12/08/2024
Stay tuned for something new! 🤭
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Stay tuned for something new! 🤭
To find out more jump on our website or send us a DM!
In Home Consults ⭐️
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Group classes ⭐️
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Group class this morning practicing their stays!
We have some new wheels!🛞
With lots of hard work (blood, sweat and tears 😅) we have purchased a new car for K9 Essence! 🥳
This will be amazing for transporting dogs and fitting in all of our day to day stuff 🚗
As a trainer/dog person I am mostly excited for all of the boot space that we can fit some fancy new crates in 😂
SUNNY ☀️
Possibly one of the most handsome golden retrievers I have ever seen! 😍
We met Sunny today for his initial consult to work on some basic obedience and focus around dogs. Sunny has just moved in with his new family recently and it’s safe to say his new family is absolutely smitten with him 💛
A very Happy Birthday to Alfie 🎉
Alfie turned 3 today and to celebrate we did some training 😂
Alfie has come such a long way over the last few months in his training and his own development. He has really come out of his shell and is growing into a confident and clever little dog!
Katie absolutely in her element 🩵
My walk and trains with Katie have become a really treasured part of my week. Watching her grow and develop into a more confident and fulfilled dog has been so inspiring to watch as a trainer ✨
How cute is 😍
Albus had his initial consult today working on building some confidence and clarity in his obedience skills. This little guys is a fast learner! 🧠
Check out those puppy dog eyes 🥹
Today we met Jessie who is a therapy dog in training! We did Jessie’s temperament assessment for
Jessie did a fantastic job and was on his best behaviour,
Good luck team! 👏🏼
A great Saturday morning hike with our group class today!
Bonus points because nobody slipped over in the mud 😂
Some loose lead walking for our group class this morning! ☀️
This sweetie is Mamu! 🥹
We caught up with her and her family yesterday to work through some puppy behaviours and obedience commands.
The long term goal for Mamu is to become a therapy dog through and we can’t wait to help her with that journey! 🎓
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Earthdog instinct test ✔️
So beyond proud of this little dog 🥹👏🏼
His first ever trial and a pass on his second run!
Thank you to everyone who has helped build our confidence and supported us along the way🫶🏼
we did it! 😂
Such a fun weekend away learning lots at the pros and cons seminar!
A massive thank you to for hosting such a well run event and for being so welcoming 🫶🏼
We are so excited to be attending a dog training seminar hosted in Melbourne in the coming weeks. Seminars provide us with an opportunity to network with other trainers and to take on lots of new information we can bring back to you and your dogs! 💫
📆 The days we will be closed are:
Friday 3rd May - Wednesday 8th May
(Resuming clients on Thursday 9th May)
We will be contacting everyone who has regular bookings to try and reschedule where possible.
Please feel free to reach out with any questions 📞
These two adorable pups are Ruby and Luna! They both worked super hard in their follow up session today and I’m very impressed with how far they have come! 👏🏼
You can now book online to join our beginners group class!
Limited spots available for this Saturday the 6th or April so don’t wait too long or you might miss out.
Easter long weekend is off to a very cold start in Melbourne, waking up to fog covering the lake. That hasn’t stopped the little dog from having the best time!
We will be closed over the Easter long weekend for a short break 🐣
We will be contacting those with regular appointments over that time shortly 😊
Yesterday we met with this little cutie Maggie for her initial consult, she won me over pretty quick!😍
I’m excited, nervous but beyond grateful to be teaching my first week of group classes tomorrow morning! 🫶🏼
We have some great student’s attending and some exciting lessons planned📚
Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
GROUP CLASSES! 🐾👏🏼
We will be running two classes on Saturday mornings.
8:00am - Beginners Class 🏫
Learn all of the basics!
- Marker Training
- Naming Behaviours
- Hand signals
- Leash Handling
- Sit
- Drop
- Heelwork foundations
- Stay
- Recall
9:15am - Advanced Class 🧠
Master the basics and increase the challenge!
- Focused heel continued
- Drop in motion
- Automatic sit
- Change of position
- Retrievals
- Sit and down stay continued
- Stand
- Anything else our students can think of!
Cost for the class is $45 per session and information packs will be sent out upon booking. Classes will be repeating weekly on Saturdays and we will cover something new/ different each week.
Group sizes are limited to 5 per class.
To find out if you dog is suitable for group classes or to ask us any questions please feel free to reach out! 🗣️
Happy Birthday Nelson! 🎉
Nelson or as he’s more commonly known… Nelly, Nelly-bean, silly goose, goofy 🙃
Nelson joined us late last year and has absolutely taken our training in his stride! His owners have done a fantastic job with him and I can’t wait to see how he continues to progress.
