Jari Castle Dog Training

01/02/2025

Lovely morning catching up with Pippin and his humans. Pippin is very protective of his home turf so we have things in place to help him make friends with visitors.

He’s got some interesting medical stuff going on as well so muzzle training has started to help keep his care team safe as they make him comfy and pain-free!

He’s such a vibrant and smart dog - been an absolute joy to work with!!! His humans have been so dedicated to him as well 🥰🥰🥰 If only all dogs were as lucky as Pippin in his adoption ❤️

Side note, how good do the The Muzzle Movement muzzles look? 😍

31/01/2025

Need help with your reactive dog but can’t afford private training? I’m running this three hour seminar next week! Leave with a training plan and a greater understanding of what is going on for your dog, plus resources and tools to put into action right away. Fear-free training strategies using positive reinforcement - for you and the dog ;) 28 people already booked but room for a few more! Book here: https://weteachme.com/rspcavictoria/1043012-reactive-to-responsive

21/01/2025

Big news for 2025! I'm having a baby!

I’m super excited to share that our family is growing—I’m expecting a baby girl! 🍼💕 This little one will make me a proud (and busy 🏃‍♀️) mother of three, joining her two big brothers. We’re all so excited for her arrival!

To prepare for this special time, I’ll be closing applications from new clients from 9th February 2025. I’ll then be seeing those clients and exisiting clients until I go on maternity leave from the end of March. My plan is to be away until at least February 2026, focusing on this new chapter with my family. Not going to lie, I'm going to miss you and your dogs!!!

To my amazing current clients: thank you for trusting me to support you and your awesome dogs. Working with you to help your family and dogs have a better quality of life is so rewarding for me. 🐾

If you have any questions or would like to schedule sessions before my break, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I'll keep sharing useful info and resources on this page but it may get quiet for a while from May 😅

Thank you for being part of this journey with me—I’m so grateful for you all! 💛

19/01/2025

31/12/2024

New Year's Day can be one of the busiest times for our shelters, caring for many lost and terrified pets that have run away during the frightening sound of fireworks.

Dogs are especially sensitive as they can hear 10 times better than humans, but it's important to keep all our pets in mind tonight:
✨ Make sure microchip details are up to date
✨ Create a secure and comfortable 'safe place' inside for your pet
✨ Leave the TV or music on to mask the noise outside
✨ Rabbits, guinea pigs and other small animals should be housed safely inside
✨ Horses are also vulnerable to fireworks and should be securely stabled
✨ Wildlife may end up on roads trying to escape the noise, if you find injured wildlife please visit: https://bit.ly/3Sd4qDy

Read more info on managing pet stress this New Years’ Eve here: https://bit.ly/48gNgfh

We wish you and your family a happy and safe New Year! 💖🥳😊

05/12/2024

Responsible dog owners use muzzles and all dogs should be muzzle trained 🫶

27/11/2024

Grab a friend and join Reactive to Responsive by RSPCA Victoria at Burwood East, VIC. Transforming Reactive Dogs into Relaxed Companions.

19/09/2024

This dog school based in Ferntree Gully is running classes for reactive dogs 😍

We think we have created something pretty unique!

Did you know that Amanda and Julija have been training dogs professionally for more than 20 years?!

In that time, we have worked with a whole range of skill sets, behaviours and challenges.

One of the most common issues would be reactivity to other dogs. Often, this is mislabelled as aggression, but in fact your dog is probably confused, stressed, anxious and not really sure what to do!!

After years of working with these dogs privately, we have now designed a workshop series to help reactive dogs and their owners. This is not a course designed to throw your dog in the “deep end”, but rather to build understanding, trust and connection. To learn how to advocate for your dog. To create successful and controlled environments so you and your dog can practice skills in a safe environment. To bring the enjoyment back to your walks!

Click the link to find out more! We are excited and I am sure you will be too!

https://k9-connect.dogbizpro.com/Public/Registration/Index.aspx?schedule=1053.

25/08/2024

Another little legend 😍 Eddie 😍

Issues: jumping on guests, attacking feet, attacking dad both during playtime and also at random, launching himself at people just waking up before their morning coffee (rude). Also losing his 🧠 on walks, especially when seeing other dogs!!

Now (4 months later): no longer attacking feet or people trying to make coffee, also playing nice with dad! Getting better at sitting to say hello to visitors and today we went for a walk around busy Emerald. Eddie still gets excited but isn’t completely out of control and is far more responsive to his humans.

How: using playtime to teach impulse control and to respond to cues even when amped up. Finding him some dog friends to relieve the social frustration of never being able to say hello on lead. Training Eddie using positive reinforcement to follow his human rather than just pull pull pull.
We are also teaching that when he sees a dog, that is his cue to look at the human!!

The goal is to get back to regular classes at dog club, which shouldn’t take too long with all the great training his humans have been doing ❤️❤️❤️

24/08/2024

Hey Pippin! Great training today!!

His lovely humans need help with jumping on visitors, being welcoming to those coming to care for agisted horses, pulling on lead, mouthing visitors, not biting the vet and being chill on walks - quite the list!
We’ve made progress already by introducing some impulse control games and teaching Pippin to a) think about how to get what he wants and b) how to learn and respond to people even when he’s very excited! There’s also been a generous sprinkling of food when horse owners come to visit so now instead of “get off my land!”, Pippin is very happy to welcome them in.

Super proud of Pippin and his humans for making such swift progress and sticking with the training plan. He’s a complex little dog who came from outback Northern Territory, but he’s keen to learn ❤️❤️❤️

10/08/2024

Nice to meet you Cookie!
The family brought me in to assist with toilet training issues, resource guarding and reactivity on walks. We’ve seen progress on all fronts and the family feel safer and better equipped with knowledge and skills to keep making progress 💕 Cookie’s behaviour changed in a big way after moving interstate - have you had a similar thing happen with your dog? Their behaviour has changed after staying somewhere, or a big life event?

08/08/2024

07/08/2024

Need some help for your reactive dog? I'm running a three hour seminar next Thursday evening at RSPCA Victoria! This is a great launching place for getting started in training and will give you lots of useful and practical advice and strategies. Only $49/person - book online here:

Grab a friend and join Reactive to Responsive by RSPCA Victoria at Burwood East, VIC. Transforming Reactive Dogs into Relaxed Companions.