Meet the TNT Trainers
The TNT Training Center opened in 1998! Owner, Janice Gunn is the main stay behind the training class structure. She has been training dogs for 48 years, but it’s not only her longevity in the world of dogs that has given her, her expertise. Janice has attended training seminars with some of the World’s best dog trainers. The list includes, multiple seminars with Ian Dunbar, Terry Ryan, John Rodgerson, Truid Ruugas, Patricia McConnell, Jean Donaldson, Leslie Neilson, Ken Rameriz, Michelle Pouliot, Nichol Wilde, Brenda Aloff & Sue Sternberg just to name a few! There are many others as well. Janice has also attended APDT and 6 Clicker Expo conferences these are the best of the best. Her methods are up to date and she shares with you her expansive knowledge. Janice herself is world-renowed and a highly succesful top International Competitor.
Janice has earned titles in many different venues, actually proving that she can train a dog, AND that her training follows through in competition where dogs exhibit stress and anxiety and often have a difficult time performing at their best. There is a fine balance in dog training when using food to train. Dogs learn very quickly in the presence of food, but when the treats are gone, only a properly trained dog will perform in the ring. And this requires a skilled trainer, one that understands how to find the balance between using food rewards, and yet still “teaching” the dog how to perform without food.
This is why TNT is so unique, Janice and her instructors actually DO compete with their own dogs and earn titles. They are not afraid to put themselves on display and show the world that they really do know how to train a dog. Janice herself has earned titles to the highest levels. This includes titles in conformation, agility, tracking, field trials, hunt tests and competition obedience.
We are confident that you can build a lasting relationship with your dog to diminish behavioral problems and expensive bills due to idle destruction or the uncooperative grooming or vet client. Decrease the stress of pet ownership and enhance your quality of life with your canine. We will teach you the skills for a healthy lifelong bond with your dog!
Janice Gunn
Janice’s Accomplishments Include:
- Member of numerous breed and obedience clubs
- Multiple PERFECT 200 SCORES – with TEN different dogs
- Has titled 11 dogs to the elite obedience OTCH title
- Numerous High in Trial and High Combined Awards
- Has earned titles in obedience, field trials, Master hunters, conformation, tracking & agility
- Successfully competes in obedience & hunt tests
- Has been training dogs for over 48 years
- Has produced 8 successful videos on competition obedience training
- Has been a featured columnist for multiple dog magazines including Dog Sport and Front & Finish
- Has attended over 50 of the top leading seminars and conferences on dog training
- Is a highly sought-after Obedience Seminar Presenter and coach
- Owner/operator/creator of TNT Training, est. 1998
From a very young age I’ve had a love for all things furry, but especially dogs. Since I wasn’t able to have a dog of my own growing up, I made do by walking any neighborhood dog willing to have me — whether it really needed a walk or not. Turns out those early “jobs” fostered skills that serve me well as a dog trainer today.
In 2012 I got Wilson, a Great Pyrenees / Shetland Sheepdog puppy, which kicked off my positive reinforcement journey in earnest. I started classes at TNT in 2013 focused on CARO Rally Obedience, and after seeing the results of the positive training methods I was hooked. Wilson earned his Canine Good Citizen at just one year old, and by his second birthday we’d earned our Novice and Advanced Rally titles — narrowly missing Excellent due to a handler error on our last qualifying leg.
I’ve worked as a farrier since 2004, and Wilson was my ever-present sidekick until his passing in 2023. Much of his impeccable manners and social skills came straight from those early TNT classes. Wilson showed me the real joy of training, which led to an instructor position in 2020. Janice Gunn mentored me to teach pet classes at TNT, and as I built new rally skills I became a Rally instructor as well. Every class is a wonderful chance to bring dogs and handlers together, connecting through training games and intricate maneuvers.
I currently own “Willow” an Anatolian Shepherd, our resident supernanny and guardian dog, who’s picked up CARO Novice and Advanced titles along the way. Then there’s the endlessly talented Digby, a Border /Jack terrier mix who’s racked up numerous Rally titles in both regular and working streams, including Bronze and Silver Championships plus multiple Working Bronze titles in 2025. Rounding out the crew is Nezzy, a stunning Belgian Malinois and my childhood dream dog. Training & competing through 2025 made me a more skilled, compassionate teacher. Nezzy earned her CGN—in my view one of the most valuable titles a dog can hold—along with CKC and CARO Rally Novice and Advanced titles, finishing the year with an Excellent title.
I continue to update my skills by attending workshops and seminars given throughout the year. I am thrilled to be a part of the TNT Instructor team!
I have always had a great love for all creatures. I shared my childhood with an enormous range of animals, both farm-raised and rescued. After incessantly begging my parents for a dog, they took me to California to pick up my first puppy, a purebred Australian Shepherd. I adored my girl, and while it would be years before I discovered the great world of dog sports my love for dogs was deeply rooted.
I spent my youth training my horses and competing in a variety of equestrian sports. I was an active member of the local 4H club showing Swine, Rabbits and Horses. As a young adult, I came to TNT for puppy classes and continued with further obedience classes where I fell head over heels in love with training. Since then, I have finished 28 Championship titles with my dogs, both in Canada and the USA, and have bred Australian Shepherds that compete in many venues, from Agility and Obedience to Rally and Tracking. In 2017 we added a Havanese to our home. My lovely girl Camila won a very prestigious award at the 2019 Canadian Havanese Nationals and my daughter Mikiah won Best Junior handler. I am a member of the CKC, ASCA and Canadian National Australian Shepherd Association, serving BC and Yukon as District Director. I have also served as show secretary for the local Australian Shepherd Club. I am a 4H leader with the Chilliwack 4H dog club, teaching youth about showmanship and husbandry. Three of my own kids are members of the club and I love that they can all participate in training and competing with our dogs in Agility, Obedience, Junior Handling and Rally.
