DOGS ETC: Dog Trainer Kate Lloyd

10/08/2025

Today Tintin and I took part in a Dances With Dogs competition, and achieved a First Place in Freestyle Starters. We performed our routine to the music from the TV show "Rawhide".

My online self-study course "Beginning Dog Dance For Fun Or Sport" shows you how to teach your dog both Freestyle and Heelwork To Music, including lots of different freestyle tricks, and a variety of heel work positions and transitions, as well as tips on choosing suitable music for your dog and choreographing your routine.

If you love music, and want to teach your dog some fun tricks and have a great bond, this course is for you!

Only $39.99 🙂

Here's a link to the course :-)
https://www.udemy.com/course/beginning-dog-dance-for-fun-or-sport/?referralCode=C5B5E6DC42FC8004334C

08/08/2025

Have fun training your dog to be an Animal Actor! Tips, tricks and techniques from a professional animal trainer.

Sign up for my online self-study course "Action! Train Your Dog To Be A Movie Star"

Here's a link to the course.
https://www.udemy.com/course/action-train-your-dog-to-be-a-movie-star/?referralCode=EF9F6731C6AC4E06A800

“Action! Train Your Dog To Be A Movie Star” contains over 6 hours of video, with 60 lectures, covering basic training to advanced skills including stay, come, go to a mark, fetch and carry an item, pull on an item, go to sleep, speak (bark), wave, get in a box, follow a person, “puppy dog eyes”, prick up ears, paw at someone to get attention, jump through an opening, and much more.

Examples of training equipment including target sticks, platforms and target mats, the movie trainer’s “Look Stick”, and how to use these in training.

Training principles are woven through the course lectures, including the 3 D's of training (Distance, Duration and Distraction) and how to apply them in your training, the use of reward signals to communicate with your dog when it has responded correctly, and how to train silent cues.

Get tips, tricks and techniques from a professional animal trainer. What is an A to B? What sort of dog do you need? What kind of work do Dog Actors do?

The lectures use real examples from films, TV shows and commercials that my dog, or dogs I have trained, have appeared in, to illustrate the professional methods that you can use to teach the acting skills to your dog.

But - guess what - even if your dog isn’t called up for an acting job, you will still have tons and tons of fun training your dog to perform these skills!

Only $59.99 AUD and you get lifetime access to the course - no cut-off date.

Have fun training your dog to be an Animal Actor! Tips, tricks and techniques from a professional animal trainer

02/08/2025

*All SOLD pending pick up*

Flirt Poles - “Rat On A Stick” dog chase toy.
Nearly all gone! Last remaining 😮 Were $45, now $25.
Pink only. Toy included. 160cm long.
Perfect for using up energy in a small space.
Keep the toy low to the ground and let your dog chase and catch it.
Ideal for small to medium breeds - terriers to border collies.
Video in the comments of my previous Belgian Laekenois having fun with our flirt pole.
Healthy outlet for your dog to use their natural prey drive.
Pick up from 6 Gumeracha Road O’Sullivan Beach by appointment.

02/08/2025

Last chance to stock up on your Black Dog Wear training gear before I move it all to Victoria 😆
Also Menota all-in-one slip leads.
Plus various bits and pieces at bargain prices 😮
Come and have a browse 🤗
My address is 6, Gumeracha Road, O’Sullivan Beach and I am open today and tomorrow from 10am to 2pm for Drop In sales - cash, card or Pay ID. Other times by appointment.

01/08/2025

For anyone coming to my Black Dog Wear gear sale session today, there’s a bonus event 👍🤗
My lovely neighbour across the street is having a garage sale, plants, clothing, furniture - she donates all the proceeds to charity, so check it out ❤️
My address is 6, Gumeracha Road, O’Sullivan Beach and I am open today and tomorrow from 10am to 2pm for Drop In sales - cash, card or Pay ID. Other times by appointment.

28/07/2025

Be Quick!
Don’t Miss Out!
Last Chance to stock up on Black Dog Wear training gear!
I’m relocating to Victoria and my Black Dog Wear stock is coming with me!
I will be open on:
*Saturday 2nd August any time from 10am til 2pm
*Sunday 3rd August any time from 10am til 2pm
*By appointment up until Friday 15th August
* 6 Gumeracha Road, O’Sullivan Beach

Balance Front Clip Harnesses, Head Halters, Training/Safety Collars, Double-Clip Multifunction Leads, Long/Recall Leads, Treat Pouches and more!

