welcome to animal wise

Katharine Balbar and her cougar Griff.

animal wise incorporated, is Katharine Balbar and Rhonda Benson - animal behaviourists and canine conflict/safety specialists. This team works together for the betterment of animal/human relationships everywhere.

Your animal wise team can give you real-life practical training in behaviour that will teach you and your animal companion to work together - enjoying a safe and trouble-free existence - whether it be in your home or on the street.

unleashing the difference

Do you have a pet problem?

Are you simply wanting to start a new pet off right?

Have you or someone you know experienced aggressive dog behaviour?

At animal wise we are dedicated to dogs and their owners… but with a difference!

We feel we have a bigger responsibility to our communities and society at large. This means that we go further than the "food, water, shelter" commitment or the "leash, love, liability and litter" mindset of dog owner responsibility.

We've taken a more proactive approach in teaching dog owners and non-dog owners alike about the seemingly harmless behaviours that very often go unchecked or unnoticed until, all too often, they end in conflicts or worse!
These behaviours often are not restricted by laws and often labeled as acceptable.

We, understand and believe in "normal" natural behaviours in dogs, but this does not necessarily make a behaviour acceptable. Some behaviours should not be tolerated and definitely not accepted in a domestic setting. We wish to dispel the myths that mar logical thinking that is absolutely necessary when handling dogs or merely "walking" amongst them.

Safety is our aim and we wish to achieve this by teaching dog owners how to have confident, comfortable and well "handled" dogs and by teaching the public about the natural behaviours of dogs.

We have a lot of valuable and interesting information that will be available on this site. For now, you can find and download our The Wolf Inside the Dog Booklet. If you're looking for more or different information please contact us.

Be animal wise!