About Us
Maren has had a lifelong love of all animals and has enjoyed sharing her life with a menagerie of pets. Dogs though, have always held the biggest place in her heart! Maren shares her life with “Opal” a Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla, "Heide" a German Wirehaired Pointer, "Trixie" a terrierX pocket dog, “Caramel” and “Nino” the feline twosome, various rodent, feathered and finned creatures…and of course her very understanding husband Espen and daughters Metta and Sonja. Maren lives and loves the outdoor lifestyle and can be found hiking, biking, running and exploring in beautiful Sea to Sky Country (usually accompanied by at least one dog!)
Over the last 20 years Maren has trained and competed in various activities with her dogs including Agility, Obedience, Rally-O and flyball amongst others. Maren formed the Sea to Sky Canine Sports Club in 1989 and led agility classes for a number of years.
Having a family of her own turned Maren’s focus to pet dog training. Dog owners in today’s busy society are often challenged in meeting their dogs’ needs. Behaviour problems commonly develop. Overcoming problems in her own dog reinforced her belief that positive training really does work!
Maren apprenticed with Dog Smart Training in Vancouver and assisted in regular and puppy classes. Dr. Melanie Armstrong of Eagleview Veterinary also held puppy classes together with Maren. Currently Maren works on her own or with an assistant and provides private training consultations and the occasional group class.
Maren pursues ongoing educational opportunities to stay informed about innovations in dog training, behaviour and the pet service industry. She is also studying holistic health care for pets. As a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT and CAPPDT) she is committed to a professional code of ethics and dog friendly training methods that use positive methods that promote a caring relationship between dogs and people. Maren opposes training methods that induce fear, cause pain or physical discomfort.
Member of:
Canadian Association of Professional Pet Dog Trainers – CAPPDT
Association of Pet Dog Trainers – APDT
Pet Sitters International
Licences and other documents:
District of Squamish business licence
Certified in DOGSAFE Canine First Aid
Maren Bruun Resume
Numerous Agility Training workshops over the past 19 years (from Robert Harlow in 1990 – Susan Garrett in 2009!)
Jean Donaldson – The Science of Learning - Victoria - 2008
APDT Association of Professional Pet Dog Trainers – National Conference - Portland, Oregon - October 2007
Suzanne Clothier – Trainers Workshop – Victoria – 2007
Patricia McConnell – Seminar Vancouver -2007
Pia Silvani – Dogs Playtime and Fighting – Washington 2007
Sue Ailsby – Clicker Training – Vancouver 2007
Pat Miller Seminar – Abbotsford - 2006
Dr. Ian Dunbar 3 Day Aggression Seminar – Vancouver -
Dr. Ian Dunbar - Instructors Course – Vancouver ?
Suzanne Clothier – If Dogs Could Talk – Victoria 2006
Roger Abrantes – Canine Social Behaviour and Behaviour Problems – Vancouver 2006
Brenda Aloff – Aggression – Victoria 2006
CAPPDT Canadian Association of Professional Pet Dog Trainers – Vancouver Conferences, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2001
Dog Smart – Trainer Apprenticeship Program – Level II – 2005
Turid Rugaas – Calming Signals – Vancouver 2002
Custom Canine – Animal Control Officer Dog Handling Course - Vancouver 2000
Terry Ryan – Meeting of the Minds – Courtney 1995
Life-Learn, University of Guelph – How Dogs Learn – Vancouver 1994
Wendy Volhard – Motivational Training – Quesnel 1993
Janice DeMello – Obedience Training Seminar - 1992
Ian Dunbar – 3 day Canine behaviour, aggression and puppy training seminar - Vancouver 1990
