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I still have a few spots for puppy school starting Jan 23 and also looking for some more players for Squad games! If you...
13/01/2025

I still have a few spots for puppy school starting Jan 23 and also looking for some more players for Squad games!

If you’re looking for puppy school for your pup between 10 - 20 weeks old, we have a course starting Thursday January 23rd and still have a few spots left!
Classes are held at Meraki Montessori School in Milldale and are on private property so if your pup isn’t fully vaccinated yet, that’s okay as it’s not frequented by non vaccinated dogs.

The course is 6 weeks and we cover all puppy foundations to get you the best start to an awesome life together with your pup.
The whole family can attend and come and learn - just take turns who is training pup.

This course is $285 and you can book it here: https://www.thecompletecanine.co.nz/book-online
Feel free to ask any questions you may have!!

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Do you enjoy playing games? Are you competitive? Do you wish you could bring your dog sometimes because you think he’d make the perfect team mate?
This is your chance!

Come along to SQUAD GAMES, where you and your dog team up and join in team and individual games, coming out on top! You’ll have crazy fun, a tired pup afterwards AND taught your dog some new skills.
This event is between 60-90 minutes.

There is prizes for the BEST TEAM and the top 3 BEST Individuals.

This is suitable for beginners and advanced players.
Your dog should have a sit, be able to walk with you on leash and be food motivated!

This one off FUN FILLED event Is $40.

Mildly dog reactive dogs allowed and we can make adjustments for that. Not suitable for human reactive dogs or dogs that can not be around other dogs at all.

https://www.thecompletecanine.co.nz/book-online

New dog breeds seem to be popping up left right and center. Just combine two breeds and you have a supposed brand new do...
11/01/2025

New dog breeds seem to be popping up left right and center. Just combine two breeds and you have a supposed brand new dog breed! Super convenient.

Which new dog breeds will be on the bingo cards this year?
Well, here's 10 to start you off with.

Must say, I like the look of the Commute and the Blabador.

(Just in case its necessary to mention.. these are AI photos..)

This is nonsense. There is a lot of AI style online learning platforms available these days and im pretty sure this is o...
10/01/2025

This is nonsense.
There is a lot of AI style online learning platforms available these days and im pretty sure this is one of them, looking at the reviews.

Leash pulling is NOT a reactivity response. Plenty of non reactive dogs pull on leash.

This is just a statement to get your attention, to feel validation and to consider their content.

It really annoys me because what these type of businesses do (instead of actual real dog trainers) is take 2 major issues people are having (leash pulling and reactivity) and make up some bull***t that looks appealing and bam, you are subscribed to something that isn’t even helpful.

But they know exactly how to play on your emotions.

There is another one floating around about a “2 day reactivity camp”
That promises that in 4 hours you can train your dog to service dog level standards and in 12 hours your dog isnt reactive anymore.

Sorry - thats impossible. Its nothing but false advertising. You sign up and there will be zero support and just some basic videos that will get you nowhere.

Im not hating on online learning, there is amazing content out there, but make sure you actually sign up with a LEGIT dog trainer. Not some faceless AI channel that hasn’t actually got real knowledge.

Many reactive dog owners are looking for that ONE EXERCISE.. the ONE THING that is supposed to help their dog be less re...
08/01/2025

Many reactive dog owners are looking for that ONE EXERCISE.. the ONE THING that is supposed to help their dog be less reactive.
Unfortunately, there is no ONE thing that will help.
Reactive dog training is generally always a combination of a lot of things.

It’s a lot of trial and error - what works on one dog might not work on the other.
It’s a combination of different techniques - some might work well in situation A and others in situation B.
Some techniques work well in the beginning and not so much later on and vice versa.

I think one of the MAIN things is that is missed in reactive dog training, especially in the online training world.. is that the building blocks are skipped. There is a foundation that needs to be solidly laid down WITHOUT any triggers. WITHOUT any outburst. WITHOUT stress.
It’s the studying for the test.

But many people will say ‘Oh this technique doesn’t work on my dog’, because they went straight to the hardest situation imaginable for their dog but didn’t practise it in their garage. Or in their front yard. Or with a dog 100 meters away.

The thing is, with reactive dog training particularly, you need to work on your foundations so much when nothing is happening that when you start reducing difficult stuff to your dog they can fall back on the skills you thought them when they didn’t feel overwhelmed, and they were able to think and process. We want to create muscle memory.

