Walking With You - Dog Trainer

30/07/2024

Just a pair of beautiful boys enjoying their butt scratches 🐾❤️

26/07/2024

Just a wet Golden Retriever in his absolute element 🌧️ 🐾

Buddy had his first walk and train session today where he did so well working around other dogs and maintaining engagement.

24/07/2024

Roman loved his session this morning, spending plenty of time sniffing and exploring his surrounds. He can be a little sensitive to unexpected noises so we are working on building his confidence and letting him set the pace if he is feeling unsure.

22/07/2024

Check out Maui rocking his new vest! His mum works hard to give him space from other dogs and advocate for him to other owners but sometimes people don’t get the hint. Understandably not everyone is comfortable shouting at strangers that their dog needs space (politely of course!) and vests like this can be a great way of advocating for your dog in a non-confrontational way.

If you ever see a dog wearing a vest or notice an owner actively avoiding you and your dog please be kind and give them space. If their dog does react please don’t judge, you don’t know the journey they have been on together. The best and safest thing you can do for everyone is move to the side, keep walking and give that owner a big smile to thank them for advocating for both their dog and yours.

19/07/2024

Training is always a laugh with this big boof head! Rubble has been making gradual progress with how arousal around other dogs and his ability to listen to his owner. Just like people, dogs have off days, and today was definitely one of those days. Rather than pushing him when we knew he didn’t have capacity to learn today, we made sure it was a fun session and and we were able to laugh at his antics rather than getting frustrated that he was having trouble listening.

18/07/2024

It was a beautiful session with Diesel today in the pines. Thanks to the rain we didn’t see another sole and Diesel was able to completely relax and just be a ‘normal’ dog 🧡

18/07/2024

It’s a rainy day so Helena is getting an enrichment session at home today. We’ve pulled out all of her favourite problem solving activities. She’s an incredibly smart girl meaning these ones don’t take her very long, so we have also played some sniffy games and had lots of cuddles.

17/07/2024

Just look at this stunning boy 🤩 Roman is 9 months old and recently adopted by his new mum after he was surrendered to the pound. His mum is doing an amazing job with training and helping him learn about the world, and as part of that we will be doing regular walk and train sessions. This little guy has so much potential and I can’t wait to see his growth over the coming months 🐾

15/07/2024

Meet Huxley! This little dude is a 10 month old boxer who is being a typical adolescent do**us and seems to have forgotten everything he learnt as a puppy. His family have put a lot of time and effort in to his training and are understandably are feeling a bit frustrated that things have plateaued. Adolescence is a challenging time for most dog owners where we often find new behaviours popping up or old behaviours that a dog use to know suddenly disappears. It is not your dog being ‘stubborn’, their brains are literally rewriting themselves with new neural pathways being developed and old ones being pruned away.

I will be starting regular walk and train sessions with Huxley to support him in his training of general life skills such as recall and loose lead walking.

09/07/2024

Rainy days mean quiet dog parks ☔️ 🐾

07/07/2024

Nacho learning from the big kids! This little meatball is about to go up for adoption and will make an awesome addition to someone’s family. He’s four months old and still has a lot to learn about the world but he’s growing into a beautiful young dog with the right guidance.

06/07/2024

Buddy is a 2 year old miniature poodle who disagrees that black dogs are hard to take photos of! He had no problem posing and showing off his wild hair after today’s session (especially since there were treats involved). Since Buddy is such a good looking young man people often want to give him a pat when he’s on a walk, which he absolutely loves! What he doesn’t love is when they stop, meaning he often starts barking at them, which has caused some people a bit of a fright. He can also be prone to getting over excited when seeing other dogs and barking at them. We worked on building Buddy’s engagement and listening skills, rewarding him when he went to his owner, especially when he was being called away from people giving him a pat. As a super food motivated dog he was more than happy to do anything for a treat and picked up the skills very quickly 🐾🍗🦴

05/07/2024

Little Tank has a lot of personality packed into a small dog. At 12 years old he’s about to go on a big adventure and move to the south west with his family. Everyone is using it as a fresh start, including Tanky, so we’re doing a little bit of training before he goes to make sure he is set up for success. He’s such a cool little dude and very lucky to have a mum who is committed to working through his struggles.