Happy 5th birthday Nelson! 🥳 🎂
A very Happy Birthday to our beautiful client Zayda! 🥳
Zayda has just recently joined us for some training working on reactivity and obedience. She has a lovely personality but takes a little time to warm up to you. Although once she gets to know you it’s play time and you’re best friends! 🐾
Zayda is also a prime example of muzzled dogs aren’t bad dogs. Her owners do a fantastic job of being proactive and taking every precaution possible which is fantastic 🫶🏼
Happy birthday Zayda and we hope you get absolutely spoiled! ❤️🎂
We are back to our usual training hours! 🎄
Over the Christmas break we got to travel to see some family. One of the new family members was Duck 🦆 the beautiful Groodle. Duck is still an excited puppy but I wanted to take the opportunity to introduce him to loose lead walking and some basic obedience.
We can’t wait to get back into training and have some exciting plans in the works for 2024! 🥳
And just like that 2 weeks flew by! 💨
I want to say a thank you to Georgia for tagging along, watching all the training, cracking lots of jokes and of course a massive thank you for carrying the poo bags 😅
I also wanted to say thank you to all my lovely clients for welcoming Georgia with open arms 🫶🏼
Little Rocky had his first basic obedience consult yesterday and crushed it! His owners are super dedicated to raising a great dog and they have been doing a fantastic job 👏🏼
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This girl is so clever! ⭐️ I’m working on combining her roll over cue and her beg cue into the “stick em up” trick 🤠 This was all happening in the busy city where we had other dogs and people as distractions 🤸🏼♀️ #dogtraining #dogbehaviour #dogtrick #trickdog #dogsport #dogtraining101 #dogtrainingtips #bordercollie #cooldogs
Willow working on some lovely off leash obedience skills! This then in turn helps with being off lead in general ⭐️ #dogtraining #dogonedience #heelwork #bordercollie #dogtraining101 #dogtrainer #dogtrainingtips #dogtrainingadvice #fyp #obediencetraining #dogsports
A little bit of a behind the scenes of what Thunder and I get up to on our day off… more dog training 😂 #dogtraining #dogvlog #dogsport #dogsports #dogtrainer #dogobedience #lurecoursing #jackrussell #jackrussellsofinstagram
Skateboarding and Heelwork what do they have in common?🤔 Luring! One of the most fundamental aspects of dog training⭐️ In this training session with Milo I was working on his commitment to follow the lure even when it gets challenging and at the end we went back to working on heelwork to see that he was more confident 👏🏼 #dogtraining #heelwork #dogtricks #dogtricksofinstagram #dogtrainer #dogtrainingtips #dogobedience #dogobediencetraining
One of the most commonly asked questions: what should I do if my dog won’t take treats? 🤔 🧠The first thing we have to do is assess why your dog isn’t taking treats. Are they too distracted? Are they full from breakfast? Are they afraid to take treats? Is the presentation of the treats boring? Have they paired receiving a treat with something scary like the vets? There are so many reasons why a dog may loose interest in a treat but food in training can be an invaluable tool! Have you ever trained a dog with little or no food drive? #dogtraining #trending #fyp #fooddrive #dogtrainer #dogbehavior #dogtrainingadvice #dogtreats #dog
🤯 When you’re a perfect student for your trainer but a professional troublemaker for your parents! 🫣 Disclaimer: Sully is perfect all around! 🤎 So, what does this mean? 🍕| Your trainer may be using better value rewards 🤗 | Your trainer has spent lots of time building their relationship with your dog with a heavy focus around communication 💪🏼 | Your trainer is consistent! We aim to do things the same way every time to eliminate confusion ⏰ | Don’t forget, your trainer has invested lots of time and effort into learning the art of dog training. This can help make things look easy! #dogtraining #dogtrainer #fyp #trending #funnydog
Mamu joined us for her first walk and train last week to start refining some of the skills she will need to be come a therapy dog through @therapy_dogs_australia This session was all about confidence building and assessing her focus around distractions Good work miss Mamu! 👏🏼✨ #dogtraining #therapydogsaustralia #therapydog #dogtrainer #dogtrainingtips #dogtraining101 #dogobedience #dogconfidencebuilding #walkandtrain #dogwalker #dogtrainingadvice #dogtrainersofinstagram #cobberdog
