Taking The Lead

Taking The Lead Hayley Wright - Canine Behaviour Specialist
Educating dog owners in leading dogs to better behaviour. The results speak for themselves.

Taking The Lead uses a gentle and effective method of dog training that teaches owners how to communicate effectively with their dogs to solve behavioural issues. This is a holistic method that recognises the dog's natural instinct and works with it and not against it - there is no need for dominance, intimidation, force or gadgets.

The last of Tony Knight - The Dog Listener radio segments with Brett.❤️🐶
20/08/2024

The last of Tony Knight - The Dog Listener radio segments with Brett.
❤️🐶

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Another of Tony Knight - The Dog Listener brilliant radio segments. Only one more left to air 💔🐶
16/07/2024

Another of Tony Knight - The Dog Listener brilliant radio segments. Only one more left to air 💔🐶

Get more from Tony Knight Dog Listener on Patreon

02/07/2024

Hi my name is Jo. Tony was my sister’s partner of over 15 years. They were perfect for each other and had b… Joanne Allen needs your support for Tony Knight

Yesterday we said goodbye to Gypsy, the little dog who came into our lives when she was at her most vulnerable. All I ca...
19/06/2024

Yesterday we said goodbye to Gypsy, the little dog who came into our lives when she was at her most vulnerable. All I can say is that Gypsy, you will have someone who loves you waiting for you on the other side. 💔🐶

I just wanted to thank everyone who has reached out after the news of Tony passing. I’ve loved hearing your stories abou...
11/06/2024

I just wanted to thank everyone who has reached out after the news of Tony passing. I’ve loved hearing your stories about Tony & it’s also reinforced what a truly amazing, talented man he was. It’s a long journey ahead & the light at the end of the tunnel is nowhere to be seen, because he was that bright shining light.
In his honour please support your local dog rescue, catch an amateur comedy show or see an up & coming band…..whatever brings you joy.
❤️🐶🎭🎸🎤

If you have older dogs, or dogs that suffer from osteoarthritis, then Winter can be tough. Hydrotherapy & Massage are fa...
02/06/2024

If you have older dogs, or dogs that suffer from osteoarthritis, then Winter can be tough. Hydrotherapy & Massage are fantastic tools to help keep your dog moving freely & feeling their best! 🐶❤️

Times are tough, but if you can spare even a few $$ to help ❤️🐶
23/05/2024

Times are tough, but if you can spare even a few $$ to help ❤️🐶

To our loyal followers, it’s Anita here, intake co-ordinator of our rescue. Our committee has just had a crisis meeting. Our vet bills are piling up after our busiest month on record. We have decided that we have no choice but to launch an urgent fundraiser.

This is as tough as it’s ever been for our rescue. We hate saying no to dogs and pups that come our way but this is unfortunately the reality we currently find ourselves in. We need your help!

Tonight, I’m hoping at least 14 of you will kickstart our emergency fundraiser to clear our vet bills by clicking here: https://startingoverdogrescue.giveeasy.org/urgent-help-required-in-our-time-of-need

It is just so tough out there. We’ve agonised for days as to what to do. Tonight, at our crisis meeting we decided that we have to do something urgent as puppies and dogs lives are at stake.

Every minute we wait, we feel like we are losing the battle. Tonight, with your help we can get to somewhat of a clean slate again and start accepting dogs into our rescue.

As of today, we have over 330 puppies and dogs in our care. Our most ever! These numbers are staggering and to be honest, the truth is, that all of these precious animals that come into our care need vet treatment.

It’s no wonder that we have spent $87,552 on vet bills in May and it’s not over yet.

Whether it’s the precious pup Sirocco needing emergency surgery after coming to us with a broken hip and a terrible eye injury, the result of someone hitting him in with a heavy object. Or Mash who needed BOAS surgery due to his terrible breathing caused by extreme breeding.

And Kobie a beautiful golden retriever pup who came to us with a horribly shattered leg. Sometimes it beggers belief, but we will be there every step of the way for them. These are the cases we deal with on a daily basis. We need to adapt to the situation for every pup and dog that comes our way.

These animals come to us in their darkest hours and time is of the essence. It’s what our team is wired to do. No matter the time, no matter the hour, whether it’s interrupting a birthday celebration or a romantic dinner with your loved one or a prize giving for your child. They answer the call 24/7.

All our volunteers and foster carers do our best. We are unpaid of course, doing it for the love of the animals but I can also see the toll it is taking on them. Day after day, the calls keep coming.

They are such amazing people opening their hearts and their homes but after a while it gets ridiculously tough for them. We receive no ongoing government funding so are completely reliant on donations and to be honest our last fundraiser did not hit the mark, leaving us in a perilous position even before we headed into the last few weeks.

I lie awake at night, thinking about the calls that have come in. Which dogs have we allowed in, which dogs have we painfully had to say no to and wish it wasn’t the case. It’s really tough especially when you see the condition of some and know that the team that we have can turn around an animal’s life through their tender loving care.

Sometimes I wake up thinking it was a nightmare, that the current situation and predicament we face isn’t reality but I’m then jolted back to reality by the constant string of SMS and missed phone calls I have received and it isn’t even 7.30am in the morning.

This is rescue, it’s tough, it’s relenting and it consumes your life but I have to say that the current conditions we face is the worst I’ve ever seen it.

