WHO ARE WE?

Humans of Canines aims at enhancing health and well-being by strengthening the bond between humans and dogs. Founded by Poorvaja Kumar in 2016, this initiative leverages the mutual benefits of the human-canine bond, to improve the physical, social, and emotional state of people.

Humans of Canines is registered in the UK and in India and focuses on three key areas:

Canine Training
Canine Behaviour
Animal Assisted Intervention (includes Canine assisted activities, Canine assisted education and Canine assisted therapy).

Our services are designed to cater to:

Families with companion dogs
Schools, hospitals and organisations looking to introduce visitation dogs as a part of Animal Assisted Interventions
Mental health professionals who are looking to enhance their therapeutic skills and interventions.

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UPCOMING WORKSHOP

Junior Dog Training Program for Kids

(6 to 15 Years)

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About The Founder

Poorvaja Kumar is an internationally certified Canine Trainer and Behaviourist working with therapy dogs.

She has been training under Shirin Merchant in India and John Rogerson in the UK and has achieved Level 4 certification in the True2Life Canine training standards at the Qing Lan Animal Behaviour Resource Centre, China & the Northern Center for Canine Behaviour in the UK.

With over five years of experience training dogs, and dual degrees in psychology and community health ( from the London School of Economics and Tata Institute of Social Sciences), Poorvaja designs customised programmes on animal-assisted interventions for her clients.

Our Services

Canine Training and Behaviour Consult

(ONLINE TRAINING)

Humans of Canines help families ‘start right’ with their new puppy, and also with adolescent and adult dogs, by providing basic obedience training. The goal of the training programme is to help people communicate with their dogs effectively, thereby building a strong relationship through mutual understanding and positive reinforcement.

The approach towards training a dog is gentle, effective, enjoyable, and designed to be easily mastered by all members of the family, youngsters especially. Some of the topics addressed in the private and group training sessions are:

Housetraining
How to prevent and resolve common puppy issues like nipping, inappropriate chewing, excessive barking, and jumping up
Teaching your dog to come when called, sit, down, stand, stay, and leash manners
Impulse control
Fear and anxiety prevention
Separation Anxiety
Trainer moderated playgroups for socialisation and fun
Therapy Dog Training (For more details read below)

For more information on Canine Training and Behaviour sessions, or to book a consult with us, please leave your details here:

    Animal Assisted Interventions

    Animal Assisted Therapy

    Humans of Canines works closely with psychologists and other mental health professionals in conducting individual animal-assisted therapy sessions. We also provide workshops on Animal Assisted Therapy to mental health professionals.

    Therapy Dog Assessment and Consultation.

    Poorvaja Kumar is a recognised Therapy Dog trainer and  assessor at the Therapy Dog Training , UK
    (Click Here)

    Humans of Canines will support you in acquiring certification as a therapy dog team through:-

    Assessment of your dog’s temperament and well-being for therapy work.
    Assessment of your dog’s level of training and provide support with additional skills (if needed).

    Criteria for assessment:-

    1. Your dog must be at least 18 months old.
    2. Your dog should have lived with you for at least 1 year.

    Animal Assisted Activities and Education

    Humans of Canines uses dogs in recreational and visitation programmes to help adults and children deal with a wide range of issues such as stress-related to exams, work, or day to day activities. These activities may include dog petting sessions, group training sessions, entertainment sessions through tricks performed by dogs, and storytelling sessions with dogs, thereby enabling healthy canine-human interaction. These workshops may be combined with movement, art, and music and can be designed to suit the school curriculum.

    For booking your Therapy Dog Assessment, kindly contact Carol – carol@therapydogtraining.co.uk or sarah@therapydogtraining.co.uk from Therapy Dog Training.

    For more information on Animal Assisted Interventions, or to book an appointment, please leave your details here:

      Upcoming Workshops / Conferences 

      Please email us on humansofcanines@gmail.com to know more.

      Partners and Collaborations

      Humans of Canines partners with Certified Canine Trainers, Canine Behaviorists, Psychologists, mental health practitioners, school teachers and organisations to design workshops and implement interventions.

      Collaborations