Learners on Lead

02/07/2025

29/06/2025

Small Dog Shy Dog is on today Sunday 29th June 3pm

28/06/2025

What a fantastic Saturday morning it was for the final session of our whistle recall class, featuring seven incredible teams!

Over the past six weeks, each team has made remarkable progress, cultivating a joyful and positive recall with their dogs.

Today, we ventured into a sprawling 15-acre paddock filled with horse, kangaroo, and bird droppings, along with a variety of intriguing smells and distractions. All the dogs were off-leash, free to explore and investigate while still responding to their whistle recalls.

These teams have put in tremendous effort and have been so much fun to work with!

28/06/2025

After a very busy day of classes I took some time out with these cuties. These are our boarding guests this weekend and I love them all, such sweeties.

27/06/2025

In case you needed to hear this today… 🩷

Your dog doesn’t have to be like the ones you see on social media. 🐶 And you don’t have to be like those owners. 🐾 For those times you’re feeling tired, like you’re falling behind, feeling judged or not enough. We know you love your dog. 🧡 What’s harder is when we second-guess ourselves. Remember this: Your dog is YOUR dog, not someone else’s. 🐕 You don’t need to be like anyone else. You don’t need to do what they do. Every dog and every relationship is different, and that’s beautiful. ✨ What works for you is enough. 🌟 You are enough. 💕

Share this with a friend who needs a reminder they’re doing an awesome job. Save this if you need that reminder sometimes. 📎

27/06/2025

Vale Leanne Collins

It is with great sadness that I share the news of Leanne's passing.

Leanne was not just a long-time training and boarding client; she was also a friend. Her kindness and sincerity shone through in everything she did, and her love for her family and dogs was truly inspiring. There was nothing she wouldn't give a go with her dogs Bailey and Bonsai and always approached everything with thier wealfare and enjoyment as her prioity.

I remember a moment when we were in the car together and saw a homeless person. Without hesitation, Leanne drove to a store, purchased a meal, and delivered it directly to that individual. I was deeply moved by her simple yet profound act of compassion for another human being.

Leanne's presence will be sorely missed by many and the world is just a little less without her in it.

Leanne will be having a private furneral with family only.

26/06/2025

Shine brought lots of joy to people at the hospital this week. Sometimes she cannot get close enough so climbs right into their heart and loves on them.

22/06/2025

Lovely relaxing afternoon with the social bunch.

22/06/2025

Some Sunday mornings are simply perfect for tracking with friends! This morning, four teams really pushed themselves in ideal conditions for navigating the scrub. Wilfred tackled a challenging track through dense brush without missing a beat, successfully locating all the items dropped by the track layer. Jovi faced a cross track and demonstrated impressive determination as she worked through the challenge. Genji powered through the thick scrub, determined to track down that sneaky person, while Shine had a bit of difficulty with a cross track but quickly got it sorted out and then couldn’t be stopped!

It was a fantastic mix of learning, fun, and plenty of walking!

21/06/2025

This group has been incredibly enthusiastic and eager to learn! They've shown a great willingness to ask questions and fully embrace what they're discovering, putting forth their best efforts in the process. It's been a truly enjoyable experience!

21/06/2025

Small dog shy dog social is on at 3pm this Sunday 22 June

16/06/2025

Our new day yard is almost finished, it's useable but a few more things to be done to complete it. We will be putting a day shelter up and a few more enrichment items in there for the dogs.

This will give me some more options when looking after our boarding dogs and giving them lots of time to run, play and relax in a yard.