Stacey is one of the founding partners of Survive Pet Supply as well as an incredibly strong pillar of the Thrive K9 Training Systems team bringing over 20 years of experience in the dog training industry to the table. 

 

Actively competing in Schutzhund (IGP), CKC Obedience and Rally, Sprinters, NASDA, Dock Diving and Scent Detection, she has achieved numerous high-level titles with multiple different dogs, and has competed at regional and national levels in multiple sports. She specializes in disturbed ground tracking and has a special love for the transformation we get to see when we teach a dog to work through their nose. Stacey has travelled to teach nosework, as well as holds her own local nosework, recall and life skill obedience classes here in Saskatoon. 

 

Stacey is a huge advocate for ethical breeding and practices the most current recommended health and temperament testing as well as proves her breeding stock in many venues at her small hobby kennel, Zeren German Shepherds. She brings a ton of value being well versed in large breed whelping practices, raw feeding, and high drive breed knowledge/behaviour expertise. 

Kristi is the other half of the Survive Pet Supply founding duo and completes the Thrive K9 Training Systems team, bringing almost 10 years of experience in all facets of the dog industry to the table. From working at daycares/boarding kennels to sitting on the board of directors and opening up a brand new rescue organization to spending summers in intensive behaviour modification shadow programs, she has seen every avenue of dog ownership and the challenges they bring. 

 

She is an active competitor in multiple Scent Detection organizations, CKC and AHBA Herding, NASDA, and has owner-handled her GSD to a CKC Conformation Championship. She has a passion for allowing breeds to fulfill their original purpose and has lofty goals in bringing tending trials and training to Canada. Kristi prioritizes continuing education and specializes in e collar work, with the belief that they are an incredible tool to help a dog live its best life! 

 

Having tried every brand under the sun, Kristi is a huge part of curating the Survive Pet Supply product selection, choosing only the absolute best for you and your pets. Having personal experience with her own dogs, she is the go-to for any holistic fixes for skin, ear and gut issues and believes that there is absolute no "one size fits all" solution for every dog!