Tonight we need to raise at least $40,000 to get back on some sort of level footing with our vet bills. We have no choice.

Just $5 from each and every one of you would get us to our goal. It’s the cost of your next cup of coffee but one that will help us so very much. It will relieve some of the stress and anxiety we are all feeling.

If you can please write the word DONE below after you have donated and please please share this post far and wide. We really need you tonight. This post must go viral. I can't stress this enough. It's in your hands. It’s crunch time for our rescue.

Please donate now: https://startingoverdogrescue.giveeasy.org/urgent-help-required-in-our-time-of-need

20/05/2024

We have increased our opening hours! With Hayley coming on board we are able to offer later appointments on Saturday and are now open every second Sunday. So If you have thought about hydrotherapy for your canine pal but haven't been able to snag one of the coveted Saturday spots, now is your chance! To book simply phone 0439 233 838 and Lisa will guide you through the process. See you Soon ☺️

07/04/2024

During Covid lockdowns I was one of the many people who decided to use the downtime to explore a passion of mine, canine rehabilitation. I completed both my certification in Hydrotherapy & Remedial Massage & am happy to be working with the team at Geelong Canine Fitness.
If you have any concerns about your dog’s mobility, especially our older dogs, then these modalities can have a huge, positive impact!

If you’re looking for a fantastic show to see at this years Melbourne International Comedy Festival then definitely go s...
27/03/2024

If you’re looking for a fantastic show to see at this years Melbourne International Comedy Festival then definitely go see this one!
It combines two things most (normal) people love, dogs and a good laugh!
Details at Mad Dogs & an Englishman @ Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Does your dog win the Game of Thrones with you? Find out at the "Mad Dogs" shows next weekend (and discover why it is so important that they don't!).

To get your Melbourne tickets, simply click on the link and go to https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2024/shows/mad-dogs-an-englishman

23/03/2024

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA!

I am bringing my new and improved “Mad Dogs & an Englishman” show back to Melbourne International Comedy Festival next month for 2 shows only.

“Very funny” - Kylie Minogue
“Hilarious - Don’t miss it” - Paul Hogan

Limited tickets are available via https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2024/shows/mad-dogs-an-englishman

01/03/2024

TONIGHT IN BALLARAT!

If you love dogs (and like a laugh) you’ll LOVE this!

Tickets available via Humanitix & Linktree (maddogsandanenglishman). $30 on the door.

Being proactive with your puppy or dog’s health is always advised…..as they say, prevention is better than cure! ❤️🐶
05/02/2024

Being proactive with your puppy or dog’s health is always advised…..as they say, prevention is better than cure! ❤️🐶

22/01/2024

These little pr$?ks can cause a great deal of pain & discomfort, so be sure to check your dog regularly 🌾

Torquay peeps, if you love a laugh & a good beer then this gig on Thursday 14th is right up your alley! AND how can yo...
10/12/2023

Torquay peeps, if you love a laugh & a good beer then this gig on Thursday 14th is right up your alley! AND how can you resist that handsome face! 🐶
See link for more details…..it easier than me typing it all here!

If you love dogs (and like a laugh) you will LOVE this show. Join dog behaviour expert (and comedian) Tony Knight to find out what our 4-legged friends actually think (and what they think about us). There is a free dog training eBook for every audience member too!

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These little pr$?ks can cause a great deal of pain & discomfort, so be sure to check your dog regularly 🌾

Messing about with Lew on a humid Sydney evening! 🏟

Many might find this hard to believe but we recently had to teach Lewis to swim 🏊 Yes you read that correctly, we had to teach a Golden Retriever to swim….that’s because breed largely doesn’t determine how a dog behaves #breedstereotype We had assumed that Lewis simply preferred to paddle in the water and not get out of his depth…..kinda like his human (me!)…..but when encouraged a little deeper he clearly struggled to know what to do. Here’s are his 3 progress videos (see comments) We kept the lessons short so as not to scare him too much, and swimming is quite a tiring exercise for dogs. If you have older dogs, swimming is a great form of exercise as it takes weight of their joints…..but avoid over-exercising them and give them a rest period in between a few shorter sets of swimming, especially if they tend to hold their breath 🤪

Lewis doing his best ‘get off my lawn!’ #ratbag

Lewis’s ‘subtle’ attempt at trying to get me to make him some toast for breakfast 😂❤️🐶

It’s ‘All Creatures Great & Small’ at our place today! What a great time waster this little guy was. Mum handed me his almost lifeless little body this morning and I didn’t hold out much hope. After warming his bones by the fire, and some much needed honey water, at the end of the day he was well enough to be released back into the wild. This was his last meal before send off! * For those interested I think he is a fledgling New Holland Honeyeater

We heard a bit of a commotion outside this morning & this is what we found! 🐁🐶 . While Nelly was just letting us know there was a mousey ‘intruder’, it could easily have been something more sinister......as we found out when Bounce alerted us to a snake in her kennel a few weeks ago. . It’s a very natural instinct for a dog to bark when things happen, to let the decision makers know there could be an issue and for us to then decide what to do about it. If a dog is confused about their role then this barking can become a nuisance.....and that’s where we can help! ❤️🐶

I think George instantly regretted his decision 🐴🐴🐶

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