Dog Training Newcastle

01/09/2025

My foster dog Lexi eats much too quickly so I am using this muffin tray to slow her down. It works pretty well.

25/08/2025

Yesterday, I had the privelage of giving a presentation about Dog Rescue Newcastle and safety around dogs to students of Merewether Heights Public School.

A foster carer was kind enough to bring her foster dog Lucy and talk about fostering. Lucy was an absolute superstar 🌟! She adored all the kids and wasn’t at all worried about all the people and being on stage. She was a shining example of how amazing rescue dogs are!

I can’t praise the children enough. They were very interested and well behaved. I had such a wonderful time.

20/08/2025

My dog training friends will get it 😁

19/08/2025

Have you ever wanted to be a dog trainer or simply want to learn more about your dog? If you do, then I recommend this training program which I have completed.

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07/08/2025

Learn about K9 Nosework and Dog Physiotherapy this Saturday the 9th of August. Location: Adamstown. Two important topics for dog guardians.

DOG PHYSIO AND K9 NOSEWORK®
WORKSHOP THIS SATURDAY 09 AUG
2-5 pm
Venue: Adamstown

Places still available for our upcoming workshop!

Spend an afternoon with Kristine and myself learning about
* Basic dog physiotherapy
* Practical home exercises
* What is K9 Nosework®
* Practical demonstration of K9 Nosework®

Ring Kristine to book 0408 229 341.

06/08/2025

If you live near the state border of NSW or travel out of state with your pet, it's advisable to register your pet with the Australasian Animal Registry. It only costs $15 and you can do it quickly online:
https://www.aar.org.au/

AAR is a nation wide registry. This registration also ensures that if your pet is stolen and taken out of state then no one else can register them and claim ownership in the registry.

The Australasian Animal Registry (AAR) is a core pillar of the RAS, operating since 1989, through which we seek to support and protect lost pets to return them to their owners.

25/07/2025

This is the ideal shape for dog harness. It’s called a “Y” harness because the chest piece meets the collar piece in a “Y” shape under the throat. This is good because it doesn’t impede the forward movement of the legs and doesn’t choke the dog.

The harnesses in the photo have a lead attachment at the back plus at the front. The front attachment can be used during the early phases of training loose lead walking.

You can buy this “Vari-Fit Harness” from https://www.politepaws.com.au/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=137_138

It’s what both of my dogs wear.

18/07/2025

Found a lost or injured animal? Don't expect the RSPCA to help. 😡 But be sure to send them all your donations though, because that's all they're interested in. 💲

Vets won't hold lost animals anymore and council do as little as possible.

Found a lost animal outside of the middle of a weekday? Too bad. You're on you're on. Council will tell you to hold it until Monday or let it go. 😡 Animals are their lowest priority. But they always have buckets of money for sports facilities and playgrounds.

RSPCA NSW has spent years accumulating enormous wealth, while doing less and less animal welfare work. Intakes have fallen drastically over the past decade, while making annual profits of $8-10 million which is piled into its investment portfolio.
Now it has gone a step further, advertising that it won't take strays - even injured ones - to transfer to council pounds. Because it's costing them money, the poor dears. Maybe they are at risk of making only a $5 million profit?
It's past time to strip RSPCA of any special status and powers. To subject them to the same reporting requirements as the rest of us. And force its to use its accumulated wealth to help the animals, as its donors intended, not locked up in the stock market.

03/07/2025

FREE MICROCHIPPING
Lake Macquarie Rangers will be at Glendale Bunnings this Saturday 5 July 2025 from 10am-2pm to offer free microchipping for cats and dogs of Lake Macquarie residents. Litters are not permitted.

In NSW, all dogs and cats must be microchipped by 12 weeks of age or before being sold or given away, whichever comes first. This is the 1st step.

Registration is the 2nd step. All dogs and cats must and must be registered before they're 6 months old. Registration is cheaper if your pet is desexed.

A valid proof of Lake Macquarie residence and owner identification is required. It is the Rangers discretion as to whether an animal can be microchipped or not, depending on the behaviour of the animal at the time.

01/07/2025

🙀 If you are a pensioner living in Newcastle council area, you can apply to have your dog desexed for only $49 and your cat for only $29.

Link to the application is in the comments.

Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to improve the life of your dog or cat and benefit the community be reducing the number of dogs and cats in pounds. 🐶😻

This is an initiative of The Stay Foundation during the month of July. Be quick, spaces are limited.

18/06/2025

Eligible pensioners in the Hunter region can get free and discounted veterinary consultations for their sick or injured pets from the SafetyNetPetAssist program.

You can apply online https://petsafetynet.com.au/

Be quick because this pilot program expires on the 30th of June. Hopefully this essential service it will be extended.

18/05/2025

Let’s talk about HU***NG 🤭
Most of the time it is in no way s*&ual. Usually it is just redirected energy (playfulness, excitement). The dog has lots of energy and hu***ng is one way to use up some of that energy. For example, excitement when you or a guest come home.

It can also be displaced anxious energy.

Don’t try to punish, reprimand or “correct” the behaviour. Simply interrupt the behaviour by calling the dog to you using your happy recall cue. You have taught a strong recall queue, right?

Once the dog comes to you, give them something else to do, such as a toy. If the dog is anxious soothe them.

If your dog humps another dog, help out the target dog by calling the hu***ng dog to you. If you don’t help the target dog he or she may be forced to handle it themselves by growling or snapping, and that can escalate in time.