Jax Skorpack

Owner and Founder, WildFree Canine Services Inc. 

My name is Jax Skorpack and my purpose is to bring balance between the human world and the canine world using natural methods of correction and leadership.

I’ve been working with dogs for 17 years. I started my first little dog walking business at the ripe age of 8 years old! At 16 I began to work at a small, family owned dog kennel where they boarded both dogs and cats. When I was 17, I moved to working at a dog-grooming salon, where I started to learn about different dog breeds/breed standards, personalities, how dogs react to enclosed environments, and how dogs interact differently when the owners aren’t around. A few months after my 18th birthday I started to work for a large scale animal kennel. This kennel held 400 dogs at a time and our responsibility, as kennel attendants, was to organize the dog playgroups according to size, age, and activity level. I learned very quickly which energies clash (which dogs not to have together), how to prevent a fight before it happens, and got a lot of experience breaking up dogfights when they arise. All of these experiences led me to opening WildFree Canine when I was 21. This is all I’ve ever known, my calling, all I’ve ever wanted, and my true passion.

‘One of the dogs boarded at the kennel was an American Pitbull Terrier named Godie. I was told not to care for this animal, feed, water, touch or even look at him. The kennel owner informed me that he had some behavioural issues (human and canine aggression). So over the next couple of weeks I did as I was told, and watched from a safe distance as the kennel owner took care of Godie’s day-to-day needs. One day, I decided I was going to go into Godie’s kennel while the kennel owner wasn’t around. My instincts told me not to look him in the eye and to crouch low so that the dog didn’t perceive me as a threat. Godie came over to me, curiously sniffing me. He put his head on my lap, as he broke the physical barrier I decided it was safe to touch him. I gently stroked his chest and under his chin as he leaned into me. It was then that I decided I wanted to work with canines with behavioural issues.’