Also massively discounted items/brands that I no longer stock - short leads, regular collars, bits and bobs.

Back in Adelaide 2027 😉

12/07/2025

The official ANKC Rules for the dog sport of Rally are currently undergoing a review, and the finalised version of the approved Rule changes will be available very soon, although the new Rules won't come into effect until January 2026.
Good news - there will be some new exercises introduced in Novice Level, some Rule clarifications and more.
My online self-study course will be UPDATED to reflect these new changes. So everyone who has already signed up for the course will automatically get access to the new video lectures that I will be filming and adding later this year :-)
And in 2026 I will start filming courses covering Advanced, Excellent and Masters levels!

Teach your dog the fun dog sport of Rally obedience using simple lure and reward training techniques

25/06/2025

Tintin’s Training Tip 🐾👍
Teach your dog to fetch (retrieve) all sorts of different items! If you only ever use one particular toy or object, your dog may find it hard to retrieve other items later on, if required.
I forgot to put a toy in my pocket, so today Tintin fetched a piece of cuttlefish bone for me 🐾🤗
*Sticks can be dangerous as they can land pointing up and injure your dog*
In some dog sports, such as Kennel Club Obedience, or Mondioring, the retrieve item may be provided by the Judge, and could be any safe item - such as artificial flowers, or rubber ducks. In Dances With Dogs you may want your dog to fetch one of your props - a flag, bag, or fake jewellery. An Assistance Dog may be required to fetch medication, keys, water bottles or other personal items.
Happy Training!

15/06/2025

Tintin’s Training Tip 🐾👍
In the sport of Scent Work, one of the exercises is for the dogs to search the outside of vehicles (the bumper bar, number plate, towbar, wheels, wheel arches, sills) for the hidden odour.
When you are preparing your dog for Vehicle searches, position your vehicle in a large open space such as an empty car park. You want your dog to understand that the vehicles are the target, so set up your search so that the vehicle clearly stands out and avoid doing vehicle searches where there are other objects, walls, fences, in close proximity. For example, don’t do vehicle searches in your carport or garage where there is lots of other stuff close by.
Later on, once you reach Ultimate Level (the highest level) there will be a blended search environment where searches are not separated into each Element (type), but to start with, a Vehicle search is JUST vehicles. So help your dog understand this concept 🤔🤗
Happy Sniffing 🐾😁

09/06/2025

Tintin’s Training Tip 🐾👍
Try to anticipate the conditions that your dog will need to cope with, and ensure your dog is adequately prepared in advance 🤗
Tintin is entered in a Rally Trial (obedience competition) next weekend and it’s likely that the grass will be wet. Tintin is definitely not a water baby, and hates getting his feet wet 😆 So today we practiced some down-stays on wet grass. This gives me the opportunity to see how much of a problem this might be, before expecting him to lie down on wet grass if required in the Trial. And I can reward him with his favourite treats during these practice sessions, to help make the experience a positive one.
Tintin was fine, as long as the water wasn’t too deep 😆
Happy Training 🐾😀

07/06/2025

Tintin’s Training Tip 🐾🤗
It’s wet and windy so I am using this as an opportunity to do an indoor training activity and introduce Tintin to a new Scent Work odour.
I want to install the odour into his memory banks, so all I am doing is using my reward marker “Yes” when he sniffs the odour. With repetition, this creates a positive association with that specific smell, and teaches him that this is one of the specific odours that I want him to search for and locate.
He is also doing a bit of a nose freeze (holding still and pointing his nose at the odour source) which he has already learned as his Trained Indication (to tell me where the odour is located).
Scent Work for fun or sport is a great activity for all dogs - check out my online self study courses for sporting or pet fun options - here’s a link ⬇️

https://www.dogsetc.com.au/?page_id=1185

06/05/2025

Really Useful Tricks 🤗 by Tintin 🐾
Teach your dog to walk backwards. Then if the lead gets under their leg, instead of having to reach down and untangle it, simply let the lead drop to the ground and ask your dog to Back so they step over it - problem solved 👍😆
Video on how to teach your dog to Back Up is in the
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