In 2018, Lynda Kitson became the new owner of Who’s Walking Who Dog Training Centres. Lynda has been involved with dogs all her life. She came to classes at Who’s Walking Who back in 2006, showed her skill as a handler and came on board as a Trainer the following year. She developed our Canine Freestyle courses, her favorite class to teach. Lynda also teaches many of our classes at Ajax and fills in at our Beaches location when needed.

Lynda is an active volunteer with Golden Rescue and writes articles for their newsletter The Guardian. Her dogs have performed with the Woofjocks Canine All Stars. Lynda is continually upgrading her knowledge in dog training and behaviour and is a certified Pro Dog Trainer. She is also a Certified Walks ‘N’ Wags Pet First Aid Instructor and teaches Pet First Aid courses at our Ajax facility. Lynda lives with her husband and 2 Golden Retrievers – Star and Tula.

Lesly has been with Who's Walking Who since 2008. Before she discovered dog training, she spent over 20 years training, riding and showing horses. She shares her home with her two rescue dogs Sinclair, a Pomeranian, and Red a Chihuahua Corgi mix. 14 year old Sinclair earned his expert Trick Dog Title this year proving senior dogs can still learn!

Red and Lesly compete in scent detection with two organizations - the Sporting Detection Dogs Association and the Canadian Kennel Club. Red recently achieved her SDDA Master Championship (SD-MACH) and she also has 2 CKC scent titles, Novice (SD-N) and Open (SD-O). Lesly is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA), a Certified Trick Dog Instructor (CTDI), a certified Pro Dog Trainer in Games-Based training and holds a certificate in Pet First Aid. Lesly recently retired as a municipal worker. She enjoys, playing with dogs, taking courses about dogs, and lifting weights.

Mindy joined Who’s Walking Who in 2007 and discovered a love for dog sport through the Who's Walking Who Agility program with her Italian Greyhound, Phoebe. Mindy and Phoebe went on to compete in AAC Agility and she has earned titles with all her dogs. She has competed both at the Regional and National levels. Mindy is the owner of K9 Sportsplex and has over 25 years of agility experience. We are proud to partner with Mindy and K9 Sportsplex to bring the world of Agility to WWW.

Mindy is a believer in lifelong learning and is a certified Pro Dog Trainer. She continues to develop her knowledge seeks out opportunities to learn from top trainers and agility coaches from Canada and the around the world. Mindy continues to compete actively in Agility and now focuses her training efforts with her Border Collie, Zoe and Italian Greyhound, Hedwig.

Tabi was first introduced to the dog world when she brought home an energetic 1 year old chocolate lab named Echo. They immediately started training classes and never looked back. Over the years, Echo and Tabi trained and competed in various dog sports, earning titles in Agility, Rally and Disc. In Echo's later years, the two enjoyed visiting retirement homes and doing therapy dog work.

In 2018, After bringing home a spicy little chihuahua mix named Jericho, Tabi joined the WWW gang. She is a trainer in our group classes, teaches Private lessons and also works in the office responding to emails and registrations. Tabi is also a Certified Trick Dog Instructor (CTDI), holds a certificate in Pet First Aid and is a founding board member of Benevolent Bully Rescue. Tabi and Jericho also share their home with 2 rescue cats, Rossi and Benelli, hubby Jon, and their newest addition, a German Shepherd x Aussie mix rescue named Whimzee. Whimzee and Jericho regularly attend classes and love earning their Trick Dog titles!

Jeannette joined Who's Walking Who in September 2022. She recently retired as an Information Technology Manager, and knew it was the perfect time to pursue her life long passion for dog training. She joined the Absolute Dog training program in 2018 and became an immediate fan of games based training. She is passionate about working with people and their dogs, creating a joyful, positive training environment, continuously upgrading her training skills and learning from other industry professionals.

She shares her home with her husband, and her Golden Retriever, Sherlock. When Jeannette isn’t taking courses, creating artisan soaps, exercising or reading, she’ll be found working with Sherlock, who has earned multiple titles including Master Musical Rally Freestyle (R-FE/M), Intermediate Musical Freestyle (MF/I), Champion Trick Dog, Canine Good Neighbour and Intermediate Treibball. She also holds a certificate in Pet First Aid.

