ATR Dog Training and Behaviourist

11/10/2026

Are a dog enthusiast?
Wanna challenge yourself in becoming a more experienced dog handler?
Not just with one dog but many.

Interested???

Experienced dog handlers wanted! Join The Doggy Den in Mount Gambier. Permanent and casual roles with ongoing training and career development.

11/05/2026

Still a few more spaces left guys.
Teach your pup to learn how to greet a dog calmly and confidently.

Get in touch for more info…

PUPPY CLASSES ARE COMING TO THE DOGGY DEN!

We’re so excited to announce that we’ll be hosting puppy classes at The Doggy Den in Mount Gambier, run by Roger from ATR Dog Training and Behaviourist 🐶🩵

Our 4-week puppy program is designed to help you and your puppy build strong foundations through positive training, confidence building and learning important life skills together!

🐾 Starting: Wednesday 25th November at 7:00pm
🐾 Duration: 4-week block
🐾 Cost: $150 per puppy
🐾 Age: Puppies aged 8–16 weeks
🐾 Vaccinations: Minimum of one puppy vaccination required

Classes will be held indoors at The Doggy Den on veterinary-grade disinfected floors, providing a clean and controlled environment for our young attendees.

🎓 Every puppy will receive a graduation certificate and photo upon completing the program!

✂️ BONUS! All puppies attending will also receive 50% OFF their first puppy groom at The Doggy Den!

📩 Spaces are limited! To secure your puppy’s spot, send us a message on Facebook or contact us on 0402 000 576.

We can’t wait to welcome our first little class of graduates! 🐶🎓🩵

11/03/2026

Make sure you get in quick folks.
As Shanae said, only limited amount available

PUPPY CLASSES ARE COMING TO THE DOGGY DEN!

We’re so excited to announce that we’ll be hosting puppy classes at The Doggy Den in Mount Gambier, run by Roger from ATR Dog Training and Behaviourist 🐶🩵

Our 4-week puppy program is designed to help you and your puppy build strong foundations through positive training, confidence building and learning important life skills together!

🐾 Starting: Wednesday 25th November at 7:00pm
🐾 Duration: 4-week block
🐾 Cost: $150 per puppy
🐾 Age: Puppies aged 8–16 weeks
🐾 Vaccinations: Minimum of one puppy vaccination required

Classes will be held indoors at The Doggy Den on veterinary-grade disinfected floors, providing a clean and controlled environment for our young attendees.

🎓 Every puppy will receive a graduation certificate and photo upon completing the program!

✂️ BONUS! All puppies attending will also receive 50% OFF their first puppy groom at The Doggy Den!

📩 Spaces are limited! To secure your puppy’s spot, send us a message on Facebook or contact us on 0402 000 576.

We can’t wait to welcome our first little class of graduates! 🐶🎓🩵

10/02/2026

FREE dog training sessions!

Im looking for a dog who has severe reactive issues towards people, either while inside their home or out in public.

I work with ALL breeds of dogs from the smallest little terrorists to the largest beasts who control the house hold.

I’m offering the session for free as I will be recording the session for data and to help promote how to deal with challenging dogs for the rest of the public to see.

Get in touch if this interests you.

07/19/2026

Who are the better dog trainers?

Men or women?

Comment thoughts on why below….

06/28/2026

Have you been struggling with your dog lately?
Is your dog anxious of other dogs or new people?
Perhaps they’ve even bitten someone before and now you’re at a loss as to what to do about it and you feel like you’ve tried everything?

Don’t give up, give us a shot. I’ve worked with a lot of anxious dogs over the years in Australia, UK and Canada and they all have 1 thing in common.
That they were trying to fix a phycological issue using obedience skills. A dog will always find it difficult or challenging to do a sit, stay or a watch me command when it’s far too busy being anxious. This is the equivalent of you trying to do your make up but there’s a spider in the corner above you. Or you’re trying to enjoy a cruisy ride in the middle of nowhere and suddenly you hear a twang noise from the engine, then your hit hard with anxiety.

You can’t tell the dog to be calm and obedient without first tackling the root cause of the issue. Luckily this is a much quicker and cheaper fix to manage than your car engine.

Get in touch, we organise sessions on time and dates that suit us both and most sessions either require me coming to you or meeting over a dog park somewhere, depending on your issue.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Happy dog training 😁

06/26/2026

Unless genetic, no dog is born with a single bad habit. So where do they get them from?
Like any habit, they are all learnt behaviours. The general rule is reward any good behaviour (no matter how small or big) and find alternative behaviours for any negative or unwanted behaviour so they spend less time doing them. This might mean a change of routine or using a different command or even using a different dog training tool such as a gentle leader or a mental enrichment toy like a snuffle mat or Kong ball, depending on the situation.
Remember that there is not 1 method that works for every dog but there is A method that does work for every dog.

Happy dog training everyone

05/07/2026

Ok folks. I’m looking for the most reactive dog towards people, weather they are reactive inside your house or outside, I wanna hear from you.

Typically a lot of dog owners who are going through this get embarrassed as they obviously don’t want their dog to do this yet despite everything they’ve done nothing seems to work. I’ve been working with reactive dogs for many years now in Australia and Canada, they all share the same thing in common which is they’re reacting out of fear or some sort of anxiety related issue.

If you don’t feel comfortable commenting then just feel free to PM me for more info.

We offer services between Portland and Naracoorte.

Happy dog training

03/26/2026

Well…. When one door closes another door opens as they say. I have had the pleasure in meeting to wonderful dog owners in Cape Breton NS who want to do right by their dog but were struggling as to how to do it. I have one more session booked for Sunday 05th April held at the fiddle in Sydney for reactive dogs, after which I am due to fly back home to South Australia Mount Gambier and hopefully catch up with some old faces. Our plan is to come back to Cape Breton though as we love it here so much. So it’s only cheerio for now.

02/06/2026

RESCUED A DOG RECENTLY?

It’s always difficult to know what’s best for the dog as, we don’t always have the knowledge of what they have been through, to know the right course of action.

Obviously not all dogs have had traumatic experiences. However many dogs who have had traumatic experiences develop anxiety and in some cases, severe anxiety.

When a dog is anxious it is very challenging to get them to listen. It is pointless asking them to sit, stay, down whatever because they’re too busy being anxious.

Once you take away the anxiety part of the mind then the dog can be relaxed enough to listen to instructions. Putting any kind of pressure on an anxious dog like forcing them to listen because they’re not doing as they’re told will only make them more anxious.

Although we use positive reinforcement methods no 1 case is treated the same. Every dog is different, just like every person. Our job is to find out a method that works for you and your dog.

We’re based in Cape Breton NS. Get in touch for more info.

Happy dog training