City of Tails

City of Tails At City of Tails we aim to enrich the lives of Auckland dogs, promoting positive experiences and sup

+ Canine education
+ Responsible dog ownership
+ 1 - 1 Training
+ Multi-dog household
+ Puppy Packs
+ Terrible Two's
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☀️ 🎄 Christmas weekend squad 🎄☀️Marley. Fletcher. Conor. Hazza. Lulu. Tuktuk. Hundee.
15/12/2024

☀️ 🎄 Christmas weekend squad 🎄☀️
Marley. Fletcher. Conor. Hazza. Lulu. Tuktuk. Hundee.

She’s just a chill girl chilling in her clam shell pool 🐚
11/12/2024

She’s just a chill girl chilling in her clam shell pool 🐚

I often tell my clients that we are training to achieve the 1% improvements. That we are training a lifestyle of behavio...
07/12/2024

I often tell my clients that we are training to achieve the 1% improvements. That we are training a lifestyle of behaviours into our dogs. Behaviours that we practise to get 1% better at Every. Single. Day.
These are bite size pieces of training time that when done correctly and consistently, will (hopefully 🤞🏽) add up to achieving a 100% turn around in behaviour.
These 1% moments are particularly important with our most recent training clients who are both working with fearful and anxious behaviour issues. The handsome Kiwa, a 2yr old American Bulldog and beautiful Pepper the 5yr old Border Collie 🐕
Both owners are committed to making all the right moves to help achieve 1% improvements every day to better their dogs and their lifestyle 👏🏽

Turns out he’s not just a pretty face… or maybe that’s the whole point! It’s always a little nerve racking trying someth...
01/12/2024

Turns out he’s not just a pretty face… or maybe that’s the whole point!
It’s always a little nerve racking trying something new for the first time, especially when you’re literally on show for everyone to judge (literally 😂). But this guy was as cool as a cucumber and did me so proud.
We had our first ever Ribbon Parade this morning with the Northern Staffordshire Club and managed to walk away with Best Baby Puppy Dog and Best Baby Puppy on Parade 🏆
Big thank you to our amazing friends and breeder Suzanne You should be proud of all of your dogs on display today mate!
And congratulations to all of the stunning dogs who entered into the ring today, how good 👏🏽

Breakfast Tax man back for round 2 🍳
27/11/2024

Breakfast Tax man back for round 2 🍳

Warm afternoon walks 🍃🌤️
27/11/2024

Warm afternoon walks 🍃🌤️

Troopers morning coffee tax while he waits for the humans to fuel up ☕️
26/11/2024

Troopers morning coffee tax while he waits for the humans to fuel up ☕️

Weekend home stays looking like visits to friends, play dates and midday naps (on the ground, even when you have the cho...
24/11/2024

Weekend home stays looking like visits to friends, play dates and midday naps (on the ground, even when you have the choice of perfectly good dog beds) 🏎️ 💨 😴

Blessed with the best homestay guests over the last few weeks 🏡 😇 Mr Murphy the Poodle. Ms Marley the golden. And our fa...
17/11/2024

Blessed with the best homestay guests over the last few weeks 🏡 😇
Mr Murphy the Poodle. Ms Marley the golden. And our favourite Mr Mojo the Ridgeback.

✨ We’re back after a beautiful maternity break ✨And we’ve doubled our pack with both two and four legged members 👶🏼 🐶 FL...
16/11/2024

✨ We’re back after a beautiful maternity break ✨
And we’ve doubled our pack with both two and four legged members 👶🏼 🐶

FLETCHER
⚔️ Burwell Ace of Swords ⚔️
A stunning English Staffordshire Bull Terrier with beautiful pedigree and temperament, bred by our very close friends at Burwell Staffordshire Bull Terriers.
Fletch brings a spark of playfulness to the COT house hold and we’re excited to see him mature into the most handsome Stafford in NZ.

Still a Queens weekend with our homestay P**i 👑 Her owners commitment to her training really shown through which made he...
04/06/2024

Still a Queens weekend with our homestay P**i 👑
Her owners commitment to her training really shown through which made her stay such a breeze. See ya soon Pips!

The only thing that could beat one Staffy smile.. is TWO Staffy smiles 😄 Welcoming Lulu & Tuktuk to the COT homestay cre...
17/05/2024

The only thing that could beat one Staffy smile.. is TWO Staffy smiles 😄
Welcoming Lulu & Tuktuk to the COT homestay crew.
We look forward to sharing more Staffy cuddles with them throughout the year 🥰

We’ve been itching to get our popular Pawse & Play days back in session and there’s no cuter way to do it than with a Pu...
12/05/2024

We’ve been itching to get our popular Pawse & Play days back in session and there’s no cuter way to do it than with a Puppy Edition!

