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Journey Dog Training Bay of Plenty based. Weekly classes, puppy school, and 1-on-1 training for all dogs. Home of the popular Prime Pups School! Start your journey with us today!

Learning with your dog is a continuous process, no matter your skill level or experience.

💜 NOVA 💜 DOUBLE DOODLE 💜 14 MONTHS 💜Working on:• Handler Focus• Energy regulation • Sitting still GOSH DARNITNova’s enth...
23/06/2025

💜 NOVA 💜 DOUBLE DOODLE 💜 14 MONTHS 💜

Working on:
• Handler Focus
• Energy regulation
• Sitting still GOSH DARNIT

Nova’s enthusiasm for every second of life is what we really should aim to be our life philosophy. If you blink in her direction, you are a potential best friend, and while this is such a lovely disposition, it can be a bit hard to walk down the street in a calm manner if there happens to be a breathing person or dog en route.

So Nova’s mum is really putting in the work to channel Nova’s enthusiasm into a bit more focus on her when she’s out and about - and the time and effort that has been put in really shows in that Nova can actually be still for group photos, team chats, and can be cuddled without almost wiggling with happiness out of her fur.

We don’t want to squash enthusiasm in our pups - we want to harness it - and Team Nova really has been showing that being uber friendly can be managed. It just takes patience and the ability to laugh sometimes at the chaos of it all!

My massive puppy carrying the team and getting his SECOND certificate by finishing Bex’s amazing Brain Games class, Posi...
22/06/2025

My massive puppy carrying the team and getting his SECOND certificate by finishing Bex’s amazing Brain Games class, Positively Together 💛

We had so much fun, and learned to focus around distractions… not sure who was more distracted, me or the puppy! But it’s always just so great to be around other learners, and have great teachers and guides.

If you want to have as much fun, there is a new brain games course coming up - you definitely should register NOW to secure a spot! https://www.positivelytogether.co.nz/store/p68/braingames.html

Thank you to the beautiful souls who came along to our coffee catch ups yesterday 🩵 being able to fangirl about your own...
21/06/2025

Thank you to the beautiful souls who came along to our coffee catch ups yesterday 🩵 being able to fangirl about your own dogs, talk a little bit dog nerdy, and connect with like minded humans is just a highlight of being able to work with such awesome people 🐾 see you at the next one!

🦊 SHARING ON BEHALF OF BASIL'S MUM 🦊We train with the whole dog in mind, always. Because behaviour 'problems' might stem...
21/06/2025

🦊 SHARING ON BEHALF OF BASIL'S MUM 🦊

We train with the whole dog in mind, always. Because behaviour 'problems' might stem from other things, and to think your dog is simply being 'naughty' is a narrow-minded, dead-end approach. Please keep Basil in your thoughts with love 🧡

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Today’s reminder: If you think there’s something off with your dog, you’re probably right.

Basil is nearly six, and has been reactive since the day we got him (not that we knew that at the time). In fact, we began working with Estelle from Allsorts Dog Training (thank God!) well before he was one.

We made incredible progress through the Reactive Dog Program and beyond, but at some point Basil kind of plateaued, we lost confidence, and despite our training efforts we were seeing a spike in reactivity with his threshold for ‘triggers’ shortening. In early 2024, we made two big decisions—to remove his a**l glands (which had been giving him ongoing issues) and to start him on anti-anxiety medication. Around this time, I’d also noticed one of his back legs would often shake while weight-bearing, but our vet wasn’t concerned. Regardless, the combination of training, medication, and a lack of a**l glands were genuinely transformative—Basil was still Basil, but seemed much happier and had the newfound ability to think things through before reacting. He even made his first ever canine friend!

Fast forward to a few weeks ago, when we’d started to notice a spike in behavioural issues in the home (odd, given his reactivity is usually in public around other dogs). And then—he bit me over a resource. Had I made handling misteps? Yes. Was I in a bad mood and not acting as cautiously as usual? Yes. BUT, a bite, given the training and progress we’ve made around resource guarding specifically, was a complete surprise.

Naturally, we called Estelle, and her immediate response was: Pain. As Basil needs to be sedated for vet visits (which would make doing pain tests pointless), we asked our vet to prescribe a 6-week course of pain meds to see if this would improve his behaviour. They were (understandably) relucant, and asked us if we’d noticed any signs of discomfort or a potential reason for pain. I’d responded with “Sometimes his ears get itchy, and his back leg still shakes when weight-bearing”. They thought he could have an ear infection, but his shaky leg wasn’t likely a concern since he has no issues jumping up, on or off things. Our compromise was to sedate him, take x-rays, do blood tests, and check for any obvious signs of pain in the first instance (plus a bonus mani-pedi).

The x-ray showed hip displasia, and a very, very low amount of muscle mass (especially concerning considering his diet) with more test results due next week before we decide on the best plan of attack—turns out a shaky leg isn’t normal. Until then, I’m going to avoid dwelling on other signs I may have missed, and enjoy the odd sense of relief knowing Basil’s recent behavioural changes are most definitely linked to pain despite me wishing it never existed in the first place.

Basil is currently enjoy a lovely anaesthetic-feulled nap, and he’ll be getting a very generous dinner tonight!

We would love to get a jacket for Koda in Journey Colours 💙🧡 but we’ll wait for him to get to his proper size because he...
20/06/2025

We would love to get a jacket for Koda in Journey Colours 💙🧡 but we’ll wait for him to get to his proper size because he’s growing too fast!

Get your pup prepared for winter with a purchase from Ruffles Petwear - you won’t regret it! 🙌💕

Our beautiful boy Aero needs surgery to repair his leg after he ruptured his cruciate at the beginning of June 😪

We would love it if you could show your support by sharing our page with your friends 🙏💗 We need to sell lots more dog coats to help pay for Aero’s surgery!

Thank you so much for your support and if you would like one of our beautiful coats we would love to make one for you! 🐾💗

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