02/07/2024

Maui had another great session today where we took him for a walk and worked on his reactivity. He’d already had a big couple of days so we kept it short and came home to I play some new sniffy games. It didn’t take him long to decide he’d had enough and that training was over 😂

29/06/2024

Today Nacho was very lucky to join a small group class with the wonderful trainers Nicole from Courteous Canines. For us, the focus was just on building Nachos confidence around other dogs and engaging with me when distractions are present. He absolutely rocked it throughout his session and was more than happy to come home and snooze in his crate for the next few hours 💤

Nacho will soon be up for adoption through Perth Animal Rescue so stay tuned!

26/06/2024

Yesterday I had an amazing session with Maui where we focused on getting the kids involved in training! We played sniffy games and set up some obstacles for him to navigate, which both he and the kids thoroughly enjoyed. While it seemed like we were all just having a bit of fun, this was a hugely successful session as Maui was much more interested in playing the games than he was at barking at the youngest child or hiding from me. Maui can become overwhelmed when his five year old human brother starts playing or is upset, which is causing challenges in the house. It is amazing that both child and dog were able to interact in an appropriate way and start repairing their relationship.

25/06/2024

While my social media has been quiet, my house has been far from… over the weekend we had a special arrival. Little Nacho is an 18 week old Staffy mix who was originally from up north and then has been passed from on rescue to another. He’s a happy little dude but can get himself quite worried in some situations so is going to need some support and training before finding a forever home. Stay tuned for plenty of puppy spam over the coming weeks!

19/06/2024

It is a pleasure to be part of this amazing program once again next term.

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19/06/2024

Last week I met the lovely Paddington and Ishka, a pair of Flat Coat Retrievers. Paddington (light brown) is 10 months old and a typical adolescent boy who is getting very excited by the world. We worked on loose lead walking and engagement while lucky Ishka got some peace and quiet at home without her little brother (and a big 🦴). The first step was switching Paddington from a slip lead to a harness where he felt comfortable to sniff but also made an active choice to check in with his human. It can be tricky in multi-dog households but it’s important to do individual training with each dog when learning a new skill, before expecting them to be able to do it together. I’m looking forward to some ongoing sessions and watching a Paddington blossom.

18/06/2024

Today was a big day for Moolah who had his first vet visit in some time. As a Declared Dangerous Dog who can be uncomfortable with people getting too much in his space, there are additional logistical challenges we had to consider. It was decided that a sedation was the least stressful option for him, as well as safest for all involved. We were successfully able to sedate him, give him his vaccination, a full physical examination and well deserved nail trim. A big thank you to the wonderful Dr Zoe from Morley Vetcentre did an amazing job.

16/06/2024

The joys of dog training - spending your Sunday morning standing in the rain while running a class. I’m super impressed with everyone who stuck it out, but also proud of those people who left early because their dogs were not comfortable in the weather.
Northern Suburbs Training & Obedience Dog Club Inc.

12/06/2024

I am proud to now be recognised as a certified Fear Free Animal Trainer! To find out more about what this means head over to their website or have a look at the pledge in the comment section).

10/06/2024

Finn and I had a great night attending another Girl Guide unit to talk about safe relationships between kids and dogs. We discussed dog body language, how to interact with dogs in public, and how to respect our dogs at home. There were heaps of great questions and lots of dog stories to share!

09/06/2024

Big boy Maui has severe anxiety around people being in his house which typical looks like pacing, hiding and in some instances barking at people. During our session he did an amazing job being able to settle and rest not too far from me. I let him set the pace 100% of the time, making sure he knows he can always move away if he’s uncomfortable.

Dogs like Maui don’t need to be forced to interact with people and ‘get over’ their fear, instead they need to feel safe and it’s our job to slowly build his confidence. His owners are incredibly patient and are committed to putting in the time to help support him to live his best life possible 🐾❤️