Where filmmaking expertise meets world-class animal training, we have extensive experience training animals for feature films, TV, commercials are more. We maintain a large roster of professionally trained animal actors and can also source additional talent through our animal actor programs.
With over 25 years of experience, Melissa Millett is internationally recognized as an elite animal trainer and performer, regularly invited to speak and perform with her animals worldwide. Her path to film began in the high-pressure world of live performance, where animals must deliver instantly and without acclimation.
Her animals have appeared on some of the industry’s most demanding stages, including Canada’s Got Talent, America’s Got Talent, Lo Show Dei Record (Italy), and Good Morning America—environments that require absolute confidence, focus and reliability. Melissa brings this discipline to film and television, where her animal actors arrive camera-ready and execute complex actions with natural, organic looking performances that are not robotic.
Since entering the film industry in 2017, she has become known for getting complex performances on camera. Specializing in cats, Melissa’s work has earned exceptional industry praise, with her cat Tonic nicknamed “the new Lassie,” “the Daniel Day-Lewis of cats,” and “Leonardo DiCATprio.”
CJ brings over 40 years of experience in the film industry, with more than 125 credits spanning stunt work, acting, and animal wrangling. She has worked alongside top animal trainers in the industry and has trained and handled cats, dogs, and a wide range of species for film and television.
Known for her professionalism and positive presence on set, CJ is a valued asset to every production.
Sienna started coming to dog training classes at 6 years of age, with her mother Melissa, founder of Ultimutt Animal Actors. Since then, she has handled animals on productions in LA, New York, Milan, Italy, and across Canada. Most notably, she served as lead trainer for the Ultimutts Stunt Dog Show in Ontario, managing and performing with seven dogs and one cat.
With over a decade of experience, Corrinne has worked at zoos, wildlife rescues, farms, and animal sanctuaries, handling a wide range of exotic and livestock species. She brings extensive knowledge of animal behavior, training, handling requirements, and on-set safety for television and commercial productions.
Corrinne has worked with an impressive variety of animals, including bobcats, lynx, servals, foxes, skunks, porcupines, lemurs, lizards, snakes, guinea pigs, hedgehogs, rats, rabbits, goats, sheep, alpacas, cows, donkeys, ducks, chickens, and pigs, making her a versatile and invaluable member of any production team.
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Contact us:
Toronto, Ontario
Email: bookings@ultimutts.ca
Phone: 226.234.6320
