She’s a ‘dog whisperer’

Annette James’s life has literally gone to the dogs.

Some of her earliest memories include a Newfoundland dog named Fay who was both her playmate and protector.

“She took care of me because we lived right on the water in a very small community in one of the outports in Newfoundland.”

The dog died when James was 17. A devastating loss, she recalls. In fact the deaths of all of the dogs she’s loved have been difficult. When she talks about the passing of her “fur babies,” she gets teary-eyed.

Her passion for all dogs has brought her to her current profession. Some people call her a ‘dog whisperer.’ She doesn’t think of herself in those terms. Rather, she says, she works to help dogs and people establish healthy, happy relationships through behaviour modification training. Read Article

By Laverne Stewart