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Jude | Dog Trainer | Cert III in Dog Behaviour & Training (NDTF) | Servicing Samford, Brisbane and surrounds, QLD, AUS 🇦🇺 | Dog training, dog walking, and dog adventures 🐶

28/08/2026

Following my prior post. Once we achieved the pups waiting their turn under low distraction, we made it harder! Here you’ll see they wait their turn even with all the distractions going on.

Normally I play with each dog 1:1 for around ten minutes. Ideally more but believe me, it’s hard work! Keeps me fit 😂

Play has been a huge part of our training journey.

All dogs have the “predation cycle” and all play fits into that cycle somewhere. This makes it an incredible outlet for our pups.

It teaches arousal control, turning arousal on and off! This is huge for reactive or over-stimulated dogs.

It provides genetic fulfilment too and every dog plays differently. Breed plays a big role in what is going to be fulfilling for a dog!

It’s a huge part of relationship too!
My dogs do play together occasionally, but as I want their primary relationship to be with me I make sure we have 1:1 play on the regular.

It’s a big part of why we have such excellent communication.

If your dog gets ALL their play elsewhere (like only from other dogs), that can result in it having a higher value than play with you. If that’s cool for you then you do you! Whatever works for you is just fine 🤗 but for me the play relationship I have with my dogs is super valuable 🌟

It might also sound silly … but there is an art to playing with your dog.

It’s not just tugging on a toy, throwing a ball, or dangling a toy around. It’s an actual game with an intention and you need to tailor this to your dog.

Finally, I also use it in obedience training, where it is the reward I use.

I could go on and on! Play is so important 🥰

It’s why I’m attending a seminar and bootcamp with the amazing Jay Jack (the king of play and using play in dog rehab and training!) later this year. I can’t wait for this and to pass the knowledge I will gain on to my clients.

Watch this space for classes and training on playing with your dog later this year ❤️

Feel free to get in touch if you’d like to learn how to tap into using play to provide genetic fulfilment for your pup!

26/08/2026

The finished product vs the process to get there 😂 most dog training is really boring! And it doesn’t make flashy reels. It’s lots of repetition, small progress, making mistakes (sometimes us, sometimes the dog!), and trying again.

Here’s a clip of me calling the dogs off place one at a time then sending them back. But you’ll see that before we got to that stage we spent a lot of time working on it where it certainly doesn’t look like the finished product 😂

Enjoy 😉❤️🐶

24/08/2026

Reactivity! It’s a journey! Before I was a trainer I got my first dog and made ALL the mistakes. She was reactive when I adopted her, but I made everything worse ☹️

Now I know better and we’ve had massive improvement.

You will note I didn’t film INSIDE the farmers market.

That’s because I was on my own, I don’t have someone filming for me, and I need to be present with my reactive dog to guide her through that experience.

But we passed several dogs, groups of dogs, and dogs of all sizes with NO reaction 🏆🙌🐶

Before I took her inside…I did some work to set her up for success. And this is a big part of how you address reactivity.

1. I already have a super strong “yes” marker to mark the point in time she does something right.

2. I have proper leash handling and she can walk on loose leash with no drama, so we don’t have leash frustration.

3. We played before we went in! Play is HUGE in addressing relationship, confidence, anxiety, obedience and impulse control, and providing genetic fulfilment.

4. We did a little obedience. In the photo where she is in a downstay there is a small oodle off camera a few meters to my left. This shows her she can control her impulses and nothing bad will happen.

5. Then we went into the market and walked around. I kept her moving as movement allows her energy to flow and not get pent up. When she looked at other dogs and stayed neutral I marked and rewarded. I did the same when she opted to disengage and look at me as both of those behaviours are great! If she had reacted, I would have corrected that behaviour, but she did not 🌟

6. After the market we had another short play session and then we went off leash for a sniff and decompress.

Only go off leash if your dog has recall. Otherwise use a long line.

Reactivity takes work. If you can train every day you can make quick progress, but most people can’t, and it is therefore a process that takes time.

I can help you with this!

Get in touch if you’d like to work on this with your reactive dog 🐶

Some Saturdays I assist with group training classes at the Pine Agility Dog Sports club (PADS). They offer super budget ...
22/08/2026

Some Saturdays I assist with group training classes at the Pine Agility Dog Sports club (PADS). They offer super budget friendly training as it’s all run by volunteers 😁 my little man Frank comes along, both as a demo dog and also to work on his social skills (being neutral when loads of dogs and people are around).

Having your dog around other dogs and people and them learning they do NOT have to interact with everybody is an awesome skill.

You can work on this OUTSIDE of dog parks too if you don’t have access to group classes or other dog training facilities 🐶❤️

17/08/2026

All dog training is a journey. For me anyway.

