Barbara Lloyd is a Dog Behaviourist who lives in Regina, Saskatchewan with her husband, their seven dogs and is the owner of “The Dog’s Den Training School”. Barbara received her Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Philosophy from Luther College at the University of Regina. She inherited a great love of dogs from her father, Ken Lloyd, and was taught respect for all living creatures from her mom, Betty Lloyd.

Barbara revolutionized dog training in Regina, Saskatchewan by being the first to offer Manners classes instead of obedience classes, thus proving to be the leader of the pack in local dog culture. She forever changed how dog training is done in Regina by rejecting harsh coercion and punishment based training methods and instead chooses to train dogs with compassion and applied learning theory. Not only is Barbara the head of the pack in her pack of eight dogs, she is also at the head of the pack of dog trainers internationally.

Barbara attributes much of her Canine Behavioural Knowledge to having had the privilege of raising and training several breeds. Four of Barbara’s current seven dogs were adopted from the Regina Humane Society: Daisy, a 10 year old Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Isis, a 7 year old Husky, Nakita, a 7 year old Husky and Artemis, a 7 year old Briard. Barbara's other three dogs include two rescues: Solomon a Great Pyrenees born in August of 2004 and Duke, a Yellow Lab born in August of 2006 and she also has one pedigreed dog: Gabriel, (Grischa Vom Tegler Fleiss VSPI, TT) a Pink Papered German Import Rottweiler born in September of 2004 in Berlin, Germany. Former dogs include, Kahn, a Neufi/Akita X, Riot and Rex, Rottweilers, Jake, a Terrier Cross, Odin an Akita, Timber a Siberian Husky, Belle & Shakira both retired racing Greyhounds, Gretchen a Miniature Schnauzer and Park Side Peppermint, Peppy, a Basset Hound.

Barbara’s approach to dog training is rooted in the belief that learning can only be facilitated when a trust relationship has been established between guardian and dog. Her skills and abilities are recognized by both municipal and Court of Queen’s Bench, veterinarians, breeders and trainers across Canada, Germany and the United States.

Due to her Extensive Canine Knowledge Barbara is listed on the Association of Saskatchewan Trial Lawyers Expert Witness List in relation to Dangerous Dog Hearings. Barbara also has a history of media appearances both on and off camera as well as on radio and in print. She has also consulted with “The Outdoor Life Network” on the Trainability of Dogs & the Ten Most Ultimate Dogs television program. She has participated twice on “Blue Sky Radio Show” hosted by Jennifer Gibson as the Dog Expert on CBC Radio and appeared on a weekly series on "The Afternoon Edition with Colin Grewar" on CBC Radio. She has been featured in the “Regina Sun Newspaper”, the “Leader Post” and has taped a mini-series called “The Dog’s Den Show” with co-host Jennifer Berg for Access Television and a two part series called "The Dog's Den" for SaskTel Max Local on Demand. Barbara has also appeared on CTV's "Indigenous Circle" with Nelson Bird. In addition, Barbara has been published twice in the United States Rottweiler Magazine and been featured in "Oberhund News". Barbara is also a main contact for production companies looking for dog actors and has provided a trained dog, Artemis, for movie performances. Supporting a strong belief in education, Barbara is routinely invited as a Guest Lecturer at the University of Regina and at High School Psychology Classes in Regina to demonstrate the Application of Operant Conditioning and Classical Conditioning.

Recognizing the importance of Community Service, Barbara is active in many Pet Therapy Programs with her Briard Artemis and Rottweiler Gabriel. These engagements range from Children’s Bereavement Camps to working with developmentally challenged children and adults to Alzheimer’s Day Patients as well as long term care patients in Care Homes and in the Wascana Rehab Centre. In her commitment to the betterment of human/canine relationships she promotes the “No Bite Program” to numerous elementary school students to teach them respect for pets and how to properly approach and pet a dog.

Professionally Barbara competes in Agility, Conformation and Herding and is currently training dogs in Service/Assistance, Competitive Obedience, Drafting, Schutzhund and recreational dog sledding. Her Rottweiler Gabriel was rated VSP1 and awarded First in his Class at the Alberta Sieger Show and passed his Canadian Temperament Test, TT in June of 2005 and her Briard Artemis is an Internationally Titled Herding Dog.