

Meet Amy
Groomer/Trainer - Amy Atkinson
KPA-CTP
AnimalKind BCSPCA Accredited
Fear Free Certified Professional
Animals have always had a place in my heart. Growing up I was often told I was likely to end up working with them in some capacity.
after completing my Bachelors in Animal Biology from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops BC, I moved to Port Moody BC and in 2010 got a job at a Grooming shop. starting off as the receptionist I spent about two years apprenticing under 3 wonderful groomers until I was final able to call myself one.
After 9 years in Port Moody, in 2019 my husband and I moved to Northern BC where not only did I continue my grooming journey, but I also applied and was accepted into the Karen Pryor Dog Professional Course becoming a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner (KPA-CTP) and starting Northern Noses.
After 2 years up north, in the summer of 2021 I completed my circle ending back in Kamloops and not only continuing my training under Northern Noses but grooming as well.
I started Northern Noses Pet Services because I believe that owning a dog is an amazing and rewarding experience, but also a responsibility. Through training and grooming my own dogs I feel like I have a greater understanding of them, and I firmly believe in the owner-dog relationship being one of mutual understanding and respect.
My goal is to help you give your pups the most fulfilled life so that they can become happy and well-mannered members of the family through the use of only positive, R+, and force free methods.
Credentials




As seen on CKPG News
Dec 2020
https://ckpgtoday.ca/2020/12/23/northern-noses-digs-its-paws-into-animalkind-accreditation/
The Northern Noses Pups

Midna
Staffordshire Terrier/Australian Cattle Dog
DOB: Sept 2012
Completed Training: Basic Obedience Levels 1-2
Scent work levels 1-4 + ongoing
Tracking level 1
Agility Levels 1-2
Scent Work Titles: CW-SP, CW-SPA, CW-SD, CW-SDA, CW-SI, CW-SSS, CW-ScR1, CW-ScR2, DS1-Jr, SOG, DOG, SD-S, SSG-NC, SSG-NI, K9FunNGames Containers
Trick Titles: NTD

Archer
English Black Labrador Retriever
DOB: Dec 2018
Completed Training: Puppy Training Classes
Basic Obedience levels 1-2
Scent Work Levels 1-4 + ongoing
Tracking Level 1
Agility Levels 1-2
Dock Diving Foundations Course
Scent Work Titles: CW-SP, CW-SPA, CW-ScR1, CW-SD, CW-SI, CW-ScR2, K9FunNGames Containers
Trick Titles: NTD
Dock Diving Titles: DN, DJ