We started agility around two years ago and last weekend we ALMOST had our first successful beginners level run, but we got a fault when he missed a jump. Otto makes it look so easy… it is anything but! The more we go on, the more I learn about handling and the more I have to work on and improve.

It’s unlike any of the other training I do, and incredibly challenging… and we both love it 🥰

If you’d told me it would take years to even be competing when I started I wouldn’t have believed you 😂

But as we develop and improve I just look forward to the future and continuing the journey ❤️

He got lots of faults on his other rounds and the last run I ended early because he ran off distracted by a rabbit or possum in the bushes 🤭

Dog training also isn’t linear. You’ll win some days and lose other days and in between you might plateau too. But if you look back to where you were when you started you’ll often see you’ve come further than you thought.

Whether its agility or obedience or working on reactivity, plan your training and then work the plan and be kind to yourself and your dog on the days you have setbacks. But keep at it. You WILL see improvement and progress in time ❤️🐶🌟

15/08/2026

Working on our three dog “heel”. This is not a formal heel or a fancy competition heel. It’s just that I use that term to mean stay near my knee (and not too far ahead - something Frank is still working on getting right).

It’s more strict than a loose leash walk though, as I don’t want them ahead of me.

Once we are done with walking in a “heel” for a few minutes I will say “ok off you go” or “go sniff” depending on the context (either just you can go ahead now or you can go sniff a specific thing) and then they’re allowed to break the “heel” and move in front (but not pull my ass down the street) 😁

I’ve built this with each dog on its own, and for sure it’s easier because dogs 1&2 are familiar with this, where Frank is still learning.

If all three were learning this “heel” concept it would be a lot more difficult and I wouldn’t even have the three together.

On his own Frank is doing great and his loose leash walking has come along well. His “heel” is better on his own, but three dogs is 3x the arousal and energy and you see he is still forging ahead a little more than I would like.

This is us practicing after they’ve had off leash time around 40minutes and we are in an area of low distraction to make it easier for them. I have them on my waist leash to keep my hands free.

We will keep working on this until dog 3 is a little more consistent with his positioning near my knee ☺️

11/08/2026

Have my dogs always been well-behaved? Hell no! There have been times I’ve struggled! There have been LOTS of times with dog three where I’ve wanted to pull my hair out 😂🤭

Have I managed to train my dogs to not be jerks in an instant or to come when called in an instant or to not kick off at another dog in an instant? NO! It has taken us time and work.

All are rescues who came to me at different ages and with different pre-existing issues. And ALL of them took time to train. And some things we are STILL working on.

It takes TIME! Stay the course. Do the training. Play with your dog. Have down time. Let them go off leash (when safe to do so). But keep doing the work. You will get there ❤️

09/08/2026

Another version, here ya go - I don’t need to hold the leash 😉

Having your dogs trained to wait at thresholds keeps everybody safe ❤️

I like to use a “wait” cue at doorways, car doors, the gate, and the crate and so on to build this behaviour in their minds.

I don’t need “wait” as such. When I use it depends. That is because I’ve trained my dogs that sit/down/place or similar cues mean do that thing until released.

But where I open the car door I haven’t asked for a behaviour so I use “wait” when I open the door.

We’ve practiced that so many times now I don’t need to say it anymore, me opening the rear door slowly in itself has become the cue.

But if we are somewhere new or exciting I WILL use it to set the dogs up for success and ensure I keep them safe ❤️

You can train this at any threshold. Just open the door or gate slowly and say wait. If they move then say no (or some other word that means they got it wrong) and close the door again. Keep doing this until they wait. Start with a wait of only a few seconds. Then release with a word you choose (I use free). Slowly build from a few seconds to minutes. Slowly add in stepping away from the threshold to see if they stay. It’s a handy thing for your dog to be able to do!

06/08/2026

Impulse control means safety! Sure, my dogs are trained not to run on the road and to go straight in the yard. But I’d rather they wait so I can make sure the coast is clear before I release them from the car. We often have dogs passing our house and loads of drivers hoon up our street. I would always prefer to spend a few seconds working on their “wait” before releasing them from the car. This has the added benefit of practicing a bit of impulse control too 🙌🐶

03/08/2026

Honestly the e-collar is a game changer. How else can you tap your dog on the shoulder from miles away and ensure they’ll come back? Treats won’t do it.

And where safety is concerned this is essential!

It’s also how your dog gets to live his best life and enjoy freedom and being a dog.

Not being managed 24/7 and living his life at the end of a leash or his only off leash time being in the roulette experience of dog parks.

This has been a game changer for us. I’ve got dogs with high prey drive and this week was able to remind them they need to come back and NOT chase ducks in the park.

You can’t do that with a piece of hotdog. Or just with relationship alone. The ducks will ALWAYS be more exciting.

But you can use an e-collar to remind your dog recall is not optional.

I want my dogs to live their best lives and enjoy freedom. What about you? ❤️

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