Elizabeth grew up with Terriers and Spaniels. Her very own first dog was a rescued Airedale Terrier named Airdrie. She later adoped Sammy a Redbone Coonhound. Sangria, her most recent rescue is also a Redbone Coonhound. Her dogs have competed in Rally Obedience and most recently Scent Detection. Sangria recently earned a gold score in her Started title in Scent.

Elizabeth came to WWW in 2017 as a student. After demonstrating her skills as a handler, she joined WWW in 2018 as a trainer. Elizabeth believes there is no better way to have fun than to train and work with dogs. She loves working with clients and celebrating their successes. She is continually upgrading her skills as a dog trainer and holds a certificate in Pet First Aid.

Jason joined Who’s Walking Who in January 2003. He and his Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, Kelsey, made quite an impression. Jason got Kelsey as an adult in July 2002. His training ability and enthusiasm, along with his willingness to learn stood out and he soon joined the team. In the spring of 2013 Kelsey passed away and now Jason is waiting for that right dog to rescue to bring into his household.

Jason works for the Town of Ajax in the Operations and Environmental Services Dept. managing grounds maintenance and sports fields. In his off-hours he enjoys Hockey, Lacrosse and Golf. He also volunteers with the Ontario Volunteer Emergency Response Team, a search and rescue team based in Durham Region. He shares his life with his wife Karen, their son Jakson and their foster cats Remmy and Tucker. Jason holds a certificate in Pet First Aid.

After taking two dogs through several courses and demonstrating her handling skills, Nicole joined the WWW team as a trainer in 2021. She has an active household with Music, an Aussie Doodle, Punchie a Chihuahua, Bluebelle a Fox Terrier and Lady Shirley a Morkie Doodle. Her Doodles have completed several levels of Obedience training, Freestyle Obedience, Rally Obedience Novice, and Level 1 Tricks. Music and Lady Shirley are working towards getting their titles in Tricks.

Nicole truly believes that training should be fun and positive in a safe and encouraging environment. Nicole holds a certificate in both Human First Aid and Pet First Aid and is committed to continually upgrading her skills as a dog trainer. She is extremely thrilled to be part of the WWW team and loves working with all the wonderful pups and their owners.

Debbie grew her family in 2020 with the addition of her Havanese fur baby Coco Chanel. She and Coco successfully worked together in many of our classes were Coco achieved her second level tricks certificate.

Debbie worked in the financial industry where she built a legacy of developing successful individuals with her passion for coaching. She saw the similarities with coaching in the business world and dog training and joined our Who’s Walking Who team in 2022. She believes that coaching is a partnership. She loves to assist owner’s and their dogs in our classes to have fun bonding with each other while building confidence in obedience and skills training. In her free time, she takes Coco on off leash hikes to enjoy all that nature has to offer. She is also Pet First Aid certified.

Angela began dog training alongside her beloved golden retriever Echo. In 2021 with new pup Cady, a golden retriever cocker spaniel cross, they sought fun and relationship building so joined WWW’s positive rewards and games-based concept training. Along with learning best communication practices, Angela wanted to prepare Cady for maintaining calm and optimism while visiting beaches, campsites, garden centres and the occasional hotel.

Angela has delivered adult technical training for 15 years, focuses on healthy workplace cultures, has earned her certificate in Pet First Aid and joined the WWW community of trainers in 2023. She encourages curious learners and loves seeing moments in class, where a dog is given the space to consider their behaviour choices and then acts out the good decision!

Jana has been involved with Who’s Walking Who since 2009. It was her Jack Russell Terriers Fez Marie and Ashburn Annie that introduced her to the wonderful world of dog training. Jana normally jumps in with both feet, this resulted in participating with Jack Russell Rescue, and being the past President of the Jack Russell Club. Soon after, Jana once again jumped as a Trainer with WWW. Her family currently live with Jack Russell Terriers Fonzi and Brush. They are have competed in in Rally Obedience, Disc, Agility and performed with The WoofJocks Canine All-Star Performance Team.

When not managing her teens, Audrey and Abigail, she tries to find time to enjoying running and cooking. Jana is dedicated to her own lifelong learning and that of others. She has been employed in the federal civil service for 20 years in the area of Performance and Learning consulting. Jana’s motto is LIFE is too short not to have FUN. Jana holds a certificate in Pet First Aid.

