The dog trainer with dreads

The dog trainer with dreads Hi, I’m Grace! A qualified NDTF dog trainer in Ballarat & surrounds. I help with everything from, pet dog and puppy basics to reactivity & aggression.

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Big news! 🥳🐾I’m officially a fully qualified DockDogs® Coach! 💦💛This journey has been such an amazing experience!I’m so ...
18/11/2025

Big news! 🥳🐾

I’m officially a fully qualified DockDogs® Coach! 💦💛

This journey has been such an amazing experience!

I’m so excited to start using everything I’ve learned to support more teams, share the joy of dock diving, and keep growing within this incredible community. 🙌

Huge thank you to everyone who’s cheered us on, offered advice, and supported us along the way — it means the world! 💛

Here’s to more splashes, big jumps, and even bigger smiles! 💦🐾

13/11/2025

DockDogs Australia - Ballarat That Dog Place Victorian Club Series - 15/16 November.

Who's excited for our next Ballarat Dock Diving competition this weekend.

We welcome the great work behind the scenes by Vic Dock Dogs and Team Maze for Antinol to sponsor our competitor prizes.

It’s not too late to enter or come along to watch.

Here are a few house keeping and competition rules, so we can have a smooth, safe and fun weekend.

Any changes to waves can be done via the app dockdogsau,

Make sure you have completed your indemnity/waiver prior to registration and have read the policies regarding cancelations, this can be found on the indemnity page within the app. Any spectators also need to complete a waiver (non/competitor waiver).

Event Manager - Angela
Judge - Todd

Cost: $30 per wave, please bring correct CASH. Payment for waves will be upon Registration and Morning Checkin at the Admin tent.

Iron Dog: $30 entry (cash on registration), let the admin team know if you are competing in all three disciplines and would like to compete in Iron Dog.

Set up from 9am
9am- 9.30am - Registration (if you are not competing until a later time, you can arrive later - however you must register no later than 1 hour prior to that wave).
Marshaling Meeting will be held 20mins prior to each wave. All Wave handlers must attend or you will be scratched from that wave.

Saturday 15 November
10am - Big Air 1
11.30 - Big Air 2
1pm - Big Air 3
2.30pm - Big Air 4
4pm - Extreme Vertical

Sunday 16th November
10am - Big Air 5
11:30am - Big Air 6
1pm - Speed Retrieve
2:30pm - Big Air 7
4pm - Big Air Finals

All teams must check in each day for their daily waves in the morning during allocated registration time (if you are not competing until a later wave, you must be registered no later than 1 hour before that wave. Strictly no dogs allowed at Marshaling meetings or Admin Tent.Town Area, spectators will have an alternate entry gate.

The weekends weather will be on cooler side, make sure you are keeping your dog warm in between waves, bring plenty of towels.

Dogs must be on short lead at all times (if not crated or secured in car).

Please respect our Neighbors privacy - no going near any boarding property fence lines, no looking over fences.
Keep to clear ground areas, remember we are on property and don’t want to encounter any wildlife 🐍

Dog Town is in our middle yard, people are welcome to set up crates, gazebos and chairs. If they work from their cars, we need to make sure they are safely contained and at no risk of escaping!!!!

We need to be really mindful and respectful of our neighbors with barking and excess noise being actively managed.

Please don’t walk dogs near the back of the property or the front (as the road is quite busy). Once checked in people can come and go if they wish.

Meet Nova 💛🐾The cutest little Golden Retriever pup there ever was! 😍Nova’s owners reached out for help with a few tricky...
11/11/2025

Meet Nova 💛🐾

The cutest little Golden Retriever pup there ever was! 😍

Nova’s owners reached out for help with a few tricky (and dangerous!) behaviours — mainly sock eating 🧦 and building comfort with vet handling after a few stressful emergency visits.

They’ve worked so hard over the past few weeks, and I’m thrilled to say there have been no emergency vet visits for socks since we started working together! 🥳👏

Nova is such a joy to train — eager, clever, and the sweetest little soul. 💕
I can’t wait to see how she continues to grow and shine! 🌟🐶

Queanbeyan Show Nationals 🇦🇺🐾What a weekend! Ricky and I had such a blast at the Dock Diving Nationals and K9 SuperWall!...
10/11/2025

Queanbeyan Show Nationals 🇦🇺🐾

What a weekend! Ricky and I had such a blast at the Dock Diving Nationals and K9 SuperWall! 😎💛

Ricky gave it his all — bringing home:
🏆 3rd place – Ringer Division (2.48m)
🚀 2nd place – Semi-Pro (19'06" jump)
⚡ 1st place – Speed Retrieve Express (8.035s)
💪 3rd place – Iron Dog Warriors (with points from a 4'10" EV, 19'11" Big Air & our Speed Retrieve time!)