Come a long for a morning of relaxed learning and dog chat 🐶

Send us a message for the following considerations:
*vaccination status, social history and muzzle requirements
*rescue pups in foster care can reach out for special arrangement discount
*professional and qualified trainers

A fun day of learning and puppy cuddles. What more could you ask for on a Sunday!
14/04/2024

A fun day of learning and puppy cuddles. What more could you ask for on a Sunday!

⭐️ Training session with Liberty ⭐️ 12 week old Liberty showing us her star power with her crate training.Why use a crat...
08/04/2024

⭐️ Training session with Liberty ⭐️
12 week old Liberty showing us her star power with her crate training.

Why use a crate?

1. Prevents destruction to your home including peeing/pooping in the house

2. Removes the opportunity for behavioral issues like nuisance barking, pacing, hyper-alertness/reactivity at the windows, etc. to develop

3. Gives your dog a safe space that is all his own (her own room, so to speak)

4. Helps your dog learn to relax and know what to do with herself when you’re not there

It’s a great day to start crate day.

We’re excited to collab with our great friends over at Kuri Country Club and look forward to meeting some fresh breathed...
07/04/2024

We’re excited to collab with our great friends over at Kuri Country Club and look forward to meeting some fresh breathed puppies!

Message directly or email [email protected] to enquire for availability.

Classes start next weekend 🐶 📝

💥 Puppy School! 💥
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We get lots of requests for puppy training and we're looking forward to our first group class starting up next weekend! 🤓
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Training will be with so you will get two trainers for the price of one.... and these classes are designed to be fun for both owners and puppies, whilst learning some foundation training essentials. We will finish each class with some play time... learning what is and isn't polite play!
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Message or email [email protected] to book your spot 📧 (bookings essential as spaces are limited). All breeds welcome 🐶
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Just a dog and his stick 🪵
17/03/2024

Just a dog and his stick 🪵

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Some work for the treat. But pretty girls get the treat 💅🏼 #goldengirl #prettygirl #dogsofinstagram #puppy #goldenretriever

Day 2: bridging touch hand with touch nappy Started where we left off last session with a couple reps of the touch. This will help get Hundee’s brain clocked in and get some muscle memory flowing. I added some variation of hand position to add a level of proofing to the touch which took a couple of reps for her to grasp - I love to watch her problem solve! Then once she got that, grabbed a handy dandy hand size nappy and began our bridging! I’ll admit, my brain was slow on marking as I missed her first rep which she performed 10/10 🤦🏼‍♀️ but hey! Even the professionals sometimes miss a beat, all you can do is carry on. Hundee is very forgiving of my mistake and we get in some good quick reps and some direction on the last and she felt more comfortable to touch the soft nappy with her nose as we progressed. A for effort my girl 👏🏽 #dogtraining #parenthood #babyproofing

YOU CANT TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS Or can you? We’re wana put it to the test! For a while now I’ve been pondering how to keep Hundee’s brain ticking as her body has slowed down this year, her eyes are a little more cloudy and her knees ain’t what they used to be. So I thought of a handful of behaviours that may come in handy when inside the house and for our future. And then it came to me 💡 I’m gunna teach my old dog a new trick. I’m going to teach her.. How to find and retrieve me a baby nappy 🍼 A clean baby nappy of course without puncture holes or dog slobber. And I’ve decided to record the journey as real time and transparently as I can. My aim? to show owners that dog training can be as simple as this - an idea that sparked after a 45min death scroll on Tik Tok with no forward prep other than chopping up some left over dog roll in the fridge. You just gotta get up and do it. So come along on our little trick training test and see if we really can, teach this old dog some new tricks! 🪄 Video #1. Dusting off the rust - markers & refreshing previously learnt behaviours Train(ing) of thought: relearn touch command - then bridge touching hand to touching a nappy in hand Tools: superior chunky dog role & my voice Time of training session: 2-3min max My aim in this session is to refresh both of our motor skills and practise behaviours we’re both familiar with to get the learning juices flowing. I use Yes marker when she performs the behaviour correctly and use Wrong to reset her when she doesn’t get it quite right. When she performed the behaviour to a better than average standard I wrap up the training session and end on a positive. We did 2x 1.5min sessions in total. There’s 101 more things I could describe happening in the video but for now, this is where we start. Simple, quick fun with my nearly 11 year old Heeler and 30 week belly ☺️

Younger years spent doing the hard mahi so she can enjoy her senior years travelling the country 🫶🏽 #training4life

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