Tricky Dog Training

05/06/2025

So excited for my friends Ash and Lauren with this new adventure Wag Away Stayz

The only people I will ever recommend and fully trust with every part of my being to send your dog's away for boarding or daycare.

Reliable, patient, caring, knowledgeable, fun and loving to every single dog - what more could you want.

Even better - if your dog has any behaviour requirements, these guys will know how to care for and handle them correctly❤️

Hi 👋 We are Lauren and Ashley, the proud owners and operators of Wag Away Stayz, where our passion for pet care shines through in every aspect of our service. With over a decade of experience, we confidently provide top-notch care for your dog.
As reputable registered Breeders of Boxer dogs and operators of Boxer Rescue Western Australia, we are committed to making a positive difference in the canine community.
Lauren's training expertise and our dedication to creating an enriching, safe and comfortable environment make us the ideal choice. We successfully compete in conformation showing and a number of dog sports with our dogs who are cherished family members. We draw upon this experience to provide a haven where your dog will feel happy, content, and loved.

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27/04/2025

🐾 CLIENT TESTIMONIAL 🐾

We couldn’t be more thankful to Eve (and Misty of course) for helping us with our beautiful girl Valley.
We came to Eve for help with Valley’s dog reactivity which we were at times overwhelmed and confused how to deal with. After 2 sessions with Eve we had a very clear and simple path forward and noticed immediate improvement in Valley’s and also our confidence when out on walks. We are still working on this but definitely noticing small improvements all the time, and we are all able to actually enjoy our walks together now that we don’t stress out at seeing other dogs 🙂

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Many thanks to Jess, Adam and Valley for travelling up to Perth from Dunsborough to come train with Misty and I. A bit of structure and confidence building has made such a different for this family, looking forward to catching up down south for a beach walk in the future 🤩

16/04/2025

Such an important topic to consider when bringing a dog into your baby's world or a baby into your dog's world.

I like to say, "keep the dog safe from the baby first".

Safe spaces are amazing and can help eliminate so many accidents from happening before you are able to teach your baby how to interact with dogs.

(This applies for all dog breeds, not just greyhounds)

🐶 It’s National Dog Bite Prevention Week (April 13–19) 🐶

In Australia, kids aged 0–5 years old are most at risk of serious dog bite injuries, especially to the face and head. Most of these incidents happen in everyday settings, at home, and often with dogs the child already knows.

💛 Teach your kids these golden rules to keep them and animals safe:

🛏 Let sleeping dogs lie. Never disturb a dog that’s resting, eating or playing with a toy.

🐶 Respect their space and give dogs a safe zone they can retreat to, and make sure children know it’s off-limits.

🚫 A No Climbing Rule, because children should never climb on, lie on, or sit on a dog, because even the most tolerant dog has limits.

👀 Always supervise, because even the gentlest dogs can react if they're scared or startled.

👐 Be gentle. Encourage calm, respectful play and teach kids to spot when a dog wants to be left alone.

💙 Know and respect your dogs body language. Whale eye, yawning, head turning, lip licking are all signals that a dog communications before a growl happens. Growling is also important communication that signals stress, and discomfort.

Most importantly, remember that bite prevention is about education and not blame. Teaching empathy and understanding goes a long way in keeping everyone safe. Feel free to add to the comments what you've learnt that helped your family grow together, not apart.

19/02/2025

Reactivity Group COMPLETED 🐾 🔥

5 weeks of group sessions that could’ve gone one way or the other with 6 reactive dogs…

Super proud of all of my clients who took this leap and trusted me with this idea!

It’s incredible seeing these dogs from day 1 meeting Misty to where they are now, hard work pays off and I’m so happy for every one of my clients and their dogs.

Congratulation - Cheddar, Chloe, Rudolph, Bobby, Stacey, Flash!

It’s not the end of the road, and reactivity takes ongoing training to manage but, the confidence from these sessions will now give these dogs a little more freedom out there 🤩

❗️Please remember, to keep your dogs on lead around other on lead dogs, in on lead areas, and when on lead - not every dog wants yours rushing and barging over to them. Be understanding and responsive to requests from other owners. Nobody cares if your dog running to an on lead dog is “friendly”, we only care for the wellbeing of our own dogs and friendly dogs are often the biggest cause of problems, be sensible and kind❗️

27/01/2025

Lick Mats‼️‼️

Those that know me will know I LOVE using lick mats for training.

