r+ Dog Training

07/02/2026

𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺… 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁?

Not every “problem behaviour” is actually a problem.
Sometimes, it’s a breed trait doing exactly what it was designed to do, just in the wrong environment.

Dogs were bred for jobs, not couches or backyards.

🐑 Herding breeds were created to control movement
→ nipping heels
→ stalking kids or bikes
→ obsessing over motion
→ difficulty switching off

🐀 Terriers and many small hounds were bred to hunt and kill vermin
→ digging
→ chasing
→ barking
→ reactivity to small animals

🛡️ Guardian & protection breeds were bred to notice threats
→ barking
→ suspicion of strangers
→ strong opinions about space

𝗔 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲.

👉 Training isn’t about suppressing breed traits.
👉 It’s about channeling them safely, productively, and realistically.

The goal isn’t to turn a working dog into a Labrador.
The goal is to help 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 dog succeed in 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 life or help you choose the right dog in the first place.

Transforming dogs. Enriching lives. 🐾

02/02/2026

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09/01/2026

The Netherlands just banned Sphynx and Scottish Fold Cats.

But this isn’t the only way they are leading the world in animal welfare.

When it comes to dogs they are equally as strong.

In 2019 they banned the breeding of extremely flat faced dogs, only allowing those with a decent nose length, and other characteristics of health, to reproduce.

In order to breed in The Netherlands, dogs must have;

* A muzzle at least one third of the length of the skull

* No noisy breathing when they are resting

* At least moderately open nostrils

* If they have a nasal fold, it cannot be causing eye irritation

* Eyelids that can close easily over the eyes

All fairly basic standards of a reasonable life, you would assume, but the fact is many breeds of dog have these abnormalities written into their pedigree standards and it has taken a change in the law to force breeders to make these changes for the good of their dogs.

However, the Dutch Kennel Club had other ideas, and continued to issue pedigrees to dogs with extreme features, giving these dogs a legitimacy that they didn't sadly didn't deserve. This was stopped in 2025, another indicator of the Dutch commitment to the health of the pets in their country.

Learn more about these laws here;

https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/stcrt-2023-23619.html

https://www.dierenrecht.nl/nieuws/2025/06/rechtbank-verbiedt-misleidende-stamboomhandel/

08/01/2026

*** Please help us by sharing to local pages as out of our usual Sydney area****

Urgent foster care for Sasha - female 6 month old mixed breed - currently located at Casino

Request:
NDIS worker completing form on behalf of owner:
The owner has had an emergency admission to Hospital with an unknown discharge date & has no-one to look after the dog each day.
The company I work for ( support carer) cannot attend to the dog on a regular basis. The owner does not have friends or family to help.

About Sasha:
Happy beautiful dog. Very playful, in the middle of being trained not to jump. She is a medium sized dog. Has been walked by carers, and walks well on lead. Being a young dog has a bit of separation anxiety but stops after a while

To help:
Please email [email protected] with Sasha in the subject line, please include phone and suburb. Hopefully you have experience or patience with young dogs. Not suitable for very young children as still learning not to jump up. ( this is easy to train out, just lift knee up when they jump and they make no contact, are off balance and stop)

* Info if post is shared - Paws and Recover foster pets for people with no friends of family to support them when they are hospitalised. No direct contact with owner, Paws and Recover will cover vet bills during foster stay.

05/01/2026

Thank you everyone! We have found a carer 🐈🐈‍⬛

~ Cat rescue needed ~

We’ve had 2 tiny kittens dropped off today and need help looking for a rescue to take them on 🐈🐈‍⬛
Roughly 2 days old

Please call us as soon as possible on 9653 1622 if you can help 📞j uou