Take The Lead

19/03/2025

🌟 Meet Sam, Our New Trainer at Take The Lead Dog School! 🌟

I am thrilled to welcome Sam to the Take The Lead family! Sam has experience working with dogs and dog sports and brings loads of knowledge and passion to our team. 🐾

Sam is currently undergoing further training and combined we aim to be committed to making a positive impact to support tamariki in New Zealand who are navigating neurodivergence and mental health challenges.

Through the use of therapy dogs, we aim to create a safe and supportive environment for these children, helping them build confidence, calmness, and connection.

We are excited to work together to make a difference and can’t wait to see the incredible progress we’ll make with our therapy dog programs! 🐶💙

Sam has also been my saving grace over this past week after I broke my wrist and has taken everything including my work load and helping with my own dogs in her stride.. I couldn’t be more grateful 🥲 Thank you Sam 💕

Stay tuned for more updates and opportunities to join our programs!

09/03/2025

Beautiful day for some mantrailing looking forward to our session today…

One of our favourite things to do…

27/02/2025

My socials will be very slow for the next few days whilst I am away 😁😁
But I will be back soon with some new exciting classes for you 😁 I have been cramming in lots of new learnings to offer you all!

21/02/2025

Finally some man trailing time…

Princess cant wait!!

01/02/2025

Love this post!

27/01/2025

Dont forget to book your spot!

Puppy Classes starting on Saturday Evening the 8 Feb 2025!

Did you get yourself a New Years Challange? Join one of our puppy classes to get you and you pup started on the right track for their future.

From Toilet trouble to Meeting and Greeting we cover it all.

2 Separate Groups ---
Group 1 - 10 - 16 Weeks
Group 2 - 16 Weeks - 6 Months

For More Information, Please drop me a message.

23/01/2025

Puppy Classes starting on Saturday Evening the 8 Feb 2025!

Did you get yourself a New Years Challange? Join one of our puppy classes to get you and you pup started on the right track for their future.

From Toilet trouble to Meeting and Greeting we cover it all.

2 Separate Groups ---
Group 1 - 10 - 16 Weeks
Group 2 - 16 Weeks - 6 Months

For More Information, Please drop me a message.

18/01/2025

Princess having a quick lie down while she waits for her turn..

17/01/2025

Maggie Says Please Don’t leave your pets in the car when it is hot, like today in Wellington.
Even 5 min in this heat with slightly open windows is far too long, try it!!!!

16/01/2025

I love this Happy Old Face…

I hope you’re all this happy today!!!

13/01/2025

Dear NZ dog trainers and enthusiasts..

You have such limited resources to good instructors especially when it comes to dog sports…

And even more so in wellington, yet your all so against joining up to make more of the industry..

Am I missing something here?

There is so much opportunity for growth in the industry yet so much passive aggressive behaviour between trainers..

Why all work against each other when you can work together… Forget training techniques, im looking at sports and lack of accessibility to it..

Looking more and more like my dream is a 1 man team as supposed to a team of great trainers offering sports.

17/12/2024

Who remembers sweet Mishka that I posted a little while back…

I was asked to help with a few behavioural issues before Mishka went to his new home in Auckland..

One of the issues was his response to new people, he was rather insecure about new people and so would appear aggressive.. His reaction to dogs outside of home was similar…

Well, his mom’s hard work paid off, just look at Mishka loving life and confident with his mew humans and fur friends…

But most importantly I meed to highlight and show some huge respect to Jane for not just making him someone else’s issue, but for putting in the tome and effort to ensure that he had a great transition in some unfortunate circumstances.. The world needs more owners like you… I know it was super hard to have to say goodbye to your boy, but i hugely respect that you ensured it was all about him until the end!

Mishka, I was certain your were going to bite me when i met you, but look at you now! I wish you all the best and many happy adventures in your new home..

17/12/2024

This!!!!! 💕❤️💕

09/12/2024

Good morning everyone, if you messaged me yesterday between 11 and 7 please could you resend me your message…

I had a phone incident and have lost contacts and more…