A Bark Above

A Bark Above We coach dogs and empower humans to build bonds that flourish with connection ✨🐾

At A Bark Above, we blend science with softness to offer highly certified, Fear Free support through Puppy Classes, Behaviour Consults, Ongoing Training & Holistic Grooming.

Check out these sweet superstars 🥹With those extra waggly tails, bright eyes and brilliant focus, they totally breezed t...
24/08/2025

Check out these sweet superstars 🥹

With those extra waggly tails, bright eyes and brilliant focus, they totally breezed through week three! Learning all about how being close to their pawrents pays off 😍

Maisey, Annie, Coco, Quinni and Jolene are rocking our new program and we are so excited about our changes 💜

🛍️ THE ENRICHMENT REFILL 🛍️ We will admit, someone slacked off with the ordering of late 🫣 oops! Guilty as charged 🙋🏽‍♀️...
23/08/2025

🛍️ THE ENRICHMENT REFILL 🛍️

We will admit, someone slacked off with the ordering of late 🫣 oops! Guilty as charged 🙋🏽‍♀️

But today we share that the fan favourites from Kong are topped back up, with a focus on our smaller friends with our Genis range!

We also have packed the racks with lickimats, getting ahead with the springtime influx of Fear Free and Cooperative Care learning, looking at you grooming kiddos 🥹😍

Snag yours at your next class or private session, or message through so we can pop something aside for you 💜

🚘 THE BOYS ARE ON ADVENTURE 🚘 Adrian, the boys and I are off for a full blown dog nerd weekend, think jam packed with le...
23/08/2025

🚘 THE BOYS ARE ON ADVENTURE 🚘

Adrian, the boys and I are off for a full blown dog nerd weekend, think jam packed with learning, improvements, planning, and of course plenty of fun!

I promised Adrian it would be a weekend free from dog school talk, but let’s be real that’s just never going to happen so the laptop and notebooks got snuck into the car 🤭

Between brainstorming, bouncing ideas, and sneaking in training chats over coffee and the best meals, we know we’ll come home with fresh plans and even more excitement for what’s next at A Bark Above 💃

Here’s to road trips, podcasts, dog talk, and soaking up every bit of inspiration we can with an exciting adventure tomorrow 💜

Say hello to another two of our newest additions to the training family 🥹 Bucky and Bodhi are beautiful big boys and we ...
23/08/2025

Say hello to another two of our newest additions to the training family 🥹

Bucky and Bodhi are beautiful big boys and we are so excited to begin the journey along with their wonderful mumma! These lads totally rocked their foundations at our first session and we can’t wait to see them oh so soon 😍

Usually we would collage the images up but when we have two handsome boys, we couldn’t take anything away from their showcase today 🤭

✨ AURORA’S LATEST RECRUIT ✨We’re thrilled to welcome Harriet to the A Bark Above family as part of her work placement 🐾H...
22/08/2025

✨ AURORA’S LATEST RECRUIT ✨

We’re thrilled to welcome Harriet to the A Bark Above family as part of her work placement 🐾

Harriet is already showing such kindness and dedication, and we know she’s going to learn so much alongside our team. Of course, Aurora has stepped up as official supervisor of photo ops and making sure all new team members come prepared with adequate snack rations 💜

We’re honoured to play a role in Harriet’s journey and can’t wait to watch her skills and confidence grow! But we’re mostly proud to welcome yet another young mind and show her the ropes of the dog training world 💃

✨ NEW PAWRENTS PERK & SESSION UPDATE ✨Behind the scenes we’ve been making some meaningful changes to how we run private ...
22/08/2025

✨ NEW PAWRENTS PERK & SESSION UPDATE ✨

Behind the scenes we’ve been making some meaningful changes to how we run private sessions this year and tonight we share that we are slowly transitioning into some new concepts and introducing our new perk 💃

Moving forward from September, from your first booking, you’ll now receive a tailored pre-session handout!

