In The Pink Dog Behaviourist and Master Groomer

10/12/2024

If you can’t pack your training props, nature will provide!

04/12/2024

Working on some precision hind end awareness with Bash today, to get his position at heel and come-to-front just right 😍

26/11/2024

Whether you’ve owned dogs all your life or are just considering your first puppy, you should watch this video.

This video simplifies and summarises the most salient points of the course I recently undertook to refresh and refocus my work with dogs after over a decade in the field.

As some of you know, I recently became a Certified Family Dog Mediator. I have been a trainer and behaviour consultant for 14 years, having spent a year with the National Dog Trainers Federation and another year studying postgraduate Canine Science at UNSW to earn my stripes.

But before that, I was a wildlife biologist, studying animals not for how they could be trained to suit humans, but how they evolved to thrive in their environment. And it was magical.

When I heard about the Family Dog Mediation course, based on Kim Brophey’s superb L.E.G.S model for studying dogs (Learning, Environment, Genetics, Self), it reawakened a sense of that magic buried in the old biologist part of my brain. Studying dogs the way we study every other species, rather than simply training them like programmable pieces of cuddly furniture. I knew I had to dive in - and I wasn’t disappointed.

This video will give you a glimpse of the Family Dog Mediator approach, and why understanding your dog’s LEGS is essential to help them thrive in our weird, modern human world. Then, if you want to know more, just seek out your nearest Certified Family Dog Mediator 😉

FULL PRO COURSE!https://kimbropheylegscourses.thinkific.com/courses/legs-applied-ethology-family-dog-mediation-professional-courseYOUR DOG is not broken, and...

26/11/2024

Thor says “I don’t wanna do any more leash training!”

15/11/2024

Still not sure of me but I do believe I’m growing on him ❤️

10/11/2024

My boy Bash made me very proud of Saturday! We came second in the Alexandra and District Dog Obedience Club Rally Competition at the Alexandra Show! It’s only an in-house competition, so does accrue any title points or anything, but still, coming second for the second ever time either of us have entered a Rally course - it’s rather wonderful! What’s more, first place went to one of our In The Pink clients, so a great day all round!!

08/11/2024

I’m in charge of Agility for the Alex and District Dog Obedience Club display at the Alexandra Show today… come find us and give your dog a go!

08/11/2024

We can’t expect dogs to change their behaviour, without first changing their environment, and our own behaviour.

(paraphrasing Grisha Stewart Academy and Empowered Animals, LLC)

04/11/2024

Best nerdy fun I’ve had in years, absolutely loved every minute of this course, and highly recommend it to every dog trainer on the planet. Truly. It’s time to change the paradigm about how we help dogs fit into our modern lives ❤️

28/10/2024

Beautiful looking girl with a perfect wire coat 😍

24/10/2024

We always teach young puppies coming in for their first groom to be calm and relaxed…

23/10/2024

Last minute appointment available this afternoon for grooming or training!

23/10/2024

The perfect sweetheart ❤️

16/10/2024

A Smithfield! Such a sweet boy and a beautiful coat 😍

12/10/2024

When your dog does a superb 150m recall and the smell reaches you before he does…🤢
I honestly don’t know how normal dog owners survive without their own dog bath 😂

11/10/2024

The world was very much “In The Pink” here last night!

07/10/2024

Little pup-pup clearly wasn’t impressed by her first groom, but she was awfully good and I think she’s adorable!