I am forever grateful to TNT for opening a door into a deeper, more fulfilling life with my beloved dogs, and I am now thrilled to be a part of the team!
My passion for animals started at a very young age. I can still remember my first trip to the local animal shelter where my family adopted a German Shepherd mix. I fell in love with her that day and thankfully we shared the same name which was enough to convince my family that we needed her! Since then, animals have been a large part of my life.
My career at Langley Animal Shelter started in 2009, taking on many different roles over the next 10 years as an Animal Care Attendant, Adoption Counsellor/Trainer and Animal Welfare Manager. During my role as Adoption Counsellor & Trainer I was responsible for Temperament Assessments to determine training programs for individual dogs, training/lesson planning for potential adopters and giving lessons to the new adopter. We used positive reinforcement and marker training. Working in the shelter gave me experience working with different breeds, sizes and temperaments. This is when my passion for training exploded. Positive reinforcement training is so successful in shelter dogs (and all dogs) as it takes a hands-free form of learning which really helps dogs that come from neglectful situations to have success with learning.
I have also adopted dogs over the years with different behavioural challenges which include dog reactivity, separation anxiety, resource guarding and fearfulness. This has helped me gain numerous skills in training and management.
Along with my 3 children, husband and current dog we recently added an Australian shepherd to our family. Teaching classes at TNT is the perfect fit for me and I am excited to provide my students with the skills to succeed and advance in their training.
Linda Moran
Linda has been involved with purebred dogs since 1987, successfully competing in all levels of the CKC Hunt Test Working Certificate programs and in Competitive Obedience. She is a fully qualified CKC Hunt Test judge and a member of the CKC, Dumbbell Obedience Club, and the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club of Canada.
Currently, Linda is owned by three Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers: Kimber, GMH OTCH CH Kasomor’s Pop ‘Em N Drop ‘Em MH WCX RATN; Purdey, Kasomor’s Quacker Wacker SH WCX RATO; and her newest pup, Rider, Redmoon’s Tag ‘Em N Bag ‘Em At Kasomor.
Notably, her previous dog, Tikka, was the first Grand Champion and MOTCH titled toller in breed history, while Kimber is the only GMH OTCH CH female in the breed. Linda takes immense pride in her dogs’ CKC titles and their exemplary behavior as family pets.
The vast majority of Linda’s obedience training, has taken place at the TNT Training Center under the tutelage of Janice Gunn & Maureen Murray. Linda has attended numerous competition obedience seminars at TNT Training Center and is a past instructor having taught at TNT for a number of years before coming out of retirement. Linda joins us again to share her vast knowledge with fun and creative training scenario’s and instruction.
In 2003, I began herding with my first Belgian Shepherd and we quickly rose up to the advanced level. We also did search and rescue training together.
I received my second Belgian in 2007 and although he did not like herding, he did excel at obedience. I met Janice at an obedience competition, admiring how her dogs worked, I started training at TNT in 2010. Kyros placed first in his class multiple times and went on to easily achieve his CDX. Health problems arose and he was unable to complete his utility title.
A breeder of Belgian Tervuren gave me her dog Pippa in 2013 and I trained Pippa in herding through to the advanced level in sheep and ducks. She titled both in Canada and the US. Pippa also trained at TNT and finished her CDX title.
I began teaching herding in 2017 at Downriver Farm and became a CKC and AHBA herding judge in 2020. I have travelled across Canada giving herding clinics and judging trials.
In October 2022, I welcomed my Belgian Tervuren Kato. Kato achieved his herding tested and junior herding dog titles before he reached the age of one. In his first year of competition, he ranked 7thon the CKC Top Herding Dog list for Belgian Shepherds. In conformation, he received his championship one week before his first birthday and is halfway to his grand championship.
Obedience classes began soon after his arrival and he currently holds a CD title and his first CDX leg. He also excels at scent detection and he holds titles in both CKC and Sporting Detection Dog Association.
Yearly I attend workshops and seminars given by Janice and numerous other presenters that TNT brings in. My competition instructor skills stem from Janice’s positive, game-based training methods. We have a wonderful student community!
For as long as I can remember there have been various furry, four-legged beings in my life. I believe many would agree that our world just wouldn’t be the same without them.
Wolfdogs and northern breeds are my passion. After extensive breed research there was still some uncertainty about lifestyle fit, however fast forward 24 years I am still hooked on the breed.
What they have taught me over the years has been nothing short of incredible. They are certainly a more challenging breed and that learning experience is what brought me into dog training.
Our pack includes Mr. Cypress, Miss Nevada and Miss Laska. Oh, and of course I have a beautiful gelding named Whiskey, my heart horse.
Today I have over 15 years of hands-on dog training experience. My personal animals have been trained for film, tv and trick training with Canine Costars.
I have studied canine behaviour with Autonomous Canine Academy and I have education in canine nutrition and experience working in animal rescue.
Years of behaviour training, using positive reinforcement, has allowed me to successfully train the dog in front of me for a personalized experience and connection.
I currently specialize in puppy training & canines with anxiety. I also have experience with reactive dogs. There is nothing more rewarding than seeing an anxious dog come out of their shell and show you who they’re meant to be.
I am grateful and excited to be invited into TNT’s wonderful world class training center to help build amazing well-behaved canines.
“Until one has loved an animal, a part one’s soul remains unawakened.”
