Pups Academy

07/11/2025

Our last round of Puppy Class for 2025 starts this Tuesday at 6:30pm! Have you booked in? 🐾 Call 96214984 to book with the lovely ladies at West Blacktown Veterinary Clinic 📞

28/10/2025

“Complete and Balanced” makes a pet food sound wholesome, doesn’t it?

Then, complying with a nutrient profile from a standards organisation like AAFCO gives us reassurance.

But do you know what percentage of a kibble can be “filler” once those minimum nutrient profiles are met?

This is why we should understand what our pet food is really made from, because many pet foods - particularly those on the cheaper end of the scale - are made with ingredients which are unhealthy for our pets.

24/10/2025

12/10/2025

We have played with the predatory sequence in our dogs to make certain parts more or less prominent, so they could perform jobs for us.
When we look at breed traits and which part of this sequence our dogs like to perform best, we can then look at ways to better fulfil them.

Find the full video on this and outlets to fulfil each part on the membership. Find the full predatory sequence handout under resources ‘predatory sequence long version’

08/09/2025

Next intake for bookings will be from the 10th of November onwards - text 0466800347 to book this spot 🗓️

06/09/2025

"So everything then😜"
Yes and no.
These are everyday postures and movements, yes.
It is when they are shown and what is happening around them that is how we can figure this out.
"So this means my dog is stressed out"
This is where it gets individual, but these can be shown when a dog is experiencing some stress.

Not all stress is bad.
It's unavoidable in life.
Some dogs are very resilient and easily handle stress. Others don't.
Stress is a sneaky and insidious problem that can surface and show in ways we may not see coming.

In saying that stress is unavoidable, it doesn't mean we shouldn't limit our dogs exposure to it and look hard at eliminating it.
When we have a dog with a longer term chronic stress issue, it is crucial we look where we can to help them.

Start to notice the little things.
Even those situations we think they are "ok" in.

Are there signs they may not be enjoying it at all?

14/08/2025

11/08/2025

The most wonderful bunch of ladies who do nothing short of their best everyday to look after our pets 🩵🧡

Zero tolerance for rude or abusive behaviour 🚫

Mental health in the veterinary industry is something we care about deeply. Sadly, our profession has one of the highest su***de rates, and the way our teams are treated can have a huge impact on their wellbeing.

Organisations like .legacy work tirelessly to raise awareness about the challenges faced by veterinary professionals and advocate for kindness, respect, and change. We proudly stand behind this message.

Lately, we’ve experienced a few interactions that have been unpleasant for our team. While we understand vet visits can be stressful, our staff are here to help you and your pets — not to be spoken to disrespectfully.

We will always treat you with kindness, patience, and professionalism, and we expect the same in return.
Let’s work together to make every visit a positive and respectful one ❤️🐾

’sLegacy

30/07/2025

Congratulations Mortimer, Millie, Lenny & Kovu for graduating puppy preschool last night!

The cutest bunch of graduates we ever did see 🥹🎓 Huge confidence shifts for all of these four and some great social skills were built over our few weeks together!

22/07/2025

Buster joined us for weekly Fulfilment Walks whilst his parents were away on holidays to maintain the training he started with us in his 1 on 1 sessions and to continue his reactivity training 🐾

Over our 4 sessions together Buster was able to build a bond with me as somewhat of a stranger taking him out for play, enrichment and training; began to understand what is and isn’t acceptable on his neighbourhood walks (i.e. screaming at other dogs across the road is a no go) and learnt to respond to different forms of communication in a busy park environment to lessen his dog reactivity. We had such a blast with Buster and enjoyed furthering him in his reactivity rehab!

We can’t wait to catch his family up on his progress and transfer his new learnings to their day to day with this little firecracker 💙

We get asked quite a lot about our fulfilment walks — this service is available to anyone with a dog under 6 months of age and dogs who are currently or have recently finished training with us through 1 on 1 sessions. This is to ensure all our students get the most out of training and there is consistency between what we work on in session and what you do at home.

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