The Doggy Lady

07/04/2025

A great course for all dog guardians

Do you know what to do in a first aid emergency with your dog?

Join us for an informative workshop covering essential first aid for dogs, life saving CPR skills, plus husbandry and handling skills to prepare dogs for visits to the vet.

Full presentation by a qualified vet nurse, course notes, practical sessions and Q&A.

Dates:

Saturday 10 May 2025 (1.30pm - 3:30pm) at Applied Vocational Training, 39 Epsom Ave, Ascot PERTH 6104

Cost: $55

What previous attendees have said:

“Great course for anyone that owns or looks after dogs. Will definitely be recommending it to anyone I know who owns a dog!! Natasha who ran our course was lovely and a great presenter!”

“I've done this course twice now & have found it so useful each time. It's given me confidence that I will know what to do if something were to happen to either of my dogs. It was presented well with ample opportunity to ask questions & to practice skills such as bandaging. Every dog owner should take a Canine First Aid course!”

“I loved this course. I have taken a few Canine First Aid courses over the years but this one was by far the best. Our facilitator was a Veterinary Nurse and it was great to be able to draw on her experience of emergencies in Veterinary Practice such as snake bites, and road traffic accidents, and how best to administer CPR, stem bleeding, deal with shock etc. Highly recommend to anyone new to Canine First Aid or as a refresher. Thank you IMDT for providing this highly informative and important course!”

“Excellent course! I enjoyed being able to apply some of the knowledge on my "patient" in class. Kate was an excellent presenter with a wealth of knowledge that she is so willing to share. I enjoyed the real life scenario discussions as well.”

“Great course, really well presented and the content and hands-on were well balanced.”

Book online today at:

https://www.imdt.com.au/imdt-courses/imdt-first-aid-workshop/

07/04/2025

Our new sniffing recruits are two sessions in and having a blast!! That vegemite smells so good!!

02/04/2025

Did you know we also offer 1 on 1 home sessions? This gorgeous boy is Ziggy. Due to previous experiences, he is very worried about handling and veterinary care, but his fabulous human is working hard to change that!

Ziggy's "start button" behaviour is "chin on ground" - what this means is that he is consenting to being touched by Trainer Stephanie when he rests his chin. If he needs a break at any point, he lifts his head up, and he knows we will stop. For a dog who has previously had choice removed through restraint, having the option to say "no" can create a much more positive experience around handling and medical care.

So proud of this amazing team!

02/04/2025

Intermediate class vacancy - rare but true!

We have one free spot for Intermediate class starting THIS Saturday 12-30pm to 2pm

Classes will be 5 April, 12 April, 3 May, 17 May and 31 May

Book now at :

Sniffer Dog School Intermediate Class

28/03/2025

✨ FRIDAY NIGHT SNIFFERS ✨

Trainer Stephanie had a blast tonight with a fabulous group of sniffer dogs. Tonight's challenge was "that's a bit annoying" (ie: furniture in weird places that gets in the way!).

These pups worked their little snoots off... And the humans supported them beautifully through the challenges! Well done teams ✨

26/03/2025

Kira would like everyone to know that her amazing human, our Trainer Stephanie, received special mail today, as she graduated from AVTs Canine Behaviour Consultant course!

Kira added that she, Kira, had to listen to countless Zooms, hear her human give presentations on many sciences sounding things, help her type up notes and was left at home (snoozing the day away) while her human was out working on some complex behaviour case studies.

Of course, with Kira’s help, Stephanie passed with flying colours.

Three cheers for Kira!!

(And a huge congratulations to Trainer Stephanie!)

25/03/2025

13 years ago I ran my first Scentwork session for pet dogs for a group of lovely trainers. I never suspected what that workshop would grow into!

24/03/2025

While it was too hot to sniff outside yesterday, our Intermediate class still had a great day of learning... Following by graduation! These teams have grown so much this term, and it is a privilege to watch their teamwork developing ❤️

24/03/2025

Some of our newest sniffer dogs graduated from Beginners yesterday! Trainer Steph is beyond impressed with this group - not only for how great they are at doing homework, but also because of the beautiful support they gave each other! It was truly a delight to be a part of this group, and we hope to see them back for intermediate!

17/03/2025

Sniffer Dog School is open for bookings and only a handful of spaces left.

Come and join us at The Doggy Lady for some sniffing good fun. We are the original sniffer dog school and have been running Scentwork classes for ten years in Perth.

Classes are designed by Fiona Cowie, with 14 years operational experience as a detector dog handler and supervisor and 10 years pet dog Scentwork classes experience. Fiona is a qualified dog trainer, an ANKC foundation Scentwork judge and has been working with and training dogs for 25 years. She is joined by four amazing qualified and IMDT accredited trainers who live and breathe scent work. Our classes are all about having fun with your dog, and we welcome all.

Sunday afternoon Beginner Classes (held in Bayswater) are available to book at

https://www.thedoggylady.com.au/sniffer-dogs/sniffer-dogs-beginners/

And are to be held on the following times and days:

Sunday afternoon 12:30pm to 2pm - March 30, April 6 and 27 and May 4 and 18
Sunday afternoon 2:30pm to 4pm - March 30, April 6 and 27 and May 4 and 18

We also run the largest continuation of classes - whether just for fun or to compete - and you can find out more here:

https://www.thedoggylady.com.au/sniffer-dogs/

If you have any questions, please pop us an email at [email protected]
We hope you can join in the fun

17/03/2025

Wow! What a weekend the Doggy Lady Sniffers had this weekend!

