It all started in 2011 when I (Britnie Mousseau) began my apprenticeship learning to train with working dogs in the sport of Schutzhund. This strict style of obedience and the intensity of the dogs chosen for this sport, gave me a lot of experience and confidence working with strong willed dogs and aggressive behaviors. 

Even though the working world of obedience, protection and scent detection was interesting. I found myself feeling like I was missing something. I was gravitating towards the stray dogs we would pick up and working with them using behavioral training techniques and fell in love. Over the years I adopted an adaptive style of training that provides the level of dominance, stimulation and confidence building to effectively communicate with each dog according to their sensitivity levels. My passion is working with clients and their pets so that a trusting, respectful and stress free relationship is provided for both the dogs and the humans in the pack. 

Sit Happens mission is to reduce the number of dogs surrendered or  re-homed by providing quality training that gets results. We get results by practicing balanced training methods. We use both positive and negative reinforcement. Over years of experience and success, it has been proven in our results that dogs need consistent consequences in their lives in order for long term INDEPENDENT thinking. 

We only accept students with an open mind that understand that no dog is the same and there are many different ways to train a dog. Our students must also understand that our clients hire us to help them with their dogs. This means providing them with all training options, explaining the pros and cons of each, then allowing the client to make their own educated decision.