Then once we have that muscle memory or at least done a solid amount of reps where the dog is like yep got this.. but also where YOU know what to do WITHOUT THINKING about it thats when we start with introducing tricky things.

Those 100s of reps where nothing happens are just as much for you as for the dog.
This is why dog trainers have it “easier” when working with your dog. We react out of muscle memory. We don’t get tangled in our leash. We move dogs to different sides and shorten leashes without even thinking about it. We just know.

So those endless reps that you never see on YouTube because theyre boring as heck to watch. THAT is where the gains are. Thats where your dogs skill, your skill and both your confidence increases.

When you finally get to the point of working around other dogs you know what to do. Your dog knows what to expect from you.
You both got this because, even if your dog blows up… at least you know how to handle and reduce it.

And once we get to that point. There is skill, there is confidence in handling, there is trust in handler… thats when we possibly introduce corrections for overreacting.
Where we go; hey you know to follow my lead, this is too much - settle down.

I dont like it when people say that corrections have no place in reactive dog training because they do. Sometimes dogs do over-react and we do need to tell them to settle down. And because we have build on our foundations, we can. Without the dog supposedly losing trust and faith in humanity.

More about my 3 non negotiables for reactive dogs in the comments.

08/01/2025

Session 8-9-10? Tbh I can’t remember. Today we practised at the vet and I’m so pleased how well that went!! He let me put it on without issue and didnt try to get it off. Usually at the vet he is so stressed that putting it on turns into a forceful ordeal. I decided to only have it on in the waiting area and not when we had our consultation with the vet because my aim is positive experiences with muzzle on. Hes a good boy 🥰

I often use human examples of trigger stacking to explain why some days your dog is struggling and other days they are n...
07/01/2025

I often use human examples of trigger stacking to explain why some days your dog is struggling and other days they are not.
Why some days they can cope with certain situations, and other days they seem to lose the plot right away.
Let’s imagine that in a day you can have 60 points and if you go OVER 60 - that’s when an outburst happens.

Yesterday I had an AWESOME day. I had really good clients, some great news, a lovely client review, the weather was fantastic. In general just great.

I go to bed.. and I can’t fall asleep. I’m someone who needs like a solid 7-8 hours so thats the first problem there. 🔴That’s 15 points right there.🔴
Finally fall asleep and wake up at 3 am with crazy hay fever and dry throat coughing fits. Have to take antihistamines and eventually manage to fall asleep.. 🔴Another 10 points. 🔴
I wake myself up at 6 am because I’m having s**t dreams I can’t seem to shake. 🔴Another 10 points.🔴

So now I woke up grumpy. And moody. And I’m already on 35 points out of 60… that’s not a great start of the day and nothing has even happened yet.

I decide to go to the gym straight away to see if exercise helps (just like we do with dogs!). On the way to the gym I chew a gum and my molar chips. Like my goddamn tooth actually broke off on a gum. FFS.🔴Bam, hit me with 15 points. Now I’m on 50. 🔴
Now at the gym I’m having angry conversations with the dentist in my head because I can’t stand it when they berate you like a child that doesn’t floss enough.
Thats another 5 points. Here we are at 55.

I go home, get the dogs, walk the dogs and we take Lenyx to the vet for a check up that I was worried about.
This check up was really the root of all the problems but it went well and now I feel a lot better and I’m actually able to let go of some of the stress. 🔴Take away 10 points.. back to 45.

I have the day off and I might decide to catch up on some sleep and have a nap. 🔴Take away 10 points - back to 35. 🔴I’ll spend some time doing a hobby - take away 15 points - now I’m back on 20 points.

This is a perfect example how you can have a great day and then just get hit with a s**t day out of nowhere. That doesn’t mean all is lost. It’s just that this day is harder than usual.

This is where we have to analyse our dogs day, if your dog is nearing their 60 points - what can we do to reduce that? 🔴Maybe your dog needs more sleep, maybe they need a play session just you and him in your backyard, maybe they need a sniffing exercise, maybe they just wanna chill at home..

When your dogs stress levels are up, think to yourself - what can I do to bring them down and salvage the day?
What happened during the day to bring the stress levels up?

