Grounded Canines

Grounded Canines At Grounded Canines, we help dogs and their humans find calm, clarity and connection.

Through structured pack walks, a puppy development programme and practical guidance, we create confident dogs who can thrive in the real world.

Sunny's back for Homestays! 🏠Thanks Pucci DayCare For Dogs for taking the first shift while we were full for the long we...
31/05/2026

Sunny's back for Homestays! 🏠

Thanks Pucci DayCare For Dogs for taking the first shift while we were full for the long weekend!

Happy Hounds 🐾 You can always count on Dodger for a close up! 📷Joined by the lovely
29/05/2026

Happy Hounds 🐾

You can always count on Dodger for a close up! 📷

Joined by the lovely

Kaiser ✅️ Kaiser doggy daycare learning boundaries, (sometimes needing an extra helping hand), and how to just co-exist ...
28/05/2026

Kaiser ✅️

Kaiser doggy daycare learning boundaries, (sometimes needing an extra helping hand), and how to just co-exist with other dogs. We did also make it out for a walk to top it all off.

Thanks Coal and Azula for your help and good influence

Percy ✅️Percy and I hit the beach for a successful mission of a structured walk topped off with a zoom on the sand. At t...
28/05/2026

Percy ✅️

Percy and I hit the beach for a successful mission of a structured walk topped off with a zoom on the sand. At this rate, he'll be joining pack walks in no time!

Wilson ✅️After Monday's event I decided Wilson needed some TLC and a more one-on-one session today to build back our rel...
28/05/2026

Wilson ✅️

After Monday's event I decided Wilson needed some TLC and a more one-on-one session today to build back our relationship and work on his feelings around dogs. Safe to say he throughly enjoyed his free time on the beach after some hard work.

27/05/2026

🏠 Azula joins Grounded Canines for Homestays 🏠

Azula has been staying with us for quite a while now, so she knows the routine well. Over time she’s come leaps and bounds and has grown into such a fun dog to have around. Her parents have put in the hard yards raising a high-energy dog, and it really shows.

Coal loves having someone around to share the braincell with — especially someone who can actually keep up with him too.

Kaiser ✅️ Todays focus was on keeping calm around exciting, and sometimes scary things like backfiring cars, barking dog...
27/05/2026

Kaiser ✅️

Todays focus was on keeping calm around exciting, and sometimes scary things like backfiring cars, barking dogs, and big trucks. We hit the town after a walk and finished with a decompression stroll. Kaiser got the hang of things fast because his owners have been doing this since he was 3 months old.
We will keep practicing the "boring stuff" because ultimately this is what creates a neutral dog in a busy setting.

Tuesday Pack ✅️This crew will be knackered tonight! Getting the most out of the weather and spent our morning exploring ...
26/05/2026

Tuesday Pack ✅️

This crew will be knackered tonight! Getting the most out of the weather and spent our morning exploring ⛰️

25/05/2026

Today’s reminder that a dog exercise area isn’t a free pass for zero control of your dog 🤦‍♀️

While out with a new¹ly formed on-lead Pack today, we were rushed by two off-lead dogs whose recalls just weren’t there. We had intentionally moved well off to the side and all dogs were settled in a down during a training exercise before one dog rushed straight into the middle of the pack.

Later on, we watched another person remove their dog’s lead, harness and collar roughly 50m away from us, only for the dog to immediately charge straight into the pack without hesitation.

Both times, as I asked for the dogs to be recalled, I was met with “they’re friendly.”

I have plenty of patience for people actively training, learning and trying to set their dogs up for success. We all start somewhere, and reliable recall takes time and effort to build. But there’s a difference between a dog still learning and simply allowing your dog to ignore you and invade other dogs’ space.

Each dog in this pack was working through something different. One is learning to stay calm and feel safe when dogs enter its space. Another is learning impulse control because she thinks every dog is the best thing ever and gets wildly excited. The third was my steady helper dog keeping things grounded and helping the others succeed.

Moments like this matter. Getting rushed by off-lead dogs can put handlers in unsafe positions and undo a lot of hard work for dogs in training.

If your dog can’t disengage from another dog and come back when called, they’re not ready to be off lead yet — and that’s okay. Keep the line on, keep training, get support if you need it, and keep setting your dog up to succeed.

Your dog’s freedom should never come at the expense of someone else’s safety, training or ability to enjoy the space around them.

Freedom is a privilege, not a right.

🐾 Koda, Elsa and Coal demonstrating reliable recall

Monday's Pack ✅️ Monday's Pack gained a Wilson! This crew really came along by the end of the walk (well, before it all ...
25/05/2026

Monday's Pack ✅️

Monday's Pack gained a Wilson! This crew really came along by the end of the walk (well, before it all got eventful!)

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