14/09/2024
Chilly night - family spending the night together in a different place! All out in the shed, pretty darn cosy 🔥
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My name is Sonia and I live in Mt Moriac Geelong. I have always loved dogs and have been running my business for over 11 years now. I'm super passionate about helping owners better understand their dogs to build a fantastic relationship between them.
04/09/2024
I had the pleasure of meeting and working with this little man, Moose - 12 week old Groodle.
It’s always so lovely to be able to help owners get off on the best foot with their pups and doing so via a 2hr at home puppy consult.
Moose did very well with learning to settle in a crate (and slept for most of the consult) whilst his owner had the chance to learn all about the essential fundamentals to raising Moose.
I look forward to working with Moose and his owners again in a few weeks time.
If you have recently added a puppy to your home and perhaps a little unsure about things, feeling a little overwhelmed, or just wanting to get off on the best foot why not book your own 2hr puppy consult - Ph: 0438 730 428 or email [email protected]
01/09/2024
Last day of 3 bloody fantastic days learning from one of the best trainers, Michael Ellis.
Today was awesome watching the working spots, picked up some great information and fun watching the dogs just get it !! Always watching Michael in action is amazing, he has such skill.
Hope to be able to do this all again next year!! Fingers crossed Michael is back out again.
01/09/2024
Day 3 - dog training seminar
At it again, lots of learning and can’t believe how much I’ve already learned, or had confirmed, yet still lots more to learn!! You never stop learning.
Ive thoroughly enjoyed the days so far and today is no different 👍🏻
31/08/2024
Day 2 - Michael Ellis seminar
Great to watch dogs working this afternoon and see the practical side to the theory we learned in the morning.
Hard to get up in front of lots of people and work your dog and all owners did a great job. The dogs were awesome, some were really funny and worked so well ! Love seeing the dogs’ different personalities and attitude to training.
One more day to go and definitely looking forward to more learning 👍🏻
31/08/2024
Day 2 - Michael Ellis dog training seminar
The learning begins again. Only been going 1hr and already the information is simply amazing, this guy seriously knows dogs and could listen to him for hours and hours !
Another day where I will go home brain dead 🤪 but love it 👍🏻👏🏻
30/08/2024
Michael Ellis Seminar - Day 1
The knowledge that Michael has about dogs and training them is simply amazing and he would have to be one of the best trainers around at explaining everything in easy steps and doesn’t mind answering all and any questions throughout the day! Such a generous man with his time. Can’t wait for more learning tomorrow!
29/08/2024
Ready to start to listen, watch and learn !!
Excited to be back at another Michael Ellis dog training seminar. Sure I will be brain dead by the end of today !
28/08/2024
My little wrens seem to want to follow me 🥰 joining me in the shed !!
28/08/2024
Just chilling with the Shepherds ! Hudson and Keira. Dog training doesn’t have to be all about movement and doing stuff all the time. Also need to teach and train calmness too.
27/08/2024
BEHAVIOURAL CONSULT -
It was so lovely to see little ‘Churros’ 3.5yo mini Dachshund picking up rather quickly how to walk nicely on a loose lead, not pulling and paying some attention to her owner.
The consult predominantly was concentrated on helping Churros learn to be a more settled calm girl. She was an unsure and excitable dog that tended to overreact to things and people, not only out on walks but also within the home.
A lot of people will concentrate on the walking out and about but overlook the home stuff. It all counts to our dogs and if they can’t be calm and pretty content there, why would we expect them to be calm outside the home where things are busier and more stimulating. Also, how we start the walk is important too.
By the end of the consult I felt the owners had a better understanding of how to help Churros become a better calmer version of herself.
She is really a sweet girl and was more than happy for affection and pats (once settled and more confident) and it would be lovely for other people to see this side to her, which of course the owners see and experience when it’s just them and familiar people around.
I wish them all the best.
26/08/2024
Hamish & Keira ❤️
26/08/2024
And the heavens opened - late yesterday afternoon.
26/08/2024
What a contrast - yesterday was a lovely day, warm and sunny, especially early arvo and then late arvo clouds brewed and some time later a quick hailstorm
22/08/2024
Love where I live - the beautiful little Wrens are out and about nearing Spring time ! The males are super bright in colour and so pretty.
22/08/2024
Another lovely family night in 🥰
22/08/2024
Hamish - all freshly washed, dried and brushed !
Love my new dryer, did an awesome job of trying Hamish, didn’t take long at all. Well, mostly dry.
Next few days will be Hudson and Keira’s turn.
22/08/2024
Hudson doing a great job working with distraction whilst in a Drop/stay - Never done this before getting him to just hold his drop whilst hubby collected the bins with both gates open.
Good work Hudson ! 👍🏻
21/08/2024
Pearl and her owner did such a great job with mat training during their consult. Great seeing how quickly dogs can learn and pick things up and not just for the trainer !!