I can already tell you that if I went OVER 60 points things would just keep sn*******ng. I’d get road rage, snippy with my partner and probably end up in an unnecessary argument, just feel miserable most of the day and not being able to come out of it, get annoyed with someone online and not being able to let go of it.. you name it.. just something would happen that usually slides of you without too much effort. But not a day like this.

Give yourself some grace.
Give your dog some grace.

04/01/2025

I've got a whole lot of things happening in January I thought I'd list them for you because one of the events is BRAND NEW and I'm super excited about them.

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SQUAD GAMES - GAME DAY WITH YOUR DOG
Do you enjoy playing games? Are you competitive? Do you wish you could bring your dog sometimes because you think he’d make the perfect team mate?
This is your chance!

It's a fun 90 minutes with your dog that's just showing how awesome of a team you are.
Any age dog is welcome, bring the family to watch or join in!

$40 for a 90 minute session.
Warkworth: Jan 16 - 6 pm
Silverdale: Jan 18 - 9.30 am

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Tuesday Jan 21st - Good Manners 5 Week Obedience Course Warkworth

Thursday Jan 23rd - Puppy School (Pups 10-20 wks) Silverdale

Monday Feb 3 - Good Manners 5 Week Course Silverdale

Saturday March 1 - Reactive Dog Class

Will add links in the description to book!

02/01/2025

This one is for all the DOG TRAINERS that follow me - especially if you teach group / obedience classes.

If you find that sometimes groupclasses can be a bit monotone or clients (and dogs) lack a bit of motivation, I’ve got the
Perfect thing for you to keep owners and dogs excited to come back every week, become life long learners AND proof obedience under HIGH DISTRACTIONS!

All you need is to mix it up with some really fun games.
I’ve created an online course that includes 31 games that help with loose leash walking, stationary commands under high distractions, place, recall, impulse control.. you name it!
But.. it doesn’t ‘’feel’’ like ‘stiff’ obedience work for you or the clients.

I personally try to use at least one per session to recap the skills we learned for that week and the last week is my graduation session where I ONLY do games to test the dogs and their skills. It’s the lesson I love to teach more and that owners generally love as well.

Games are variations of team games, relays, individual games and VS games.
Think of games of tag, team strategy games, Simon says VET WORK, musical chairs and more.

If you’re interested check out: https://www.thecompletecanine.co.nz/gameonobediencecourse

Course is releasing TODAY for $49 NZD / $27 USD.

This course gives you life time access and will include updates when new games are added to the program.
It includes full written instruction + video for majority of the games so you can see how they’re played with a real life group of clients.

New year new goals!What are your goals for your dog this year?If you want me to help you out breaking a giant goal down ...
02/01/2025

New year new goals!

What are your goals for your dog this year?
If you want me to help you out breaking a giant goal down into small steps head over to my goalsetting video and comment there and I’ll help you out. Having small achievable steps to work towards is what makes you keep going!

https://youtu.be/_SGoZ9Cv6_4

Does your dog do this? Lenyx only in my house - I don't think I've ever seen Zelda do this haha. I call it the lazy dism...
02/01/2025

Does your dog do this? Lenyx only in my house - I don't think I've ever seen Zelda do this haha.
I call it the lazy dismount lol

Are you accidentally causing your dog to pull? I see it happen all the time, especially when the dog is starting to impr...
01/01/2025

Are you accidentally causing your dog to pull?
I see it happen all the time, especially when the dog is starting to improve their walking.

What happens is that to feel in control we often have quite short leashes.. and if you really evaluate the length of your leash, you might see that you are PART of the reason why your dog is pulling and that they MAY be better at walking than you think they are.. if you would relax your arm a bit more.

If you want to know what I'm on about check out the 2 min video I did on it in the comments!

Happy New Year Everyone!I hope it brings you all the joy and love you deserve! I can’t wait for what 2025 has to offer....
31/12/2024

Happy New Year Everyone!
I hope it brings you all the joy and love you deserve!

I can’t wait for what 2025 has to offer.
Ive got some big goals this year such as bringing out a dog obedience course for dog trainers, publishing my first book, continuing to grow my business and help more dogs and owners live their best lives with their dogs!

We have some good holidays and celebrations planned this year as well that I’m very much looking forward to.

2025 is going to be a good one! 🥰🥰

Ohhh thats a biiiiig stretch my boyyyy ❤️Who else does this haha?
28/12/2024

Ohhh thats a biiiiig stretch my boyyyy ❤️

Who else does this haha?