So proud of my little Rickster! 💥 Even with a few scared-boy moments (fireworks 🎆 and spooky fridge noises 😅), he bounced back like a champ.

Huge thanks to everyone for the support, laughs, and good vibes all weekend. 🙌🐶
Can’t wait to do it all again this weekend at 💦

🐾 Ever thought about giving DockDiving a go but not sure where to start?This is your chance! Join us for a Beginner’s Da...
28/10/2025

🐾 Ever thought about giving DockDiving a go but not sure where to start?
This is your chance! Join us for a Beginner’s Day right here at That Dog Place 🐶💦

👉 Tap the link below or head to the link in dog bio to book your spot!
🔗 https://linktr.ee/thatdogplaceballarat

21/10/2025

Message for bookings to come and play

What an incredible weekend! I spent three full days learning all about behaviour modification, reactivity, and play from...
20/10/2025

What an incredible weekend! I spent three full days learning all about behaviour modification, reactivity, and play from the GOAT himself —

Feeling so inspired and grateful to keep upskilling and to catch up with some amazing trainer friends along the way!

Thankyou so much and for putting on such an incredible seminar and giving me the opportunity to learn so much from the legend himself!

Meet Georgie 🐾Georgie is a gorgeous staghound who came to me for some help with her manners—things like jumping up, loos...
08/10/2025

Meet Georgie 🐾
Georgie is a gorgeous staghound who came to me for some help with her manners—things like jumping up, loose-lead walking, recall, and learning to stay calm when she spots other dogs.

She’s such a sweet girl with a big heart, and she’s been so eager to learn. It’s been wonderful to see how far she’s come in just a few sessions.

Here she is catching up on some well-earned rest after a great recall session 😴💤

Happy belated 6th birthday to my little right-hand man, Ricky.This incredible dog has taught me so much! Owning a high-d...
09/09/2025

Happy belated 6th birthday to my little right-hand man, Ricky.
This incredible dog has taught me so much! Owning a high-drive dog for the first time was definitely a challenge, but it’s been the best kind—the kind that’s pushed me to show up, be consistent, and try new things.

Working, competing, travelling and living with Ricky brings me endless joy. Over the past year, he’s smashed PBs in dock diving, given the K9 Super Wall a crack, and helped countless reactive dogs realise that not all dogs are scary (or overly exciting). He’s also made my niece cry with his persistence, fooled strangers into thinking he’s a calm old man, and—on the less graceful side—broken camp chairs, dog beds, gates, flower vases, and even stolen steak night right off the table.

My bank account might not thank him, but my heart always will. I’ll take the chaos a thousand times over for the good that comes with it.

Team Ricky for life ❤️
Can’t wait to see what we achieve together before his 7th birthday… hopefully minus any more steak heists 🎈

Meet Goldie! 💛Goldie is the sweetest little lady!Her lovely family reached out for help with some of her over-excitement...
04/08/2025

Meet Goldie! 💛
Goldie is the sweetest little lady!
Her lovely family reached out for help with some of her over-excitement — things like jumping, reactivity, and settling down indoors.

This clever girl tried so hard and picked things up so quickly — I was so proud of her progress! 🐾
Goldie is clearly adored by her family, and it’s easy to see why.

I absolutely loved working with Goldie and her people! ❤️

Meet Zoe!Zoe is a beautiful cattle dog x staffy — and she's deaf! While Zoe is a total sweetheart, she hasn’t always bee...
21/07/2025

Meet Zoe!
Zoe is a beautiful cattle dog x staffy — and she's deaf! While Zoe is a total sweetheart, she hasn’t always been the easiest dog for her owners.

Over the years, I’ve worked closely with Zoe on a range of things: from improving communication, obedience, recall, reactivity towards dogs, cars and animals, to resource guarding, frustration-based behaviours, and even human aggression — especially around people entering the home.

I recently checked in with Zoe to help with a new issue: leash biting when her dog walker came to take her out. Thanks to all the foundation work we’ve done together, this one was a quick fix! Clear communication really is everything.

What impressed me most during our catch-up was how beautifully Zoe has adjusted to life with her new human sibling. Her owners have gone above and beyond to make sure she feels safe, understood, and settled.

With clear boundaries, consistency, and a proactive approach, Zoe is thriving — and it’s been such a joy to watch her progress over the years 💛



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