Why?

🔅Entertainment and enrichment. Keeping dogs busy and reducing boredom
🔅Anxiety relief. Through releasing cortisol and dopamine, licking is a natural way to help calm an anxious dog
🔅Slower eating and cleaner mouths. Thanks to the grooves in these mats, dogs have to work harder to get the food from them, helping to clean their teeth and tongue in the process
🔅Training tool. As an easy way to reward your dog, lick mats can be used for distraction and positive association training

I also have my own Tricky Dog Training lick mats available for purchase on my website (or during sessions).
💰 For a limited time, you can purchase 2 lick mats for $20 instead of $30 with the code “2for$20”💰

Head to my website to redeem yours! 🐶 🐾 https://trickydogtraining.com.au/

23/01/2025

Sweet little Mochi is a 5 month old rescue Frenchie through No Pup Cleft Behind Inc. who save purebred pups from euthanasia due to deformities at birth.
This girl was raised by hand from day 1, has had surgeries to fix a cleft palate and is now thriving in the most loving adopted home!

Mochi’s mum got in touch for some help with Mochi’s socialisation and yesterday we had our first session together.

A reminder that you can get a rescue, pure bred puppy all at the same time 🤩

What a cute girl 😍

11/01/2025

Group Reactivity Sessions! 🎉

Such an exciting way to start 2025🐾 Being able to offer and begin the next step for my reactive clients following on from their 1:1 reactivity sessions, exposing to more dogs, in a calm, controlled and supportive environment.

All 6 dogs (and their humans) did so well with this first session, we had lots of fun engaging and focusing individually on play and relaxation.

The sit down station was definitely a hit on this sunny morning overlooking the river 😍🤩

29/10/2024

Meet Leena 😍

Isn’t she just the most adorable little girl you’ve ever seen, melty eyes and a big cuddle bug.

But, Leena has been struggling with some reactivity towards other dogs, with a broken shoulder following one walk for her owner, urging them to reach out to me.

Through some basic lead walking training away from other dogs we have established a calm association with the lead, built on the bond between handlers and Leena herself and have recently introduced her to Misty - which by the end of the session ended with them walking side by side and Leena being able to stand nice and relaxed, confident and at ease in the presence of another dog.

There’s a long way to go for both Leena and her owners, with recovery and training but with just a couple of sessions, they are hopeful and confident that walks will become relaxed and enjoyable to get back out enjoying their favourite cafés like they once used to 💗

27/10/2024

I’m back!! 👋🏼

After a fair stint away from Facebook (thanks to some good hackers trying to use my page for “selling” some vacuums.. 🙄 ) I’ve finally got access back and we’re good to start again!

Tricky dogs have still been training, graduating and making friends with Misty. So, stay tuned for some updates and get in touch if you think you have your own tricky dog in need of some help 🐾 💚

25/10/2023

Good doggos at Bunnings Belmont for an information day for GAWA last Sunday.

I’ve been working with Apple for a while now and my word, he has been the most rewarding doggo to work with. From being extremely fear reactive of dogs, to now being able to go to Greyhound Adoptions WA’s events!
I got him out for an adventure yesterday where he got rushed at by 2 off lead dogs, the whole time thinking “oh sh*t this is going to undo everything we’ve been working on” but Apple stood still, let the dogs surround him, stayed composed and then started wagging and trying to play.
Those that know Apple, will know how incredible this was! And just another step towards overcoming his fear of dogs ❤️ (however… PLEASE if you do not have recall - don’t let your dog off lead!!)

Greyhound Adoptions WA’s are always searching for “hound hero’s” to foster, adopt and volunteer. So reach out if you think you may be able to help!

20/09/2023

29/06/2023

I visited April with beautiful foster girl Nicola on Tuesday to help with some confidence building outside and when walking. This was her yesterday 😍

Nicola is living with another dog and children, is perfect inside the house, sleeps all through the night and is a great family companion! If you’re looking for a new friend visit Greyhound Adoptions WA to chat more about who they have available.