UPCOMING SEMINAR
Join Us
September 13th and 14th 9 am - 5 pm
Day 1- Assessing your Assessment
Day 2 - Private Training that Works


Featuring Gina Phairas and Shannon Cummings
To learn more visit our Seminar page. Download the registration form here
Please register early for this seminar. Due to hotel conference room availability, seating is somewhat limited.
You may also register by telephone at 416-444-4190

Speaking of Dogs is a Toronto-based organization which launched in 2001, and is dedicated to educating and enlightening people about dogs through seminars, workshop forums, outreach and rescue. Our goal is to end cruelty, abandonment, mistreatment and homelessness of man's best friend.
The founders of Speaking of Dogs have 50 years of combined experience and knowledge.  They have worked in animal shelters, veterinary clinics, rescue organizations and training facilities and are devoted to the welfare of dogs.
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About our Seminars – For the past 7 years Speaking of Dogs has hosted timely and topical seminars designed to enhance the relationship and effectiveness of organizations and individuals who care for and about dogs.  We’ve offered dynamic seminars on topics such as how to assess and prepare shelter and rescue dogs for adoption, understanding nutritional health, animal communication, dog/child safety, how dogs communicate with each other and positive training techniques with positive results.  We take great pride in the well respected speakers we choose and most of our presenters are classed as experts in their chosen field.   These invaluable one and two day workshops have been attended by thousands of participants including humane society staff and volunteers, animal care and control workers, rescue organizations, dog trainers and behaviourists, groomers,  veterinarians and their clinic staff.
Speaking of Dogs…come to understand and appreciate man's best friend!

Since its inception Speaking of Dogs Rescue Arm has helped transport, foster, re-home and vet over 500 dogs.  All dogs entering our rescue arm are spayed or neutered, microchipped, vaccinated and have any and all their medical needs attended to.  The majority of dogs we take are from shelters and many are seniors, but we also try and help any dog in need when space and finances permit.  Our dogs are lovingly cared for in foster homes until a suitable forever placement is found.  Our adoption process entails a written application, a telephone interview, reference and veterinary checks and an in home visit.  We are dedicated to placing our dogs permanently in homes that are responsible, caring and compassionate.  We are committed to a dogs’ quality of life and adopt only to suitable, well-matched applicants.  Sadly, each new day brings a flood of emails and telephone pleas to help yet another dear dog.  We do the best we can through our rescue efforts and networking however, we are always in search of new foster homes where a dog can be cared for until a forever home is found.  Speaking of Dogs Rescue covers expenses for food, medical attention, medications and supplies while in foster care.  Foster parents need to be responsible, patient people who will provide a safe environment for our dogs with lots of TLC included.  A foster contract must be signed.  Fostering is a serious undertaking; however the experience is extremely rewarding.  If you can open your heart and home to a foster dog, please contact us. 

 “Saving just one dog won't change the world ...but, surely, the world will change for that one dog"