It’s a stunning day to explore New Plymouth!
28/12/2024

It’s a stunning day to explore New Plymouth!

26/12/2024

Can old dogs learn new tricks?

Did you teach your older dog a new skill? What was it and how old were they?

One of the things I’ve been super keen to start up is Socialisation class.With that I don’t mean let all dogs off and cr...
24/12/2024

One of the things I’ve been super keen to start up is Socialisation class.

With that I don’t mean let all dogs off and crazy time.
I mean lets let dogs interact together in a polite and calm manner. Let owners gain confidence in their dogs, their handling skills and their ability to advocate for their dogs.
For reactive dogs to find a place where they can learn to trust other dogs again and make leaps in their training results.
To give dogs and owners a safe place to take their dog without being worried some di****ad brings their dog with zero listening skills into a group causing mayhem.

For a long time I was too insecure to start that up. I have seen the beauty of this practise really early in my career with Ernie Frappa.. and went through a few of those sessions with my own reactive dog Lenyx… and of all the training Ive ever done on his reactivity that was and still is the most impactful and did the most for Lenyx and me.

I never felt comfortable enough doing this myself. Dont have the right location, do I have enough experience? Can I safely run this?

A few weeks ago I got to learn and see how to run this at a 4 day Seminar with Chad Mackin (who for some reason I can’t tag).
In those session we learned how to build a stable group and then how to slowly introduce harder dogs or how the manage the energy.

I took the leap 2 weeks ago and invited all my pack walk dogs to a socialisation session. I felt comfortable because I know those dogs well and I feel like itll be a great baseline group, but at the same time most of those dogs have reactivity issues on walks with their owners.
Win win!

I decided the film the whole session so I could look back at it and see what needs improving and thought it be interesting to share as well.

I plan on running these sessions regularly in 2025. Sessions will initially be on invite only and will always be just for existing clients - as I need to get a feel for you and your dog.
The socialisation session will be free / donate what its worth to you.

If you are interested feel free to comment or dm me and I can add you to my invite list if youve worked with me before!

Video on what it looks like in the comments!

We had a studio photoshoot with the lovely .photography and the results are just 😍😍😍I really wanted some nice photos wit...
22/12/2024

We had a studio photoshoot with the lovely .photography and the results are just 😍😍😍

I really wanted some nice photos with the dogs and my parents whilst they were visiting. We originally planned to do a sunset shoot in Muriwai but that got postponed due to questionable weather and just crazy schedules but man I’m so stoked with these.

They are gorgeous!! I was initially a bit like how is this gonna look cause studio shoots are often so stiff but Kirsty nailed it as per usual and made us all feel super comfortable and we had a great time!

Lovely memory and keepsake!!

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Session 8-9-10? Tbh I can’t remember. Today we practised at the vet and I’m so pleased how well that went!! He let me put it on without issue and didnt try to get it off. Usually at the vet he is so stressed that putting it on turns into a forceful ordeal. I decided to only have it on in the waiting area and not when we had our consultation with the vet because my aim is positive experiences with muzzle on. Hes a good boy 🥰

Massive changes can be made within minutes if you use the RIGHT TECHNIQUE. Obviously this is only the start and there is plenty of work to be done - but the results are there from the get to. Loose leash walking doesn’t have to be a months long process where you barely move forward and have to use tons of treats. In the next session we will be working on generalising this technique and ensuring we can walk longer and longer distances, but this is already a huge change! #looseleashwalking #dogwalking #springerspaniel #dogtraining #auckland #newzealand

I've got a whole lot of things happening in January I thought I'd list them for you because one of the events is BRAND NEW and I'm super excited about them. ____________________________________________________ SQUAD GAMES - GAME DAY WITH YOUR DOG Do you enjoy playing games? Are you competitive? Do you wish you could bring your dog sometimes because you think he’d make the perfect team mate? This is your chance! It's a fun 90 minutes with your dog that's just showing how awesome of a team you are. Any age dog is welcome, bring the family to watch or join in! $40 for a 90 minute session. Warkworth: Jan 16 - 6 pm Silverdale: Jan 18 - 9.30 am _________________________________________________ Tuesday Jan 21st - Good Manners 5 Week Obedience Course Warkworth Thursday Jan 23rd - Puppy School (Pups 10-20 wks) Silverdale Monday Feb 3 - Good Manners 5 Week Course Silverdale Saturday March 1 - Reactive Dog Class Will add links in the description to book! @followers