Milos first few steps of a focused heel!🔥 For a dog that would barely take treats and lost focus in new environments watching him switch on and engage with me to learn is awesome! 🙌🏼 #dogtraining #dogsport #focusedheel #heelwork #dogobedience #dogtrainer #dogtrainingadvice #dogtrainersofinstagram #dogtrainingisfun #kelpiecross #dogsofinstagram #dogs #dogsofinsta #dogslife
This one is a really handy skill and you could see Katie was picking it up fairly easily in the session! Something so simple you could practice it on the couch even 😉 #dogtraining #dogtrainer #dogtrainingtips #dogtrainingadvice #dogtrainersofinstagram #dogtrainingisfun #dogtraining101 #dogtrainerslife #dogtrainersofig #groodle #dogtrainingvideo #dogtrainingtip
This week we had Frankie from @sullyandfrankie join us for a walk and train to help out as her mum is a little extra busy focusing on exams 📚 Frankie was a fast learner and loved working on some tricks! ⭐️ #dogtraining #dogtricks #dogtrick #bordercollie #bordercolliesofinstagram #wonderdog #dogtricksofinstagram #dogtrainingtips #dogtrainer #dogsport #dogtrainingisfun
Hank is such a good sport when it comes to learning new things! He really puts in all his effort even if he doesnt always have the coordination to back it up 😂 #dogtraining #trickdog #funny #funnydog #funnydogvideos #dogtrainer #dogtrend #fyp #trickdogs #labrador #dogsport #dogtrainingtips #dogtrainingtricks
@an.aussie.named.willow showing off all her tricks today! ⭐️ How many tricks can you count in this video? #dogtraining #trickdog #trickdogs #dogtricks #dogtrick #dogsofinstagram #dogtraining101 #dogtrainer #tricktuesday #dogtricktraining #dogtricksofinstagram #dogsport
Agility and off lead skills for our group class over the weekend! 🐕 This was a huge success for Willow the Border Collie who has been struggling with focus around other dogs whilst off lead! Amazing work @manderson0691 👏🏼 #dogtraining #agilitytraining #dogagility #dogagilitytraining #dogsport #offleash #offleashtraining #recalltraining #dogsports #dogtrainer #dogagilitylovers #dogtraining101
Nelson the Beaglier showing off his fancy prancy heelwork! 👏🏼 #dogtraining #heelwork #beaglier #dogtrainer #dogtrainingadvice #dogsports #dogsport #heelworktraining #dogobedience #dogobediencetraining
Welcome Nala! ✨ This sweetheart has joined us for a few walk and trains to work on some loose lead walking and jumping up on people. Today was her first session and she picked things up very quickly! She’s a clever cookie 🍪 #dogtraining #dogtrainer #dogtrainingtips #dogtrainersofinstagram #looseleadwalking #looseleashwalking #dogtrainingadvice #dogtrainingisfun #trending #fyp #cavoodle #cavoodlesofinstagram
Obedience should feel like a dance 💃🏽 Smooth, flowing and fun ✨ #dogtraining #dogsport #dogsports #dogtraining101 #dogtrainer #dogtrainingtips #dogtricks #dogtrainingadvice #dogtrainers #dogtrainersofig #dogtrainerlife #dogtrainingisfun #dogtricksofinstagram #dogtrick
I love that you can see Hank thinking through this skill and trying to figure out what I am asking! 🧠 #dogtraining #dogsport #dogtrick #dogtricks #dogtraining101 #dogtrainer #dogtrainersofinstagram #dogtricksofinstagram #dog #dogbehavior #dogtrainersofig #dogtrainerlife #dogtrainertips
So proud of Coco’s progress! She has come so far, from not wanting to take any treats to jumping through the air for them! 👏🏼 #dayinthelife #dogtraining #dogtrainer #dogtrainingtips #dogwalking #dogtrainersofinstagram #dogtrainerslife #cutedogs #dogsofinstagram #doglovers #looseleashwalking #recalltraining #trending #dogtraining101 #dogtrainers #dogtrainersofig
Sometimes we need to break down a behaviour into smaller bite size pieces so that our dogs can gain clarity and understand the criteria 🧩 Winx did a great job learning this new skill which we will be putting to use in our next session! #dogtraining #dogtrainer #dogbehaviour #dogtrainingtips #dogtraining101 #dogtrainingadvice #dogtrainingisfun #dogtrainingvideo #dogtrainingvideos #dogtrainersofinstagram #kelpie #kelpiegram #dogoftheday #fyp #trending #trendingreels
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