Matilda Haliburton has been passionate about dog training and scent work since she first took tracking classes in 2015.

She now has several tracking titles with her GSP, Jax, as well as other dogs she has helped train and handle. In the spring and summer she works with Jax as a conservation detection team with Rogue Detection Teams. Together they have worked with over nine different species.

Matilda also works with bio-medical detection dogs at Vancouver Coastal Health, with her partner, English Cocker Spaniel, K9 Disco.

She has learned much through her apprenticeship with K9 Leadership, and various professional development opportunities such as Clicker Expos, the Joint Symposium for Working K9s, and courses with world-renowned trainer Ken Ramirez, including Training for Professionals Across Species and the Dive Deep Advanced Course. She continues to pursue self-directed learning at every opportunity.

As well as maintaining a faithful student following in CKC sport tracking alongside Maureen, Matilda instructs in the K9 Leadership Puppy Program and the Dog Leadership Program. She also co-teaches with Kayleigh in Target Ready and developed the new Trail Manners course outline, which she also instructs.