This one is for all the DOG TRAINERS that follow me - especially if you teach group / obedience classes. If you find that sometimes groupclasses can be a bit monotone or clients (and dogs) lack a bit of motivation, I’ve got the Perfect thing for you to keep owners and dogs excited to come back every week, become life long learners AND proof obedience under HIGH DISTRACTIONS! All you need is to mix it up with some really fun games. I’ve created an online course that includes 31 games that help with loose leash walking, stationary commands under high distractions, place, recall, impulse control.. you name it! But.. it doesn’t ‘’feel’’ like ‘stiff’ obedience work for you or the clients. I personally try to use at least one per session to recap the skills we learned for that week and the last week is my graduation session where I ONLY do games to test the dogs and their skills. It’s the lesson I love to teach more and that owners generally love as well. Games are variations of team games, relays, individual games and VS games. Think of games of tag, team strategy games, Simon says VET WORK, musical chairs and more. If you’re interested check out: https://www.thecompletecanine.co.nz/gameonobediencecourse Course is releasing TODAY for $49 NZD / $27 USD. This course gives you life time access and will include updates when new games are added to the program. It includes full written instruction + video for majority of the games so you can see how they’re played with a real life group of clients. @followers

My wish for 2025 is less dickheads on walks 😂

What is your dogs playstyle like?

🎄❤️ Merry Christmas everyone! ❤️🎄 I hope everyone has some lovely days with family or the people you choose! Enjoy the food, your dogs, your friends and family! ❤️🎄❤️🎄❤️🎄❤️

We have a few days left before Xmas 😂😂🎄

Perfect recall past dogs, polite greeting and calling off the dogs again. Really well done by 8 month old lab Rory and his owners! Charlie and Koko being the perfect lil assistants! #labrador #cavoodle #dachshund #recalltraining #dogtraining

Found in the wild and local backyards 😂

Making some massive strides with Lenyx’ muzzle retraining! #muzzletraining #muzzle #dogtraining

Off leash time is not a given on my pack walks. Its a right to be earned. We have had playtime on fully fenced areas and on long lines, but I am not to keen letting a bunch of dogs off leash in public places without fences. Most of that has to do with my own anxiety lol, terrified a dog might not come back and I have to tell the owner I lost their dog is probably my biggest fear - so why tempt fate. Super happy how this went however. I had my two personal dogs with me who listen well and she kinda stuck to anyway, and my partner joined me for this walk cause he had a free morning. Perfect circumstances coming together!

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I’m Sanne (Sah-nah) founder of ‘The Complete Canine’. The Complete Canine came to be because of my own dogs Lenyx and Zelda, who are proudly displayed in my logo. Lenyx and Zelda are my inspiration and my passion. Without them, I wouldn’t have taken the step to go into dog training. Lenyx is this old soul and my heart dog. He is really attached to me and loves his family and isn’t necessarily interested in other dogs (or people) around him. He’s friendly, but selective. When Lenyx was 7 months he broke his toe and became quite reactive and fearful to touch and vet visits. We called in a trainer to help us with his potential aggression with the vet and saw our dog change drastically. I loved our trainer’s work so much, that I decided, that is what I want to do. Help people, help their dogs. Zelda is a joy. She’s our Herd2Homes rescue Kelpie x Koolie. She is as extrovert as a dog can be. She is the typical working dog and exactly what I wanted in a working dog, to be able to go sheep herding and hopefully end up doing agility competitions with her. She’s full of beans and has a huge (weird) character. I thank them everyday for being there for me and making my life richer.

Passion

Teaching and helping people is something that comes naturally to me. I have been a full time primary school teacher for 6 years and the switch to dog training feels like a perfect next step to me, although currently I am balancing it with my fulltime job. I have the right amount of people skills, ability to explain, train and teach and the passion and handling skills with dogs. I strive to learn as much as possible and am thankful for trainers such as Jay Jack, Chad Mackin, Tyler Muto and Pat Stuart to continue to educate and share their practices. I am also very lucky to call Ernie Frappa (The Dog Bloke) my mentor.