Lesly has been with Who's Walking Who since 2008. Before she discovered dog training, she spent over 20 years training, riding and showing horses. She shares her home with her two rescue dogs Sinclair, a Pomeranian, and Red a Chihuahua Corgi mix. 14 year old Sinclair earned his expert Trick Dog Title this year proving senior dogs can still learn!

Red and Lesly compete in scent detection with two organizations - the Sporting Detection Dogs Association and the Canadian Kennel Club. Red recently achieved her SDDA Master Championship (SD-MACH) and she also has 2 CKC scent titles, Novice (SD-N) and Open (SD-O). Lesly is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA), a Certified Trick Dog Instructor (CTDI), a certified Pro Dog Trainer in Games-Based training and holds a certificate in Pet First Aid. Lesly recently retired as a municipal worker. She enjoys, playing with dogs, taking courses about dogs, and lifting weights.

Susan came to Who’s Walking Who as a student in 2009. Susan did not grow up with dogs and taking classes gave her the confidence to train and connect with her dogs. At WWW she found a community of trainers focused on teaching practical skills that work. After a couple of years as a student, her expertise as a full-time teacher combined with her excellent handling skills made her a great fit and was asked to join our team of Trainers.

As an elementary teacher, Susan enjoys working with students of all levels, and has further honed her dog training skills teaching kids and shelter dogs at specialty summer camps. She recently became a new mom and has a new pup, balancing the two is definitely an adventure. Susan also finds the time to continue her dog education. She is a certified Pro Dog Trainer and is Pet First Aid certified. In her free time, she enjoys reading, taking long hikes, and singing in choir.

Anette's association with WWW started 20 years ago when she took puppy and obedience classes with her Black Lab, Bella, and, then in 2012, when it was time to train her new fur baby, Lexie, a Border Collie mix, she remembered how much she enjoyed WWW and started all over again with puppy class. Lexie and Anette have taken almost every class that is offered, and never stop learning something new together.

In November, 2013, Anette added Blue, an Australian Shepherd/Corgie, to the family. Training in Anette's house is a family affair, as her son has become a clicker-master when training Blue and Lexie. When she isn't spending time with her pups, Anette can usually be found with a camera in hand or at her day job as a pharmaceutical marketer. Anette holds a certificate in Pet First Aid.

In 2002, Angela started dog training lessons at Who's Walking Who with Skylar, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. These classes inspired her to start a wonderful journey into dog sports, ultimately taking Angela and Skylar twice to the Canadian National Agility Championships, and Skylar receiving his ATCh and his Gold award of Merit. After many years in a multi-Toller household, she now shares her home with a Toller, Westley, who is currently enjoying his Agility journey with regular training classes and competitions.

With over 40 years experience working as a Registered Nurse, Angela has now wound down to retirement. Always having a passion for learning, she is a certified Pro Dog Trainer and is certified in Pet First Aid. Angela also volunteers for Team Dog Rescue. Fitness, weight training and Pilates keep her active. Angela has been a Trainer with with WWW since 2014, and loves the opportunity to help others experience the fun and joy in their dog relationships.

Jeannette joined Who's Walking Who in September 2022. She recently retired as an Information Technology Manager, and knew it was the perfect time to pursue her life long passion for dog training. She joined the Absolute Dog training program in 2018 and became an immediate fan of games based training. She is passionate about working with people and their dogs, creating a joyful, positive training environment, continuously upgrading her training skills and learning from other industry professionals.

She shares her home with her husband, and her Golden Retriever, Sherlock. When Jeannette isn’t taking courses, creating artisan soaps, exercising or reading, she’ll be found working with Sherlock, who has earned multiple titles including Master Musical Rally Freestyle (R-FE/M), Intermediate Musical Freestyle (MF/I), Champion Trick Dog, Canine Good Neighbour and Intermediate Treibball. She also holds a certificate in Pet First Aid.

Lizzy started her Who's Walking Who journey in 2015 when she enrolled with her hound-mix rescue, Luna, in entry-level obedience classes. They enjoyed class so much, they returned to take most of the classes offered, some multiple times. Following the closure of the Parliament location, Lizzy returned to Who's Walking Who as a trainer in 2021 after moving into the same neighbourhood as the Kingston Road facility and hasn't looked back.

When she isn't admiring every dog on the street, Lizzy spends her free time running and hiking, and loves visiting the local public library to browse for a new book to enjoy. Lizzy is also Pet First Aid certified.