Dog Academy of New England

20/03/2025

Some great work with Bonnie today on our walk and train 😍 Bonnie came to me around 6 months ago to work on reactivity and severe lead pulling. She’s doing so well, now being able to see dogs in the environment without lunging, obeying commands and maintaining handler focus in situations that previously overstimulated her. Great work team!

Excuse the terrible footage as always 🤣

14/03/2025

🎈 🎈 Happy Birthday to Us! 🎈 🎈
March marks DANE’s 3rd birthday! ☺️
It’s been such a pleasure working with you all!
The past year has seen over 1018 training sessions! Including 48 new client dogs, sessions with assistance dogs, adult and puppy obedience, behavioural modification and walk and train!
We’ve seen a collaboration with Wild Hounds Australia, our first highly successful intensive training day in Quirindi and my accreditation as an assistance dog assessor through PATDogs Australia that is almost finalised.

Not far on the horizon (Sept this year) is attendance at a reactivity seminar held by one of my favourite international trainers, Jacob from Yorkshire Canine Academy. Cannot wait!

Thanks again for all your continued support and trusting me with the wellbeing of your beloved doggos!

Feast your eyes upon these images from just some of the gorgeous good girls and boys I’ve seen this year 🥰

07/03/2025

UPDATE: guys! I fixed it MYSELF! After 4 hrs and 4 different tech people, I fixed it my bloody self. We are back in action! Some stroke pf a miracle!

‼️‼️‼️‼️EFFING TELSTRA ‼️‼️‼️‼️
After purchasing a new phone, they’re currently having some sort of a debarcle, can’t transfer my number across to it, I can receive text and call but not call or text out! After speaking to people for the past 2 hours, they’ve given up on me and some technician will be in touch in the next 2-5 business days.
With the impending rain forecast Monday-Wednesday, there will likely need to be rescheduled appointments - if it is raining, please assume your appointment is cancelled! I will do my best to find an alternative phone to contact everyone as necessary.
I will still be contactable via Facebook messenger in the interim.
Thankyou for your patience and apologies for the inconvenience!!

Bec

07/03/2025

Amazing images from Wild Hounds Australia repping the new purple tee. Human not the best model but gorgeous Leo makes up for it 😍 this boy is amazing me with the speed of his progress, consistency and confident leadership overcoming the adolescent jitters 🥰

05/03/2025

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20/02/2025

If you own a herding breed dog, they dont work stock abd you’ve wondered why they:
Are mouthy
Nip heels
Round up the kids
Round up other dogs and animals
Bark incessantly at moving objects such as cars and bikes

It’s because they were designed to do this >>> and as a house pet have limited outlet for this drive

These are some cantankerous cows! Couldn’t get me to go headlong into their block heads like that! Impressive stuff.

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16/02/2025

Weekend photoshoot with Fenrir 👑

11/02/2025

Anyone else fed up with the weather here in Tamworth??? I have spent approximately 400 hours watching radars and trying to predict if we’re going to get stuck with your dogs in a torrential hail storm over the past month or more.

Once again, does anyone have or know anyone who has a large (100 sq. Metres or more) undercover space that might be suitable for training dogs out of the weather? I would happily pay for use of the space and ensure it is left neat and tidy. Could be an old chook or hay shed, school cola etc?

07/02/2025

Interesting read, particularly for the dachshund owners 😉

As a cynologist, I have dedicated my life to understanding canine behavior, not just the surface-level actions we observe but the intricate neurological and genetic mechanisms that drive those behaviors. Every bark, every growl, every anxious glance stems from a complex interplay of brain structures

07/02/2025

Welcome to the DANE fam, handsome Leo! 😍
This gorgeous fella is eager and ready to learn! He and his owner have nailed all of the basic obedience commands in just a week! Next stop - exposure and desensitisation to combat some reactivity issues.

03/02/2025

Hi all,
Please bear with me this week, my partner goes in for a surgery today to investigate possible cancer, my children’s father is back in hospital and possibly requires another surgery due to bowel obstruction after last weeks perforation and my son starts highschool tomorrow. I am not functioning very well and there may need to be reschedules and last minute cancellations as I try to navigate all of this with little to no available support.
Thankyou in advance for your understanding.
Bec

30/01/2025

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Expressions of Interest
Group training sessions

If I can secure a suitable space to hold indoor training sessions, who would be interested in evening group session programs? 5 weeks for $150-200 ish.
Focus would be on basic obedience, handling and social skills. Will possibly put up some agility equipment as well 🤔
Likely small groups of 4-6

30/01/2025

Great work with Mel and Giselle today, positional changes coming along very nicely, we just have to be careful we don’t move out of the shade, Princess Giselle does not work in the sun 😂🥰

28/01/2025

Lucky us in the Tamworth region are experiencing yet another heatwave. I’m routinely getting temperatures 4-5 degrees above what the weather apps are saying on my home outdoor thermometer in the shade. Frustratingly, this is leading to a lot of last minute cancellations and rescheduling of training appointments.

But why?
Not only is the ambient temperature dangerous for dogs to be exerting themselves, but we also must consider the temperature of the surfaces we are walking our dogs on. Burnt paws mean the dog cannot effectively regulate their body temperature and are at a high risk of heat exhaustion/stroke - which can be fatal and comes on extremely quickly. If we are 20 mins away from the nearest tap and there is no breeze, I could be returning to you with a dead dog.

Please please please do not walk your dog in temperatures over 35 degrees. Even on the grass. Exercise caution in 30-35 degrees. Under 30 you’re good to go but avoid heavy exertion like extended chasey games, ball retrieval and running until below 25. And don’t trust your dogs judgement, many of them (particularly the herding breeds) have very high drive and low self preservation and will appear keen to get going even in these extreme temperatures. Exercise further caution if your dog is double coated (German shepherds, collies, some retrievers etc) or brachycephalic (a.k.a short muzzled, eg. Pug, Frenchie, boxer).

A guide for keeping your pets cool and safe this summer. Learn more about it!