21/08/2024
Hudson absolutely loves nothing more than a game of retrieve after a short training session! Well, any time really 😝
21/08/2024
BEHAVIOURAL CONSULTS -
I had the absolute privilege to work with two amazing owners yesterday and today and their gorgeous dogs.
🐾 First up was ’Pearl’ - apparently a JR x Maltese (I feel there might be some Chihuahua in the mix too). This 1yo girl was being a little reactive out on walks and also barking a lot in and around the home, mainly when people arrived, or walking by the house. She didn’t take long to start to understand the concept of ‘mat’ training, which can be of great help to set dogs up to be less ‘on duty’ and learn to be in a place in the house to chill and relax. Also discussed various other things that could assist to help calm Pearl when she is left alone at home whilst owners goes shopping etc. She showed out on a small walk that she came be quick to be triggered and react, so again helped owner understand how best to use lead and her own energy to guide and settle Pearl on a walk.
This is just the beginning of changing things up and setting some nice overall structure to help Pearl become a calmer more settled girl inside the home and out too. Can’t wait to check back in with Pearl’s owner in some weeks to see how things are progressing !
🐾 Second up, was ‘Bailey’ a 3yo toy poodle.
This gorgeous little fella was causing quite a bit of noise in the home, not too unlike Pearl but a lot of his was directed at the television. Bailey would get so worked up barking incessantly whenever a certain ad would come on or when he saw/heard a dog on there 😳. This was making watching the telly a stressful unpleasant thing to do for his owner.
Once again, Bailey took to ‘mat’ training well and started to understand the concept. He also proved to do extremely well when crated and he heard lots of dogs barking on the telly and also saw them too. He didn’t bark once, nor get overly worked up and excited. He definitely still got interested and a tiny bit agitated, for short time, however he did amazing when he just chose to lie down and settle. That was a big challenge for Bailey. However, I also just wanted to see Bailey learn to be calm and settled and be able to ‘switch off’ from all the sounds and things happening around him. Basically, to just relax ! As he was quite alert and ready for something to happen for most of the first part of consult.
I was super happy with how relaxed and content he became in crate, the telly now turned off and fell asleep 😴.
Super happy with how both dogs picked things up and their owners were truly amazing in recognising that things needed to change in order to help assist and bring out the best in their gorgeous sweet doggies 🥰👍🏻
I wish both owners all the best of luck and again can’t wait to see how Bailey progresses over the next new weeks !
21/08/2024
Now all set to be able to wash & dry my own doggies ! Which is good, as they all definitely need a bath 🤪
I also bought this to help dog owners who are having difficulty washing / drying / grooming their dogs. Sometimes just showing owners how best to approach the bath time and desensitising things can help with the overall stress that some dogs feel around the whole ‘grooming’ experience.
If you are one of those owners, you are welcome to contact me Sonia Ph: 0438 730 428.
18/08/2024
STAY/TRAIN - Charlie
Charlie doing an awesome job at mat training and this time with some added distraction with Hamish in the lounge too.
It didn’t take Charlie long to settle and relax. I think the pics show how relaxed 😝 !
18/08/2024
Nice recall Charlie boy !
Just testing that Charlie would recall once I was out of sight, he did a great job.
18/08/2024
STAY/TRAIN - Charlie
Charlie is back for a little refresher whilst his owners are away. He was lucky to catch up with his mum, Sunday, for a day during his stay! Lovely to see them together again.
Charlie showed he still had retained what he learned from previous stay - nice calm waiting in lots of areas. Also, lovely nice recall when let to wander and just get into the environment and the distraction of one of my dogs in another enclosure.
He’s a super cute and sweet boy who also enjoys a cuddle too 🥰
17/08/2024
Dinner is served - love feeding my dogs a bowl of food that actually looks like food !!
17/08/2024
Mother and Son - Sunday & Charlie 🥰
17/08/2024
Hehehehe - 😝🤣
17/08/2024
STAY/TRAIN - (Refresher) - Charlie
This little boy is such a quick learner and it’s lovely to see he has maintained his skills that he learned during his previous stay! 👍🏻
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Hudson - doing a lovely drop/stay 🥰
Wrens
My little wrens seem to want to follow me 🥰 joining me in the shed !!
Behavioural consult
BEHAVIOURAL CONSULT - It was so lovely to see little ‘Churros’ 3.5yo mini Dachshund picking up rather quickly how to walk nicely on a loose lead, not pulling and paying some attention to her owner. The consult predominantly was concentrated on helping Churros learn to be a more settled calm girl. She was an unsure and excitable dog that tended to overreact to things and people, not only out on walks but also within the home. A lot of people will concentrate on the walking out and about but overlook the home stuff. It all counts to our dogs and if they can’t be calm and pretty content there, why would we expect them to be calm outside the home where things are busier and more stimulating. Also, how we start the walk is important too. By the end of the consult I felt the owners had a better understanding of how to help Churros become a better calmer version of herself. She is really a sweet girl and was more than happy for affection and pats (once settled and more confident) and it would be lovely for other people to see this side to her, which of course the owners see and experience when it’s just them and familiar people around. I wish them all the best.
