with dogs, and has always gravitated towards the German
Shepherd breed. For many years he has focused his free
time to the rescue of GSDs' that were labeled
incorrigible or non-adoptable, yet time and time again
he has proved several rescue organizations to be wrong
in their assessments of the dogs he took on. David
truly believes that just about all dogs can be helped
and rehabilitated as long as they are handled fairly and
firmly by someone who has a sound understanding of
canine behavior.
Over the years his inherent talent to work with and
rehabilitate difficult and/or dangerous dogs preceded
him and led to having numerous friends and neighbors ask
him to help them with their dog training problems or to
address certain unwanted behaviors.
The Original Dog House has given David the
platform and opportunity to finally live out his
passion. Since starting the company he has worked with a
variety of dogs and had the privilege to meet many of
their wonderful owners. To this day, David, in
conjunction with The Original Dog House training
team continues to rescue dogs that would otherwise be
put down. When he feels comfortable that a dog has been
set on the correct path and is ready to be safely
reintegrated into society, David will work hard
to find the dog a new forever home. At present, David
and his wife Marilyn (a retired teacher), are
empty nesters living within the Avenue & Lawrence area
of Toronto. They share their lives with their wonderful
dogs Dash (their GSD) and Loo (their
Boxer), who are forever present in David's office
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Luke G.
Luke & Winston
Luke has been a
committed client of The Original Dog House for the past 2 years.
During that period his pup (big) Winston has been a regular fixture
in our daycare program. For the past few months Luke apprenticed as
a part time handler, to a full time handler and now has established
himself as the hands-on Manager for The Original Dog House.
Luke brings a wealth of information and experience as a manager and
administrator. Luke is a consummate dog lover and has long term
plans at The Original Dog House when David retires within the next
couple of years.
Luke’s policy is an ‘open door policy’ welcoming both our current
clients and new clients to address any questions or concerns they
may have directly to him.
Jordon D.
Jordon &
Jaks
Jordon has also
recently joined The Original Dog House as a dog handler and within a
short time was promoted to Assistant Manager reporting to Luke.
Jordon has an extensive background within the animal care industry,
having worked at veterinarian clinics and boarding facilities.
Jordon also is a consummate dog lover and as such is always in the
company of his happy Boston terrier puppy – Jaks. Recently Jordon has
shown a lot of interest in the rehabilitation aspect of dog
behaviour and is presently apprenticing with David.
In addition to the above, Jordon has a sound background within the
management side of business. As in Luke’s case, Jordon too shall
always be available to all our clients to answer any questions they
may have.
We all welcome Jordon onboard.
Kathryn C.
Kathryn & Cali
Kathryn recently
joined us in the capacity of dog handler and obedience trainer.
Kathryn brings along with her, an extensive background having worked
within other daycare facilities, veterinarian clinics, boarding
facilities and the pet retail industry.
Kathryn’s passion is to continue using her skills to train dogs; as
such The Original Dog House will give her a platform to exhibit and
share her abilities with both our clients, their dogs as well as our
staff.
We all welcome Kathryn as a valued team member along with her best
friend Scarlet the Beagle.
Betty G.
Betty &
Otis
Betty is the most
recent addition to our team, this young lady has a lot of hands-on
knowledge concerning dogs. Betty has been successfully providing dog
services within her neighborhood in the suburbs for the past few
years. However, her strong desire to relocate to Toronto has made
her available to join our team.
Betty too, has an incredible ability when handing and dealing with
dogs, at this time she is also apprenticing for obedience training
under the direction of Kathryn.
Betty
is a most welcome participant to our team.
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