Shannon Malmberg is the training director and founder of Zen Dog Canine Training, located in Vancouver, B.C. She is a certified dog trainer, professionally trained at the No Limitations school in Las Vegas, Nevada. She specializes in off-leash control and aggression. With her own dog she trains in CKC obedience and tracking.

Shannon's dog training experience has spanned 15 years, beginning with Project Safe Run, where she assisted in training dogs for protection work to accompany women walkers and joggers. She appeared in various local and national media, such as The National, CBC radio, The Vancouver Sun and The Province as a representative of PSR in Canada.

In 1992 Shannon became a decoy for the Vancouver City Police Department's dog unit, assisting in service dog training for criminal apprehension and tracking. She has also decoyed for several other police K9 agencies in the lower mainland and Washington state, working with a number of different trainers and dog handlers.


Certified Master Trainer Jennifer Cross is a welcomed addition to the Zen Dog team! Currently finishing up her PhD in Immunology, Jennifer brings an academic influence to the popular puppy kindergarten classes, group classes and individual sessions she teaches in Kerrisdale, downtown Vancouver, North Vancouver, and Burnaby. Jennifer is certified through the highly respected National K-9 Learning Center in Columbus, Ohio. Jennifer's past involvements have included tracking, agility and rally-o. She is currently training in French Ring and is active in Catahoula rescue.


Associate trainer Shelley Burnett has been training and participating in competitive obedience since 1999. Her  dog OTCh Maddie von Grunheide won High in Trial at the 2001 Canadian National German Shepherd Specialty. She is currently training her latest GSD in Schutzhund.   Shelley is a certified dog trainer, graduating from the No Limitations remote collar school in Las Vegas, Nevada. She joined Zen Dog Canine Training in 2006 as an instructor.