Life Lessons On Leash

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Life Lessons On Leash

Offering positive reinforcement pet dog training by a Qualified trainer. Located near Colac, VIC, offering small classes & private consultations.

Disillusioned with 'traditional' training 15 years ago, I went searching for a better way. This led me to The Delta Society and positive reinforcement dog training. Fully qualified with a Cert IV in behavioural dog training, I opened Life Lessons On Leash. Aimed at those who want to train their dog in the manners needed to have a dog you can take anywhere with you, we offer group classes in Level

One Basic Manners, Level Two Basic Manners, Canine Good Citizen and Tricks & Targets as well as private consultations for those unable to commit to a class schedule or who have a dog not yet ready for a class situation. We also offer interactive dog safety talks for childrens groups. Bound by a code of ethics and to continue to meet quality assurance requirements, we use scientifically proven, positive methods to make training your dog not only easy but fun!

13/07/2025

It’s been a busy weekend working with a few new clients but let me introduce you to two of them!
Meet Sarge and Keiko - 2 very sweet Golden Retrievers.
One of the primary behaviours we covered today was door manners, as these guys are very exuberant greeters 😉

09/07/2025

Look at this face 😍
I was fortunate to work with this beautiful girl this week, primarily focusing on loose lead walking and keeping ‘4 on the floor’ rather than jumping up.
She is an absolute sweetheart and I look forward to seeing her progress going forward.

06/07/2025

Who remembers young Master Baasha? Well, today we worked together once again and my goodness hasn’t he grown up?! 😱😍
We worked on a few different things today, including the ‘leave’ cue - where we ask him to leave something that he might otherwise be keen to investigate/eat. If you look carefully in the bottom left corner or this photo (and where Baasha is looking) you will see part of some fairly high value food that we are asking him to leave. He did so well!!

30/06/2025

I started working with this young man in the weekend. Percy is a 5 yr old Airedale Terrier and an absolute sweetheart.

25/05/2025

If cute had a name, I swear it would be Mavis 😍

Mavis is the latest in a line of puppy consultations where their humans have been getting me out very early on in order to help set their pups up to live their best lives.
Miss Mavis quickly worked out that 4 on the floor was much more rewarding than jumping up, and had an absolute ball trying out some new toys. We worked on recall as well as some other fundamentals cues, but we had plenty of time to also start to learn some fun stuff, like teaching her how to pose for a selfie 😉
Dog training doesn’t have to be serious, fundamentals should be fun to train in itself, but I do love to train some fun tricks too.

17/05/2025

How did I forget to post this young man?! Meet Chiko, last weeks puppy consultation. Chiko’s humans wanted to make sure they set him up to be the best version of what he can be, so got me out early.
I can’t wait to see this youngster grow up.

23/03/2025

Look how much Baasha has grown already! Today saw me back working with this sweet boy for session number 3.
We worked on ‘4 in the floor’, appropriate child/dog interactions and activities as well, how to manage ‘inside quiet time’ and headed out for a loose lead walk. He did so well!! This young pup has some very dedicated humans who are doing an amazing job of setting him up to live his best life as part of the family.
I cannot wait to see where he is at for our next session.

16/03/2025

Join me for a look see at some of the new faces I’ve worked with this weekend.
Obviously a few puppies amongst the mix - who wants to take a guess at all of the breeds that have made up the weekends consultations?

16/02/2025

Today saw a follow up with young Baasha, and boy has he already grown!
His humans are doing a fabulous job with him and his confidence is growing daily.
He has a wonderful inside space set up where he can spend time still surrounded by his family but remain safe without needing constant supervision.
He is progressing well with his cues, and today really solidified ‘4 on the floor’ rather than jumping up on people.
Now that he is fully vaccinated, we went on his first sniffy walk outside of the yard and worked on loose lead walking expectations as well as setting up realistic goals, which of course includes lots of sniffing opportunities 😉

I’m really impressed with this little pup and his humans, and so glad to an active part in helping them help him to reach his full potential and life his best life.

