The Academic Pooch

17/06/2025

*Patience is a virtue*
In dog training no truer words are spoken.
Never lose your cool.!
Remember if your dog has had some trauma, be it frightened by a car back firing, jumped on by a bigger dog etc or maybe it’s a rescue and you don’t know its history; you will need patience, persistence, consistency and kindness to bring them out of it.
This does NOT happen over night; don’t expect it - you will need to put in some hard work.
Anxiety of any kind; fear; aggression; or anything in between will test you BuT, you CAN do it!

24/05/2025

The Darcy Dog has my heart ❤️
He is such a joy to teach; he’s just added whisper, speak and crawling to his bag of tricks.
We are working on find the treat under the cups, he loves the game but very hard on the sturdy disposable cups so I need to find some plastic ones 😂

24/05/2025

Great session today with Halo (baby Dachsund); his owners are on the right track with his training but needed some reassurance and tips to move forward without creating bad habits.
He is such a little cutie!

18/05/2025

Like a lot of owners I see my dog running, crying, growling etc in his sleep.
This is a great article about how our dogs sleep, what their sleeping positions may mean and how they dream.

What do dogs dream about? Can dogs have nightmares? Learn more about how you can help your dog have a more peaceful, relaxed, and restful sleep.

17/05/2025

I had the pleasure of meeting ‘Sirius’ a Finnish Lapphund pup today to give his mum some tips on teaching him manners and how to stay one step ahead. He is such a clever pup and picked up sit and drop easily.
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I was also wowed by a 7mth old Kelpie x Aust Cattle Dog named Winnie this morning. She is one switched on pup who learns super quick. Her Dad needed tips on how to be a leader and she needed to know that he has her back from now on. I nearly sneaked her onto my back seat 😂😂
I can come to you or you to me, depends on your circumstances.

05/05/2025

We’re all about helping you to become your best mates mate 😆

30/04/2025

Gold!