Cordless Hoover

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.

26/06/2023

Lami joined me today to reactivity test some of Greyhound Adoptions WA’s current fosters staying at the awesome, Paws Claws And Beaks Retreat !

Mocha, Rocky and Otis all passed with flying colours not taking any notice in the crazy pup trying as hard as she could to entice them into giving her attention ❤️

Video in the comments of Mocha ☺️

(Please note, prior exposure, redirection, training and professional handling was carried out before letting them be as close as they were and a muzzle was worn for safety)

22/06/2023

A little sneak peak into what we’ve been up to recently🎥

⭐️ Creating Tricky Dog products and a website! ⭐️

Super excited to get everything up and running but in the meantime - our services have been continuing, dogs (and people) have been getting trained and fun is being had!

Stay tuned for some big surprises soon 🤩

(Photoshoot fun with Kim Wandering Design Studio , Misty and Lami 💖)

27/03/2023

Beautiful little Honey who I met a couple of weeks ago to help with jumping and containing her excitability around new friends learning to use mental stimulation to help manage her high energy 🥰

13/03/2023

Tricky Dog treats coming right up! 🐔🍗

Misty & Lami are busy at work taste testing making sure they’re nothing but perfect🤤

13/02/2023

🐾 Tricky Dog Update 🐾

Reggie

📣We did an excellent session at Lo Quay today. He was soooo good (lots of people and no dogs which was a good balance)

Not much barking at all. Much more pleasant. Just got back from a walk, came across a greyhound and I chatted to the owner. Reggie showed no interest at all. I dragged it out for about 5 minutes and he literally calmly lay on the ground with his back to the dog. I was so happy. Two other dogs with no reaction (a bit further away). Progress for sure.

Thanks Deanne for the update!
Absolutely love hearing about the hard work clients put in paying off 🥰

08/02/2023

Puppy playtime.

Teaching your pup (or adult dog) new tricks and commands is a great form of bonding, way of improving communication and providing mental stimulation.

Time, simple and effective commands, short sessions and high value treats are all you need to build a responsive, respectful, clever and happy dog!

And of course - always have fun 😁🤪🐾

13/01/2023

Welcome Lami to Tricky Dog Training 😍

Whilst away, Bobby and I saw this scruffy little face online in the care of Happy Tails Animal Rescue Inc. and decided to enquire… a couple of weeks later the aptly named Lamington arrived in Perth.

Lami’s story - her siblings and her where handed over to Happy Tails as an unwanted litter on a farm, starved and full of hookworm, this little pup had a big fight ahead of her. Brooke from HT’s and the foster carers who started Lami’s life off are amazing and we are so thankful for them saving her precious life!

Misty is still with us and is loving her new puppy 🤣

Life is going to be a super fun with this little adventure pup! ❤️❤️❤️

10/01/2023

Over Christmas whilst back in the UK, we were lucky enough to visit Bristol DAWG Greyhound & Lurcher Rescue and meet some of the sweet dogs they currently have available for adoption!

An incredible charity saving rescue greyhounds from racing and taking in rescue lurchers, who my family were lucky enough to adopt 2 greyhounds from whilst I was growing up. Harry, and then Lucy who my mum still has.

These guys are absolutely amazing and Gerry, Nina and the whole volunteer team are doing an awesome job transforming the lives of so many beaten down souls.

Thanks for having us DAWG ❤️💙❤️

01/01/2023

Happy New Year!

Here’s a post full of happiness to start your year with and proof that any dogs behaviours can change with the right time, understanding and love.

Beau (brindle) was a foster of mine a couple of years back, and truly one of the hardest. Separation anxiety, extreme fear aggression to people, with a particular startle and defensiveness around his bed who was on a lot of meds + Maverick (black) a poor traumatised boy who’d found himself in a lot of different fosters, including boarding kennels as his behaviours deemed too bad for any of our current available fosters (GAWA never turn a dog away and will ALWAYS make sure they have a bed, food and care somehow or another).

