The Zen Den Dog Training

The Zen Den Dog Training One-on-one dog training for behavioural issues and group classes.

Puppy Preschool graduates 🎓 Two very happy looking classes
14/09/2025

Puppy Preschool graduates 🎓
Two very happy looking classes

13/09/2025

Not sure when the participants signed up for this class they thought "treasure hunts" would be on the syllabus. They all went into with enthusiasm though! The treasure hunt activity is aimed at giving the dog an outlet for certain hunting behaviours but the human is also an important part of the game. In this class I'm really focusing on us leaning into rather than competing with biological behaviours

Most recent Beyond Basics graduates 🎓
12/09/2025

Most recent Beyond Basics graduates 🎓

Today we had our first City Slickers Turned Country Canines class, a collaboration with Jess from This class focuses on...
06/09/2025

Today we had our first City Slickers Turned Country Canines class, a collaboration with Jess from
This class focuses on giving our dogs opportunities to be in nature and use their natural instincts while still making the experience pleasant for the human too.

Puppy Preschool graduates 🎓
27/08/2025

Puppy Preschool graduates 🎓

Canine Athletes Graduates! I'm proud of all my class graduates but this group were amazing! A number of the dogs in this...
25/08/2025

Canine Athletes Graduates!

I'm proud of all my class graduates but this group were amazing! A number of the dogs in this group can get overwhelmed or over stimulated in class situations and I spoke to all the participants about this at the start of the course. Not only did the dogs all do extremely well, but the people were so aware and understanding of each other. When moving from task to task, they co-ordinated their movements to not space invade and were patient while they waited. On the final night we ran one dog at a time over the small course and everyone was so encouraging, even though several people had to stand in the rain! I've had a dog who has struggled in group classes and the other participants can make a huge difference to both the success and the enjoyment.

Our most recent Puppy Preschool graduates!
13/08/2025

Our most recent Puppy Preschool graduates!

Beyond basics graduates 🎓
30/07/2025

Beyond basics graduates 🎓

A big couple of days for me and a long one yesterday for Merlot attending the Dog Driven Search workshop presented by Su...
22/07/2025

A big couple of days for me and a long one yesterday for Merlot attending the Dog Driven Search workshop presented by Sue Sternberg and Dana Zinn and hosted by Canberra Nosework Training. This style of handling is quite new to me and so like learning any new skill is something I'll have to practice. I was lucky enough to be part of some small group coaching and it was such a great opportunity to both be coached but also handle Merlot who is just such a pleasure to be in a team with. It was also a bit of a full circle moment for me. My first real introduction to dog behaviour was doing assessments for shelter dogs and for many years the assessments we used were written by Sue Sternberg, having both her and Dana Zinn visit my venue for the small group coaching was a career highlight.
Thanks John Sam for the huge effort it would have taken to put on such a big workshop.

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

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