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24/12/2024

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀!

While we still have some lessons left before the year fully wraps up, I'd like to wish all my clients, friends and their K9 companions a happy, safe and very Merry Christmas.

This time of year can be stressful for humans and four legged family members, so make sure you take time to rest and to advocate for your dog to also have periods of rest with no expectations.

Eat, drink and be merry.

Claire (Klaartje)

22/12/2024

𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴!

Entries are now open on Showmanager for the 2025 OB, rally and tricks national 🎉
Who is entering?
Who wants to compete but have never entered a trial?
Let’s get training 🤩

18/12/2024

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲 - 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘅 𝗽𝘂𝗽𝗽𝘆

Jessie was recently adopted into an active young family. And while Jessie is active and young herself we wanted to set her on the right path.
We started with manners, impulse control and boundaries in the house.
Even with kids running past and door knocking she was able to relax and take direction.
Once inside was on track we hit the backyard to start perfecting loose leash walking, recall, teaching her the rules of tug and how to behave appropriately around the children.

I have no doubt she slept well that night 😴

06/12/2024

𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙨...

🥁 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐯𝐢 🏆

All teams passed their mock trail with very respectable qualifying scores 🎉
It was a tight competition, last on the field were Luke and Stella who were on full marks, until a handler error on the last sign cost them 10 points and put them in second place 🥈
The only points lost with each team were due to handler error, not the dog, which just goes to show us the training is there however our nerves came into play.

While the big wins are shown via their scores, the wins that aren't always obvious are the handlers and dogs abilities to now relax around the distractions (Saxon and the rabbits, thinking of you 😉), not relying on food to keep the dogs engagement and the loose leashes.

We're looking forward to next year where we'll be running another Novice course, and Advance course and also adding some more sports to our courses.

𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝘿𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢!

04/12/2024

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗻?!

The final week of our 5 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 class is on this evening. We're going out with a bang with a mock trial.

The teams are -
📌 Luke & Stella the Boxer
📌 Tahnee & Zuul the Neo
📌 Chris & Torvi the Border Collie
📌 Carla & Kai
📌 Sabrina and Saxon the Mastiff

30/11/2024

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁! 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 🎉

🆕Starting Tuesday the 10th of Dec, finetune your dog for Christmas 🎄

Help your dog become a well rounded, confident companion with our Drop In LifeSkills Class.
Welcoming all breeds, ages and sizes, this structured class focuses on essential skills that go beyond basic obedience. Proofing valuable skills such as loose leash walking, recall, appropriate greetings with both people and dogs, managing distractions and developing good manners both in the home and in public.

𝙐𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 👇
https://k9instinct.as.me/schedule/b7628c3d/category/Group%2520Classes/appointment/71203950/calendar/7771137

29/11/2024

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘀... 💅

Do you know what breed these newly manicured nails belong to?

Hint - this is a young puppy and the breed comes in 3 different colours!

📌Add your dogs nail trim to your next training or adventure walk appointment
https://k9instinct.as.me/schedule/b7628c3d

24/11/2024

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴?

Yep, you can add it to your consult upon booking.
Now can you tell me what breed this giant paw belongs to?! 🤔

22/11/2024

I’m catching up on the Puppy Culture program, Gerda is dreaming about sneaking out and going for a swim in the dam. No movement at the station yet!

21/11/2024

𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙥𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮!
The May project I worked on is airing tonight on stanaustralia. Featuring Rueben the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Baba Ghanoush the Afghan and an American Stafford pup.
Australian actors and local dogs that will also be screening in America via CBS.
Catch my name in the credits 📝

20/11/2024

In the next few days the dogs and I will be on pupternity leave (see what I did there?! 😱
- Don't stress (unlike me), private, Zoom and phone consults will still be taking place however hours may be reduced/changed.
- Current classes will continue and more group classes will be starting early January 2025.

- Should you need to book a consult but hours are not lining up with your schedule, feel free to email or DM the page and I'll do my best to accommodate.

In the mean time please excuse any of my sleep deprived spelling mistakes, incoherent responses and of course puppy spam!

𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮, 𝙝𝙞𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨!

17/11/2024

𝗜𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗭𝗼𝗿𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽 ✈️

Tomorrow morning after three months together, Zoro and I along with his breeder - aka 'OG Mummy' will be up early to send this fella overseas.
He has been an interesting puppy to raise, and certainly not always fun.
He was the smallest of his litter and nearly passed away more than once in the early weeks. This contributed to him being somewhat emotionally behind, combined with being a primitive breed.
Hence he came to me when he turned 8 weeks to help get him up to speed.

I'm happy to say that he has well and truly caught up now and is ready to join his very excited new family.
While its taken many hours of exposure, training and patience, I certainly couldn't have done this myself, my personal dogs helped play a HUGE roll in his upbringing, as did my friends and the wider community.

It really did take a village.

15/11/2024

𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁!

14/11/2024

𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 😍

Meet Boy George the black Griffon Bruxellois. If you look up the definition of "perfect" in the dictionary, there'll be a picture of him.

13/11/2024

𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 🎉
3 weeks in and the engagement is better, positions are better and the smiles are bigger!

07/11/2024

𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀, 𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 🍦
I’m not sure if Knuckles the Great Dane or I enjoyed the morning more!

The work his owners have done following our 1:1 consults for his dog reactivity means he can now come out and about and enjoy the world around him even more.

06/11/2024

𝙂𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙙 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨... 𝗜𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗭
🙋‍♀️𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 3-4 𝙂𝙎𝘿'𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙢 𝙟𝙤𝙗 𝙞𝙣 𝙉𝙕.

🐕 In a perfect world the dogs would look similar with a fairly light face (some black is ok), male or female, two years and older, short coat with more of a 'working line' look.

Training would start just before or just after Xmas and filming (in NZ) may run into April next year. Australian dogs will be flown to NZ.

The dogs are able to be bought, leased, or happily adopted through a shelter/rescue.

📌 Don't rule a dog out simply because it may have a bent ear, scars or a crooked tail, this all leads to good character on film.
A dog with no prior training is fine however we aren't looking for dogs with current behavioral issues.

❓ Know a dog that needs a job? A breeder with a dog that didn't make the cut?
Please let me know.

Want to check out some of the teams work? Click on the link - www.instinctforfilm.com

Feel free to PM me or email [email protected]

04/11/2024

𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵, 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸!
This past month has been one of some lovely wins in both Rally and Agility for some of my personal dogs. But they’re now on summer break from trials. Although this doesn’t mean their training stops. With the warm weather we’ll be focusing on obedience positions, trick training and scent work inside under the aircon 🌬️
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴?

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