Think of it as the bees knees of head starts, a chance to soak up guidance and set the stage, so when we meet we can dive straight into the fun bits together! Because we believe support shouldn’t have to wait until the day we meet 🤭

Think of it as your much needed toolkit, something filled with the good stuff to get rolling while we count down the days to your session 🫶🏼

So if you’ve been pondering some sessions, it’s time to book in and let the learning adventure begin ✨

⭐️ FUN FACT FRIDAY ⭐️ Last week we went deep into your dog’s second nose: the Vomeronasal Organ, a superpower sensor tha...
21/08/2025

⭐️ FUN FACT FRIDAY ⭐️

Last week we went deep into your dog’s second nose: the Vomeronasal Organ, a superpower sensor that picks up pheromones and chemical cues humans can’t even dream of detecting 🤭

Well, buckle up, because their little snoot is about to blow your mind even more!

Dogs can basically smell time 🤯

Here’s how: as the day moves on, the air around us changes. Warmth from the sun makes scent molecules rise, cool evenings make them fall, and subtle shifts in airflow cause them to scatter differently. To us, it’s invisible but to our dogs it’s a living, breathing timeline!

Imagine walking into a room and smelling that someone sat in a chair three hours ago, or sensing the age of a trail just by the way scent has settled. That’s your dog’s daily reality, they don’t just smell what’s here and now, they smell what was and what’s about to be 😱

This is why so many dogs seem to know when you’re due home. It isn’t Extra Sensory Perception, basically the idea of a sixth sense beyond the usual five or routine alone, it’s their nose telling them how much time has passed since you left, by the fading scent trail you’ve left behind!

So when you look at your dog and wonder how they always seem one step ahead, the possible answer is simple: their nose is a time machine, a history book, and a crystal ball all rolled into one! How’s that for superpowers 💃

✨ THE LET THEM THEORY ✨ The truth is, our dogs teach us as much as we teach them. Somewhere along the way, I realised th...
21/08/2025

✨ THE LET THEM THEORY ✨

The truth is, our dogs teach us as much as we teach them. Somewhere along the way, I realised that one of the kindest lessons we can learn together is simply this: let them.

🫶🏼 Let them sniff that patch of grass a little longer,
because that’s how they see the world

🫶🏼 Let them take a step back from someone new, because trust isn’t built in a single moment

🫶🏼 Let them rest, even when we’re eager to keep going, because growing bodies and busy minds need stillness too

🫶🏼 Let them choose how they play, because joy looks different for every soul

🫶🏼 Let them shine in their own perfect way, because when we give them a life of choice, connection and safety they blossom into their full glory

When we stop rushing and start listening, we see our dogs for who they truly are and in return, they give us something far greater than obedience, they give us connection, trust, and love that doesn’t ask us to be anything other than ourselves either 💜

Because the journey isn’t about creating a resilient dog. It’s about walking beside the one you have, and letting them be part of your heart, exactly as they are 🫶🏼

Today we share our second team of Perfect Puppies 🥹Henry, Winnie, Lainey, Winnie and Zoey make up part two of our August...
21/08/2025

Today we share our second team of Perfect Puppies 🥹

Henry, Winnie, Lainey, Winnie and Zoey make up part two of our August influx and oh my goodness are we loving these groups! From fun and engaging pawrents in week one, to nailing skills in week two and three, these kiddos are totally breezing through 😍

We say it all the time, but seriously how do we get the most adorable kiddos and the best pawrents everytime 💃🫶🏼

This morning we share a little update from behind the scenes ✨A couple of months ago, we had the privilege of completing...
20/08/2025

This morning we share a little update from behind the scenes ✨

A couple of months ago, we had the privilege of completing one of the most detailed and eye-opening courses we’ve ever taken: Canine Clues for Pain and Discomfort!

