Meet Cassandra Hartman

With her innovative, motivational and effective training techniques, Cassandra Hartman has been helping dogs and their people for more than 30 years. A respected Canine Musical Freestyle judge and international-level competitor, Cassandra has given Freestyle seminars, presentations and performances all over the world.

In addition to Freestyle, Cassandra has enjoyed success in many other canine sports and disciplines, achieving titles (with placements and awards) in obedience, Rally, agility, Rally FrEe, Treibball, Hoopers and Canine Parkour. She and her dogs have been featured in televised documentaries and talent shows in Canada and the United States. She is also an accomplished trick dog trainer.

As owner and head trainer of Cassandra’s Canines Inc in Caledonia, ON, Cassandra works with owners of all breeds at all levels of training. She offers instruction - both in person at her state-of-the-art training facility and online around the world - to pet owners, competitors and training instructors alike. As well, her skills, knowledge and experience as a canine fitness instructor, conditioning expert and massage therapist provide an important complement to both her family dog and sport dog training classes.

Cassandra regularly pursues professional development, attending lectures, seminars and workshops by world-renowned experts, ensuring that her training programs are always on the cutting edge of science-based training.

Accreditations

CPDT-KA, CCFT, FP-MT, CMT, RF-CI, CDTA, CGN

  • Certified Professional Dog Trainer - Knowledge Assessed-Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers
  • Certified Canine Fitness Trainer - University of Tennessee
  • FitPAWS Master Trainer
  • Canine Massage Therapist - Royal Canadian College of Massage Therapy
  • Rally FrEe Certified Instructor - Rally Freestyle Elements
  • Certified Dance Teacher - Canadian Dance Teachers’ Association
  • Canine Good Neighbour Evaluator - Canadian Kennel Club
  • Certified Tricks Evaluator - Do More With Your Dog
  • Certified Judge Of Rally FrEe - Rally Freestyle Elements
  • Certified Judge of Canine Musical Freestyle – Rally Freestyle Elements Organization
  • Certified Judge of Treibball - Canadian Treibball Players of Canada

Achievements

  • Rally Freestyle Elements Award of Merit
  • Rally Freestyle Elements Trailblazer Award
  • Rally Freestyle Elements Poetry in Motion Award in Cassandra’s honour
  • 14 Perfect Rally FrEe scores with 5 different dogs
  • 4 Rally FrEe Championships
  • Appearances on Canada’s Got Talent, premier season.
  • Creator, instructor and host for PetNetwork series ‘Doggie DanceFIT’
  • Attila Challenge Trophy for High Artistic and High Technical Scores for Musical Freestyle
  • Animal Planet Cup Award for Musical Freestyle
  • Featured in Animal Planet Cup Documentary ‘Dancing with Dogs’
  • Muiltiple Freestyle Championship titles in Freestyle and Heelwork to Music
  • Winner European Heelwork to Music Championship
  • World Canine Freestyle Organization Trainer of the Year 2014
  • Do More with Your Dog Trainer of the Year
  • Multiple Trick Dog Champion titles
  • Novice Trick Dog title on a 10 week-old puppy
  • Founder of Treibball Players of Canada
  • Multiple Treibball Championships and record-setting high scores
  • Canine Parkour titles with International Canine Parkour Association
  • Canine Hoopers of Canada titles (Hoopers and Parkour divisions)
  • #2 Toy Poodle Top CKC Agility Award
  • #2 Toy Poodle Subaru CKC Top Agility Award
  • CKC Obedience and Rally-O Championship titles and High Score Awards

Training Philosophy

Cassandra Hartman

Certified Council of Professional Dog Trainers

FitPaws Master Trainer

Certified Canine Fitness Trainer

Royal Canadian College of Massage Therapy

The Facility

Two indoor facilities in a lovely country setting for your dogs to learn, play and grow!

Dog Sport Arena – 6000 sq feet of training and competition space. Fully equipped. Surface is top grade cushioned dog-sport turf for traction and safety of dogs.

Puppy Gym – 1500 sq feet of training space with safety mats, sensory toys and canine balance equipment. A fun place for puppies to learn and play!

Cassandra's Canines Facility
Cassandra's Canines Facility