About Extraordinary Canines
extraordinary humans ready to guide you
meet our trainer
Megan Brooking
Owner / Lead Trainer
Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA), Certified K9 Nose Work® Instructor (CNWI), Family Dog Mediator (FDM), Certified Trick Dog Trainer (CTDI), Fear Free Certified
With more than ten years of experience as a professional dog trainer and dog sport enthusiast, Megan helps families build confident, capable dogs through thoughtful training and meaningful enrichment. Whether you’re starting fresh with a new puppy or looking to deepen the bond you share with your dog through sport, her approach prioritizes clarity, engagement, and joy on both ends of the leash.
A better life for dogs and their humans
Extraordinary Canines Inc. (“Extraordinary Canines”) is located in Summerland, BC and offers dog training services to pet owners at our facility in Summerland, BC. We serve clients in Summerland, Penticton, Peachland, West Kelowna and the surrounding areas of British Columbia’s Okanagan.
We’re not just about training dogs. Our goal is to educate and empower humans to achieve the relationship they want with their dog.
We believe extraordinary things happen when a dog and human learn to effectively communicate with one another. We help both the dog and human parts of every family learn to not just listen but to understand one another.
In every day interactions you and your puppy or dog are giving each other all kinds of information; sometimes neither dog nor human understand what’s being said — through words or body language — and that breakdown in communication can manifest into behaviours we call “problems”. In all of out training sessions we teach humans to read their dog or puppy’s body language and we promote evidence based training to teach dogs that following the lead of their people is fun and rewarding. The humane training techniques we use will create a better relationship with your dog and that leads to a better life for dogs and their humans.
Training Philosophy
Extraordinary Canines is committed to modern training methods rooted in the latest science in the field of animal behaviour. Some terms commonly used to describe the methods we use are ‘positive reinforcement’, ‘reward based’, ‘force free’, and ‘clicker’ training. Every dog is an individual, so we identify what motivates your dog and teach them that great things happen when they make great choices.
Rather than focusing on what we don’t want the dog to do (eg. pulling on leash) we teach the dog what we do want them to do (eg. walk next to us). Focusing on the positive makes training more enjoyable for dogs and humans alike.
We follow the Humane Hierarchy, training dogs without the use of fear, intimidation, pain, or other aversive or coercive methods.
As a member of the Pet Professional Guild (PPG) we are committed to the PPG Guiding Principles, including: No shock, No prong, No choke and No Pain, No fear, No Force are ever employed in the training, behavior modification, care, or management of any pet.