Dogs Best FriendMika, Owner of Doggy Discovery Zone is a Platinum award winning Dog Trainer & Behavioral Consultant in Southern Ontario in multiple categories (Dog Trainer, Raw Food, Boarding & Dog Day Care). We currently provide private assessments and lessons in your home. Our area of service is within 40km of our location, mainly Chatham, Blenheim, Tilbury, Wheatley, Merlin and surrounding.
Mika will be working directly with you from assessment to lessons, all the way through to exceeding your expectations with the results you're after. Doggy Discovery Zone is your RuffLand Kennel distributor in Southern Ontario. We also provide monthly raw programs to help you transition from kibble to a more natural allergy sensitive diet. Let Mika help you and your dog/s feel safe, calm, happy and well mannered, become the confident guardian your dog/s need you to be! Lessons are all Private from the comfort of your own home:
Certified Behavioral &
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Award Winning Facility
Additional Awards received from the International Positive Dog Training Association:
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Princess Rosalina, TDGCH, 101-TD, TDCH, TDCH-M, TPCH, TD-ROM
At only 6 months old, Rosie the German Pinscher from Sweden has broken a few records in our home. Rosie has passed her Puppy Trick Champion, Adult Trick Dog Champion, Master Trick Champion, Merit Certificate for her litter, 101 Tricks in only 89 days and her Trick Dog GRAND Champion Title! |
Xena Warrior Princess, TDCH 20:1 BTC48 DO-24 O-H O-B O-F O-P5 CCF2 BR3K-25 O-BB BR5K-24 O-TR 2K9-23 T3-23 Cal24
13yr old Siberian Husky/ German Shepherd mix, started her Trick Dog Champion title at age 10 and it only took her 6 months to complete!!! Xena proves its never too late to teach an older dog 101 new tricks. Xena has helped over 500 dogs rehab from fear and to become social. Xena is a wild child at heart who thinks everything is hilarious but the most obedient dog I have ever had the privilege of training.
Invictus Pretty Penny, 2018-2025 TDCH AA1-4 20:1 BTC48 DO-24 BR3K-25 O-H O-B O-F O-P5 CCF2 BR3K-24 O-BB O-TR 2K9-23 T3-23 AA4 Cal24
Penny a beautiful 7yr old Red German Pinscher, Trick Dog Champion and Certified Actress and Model. Penny unfortunately passed Christmas 2025 at an early age from lung cancer. She was extremely food motivated and obsessed with training Agility and learning new tricks. |
Tylar Masnaghi 5/5 recommends Doggy Discovery Zone.
August 5, 2025
Mika is awesome!!! I recently purchased some gear from her and my experience was truly great. She went above and beyond to accommodate me and ensure I got exactly what I wanted! Her communication was amazing. You can tell she is truly passionate about what she does and in this industry for all of the right reasons. Mika is your girl for all things dog related! 10/10 recommend.
Jackie Christine 5/5 recommends Doggy Discovery Zone.
July 28, 2025
I purchased a Ruffland from Doggy Discovery Zone and couldn't be happier. Mika was very knowledgeable about them and let me test out different sizes to determine the best fit for my dog and my vehicle. I brought my nervous pup for the fitting and she knew right away what was triggering him and immediately changed the environment to make him more comfortable. As a certified behavioral consultant you can trust your getting the best training advice for your dog and its also evident that she does a lot of research on the products she recommends.
Julia Steel 5/5 recommends Doggy Discovery Zone.
April 15, 2025
After our initial session with Mika, I can say that walking my aussie pup will never be the same. I have been walking dogs for 16 years, and today's walk was the easiest I have experienced. I had never done any training with any of our dogs. Our current dog was struggling with pulling and interacting with other dogs on our walks. With proper tools, and instructions from Mika, I was able to properly communicate what i wanted from my pup and she was exceptional on her leash walk. We typically have a lot of pulling and stopping on our walks. Today was smooth sailing, with only a few small corrections to her direction. I actually felt relaxed during this walk, rather than continuously focusing on correcting what the pup was doing. I know it will only improve from here. We plan to continue training with Mika. Happy owner and happy dog.
