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Gloria Wong
CCBC-KA, CPDT-KA, Fear Free Certified® Professional, MBA, MSc
“Caring, Training, and Helping One Dog at a Time”
Out of her love for dogs, Gloria had given up a well-paid job at McMaster University, where she had worked for many years as a Statistician, and moved into a small house with a large backyard. In what she calls the “doghouse”, Gloria is finally following her dream and passion to work and live with a pack of her own!
As a child, Gloria had a few puppies that briefly came into her life. Even though being a dog owner didn’t quite work out for her, she was fascinated by how puppies acted and reacted to everything around them.
After years of pursuing a career in the academic world, the day had come that Gloria decided to go back to her first love, and she got her first Samoyed puppy. And this puppy became the catalyst that propelled her into the world of dog-training and canine behavior. As a Certified Canine Behavior Consultant (CCBC-KA), a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA), and a Fear Free Certified® Professional, she has helped over a thousand dogs with behavior modification, puppy trainings, and consultation on canine issues in her practice since 2012.
Other than being a fulltime dog-trainer and consultant, Gloria has also been active in community activities, as well as helping to foster, retrain, and rehome dogs from various backgrounds. She had also volunteered her time to be part of the transportation chain to bring rescue dogs from overseas to Canada.
Every dog is special, and every one of them deserves much love and happiness. It is Gloria’s goal to care for, to train, and to help, one dog at a time.
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What her clients say...
There are many dog trainers on the market, but Gloria is truly one of a kind. And the best one I know in GTA
She is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin, and holds one of the highest levels of professional dog training certifications. With years of hands-on experience, she works confidently with large, medium, and small breeds. What sets her apart is that she doesn’t use a one-size-fits-all approach—she creates personalized training plans based on each dog’s breed, personality, temperament, and individual needs.
Gloria is incredibly patient, caring, and attentive. Her experience allows her to quickly recognize different behaviors and situations, make the right decisions, and handle them professionally. She genuinely cares about every dog and treats them as if they were her own.
She is, without a doubt, the best dog trainer I have ever met. I am so grateful for everything she has done for my dog. Thanks to Gloria, my dog is healthy, happy, well-behaved, understands commands, and enjoys life every single day. A huge part of that transformation is because of her dedication and expertise.
Meeting Gloria has truly changed the lives of both my dog and me. If you’re struggling with an energetic, stubborn, or untrained furry family member, I highly recommend reaching out to Gloria. Her customized training programs don’t just improve your dog’s behavior—they strengthen the bond between you and your dog and make life better for both of you.
Thank you, Gloria, for being the best dog trainer in Toronto. We are forever grateful!
We heard about the training from an online search. Our pup picked up good manners, respect for other dogs, dinner manners, how to sit, stay and wait. Our pup also learned to become friendly with other dogs and lost his fear of other dogs and people, both adults and kids.
I think Gloria is a great trainer. She commands respect, but also fosters a lot of love for the furries. She is well trained and educated and is always willing to help at all times. We were lucky to have run into her!
We have been working with Gloria to train our new puppy Theo since he was ~2.5 months old. We have always heard so many positive and successful stories from our family and friends over the years who have worked with Gloria before, so we knew right away we would be in the best hands with Gloria as our trainer.
Through weekly group socials, private sessions and boarding, Gloria took the time to understand our lifestyle, and the patience to teach both us and our pup all the basics and foundations for positive and healthy development together. Training was not just focused on learning techniques, but Gloria also prioritized the importance of consistency, ensuring our family was trained alongside Theo. We are so incredibly grateful to have worked with Gloria, her guidance, professionalism and expertise are highly recommended for anyone looking for a dog trainer!
Any family would be incredibly lucky to work with Gloria as their dog trainer!
Gloria and Peggy trained Cody when he was 14 weeks old for 2 weeks. Prior to training, Cody wasn’t sleeping through the night, he guarded high value foods, kept biting fingers and legs, wouldn’t setting in the car, and didn’t know how to socialize properly with other dogs. In the span of two weeks Cody could stay, roll over, play dead, and so many other tricks. He also learned useful things like began to walk on a loose leash, settling down, staying in his car seat, and so much more. He stopped biting people, and only bites me occasionally out of excitement. I would not have been able to get to this point with Cody so quickly (if at all) without the two weeks of training. After Cody was done training I also had videos to reference and Peggy showed us how to do everything. Gloria continued to answer questions we had, and if Cody needs more training in the future we will definitely return.
Gloria is filled with so much knowledge and wisdom. I learned so much from her approximately 10 years ago when she was training a beagle and King GSD. I could tell that she was always patient and had the dogs as her first priority. I really wanted to continue working with her, but due to transportation issues I had to stop. I’ve always liked dogs, but I have a lot more to learn! A lot of the things I do as a dog owner I learned from my very short time with Gloria. After that I did continue to explore more about dogs, but I’ve never met a person who knew more about dogs than Gloria.
When I first reached out to Gloria, I was feeling completely overwhelmed. My Shiba Inu, Tomo, was showing serious behavioural issues, including resource guarding, poor impulse control, and difficulty socializing with other dogs. I wasn’t sure how to help him.
From our very first lesson, Gloria was patient, knowledgeable, and practical. She took the time to understand Tomo and tailored the training to suit him, while also teaching me what I needed to do between lessons. I quickly realized that training wasn’t just about teaching commands—it was about learning how to better communicate with my dog.
Over the past two years, we’ve taken many lessons together, and every one has been worthwhile. Through it all, neither Gloria nor I ever gave up on Tomo. Her patience, consistency, and confidence in him kept us moving in the right direction.
Today, Tomo is a dog I never imagined he could become. He has strong obedience, has made tremendous progress with other dogs, and has even discovered a real talent for agility—something I never would have expected when we first started. Looking back, it’s amazing to see how far he’s come, and I don’t think we would have reached this point without Gloria’s guidance and dedication.
I’m very grateful for everything Gloria has done for Tomo and me over the past two years. I would gladly recommend her to anyone looking for a trainer who is knowledgeable, patient, and genuinely committed to helping both dogs and their owners.
