Saro’s method of dog training is based on play, praise, reward system without food treats, which is unique in dog training world. This method of training is not common among many trainers and trainees since they use treats and gimmicks rather than dog’s intelligence and psychology.
Saro involves dog owners in the education process and explains the problem for the dog owners to understand. In his opinion, dog owners need to understand why there is a problem and why they require performing certain exercises for the solution. He hopes that dog owners won’t allow the exercises to become robotic which have no feelings and meanings. Saro's goal is to educate dog owners and help their dog(s) to be a healthy, balanced member(s) of their family.
Please click here to visit Saro's personal website.
Yoko was inspired by Jonah the beagle to start her business "Jonah's Ark Products" and to develop personalized Collar ID. When they were taking Jonah for his walks as a puppy, people would stop and ask his name, age and his sex. They would meet many dogs on each walk. That's when Yoko wished that dogs would wear collars with their name on, so people could see dog’s name just by looking at the collar. She definitely wanted one alike for Jonah.
Since Jonah is a beagle, she knew that he also might follow his nose and may get lost for hours. This is typical with this breed. On top of that Jonah also had a medical condition that was a bit complicated, so they didn't want him to be lost for a long time if off leashed and distracted. Yoko wanted Jonah to have an ID that could easily be seen and read so that anyone could contact them immediately after he was found. However, when Yoko looked for such a product on the market, she could not find anything like it in Canada, so she decided to make this product herself.
That is how she started her business in April of 2003.Ever since, Jonah’s Ark Products has sold thousands of their personalized products throughout Canada, US, Europe and Asia including Japan. They have even added cat collars, leashes and harnesses for dogs to their line of products.
Because of Jonah's medical condition, Yoko had to educate herself about dogs diet and health in general in order to be able to provide the proper care and diet for her own dog.
After many years of research and study, especially monitoring many dogs' health in her care at the playcare, she has developed a keen sense and knowledge about canine health and diet that she uses at Jonah's Ark and shares it with her clients.
Yoko is also certified in Canine First Aid from DOGSAFE. 
Jonah the beagle inspired Yoko to start her business, Jonah's Ark Products and inspired Saro for his great passion for dogs to work with dogs.
Jonah is a beagle that has proved to both Saro and Yoko that any type of dog can become a balanced dog if time, effort and passion are invested. Jonah is well behaved and he can be off leash anywhere, which is not commonly practiced with this breed. He may follow his nose sometimes, but he always comes back.
Saro will use Jonah anytime he needs a feedback from a dog's when running his classes. When meeting new dogs Jonah will tell Saro the new dog's mental condition.
Jonah is the pride and joy for Saro and Yoko. Now Saro and Yoko operate and run Jonah's Ark along with their beagle, Jonah. Click here to visit Jonah's own website.
Saro is a certified expert dog trainer and is a memeber of The Canadian Association of Professional Pet Dog Trainers. To ensure the best possible on site care, Saro is also certified in Canine First Aid from DOGSAFE.