Beau found Hope and Owen who upon first enquiring told us “they wanted the dog nobody else would” and Beau has transformed into the most loving, self assured, happy boy! When I was asked to help find someone to take on Maverick and to get him out of kennels I knew H&O were open to the idea of another dog so got in touch about Maverick and of course the said why not!

I helped them with some meet and greets, and have helped guide them along the way. From the get go the boys were best friends and it’s only gone from strength to strength.

Everybody who knows these 2 dogs will know how much of a miracle H&O are and the enormity of this success story.

Every dog can be helped, it just takes being able to listen, understand, provide and love ❤️

2023 is going to be a very exciting year for me - please get in touch if you need any help and pass on the word to friends, family, communities 🥰 🐾

10/11/2022

🐾 Tricky Dog Update 🐾

Apple 🍎 🍏 Has found his forever home with Michelle and her family including beautiful Tigre.

Michelle and fam have been waiting for Apple for quite some time, finally he was ready to meet them and when originally planning on just going for a sleepover, everything went hunky-dory and he hasn’t come back.

An RSPCA WA rescue found chained up and starving, taken in by the wonderful Greyhound Adoptions WA, moving between a few different fosters and a stint in boarding kennels (rescues are absolutely jam packed!!!) before coming to us.. this love bug deserves nothing but the world, and seeing him so relaxed, happy and loved in his now forever home is the best.

He still has some training to continue with that the family are taking in their stride and I have no doubt he’ll overcome all his fears and worries in no time with stability and loving 🥰🥰🥰

10/11/2022

The day has finally come!

No longer a “student” behaviourist, but officially fully qualified 🎉

Along with my hip rehab going well I’m starting to get back out and about so please get in touch if you have any troubles, questions or just would like some general guidance with your doggo ☺️🐾(Misty loves a pic)

12/10/2022

🐾 Tricky Dog Update 🐾

Misty ❤️ (Available for adoption through Greyhound Adoptions WA)

Meet my other long term foster Misty. A beautiful 4 1/2 year old cow hound who’s another victim of the racing industry.

Misty came to us in January this year after around a year of different foster homes - anxious, stressed and with 0 trust in humans and dogs in all situations. Upon first arrival Misty was on a few different medications to help with her behaviours which we quickly decided, with the right guidance, we were going to ween her off of.

Over a course of 3 months we slowly took Misty off of all meds, all the while incorporating positive associations passing and being near other people and dogs, without direct interactions. We put some clear boundaries in place for Misty to follow, provided mental and physical stimulation to help her cope with her existing anxiety and she has done nothing but thrive.

Misty is still getting used to having people inside of her home but with the help of new brother Apple, is learning she does not need to defend herself against everybody.

Out and about, Misty is becoming comfortable having pats from strangers and initiates saying hello to other dogs, she also sometimes like to try and play!

With us, Misty is the perfect 10/10 dog and whoever decides to take her on will honestly score the best dog of a lifetime. She’s cuddly, extremely loyal, cheeky, clever, fun and loving. Her manners are the best of any greyhound I’ve met and she is quick to learn right from wrong.

Anybody who has met Misty before coming to us and after can vouch for how well she has done. We’re so proud of her!🥰

This girl is simply looking for a home where she will be centre of attention, be given all the space, loving, treats, and adventures she deserves.

❤️❤️❤️

02/10/2022

🐾 Tricky Dog Update 🐾

Apple

Whilst I’ve been away recovering from a hip replacement we decided to take on a new foster dog along with current girl Misty.

Apple is a 1 1/2 year old greyhound x possible bull Arab who was an RSPCA case at the start of the year found chained up and starving on a farm. Unfortunately this boy hasn’t had the best run since coming into foster, finding himself between 2 homes and boarding kennels (through no fault of his own!) before coming to us the day before I went in for surgery … we’re crazy, we know.