26/01/2025

Kicking off our 2025 one on one consultation with this handsome young fellow. Say hi to Baasha.
Baasha is only 9 weeks of age and his humans wanted to give him (and them) the best opportunities from the start and set him up to succeed from day one.
I am so looking forward to helping Baasha reach his full potential and watching him grow.

25/12/2024

Wishing all of my clients and followers a fabulous Christmas and I’m looking forward to working together in the New Year.

Stay safe and have a fabulous day.

For those inclined, here’s a Christmas Carol rewrite (with a little AI assistance).

Jingle Bells (the Dog Training Remix)

Dashing to the park,
With a leash that’s nice and loose,
Over grass we run,
Wait, I think that trees a Spruce!
Treat pouch at my waist,
And clicker in my hand,
We’re shaping up behaviors
Exactly as we planned!

Oh, dog training, click and treat,
Rewards will pave the way,
Building trust with every step,
We train in a fun way!
Oh, dog training, tails should wag,
Positive’s the key,
Learning’s fun for everyone,
A well-trained dog’s the dream!

Recall’s going great,
They’re running right to me,
Look and Shake on cue,
Such focus, can’t you see?
Scent work games are fun,
It keep their minds so sharp,
With patience and consistency,
We’ll hit the training mark!

Oh, dog training, click and treat,
Rewards will pave the way,
Building trust with every step,
We train in a fun way!
Oh, dog training, tails will wag,
Positive’s the key,
Learning’s fun for everyone,
Together we’re the team! 💝

23/12/2024

December 23 - plan your dogs Christmas menu.

Just like you plan your Christmas meal, why not consider serving a special Christmas meal for your dog?
This might be including some of their favourite foods, making a meal of their normal foods that resembles something we might choose to eat, or perhaps just serving their meal a little differently.

You will see in the photos some of the meals I have prepared previously for my hounds.
A ‘Christmas pudding’ (made from mince, coconut oil, berries and pickled veg), a ‘retro child’s birthday party platter’ (all dog friendly and made to look like favourites such as hot dogs. Chocolate crackles etc) and a ‘pie and tart platter’ (pie and tart crusts made using turkey mice and then filled with appropriate fillings).

If making a special meal isn’t something you have the time for, consider serving their meal a little differently (think scatter feed, using a plate rather than a bowl, etc) or just adding a few special additions that your dog enjoys as ‘toppers’.

Remember to stick to foods that are safe for your dog 😁

Address

Otway Estate, 10 Hoveys Road
Barongarook, VIC
3249

Telephone

+61427409114

Website

http://www.lifelessonsonleash.com.au/

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Disillusioned with 'traditional' training more than 15 years ago, I went searching for a better way. This led me to The Delta Society and positive reinforcement dog training. Fully qualified with a Cert IV in companion animal training, I opened Life Lessons On Leash in 2008. Aimed at those who want to train their dog in the manners needed to have a dog you can take anywhere with you, we offer group classes in Level One Basic Manners, Level Two Basic Manners, Tricks & Targets, Enrichment Building and Out & About courses. We offer private consultations where we come to you for those unable to commit to a class schedule, or who want some tailored assistance for a specific issue or who have a dog not yet ready for a class situation. And for those who are struggling for time, we offer a Day Training package, where we will work with your dog whilst you are at work, culminating with a handover lesson at the end of the package lessons. For those registered breeders who wish to provide socialisation and send puppies to their new families with basic manners we offer a litter socialisation service. We are constantly looking at new course options, and are hoping in 2019 to be able to reintroduce our Puppy Preschool course as well as a brand new course - Kitten Kindergarten. Other services include interactive dog safety talks for children's community groups as well as School Holiday Workshops for children (both of these options are dog free sessions, using a toy dog and not real dog). Bound by a code of ethics and to continue to meet quality assurance requirements, including accruing Continuing Education Points each year to ensure we stay up to date in the latest training information, we use scientifically proven, positive methods to make training your dog not only easy but fun!