27/07/2026
6.. SIX dogs lives have been taking by the hands of this pathetic excuse of a human being. FOUR in the last 4 years Dog Manners has been operating
Yet another absolute let down for this industry. Excuses, lies, complete bu****it.
We had a dog come for an assessment who had been attending this daycare for 2+ years, the dog showed extremely odd behaviours in a daycare environment for a dog that’s meant to be an established daycare dog - both our staff and the owner were puzzled as to why.
We had a look at Dog Manners website, Facebook and Google at the time and we found;
🚩 Facebook reviews turned off
🚩 Google reviews turned off
🚩 “Behaviourist of 30 years” with zero information as to how, when, where, education, previous experience
🚩 Social media videos of dogs showing extremely bad behaviours to one another, being filmed and posted like it’s “cute”
🚩 No information as to who he was
Once we discovered the actions he was taking to dogs, it made so much sense to us as to why the dog acted like it did, why it struggled with other dogs, why it struggled with human interaction, human touch. It makes so much sense now - it’s not its fault, not its owners fault.
We have said it time and time again - this industry NEEDS proper regulation, not the SPCA standards, PROPER REGULATION. SPCA have allowed this to happen for many years and have known about the previous abuse this man has caused to his and other people’s dogs.
People need to start asking more questions when choosing places to send their dogs
❔ What qualifications does the OWNER AND MANAGERS of the facility hold that involve proper DOG BEHAVIOUR
❔ What is the OWNER AND MANAGER doing to better the care within the industry
❔ What training and qualifications does the staff hold that is MORE THAN BASIC ANIMAL CARE and dog ownership
❔How many dogs does the facility take per sqm of space, and how many staff do they have to the number of dogs in attendance
❔ What written management and safety procedures does the facility have in place for behaviour modification, fights, injuries, stimulation, and general group management
Do 👏 your 👏 research 👏 before 👏 sending 👏 your 👏 dog 👏 to 👏 ANYONE
Is this an extreme case? Of course. This POS should never be allowed to own a dog or care for anyone else’s ever again IMO. He shouldn’t have been allowed to given the previous charges attempted to be lay in South Africa after he beat and strangled a dog to death (which the case was allegedly dropped due to death threats).
Our pets deserve to be happy, healthy, safe in the care of kennel and daycare facilities.
Part 1: Walter’s Death
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/361010665/healthy-dog-died-daycare-his-injuries-didnt-match-explanation
Part 2: Staff eye witness accounts
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/361011652/former-staff-claim-dogs-were-abused-auckland-daycare-where-four-dogs-died
Part 3: Kodys death
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/361012424/kody-was-buried-his-family-arrived-say-goodbye-now-they-want-answers
Now we know BOTH the council and SPCA knew about the abuse and neither did anything
Former staff told Stuff they witnessed repeated abuse of dogs at an Auckland daycare where four dogs died in recent years.