Apple is the sweetest, most affectionate boy to humans, and gets along great with Misty. However out on walks is extremely dog reactive to the point of requiring muzzling and careful handling.
So, from watching and analysing his behaviour we have placed this down to fear, possibly from his farm life having to fend for himself against other animals and associating the lead to being chained up. So we have been working firstly on his lead control and getting him to relax, accept the lead and walk with Bobby (shown in the video) and have slowly been getting closer to other dogs but still without interaction.
This is helping us to redirect whenever we see a dog in the distance and allow him to reconnect with us instead of fixating and allowing his brain to go into overdrive at the sight of a dog.

We have a long way to go with this boy but he’s doing good and we’re happy to take things slow to make the rest of his life 1000% better than it started!

(Rescued by RSPCA WA, Fostered through Greyhound Adoptions WA)

06/09/2022

🐾 Tricky Dog Update 🐾

Max and Ruby - a brother and sister duo who needed some help reducing reactivity to the doorbell, confidence with leaving the home and on lead training ahead of Jacky’s home welcoming a new family baby in October.

-Max the more confident of the duo would alert the whole family to anybody at the front door, scent mark everything and anything on walks and had dog reactivity and aggression whilst on lead
-Ruby showed signs of anxiety around the front door, would run away and hide, show resistance to leave the house and would flip to panic mode out on walks, sometimes only as far as a couple of houses down the road

Over the past month I have been working with Jacky, Max and Ruby through desensitisation methods with the door bell, and giving the dogs a spot to sit to allow visitors to enter without being ‘hounded’ upon entry, this has increased Ruby’s confidence around the front of the house and has reduced her association of danger outside of the house and has allowed Max to relax instead of being on guard whilst at home.
On lead, Max has become extremely attentive to Jacky, shows little-to-no interest in scent marking and no longer looks for danger to protect himself or his family against, he is more relaxed and is able to pass barking dogs in the street no problem.
With Ruby we have used methods of understanding her uncomfortably but with reassurance she can push outside her comfort zone further each day, she is now happy to leave the house, and can now wander around her street, simply through reassurance and reward.

Both dogs and Jacky are definitely loving their new found freedom, and Max and Ruby have been thriving from the training. Such beautiful, smart dogs enjoying the process and time with their family, building every single day🥰

15/07/2022

Shout out to Kim at Wandering Design Studio for helping my vision come to life and designing my colour pallet, logo's and symbols.

Over a coffee and muffin we concluded that I wanted Trickys' paw print combined with the colour of his collar and a professional look.

I think she did pretty well ;P

Hit Kim up for all your designing needs. Professional, personal, with nothing being too much to ask to make your dream vision come true! You wont regret it.

Wandering Design Studio is focused on providing extraordinary Branding, Design & Marketing solutions to other passionate business owners, with a genuine care for the end result. It’s as simple as that!

14/07/2022

The little man behind the inspiration.

Tricky. Tricky Dawg, Trixie, Treacle Pie, Pumpkin, the list goes on...

The softest grey fur and cute little green tartan collar, my little fun loving, adventure buddy. From 8 weeks old he turned from the puppy I always begged for to the dog I’ll never be able to replace…
Cheeky and naughty he taught me how to train a difficult puppy into the most beautiful, well-mannered dog. He loved learning and was eager for anything, from agility and no lead walking to climbing trees and learning his toys by name and colour. He taught me the basics to owning and training a dog, but mostly he taught me to listen, respect and learn from him like he was from me.

In more recent times my focus has been on rescue greyhounds, fostering and rehabilitating some probably ticking the ‘dangerous’ box due to their horrendous background. Understanding there are reasons to all behaviours, listening to their stories, needs and reactions is what has eventually brought me here.

Tricky Dog Training, with Trickys’ fluffy little paw print is my exciting new space to help dogs and owners grow, learn and succeed, in the hopes everyone can experience the wonderful life full of fun and love Tricky and I had in his incredible 15 years.

14/07/2022

14/07/2022