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TATE Animal Training Enterprises

Professional Animal Trainers: Home consults, media animals, conservation detector dogs, our pets. Jen and Ryan have trained a myriad of animals across all taxa, from Leopard Seals to Squirrel Gliders and Penguins. Their Australian Shepherd, Ari, has the world record for most tricks in under a minute and their pigeon, Alf, is trained to find missing people. Ryan appeared on ABC's Catalyst, as their

expert dog trainer in a 2 part special on 'Making Dog's Happy'. They currently train dogs for conservation work, 'Dog Day Out' demonstrations, narcotic and truffle detection and film and television. This page is used to share their adventures along with free training videos for pet owners.

24/06/2025

When Steve, Connor and Dash visited the top end for work recently, they had the pleasure of dropping into the Katherine School of the Air to meet some of the incredible teachers and staff who provide education to students in remote parts of Australia and the world. The dogs were happy to do a demonstration of their detection skills, soak up some pats and even say hi to some students via Zoom! Video credits go to .schooloftheair 🙌

09/06/2025

Dave and Connor hard at work to keep Kosciusko National Park w**d free.

Repost from **deradicationprogram

28/05/2025

This month we sent Steve to the Northern Territory for our first ever deployment of parthenium detection dogs to the Top End.
He covered over 2000km (in a car) through the red desert with Dash and Connor to confirm an absence of w**ds at the target site in the Katherine region.
The highlight for Steve (Dalleywater) was to visit the iconic town with a famous pub that (almost) shares his name, Daly Waters. Rest assured he and his family are proudly bearing the merchandise!

11/05/2025

Happy Mothers Day from us and this black headed Python we stumbled across this morning.
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30/04/2025

Before you present a cue, ask yourself this: Can the animal actually hear it, see it, or process it?

Too often I see cues repeated — or worse, animals corrected — when the real issue is the animal didn’t even notice the cue.

Maybe the sun was in their eyes. Maybe something nearby was intimidating or distracting. Maybe the environment was overwhelming or too exciting. Or my personal favourite: they were still chewing their last bit of reinforcement.

Giving a cue when the animal isn’t ready sets them up to fail — and when we follow it with frustration or correction, we’re on the fast track to creating a disengaged, anxious learner.

It’s SUCH an easy fix and so obvious when you start to pay attention to it.

So slow down. Set the stage. Make sure your timing, environment, and expectations are clear. Give them a fair shot — and you’ll get better, more confident responses.

(Photos of young animals in distracting environments for attention. 😊)

28/04/2025

If I slow things down, add a rainbow and the calming sounds of a ukulele life appears a little less chaotic! 😅

Welcome to my Monday afternoon. 🐶 🌈

17/04/2025

Our little note to the Easter Bilby to ensure the magic of Easter doesn’t result in a trip to the vet on a public holiday! Dogs and chocolate don’t mix.

02/04/2025

Attention new puppy owners.

Our next course starts on Tuesday the 8th of April 5:45pm, and runs for 4 consecutive weeks. The course costs - $160.

Our puppy school covers:
Basic obedience - sit, drop, stay, come and more.
Problem behaviours - toileting training, barking, biting, digging and more.
Resource guarding
Socialisation and confidence building
Independence building
How to properly play a game or fetch, tug and scent games.
Loose lead walking
Handling and grooming

To reserve a spot email us at [email protected] with your dogs name, breed and age (puppy’s need to be between the age 8-16 weeks).

In the mean time, we hope you are enjoying the company and cuddles of your newest family member.

27/03/2025

One of the driving factors behind our trip to Africa was the inaugural African Canines for Conservation conference at the in Johannesburg.

The conference organisation, speakers and attendees all far exceeded any expectations I had. It is a real struggle to summarise everything that was covered across the 2 day conference, but I think what was most memorable to me, is the undeniable desire for learning, respect and sharing of experiences amongst the whole community.

So many people I’d heard about and have followed online for years I finally got to meet and connect with in person, as well as many new faces and friends who’s journeys I’ll now be locked onto.

Sometimes the dog training industry can have a reputation for being a bit divided, but when you put all these people in the same room, hear them speak and have time to enjoy some cheese with a drink that has bubbles, you realise we are a very lucky industry of passionate people who really do care and support each other. Everyone was an absolute delight and I’m already looking forward to seeing many of your faces again!

.conservationists

25/03/2025

has a second facility in Somaliland which serves almost solely as a rescue and rehabilitation site for orphaned cheetah cubs that have been confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade.This site alone has cared for 150 cheetahs since it opened in 2019.It is estimated that only 500 of these sub species of cheetah are left. That includes the 99 in care with CCF.😮 😮 Here’s another fact that will blow your mind..All 99 of these cheetahs are trained for cooperative care, voluntary injections and blood draws! 🤯If you come from the zoo industry you will appreciate what an amazing effort that is.

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Professional Animal Trainers: Home consults, media animals, conservation detector dogs, our pets. Represented by One Management. Jen and Ryan have trained a myriad of animals across all taxa, from Leopard Seals to Squirrel Gliders and Penguins. Their Australian Shepherd, Ari, has the world record for most tricks in under a minute and their pigeon, Alf, is trained to find missing people and more recently, Taylor their Springer Spaniel is helping to locate injured Koalas across NSW in the current fire affected areas. Ryan appeared on ABC's Catalyst, as their expert dog trainer in a 2 part special on 'Making Dog's Happy'. They currently train dogs for conservation work, 'Dog Day Out' demonstrations, narcotic and truffle detection and film and television. This page is used to share their adventures along with free training videos for pet owners. @tateanimaltraining