Kelly Cavener 5/5 recommends Doggy Discovery Zone.
November 3, 2024
We came to DDZ to get help with our shy, timid boxer. We saw a lot of change in our pup very quickly.
We did crate training and agility to boost her confidence. Coming here was the best thing we did for our dog and for us as owners. We learned so much coming here. We highly recommend Mika and DDZ.
Debbie Alliet 5/5 recommends Doggy Discovery Zone.
February 4, 2024
Mika was amazing with my boy and teaching me on how to be a better dog mom. Watson has gained self confidence and is such a sweet boy. Mika unleashed his wanting to learn new things all the time and he loves nothing better than to show them off. Our walks are now so pleasant. I would not take my dog to anyone else! I can’t wait to sign him up for some activities and adventures this summer.
Sara Van Every 5/5 recommends Doggy Discovery Zone.
January 17, 2024
Only amazing things to say about Mika and the Doggy Discovery Zone -she is incredible, and our training sessions were the best decision we made as a new dog family! We recently adopted sweet Murphy, who came to us with lots of energy, some doggy anxiety, and also some bad habits (leash biting, jumping, mouthing, etc). Mika helped us to understand the reasons for Murphy’s behaviour, and made us more confident in our interactions with him in those tough situations. She even visited our home to witness the shenanigans in his natural environment! She has been a wealth of information, and her love of dogs is clear in her practice. Under her direction, and with her ongoing encouragement, Murphy is starting to settle into his new life with us, and we can’t thank her enough.
Deb Tols 5/5 recommends Doggy Discovery Zone.
September 25, 2023
We decided our little Havashire (Yorkie/Havanese) doggy needed, what we called, a “boot camp”. Joey is a very smart doggy, but we had recognized a couple of things going on with him that we felt needed to be addressed before it became a problem. Mainly randomly being reactive to certain dogs he met along our walks and his recall certainly needed some work. We decided Doggy Discovery was exactly what was needed. I can’t say enough about Mika, she is extremely knowledgeable in doggy behaviour and how to redirect, she uses a very positive approach and her results with Joey were immediate! She predicted what his behaviour would be and explained and demonstrated how to get Joey to participate. Not only did we get help with the 2 concerns we came with, Joey learnt how to do a couple more tricks, how to enjoy his crate again and how to stay comfortably on his bed - which will be necessary for our next classes with Mika, which is agility. Highly recommend Mika, you won’t be disappointed.
Lori Rylett 5/5 recommends Doggy Discovery Zone.
May 24, 2023
We took our puppy Elliott to puppy classes with Mika and they were great. We learned not only how to train her but why she was doing things and the best way to deal with them. Mika was very knowledgeable and extremely friendly and pleasant to deal with. And Elliott even got a medal when she was done.
Highly recommend to anyone with a puppy.
Debbie Bratt 5/5 recommends Doggy Discovery Zone.
April 15, 2023
We were looking for something beyond basic obedience to do with our German Shepard. We wanted something fun and decided to try agility. We could not be happier with our decision to join Mika at Doggy Discovery Zone. She is an amazing trainer, very knowledgeable and a super nice person. The small class size allows for much more personal instruction. Agility is physically and mentally stimulating for Rex as well as a great way to socialize our dog and have a lot of fun doing so.
Thank you Doggy Discovery Zone for such a wonderful experience.
Serenity Marshall 5/5 recommends Doggy Discovery Zone.
November 15, 2022
I brought my wild rescue pup to Mika with some behavioural concerns for an assessment and also attended puppy lessons and it completely transformed our relationship and my boy’s behaviour. It helped build our bond and gave me all the foundational tools to be a strong leader and help guide him to his full potential. I was so impressed by how knowledgeable she was especially on his specific breed. Staying consistent with her training techniques changed everything for us and I’m so grateful! I couldn’t possibly say enough great things about our experience, I would recommend Doggy Discovery Zone to anyone!