Hailstorm
And the heavens opened - late yesterday afternoon.
Hudson -
Hudson doing a great job working with distraction whilst in a Drop/stay - Never done this before getting him to just hold his drop whilst hubby collected the bins with both gates open. Good work Hudson ! 👍🏻
Pearl
Pearl and her owner did such a great job with mat training during their consult. Great seeing how quickly dogs can learn and pick things up and not just for the trainer !!
Hudson
Hudson absolutely loves nothing more than a game of retrieve after a short training session! Well, any time really 😝
Charlie
Nice recall Charlie boy ! Just testing that Charlie would recall once I was out of sight, he did a great job.
Charlie
STAY/TRAIN - Charlie Charlie is back for a little refresher whilst his owners are away. He was lucky to catch up with his mum, Sunday, for a day during his stay! Lovely to see them together again. Charlie showed he still had retained what he learned from previous stay - nice calm waiting in lots of areas. Also, lovely nice recall when let to wander and just get into the environment and the distraction of one of my dogs in another enclosure. He’s a super cute and sweet boy who also enjoys a cuddle too 🥰
STAY/TRAIN -(Refresher) Charlie
STAY/TRAIN - (Refresher) - Charlie This little boy is such a quick learner and it’s lovely to see he has maintained his skills that he learned during his previous stay! 👍🏻
Charlie - stay/train (refresher)
Charlie thought the running tap was something that was quite fun to play with ! Some dogs do and others so no interest. It’s more annoying when they love the hose 😳
Hudson - relaxing walk
Glorious weather for a walk !
Pearl & her pups
Pearl having some play and fun with her pups, some still cheekily trying to sneak a drink from her when they can 🤪 she’s been a great mum !
Feeding time
Watch out mumma Pearl, incoming, it’s feeding time. Well for most of the pups, a few decided sleep was still necessary 🤪
Cute Golden Retriever puppies 😍
I had the joy and pleasure of visiting my friend and her 11 golden retriever puppies on Friday. I had seen them the week prior but at only 2.5weeks old not overly active. This time, 3.5weeks old, now they can hear, they were more active and noticed sounds around them! Such great time wasters watching puppies interact and play and then be fed and sleep 🥰 Can’t wait to see them again in a week or so, they will well and truly be on the move then and far more active and interactive:
STAY/TRAIN - Soda
Another snippet of some of the short training session we did this arvo. Wanted to recall Soda when I was out of sight. First she was down on driveway area when called, second I went inside whilst she was busy drinking, she responded so nicely to both recalls. She wasn’t expecting them and came to me. Obviously rewarded for her work. Then played around with a duration sit and some waits. She was rewarded for some of the commands with my marker ‘yes’ or ‘good’ and other times not rewarded when using ‘ok’ as it’s a release marker without reward but Soda knows to release when she hears it. Not all training has to have food rewards.
Soda - drop/stay with distraction
STAY/TRAIN - Soda 😍 Believe me when I say Soda is a highly highly food motivated girl 🤪 she gets so amped up and tries to take your fingers with her treats. Just having a little session getting her to work hard at holding a drop and only being released to ‘get it’ when I say so. She did a great job. This took only a few prior quick sessions to teach her that me dropping food, something that she really loves and a big distraction, she had to hold her ‘drop’. Good work Soda and she did some nice recalls too !
Sprite & Soda Waiting to exit house - impulse control training.
For the first few days both girls were super excited and silly and would easily try to rush out the door. However, over the last 3-4 days they’ve been learning to have some impulse control, to ‘wait’ and be released. Always a great way to help keep your dogs safe, that they know to wait before rushing out an open door, crossing a road or leaping out of your vehicle
STAY/TRAIN - Sprite & Soda These two lovely girls are calming down nicely. Soda was a little too excited/anxious at times and is learning to just settle. Sprite perhaps a little more independent and tended to not give much eye contact and interest to handler. Both have improved a lot over last few days. Now calm and settled when coming out of crate, not overly excited, silly and vocal. Both had a little training session this morning - just checking in on their sits, drops,recalls and primarily working on engagement. Little Sprite super quick at picking things up and has a nice drive for play, she became super motivated when tug toy was brought out! She shows more motivation for play than food. Soda on the other hand most definitely driven by food 🤪 (what you would assume with a Cavvy)
Teaching loose lead walking
It was lovely to met Dot and her owner yesterday morning. The owner came out to just learn and get a bit of help with getting Dot to walk nicely on lead. Often owners will walk dogs off lead, nothing wrong with that, however often have lots of difficulty walking their dogs on lead. It takes time to understand how to use a lead and communicate to your dog and teach them to walk nicely on it. Dot did so well and her owner hopefully now has a better understanding of how to keep teaching Dot to not pull on the lead. Good work !! 👍🏻
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My name is Sonia and I live in Mount Moriac, Geelong. I have always loved dogs and after many years working in a clerical environment I discovered that I had a deep affection, desire and passion to work with dogs - man's best friend.
