Melissa Millett

Founder and head trainer of In Dogs We Trust, Melissa Millett started training in competitive obedience as a hobby with her own dog in 1998 and immediately developed a lifelong passion with training dogs. Since then, Melissa has taught thousands of families and their dogs and currently holds training sessions for the staff and volunteers at the London Humane Society.

As host of the popular Television Show "Doggy House Calls" on Rogers Cable 13, Melissa visits the homes of Londoners to provide them with effective and positive motivational methods to help change their dog’s behavioral problems.

Creator of the 'K9 Olympaws' located on the Plunkett Estate, Melissa also wrote Pet Patter articles for SNAP Newspaper every month for three years and has been featured on Rogers TV's daytime and on the EZRock 97.5 morning show. Melissa travels southwestern Ontario with the "Ultamutts" Dog Trick Show, a group comprised entirely of dogs trained at In Dogs We Trust featuring skateboarding dogs, dogs who can read, count and more!

Melissa is a single mom to a five year old daughter and has three dogs, a Boston Terrier, a German Shepherd and a Black Lab. She personally understands how to work with different breeds and personalities. Melissa also understands what it is like to be busy, and provides exercises that can be practiced daily for ten minutes to have a well trained dog!

In Dogs We Trust is currently running multiple group classes per week at two different locations as well as private consultations for behaviour modification of severe issues such as aggression or profound fear.

Melissa Millett is a specialist in serious issues such as aggression, profound fear, lack of self control, etc. The behavior is modified utilizing proven techniques recommended by the top behaviourists in the world, by changing the underlying emotion that is driving the behavior which provides a long term, dog friendly solution.   top >

Laura Gifford

Laura Gifford is a Registered Veterinary Technician that has been a trainer for In Dogs We Trust since 2007.

She met Melissa by attending her training classes with her then 3 year old Lab X and her newly adopted Cattledog X. Always having a strong interest in dog training and dog behaviour she was overjoyed when Melissa invited her to assist in some classes which quickly became a regular pass time. Laura enjoys training her 3 dogs Lilly, Kaz and their newest edition George who helps assist her in the classes that she teaches.

Laura, along with her dog Lilly, is also a member of the Ulta-Mutts Dog Tricks show that Melissa founded in 2010. Laura has a particular interest in dog behaviour, obedience tricks and has been featured on the television show "Doggy House Calls".
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