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02/11/2026

Meet Beau, a 5-month-old Golden Retriever who I’ve recently had the pleasure of working with.

Beau’s owners are first-time dog owners, and they didn’t wait for problems to show up. They’ve reached out while he’s still a puppy and started working early, which is something even experienced owners forget!

Starting early means we’re building good habits instead of undoing bad ones. We began with an initial consult to address manners (jumping, mouthing, counter surfing), boundaries and structure at home, a potty training schedule, and foundations like marker training, engagement, and sit and down. He also has a love of tug, so we’ve given him a proper outlet for it.

His first Walk & Train included his first go on the flirt pole, marker conditioning, name recognition, the beginnings of a food-toss recall, the art of doing nothing, and a playground explore. He was adorably derpy through all of it, and a very tired puppy by the end.

It takes confidence to admit you’re not entirely sure what you’re doing and ask for help. Beau’s owners did exactly that, and he’s already benefiting from it.

31/10/2026

Renny can be reactive to dogs, bikes, kids, posties and rubbish trucks, so this recent session we had was kind of a big deal!

In this session, he stayed focused on play despite the noise of a rubbish truck going by, and he held his loose lead walking around other dogs too.

Renny loves play, so we use it a lot, both as a reward and for counter conditioning around his triggers. The idea is to pair the things that worry or frustrate him with something he loves, so over time they predict fun instead of stress, and he learns to look to his handler rather than react

I see Renny weekly for Walk & Trains and each session, we can see the work is paying off.

26/10/2026

Clay recently had a private lesson to work on being calm around the backyard chickens. As a Border Collie, whose entire genetic purpose in life is to herd livestock, you can imagine how tempting they are!

We covered a few things during our lesson:

Management strategies to stop pacing along the fence. Teaching alternative behaviours like recall, engagement and sit. Introducing a chicken (KFC, a brave volunteer) at a distance and rewarding Clay for engaging with his handler. How and when to interrupt fixation. Giving him an appropriate outlet through play. Building calm behaviour in the backyard. And the importance of not letting him practise herding the chickens at all, because every rehearsal makes the habit stronger.

It’s important to remember that herding dogs aren’t being naughty when they exhibit behaviours like this, they’re doing exactly what they were bred for. The goal isn’t to take that away, it’s to give them a healthier way to express it, and the skills to know when it’s appropriate.

Do you have a herder that ‘works’ the wrong things? Let me know!

24/10/2026

PLAY 👏🏼

Play does more for a reactive dog than most people realise. It builds your relationship, which is the foundation of all training. It gives their drive and energy somewhere to go, so it isn’t building up and spilling out at triggers. And it teaches them to get excited and still come back down, which is a big part of coping with big feelings.

It also changes how your dog feels. A dog who’s engaged and enjoying themselves is in a much better headspace to learn than one who’s wound up or shut down.

Play alone won’t fix your dog’s reactivity, but it’ll make the rest of the work a helluva lot easier!

Do you play with your dog often? What’s their favourite game?!

21/10/2026

I’m a big believer in teaching dogs to work through pressure, rather than just teaching them obedience for the sake of obedience.

For most pet dogs, perfect obedience isn’t the goal. Your dog doesn’t need the flawless heel they’d need in a trial environment, they need to cope with a busy café, a dog barking over the fence, a visitor at the door, or a vet clinic that has unpleasant associations.

So many owners think they are doing their dogs a favour by shielding them from uncomfortable experiences, but in reality, they are just holding them back from growth. No one grows within their comfort zone.

A dog who knows commands but has no confidence will fall apart the moment life gets hard. A confident dog who can work through distractions and big feelings will handle the unexpected, and that’s what makes daily life easier for both of you.

18/10/2026

Training is only part of why people book with me.

I take far too many photos of your dog, I get ridiculously excited about the smallest wins, and I’ll never care what breed (or mix) you’ve got. I’m also a reactive dog owner myself, so you won’t get judgement from me, just someone who understands, and who’ll happily tell people to back off when your dog needs space.

Oh, and Ella is usually involved.

Send me a message to book and find out why for yourself 💬

16/10/2026

Unclear communication SUCKS.

Just think about the fights you’ve had with your nearest and dearest that were just big misunderstandings. Or every fictional couple that could’ve solved everything by simply talking to each other. Or when the barista uses full cream milk for your iced oat latte.

It’s no different for your dog. You could be inadvertently asking them for things that contradict each other every day, making them more and more confused as to what you actually want from them.

How you communicate with your dog is something that isn’t fixed with generic advice; something that worked for someone else’s dog on a reel or in a Facebook group doesn’t mean it’ll work for yours. You need to learn how to speak to YOUR dog, not dogs in general.

If you have no idea where to start, send me a message.

Let’s get you speaking the same language.

13/10/2026

So many people feel like they need a complete overhaul in order to make progress with their dog. New routines, new rules, new everything.

That mindset isn’t sustainable, and often falls apart within the first week when things become a bit too hard to maintain.

Small, consistent changes will always beat big ones that aren’t realistic. Pick one thing you can commit to right now, not just the version of training you wish you could do, and start there.

Things like feeding your dog’s dinner through a quick training session instead of from their bowl. Popping them in their crate while you’re folding the laundry. Playing for 5 minutes before heading out on your walk.

Small things will make a big difference in the long run.

11/10/2026

A huge amount of the work I do with reactive dogs (and any dog for that matter) is focused on building relationship with their handler.

Without that trust and connection, working on commands and refining behaviours is 100x more difficult. A weak relationship is the reason why dogs can execute perfect obedience at home, but fall apart the second they see a trigger.

Bridging the gap between dogs and their owners is exactly why I offer private training. Some things just can’t be taught in a group class or social media scroll; it takes a trained eye and personalised direction that applies to YOUR situation.

So if you’ve tried the obedience route and generic advice and your dog is still struggling, it’s probably not a training gap, but a relationship gap.

Send me a message to bridge that gap, together. 💬

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