Many of us travelled to Bunbury to experience the first two day country Scentwork trial in WA. I was there as the judge for Excellent containers, Novice Exteriors, Advanced Containers and Master Exteriors.

Such an amazing, but challenging environment - a rural Showgrounds with all those smells.

I could not be prouder of the teams down there - yes, there was plenty of ribbons and qualifiers but there was some even bigger wins.

We invite all into our TDL family, many of our teams have behaviour challenges. So to travel a few hours, hang out with a large number of dogs and humans, search in such different environments - that in itself was so amazing. Some teams even camped!

One of our teams can get over stimulated but did the most lovely calm search. It wasn’t a qualifying search. - but WOW it made me proud!

Another team, a dog who needs space from other dogs, held it together when a random public dog made a big ruckus just on other side of fence while they were waiting. Our poor pup was shaking when it happened, but with support of their incredible handler, went and did an incredible search - with joy! Now that is the power of Scentwork and deserves a sparkly sash.

I don’t think people would have been able to pick that some of these teams have faced such challenges - it was so lovely to see everyone enjoying the experience.

What stood out for me was amazing handlers advocating for their dogs and putting their dog’s welfare before their egos.

Oh, but there was lots of pretty ribbons too! We have just a selection of the grinning winners below! From New teams (one who is only in Intermediate class and just learnt the odour days before the trial - was only going down for a positive experience and came away as a qualifier) to our top team Maggie qualifying in Master Containers and alllllmost Master Exteriors (omg it was such a beautiful search and earned Maggie some yummy treats).

Huge shout out to Teams Kuma and Libby who got to squeeze the ‘Title Turtle!!

It was so lovely to experience the weekend with you all (even though I was judging and didn’t get to hang out much) and thanks to Bunbury and Districts Dog club for the great trial.

10/03/2025

Congratulations to all of those playing the sniffer game at the ANKC Scentwork Trial last night. Well done to the Doggy Lady teams who scored a pretty qualifier ribbon, including Miss Maggie here who thoroughly enjoyed her Masters container search.

10/03/2025

Sniffer Dog School is open for bookings!

Come and join us at The Doggy Lady for some sniffing good fun. We are the original sniffer dog school and have been running Scentwork classes for ten years in Perth.

Classes are designed by Fiona Cowie, with 14 years operational experience as a detector dog handler and supervisor and 10 years pet dog Scentwork classes experience. Fiona is a qualified dog trainer, an ANKC foundation Scentwork judge and has been working with and training dogs for 25 years. She is joined by four amazing qualified and IMDT accredited trainers who live and breathe scent work. Our classes are all about having fun with your dog, and we welcome all.

Sunday afternoon Beginner Classes (held in Bayswater) are available to book at

https://www.thedoggylady.com.au/sniffer-dogs/sniffer-dogs-beginners/

And are to be held on the following times and days:

Sunday afternoon 12:30pm to 2pm - March 30, April 6 and 27 and May 4 and 18
Sunday afternoon 2:30pm to 4pm - March 30, April 6 and 27 and May 4 and 18

We also run the largest continuation of classes - whether just for fun or to compete - and you can find out more here:

https://www.thedoggylady.com.au/sniffer-dogs/

If you have any questions, please pop us an email at [email protected]
We hope you can join in the fun

10/03/2025

Sniffer Dog School is open for bookings!

Come and join us at The Doggy Lady for some sniffing good fun. We are the original sniffer dog school and have been running Scentwork classes for ten years in Perth.

Classes are designed by Fiona Cowie, with 14 years operational experience as a detector dog handler and supervisor and 10 years pet dog Scentwork classes experience. Fiona is a qualified dog trainer, an ANKC foundation Scentwork judge and has been working with and training dogs for 25 years. She is joined by four amazing qualified and IMDT accredited trainers who live and breathe scent work. Our classes are all about having fun with your dog, and we welcome all.

Sunday afternoon Beginner Classes (held in Bayswater) are available to book at

https://www.thedoggylady.com.au/sniffer-dogs/sniffer-dogs-beginners/

And are to be held on the following times and days:

Sunday afternoon 12:30pm to 2pm - March 30, April 6 and 27 and May 4 and 18
Sunday afternoon 2:30pm to 4pm - March 30, April 6 and 27 and May 4 and 18

We also run the largest continuation of classes - whether just for fun or to compete - and you can find out more here:

https://www.thedoggylady.com.au/sniffer-dogs/

If you have any questions, please pop us an email at [email protected] or send us a message.

We hope you can join in the fun!

Sniffer Dog School Beginner Level

08/03/2025

Our intermediates had some tough conditions this morning for their first exterior searches….sun, wind and rain!!
Lots learnt and fun had!!!
Congrats on graduating!!!

08/03/2025

Well done to our beginner graduates!!
I can’t wait to see you continue your Scentwork journey!!

06/03/2025

For some reason, indications can be a controversial topic. I am not sure why? A few words on the topic in a new blog post today. What do you think? What suits you and your dog?

Indications in scent work can be controversial and some are even fashionable - learn how to choose the RIGHT indication for you AND your dog

05/03/2025

Some great tips for using a long line safely. We love long lines for sniffy walks. And, remember use a fixed lead rather than a retractable one!