This course was truly next level. The ethics behind Dr Findy, Dr Anethea, and Rose’s work resonated deeply with us, their unwavering commitment to positive reinforcement and Fear Free methods is exactly what we stand for. To learn from some of the country’s best in this field was an opportunity we couldn’t pass up 🥹

But this course hit home for us. Eric has been on a journey that’s both tough and humbling, his behaviours and emotions can be big, varied, and sometimes overwhelming. Watching him struggle hard some days is heartbreaking, but with our learning, his amazing new GP Vet and Dr Mel’s guidance, we have him on a solid plan 🐾

While we don’t know how much time we’ll have with him, what we do know is that every day must be filled with the most comfort, kindness, and dignity we can possibly give. No dog should ever have to go through what Eric endured in his first four years and he is our constant reminder of why we expect the level of kindness, positive reinforcement and Fear Free methods we use, always 🫶🏼

He is our biggest reason why we never stop learning, why we collaborate with the best and why we keep pushing the industry forward. Not just for Eric, but for every single dog who walks through our doors and having Dr Mel just a message away to bounce cases off, to guide us, and to stand with us in this work has been a true lifesaver. We couldn’t be more grateful to have her on our side 🥹

Because at the end of the day, our mission has always been simple: to give every dog the comfort, respect, and compassion they deserve 💜

But over these last eight months, that mission has taken on an even greater meaning. Eric’s journey has changed the way we see our work, not just as training and behaviour modification, but as a responsibility to truly listen to the dogs in front of us. To see their subtle pain, to adapt our methods, and to advocate for their welfare in every decision we make ✨

His story has been both the hardest and the most inspiring teacher. It’s the biggest reason why we will never stop learning, never stop refining our approach, and never stop holding ourselves to the highest ethical standards. Because behind every bark, every behaviour, every subtle change in movement, there is a dog asking for understanding and it’s our job to make sure they are heard 🥹

🧠 PUPPY BRAINS LEARN IN LAYERS 🧠 One of the coolest things about puppy brains is that they learn through a process calle...
20/08/2025

🧠 PUPPY BRAINS LEARN IN LAYERS 🧠

One of the coolest things about puppy brains is that they learn through a process called generalisation, but it doesn’t happen automatically. Just because your puppy understands a behaviour in one place, it doesn’t mean they’ll instantly recognise it in another!

A sit in the kitchen isn’t the same as a sit, down the street or the vet clinic. Puppies need carefully layered practice across a variety of environments before a skill truly sticks, which is why positive and supportive structured training that gradually adds new contexts is so important for long term success 🥹

Here’s where the science gets fun: When puppies practice in a calm, low-stimulus environment first, their brain can encode the behaviour more cleanly, actually strengthens the neural pathways for new skills. Think of it like sketching an outline before adding all the colour and detail 💃

In our program here at HQ we use a mix of indoor and outdoor components because puppies learn best when their skills are built in safe layers! Indoors offers a, low distraction environment where foundations like focus, marker words, and early cues can take shape without overwhelm. Outdoors, we gradually add in the everyday things like movement, smells, sounds, people, and other animals so that puppies learn to generalise their skills in real world contexts 😍

By combining both, we create the perfect bridge: a safe space for confidence to grow, and a practical environment where those new skills truly come to life! Then, when you do take those skills into the big world, cafés, or the park, the brain already has a strong template to work from. Instead of starting from scratch, your puppy is simply broadening the skill to new contexts, which means progress, less frustration, and better long-term success ✨

That’s why we are launching our Perfect Puppy Online Program, not to replace classes, but to add an extra layer of science backed support at the stage where it matters most. It’s just another way we love to help set your pup up for success, right from the start no matter where you are 🐾

Check out this little cutie patootie 🥹We were thrilled to welcome this cutie into our training fam, and with his brillia...
20/08/2025

Check out this little cutie patootie 🥹

We were thrilled to welcome this cutie into our training fam, and with his brilliant pawrents we cannot wait to see him truly thrive 🫶🏼

With some fun tricks to work on to totally rock the goals, it won’t take long for this dude to blossom into his full self ✨

He is also another little legend that has been introduced to the buffalo chews and he thought it was totally delicious 🥹

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