Hippie Hounds - Doggie adventures and training

Hippie Hounds - Doggie adventures and training Meeting dogs and their humans where they are at, working together to find realistic solutions! ✨

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📍Hibiscus coast
📚2026 CAM and CBT student

Okie officially joined Rachael’s Thursday pack!
27/08/2026

Okie officially joined Rachael’s Thursday pack!

Lazy Tuesday posting….. Swipe ➡️ to find your dog 😅
25/08/2026

Lazy Tuesday posting….. Swipe ➡️ to find your dog 😅

Catching up with Zeus 🐾Earlier this year, I worked in a pretty casual capacity with Zeus on his exercise and mental enri...
24/08/2026

Catching up with Zeus 🐾

Earlier this year, I worked in a pretty casual capacity with Zeus on his exercise and mental enrichment requirements. Yesterday, I got to catch up with him again — this time for something a little different.

Zeus has recently started displaying some leash reactivity, particularly when being walked by his favourite person.

Zeus and Nikita have been through a lot together, and they share an incredibly strong bond. Sometimes, this can mean they unintentionally pick up on each other’s anxieties — particularly in leashed situations where Zeus may feel like he has limited options to create space or “get away.”

So rather than simply focusing on stopping the reaction itself, our session was about helping **both ends of the leash** feel more confident navigating these tricky situations.

We worked on recognising Zeus’s early body-language cues *before* he reaches the point of reacting, and gave Nikita some practical management skills for those moments when things do become a little too much.

We also introduced engage/disengage exercises, teaching Zeus that when he notices something that brings up those big feelings, he can disengage and redirect his attention back towards Nikita instead.

But a huge part of yesterday’s session was actually about **handler skills**.

We worked on helping Nikita feel more confident handling Zeus, staying calm when triggers appear, and knowing what to do *before* things escalate.

Their homework now? **Keep it easy.**

Rather than heading straight into busy environments full of dogs and people, they’ll be practising these skills somewhere quiet and low-pressure — building the habits and confidence they’ll eventually need when the environment gets harder.

Because sometimes dog training isn’t just about teaching the dog new skills.

Sometimes it’s about giving the person holding the leash the confidence and tools to say, “I know what to do here.”🤎

Bit of a midday energy burn for this girlie 🖤🌾
23/08/2026

Bit of a midday energy burn for this girlie 🖤🌾

Majestic, regardless of the activity ✨
18/08/2026

Majestic, regardless of the activity ✨

Nu’nu’s socialisation looked a little different today 🧡After a few weeks away from his group walks, our now ~10/11 month...
17/08/2026

Nu’nu’s socialisation looked a little different today 🧡

After a few weeks away from his group walks, our now ~10/11 month old adolescent boy came back with some *very* strong opinions about his new friends 😂

Where previously Nu’nu was able to play pretty freely with Gigi & Tui, today we saw a lot more fixation and difficulty disengaging from the other dogs. Adolescence is well underway, and being an entire male can add another layer to those changing social dynamics.

Enter Oki ✨

Oki gave Nu’nu some really lovely, clear canine communication when his advances were getting a little too much. Nu’nu, however, wasn’t always quite ready to take the hint 😅

So rather than giving him unlimited access to the group, Nu’nu stayed on lead and we shifted the goal of the session. We worked on disengaging, tolerating frustration and learning that being around other dogs doesn’t always mean getting to interact with them.

Meanwhile, Oki had his first introduction to Tui and absolutely nailed it 🥹 He’s proving to be such a lovely, socially appropriate role model for the younger dogs.

A session full of learning moments — and a good reminder that **socialisation isn’t just about playing with other dogs. Sometimes it’s learning how to simply exist around them.** 🌿

Lux would like everyone to know that he has thoughts, feelings and absolutely no indoor voice 📢
14/08/2026

Lux would like everyone to know that he has thoughts, feelings and absolutely no indoor voice 📢

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