Wellington Canine Coaching

24/05/2023

Cheat code to get a break from velcro dogs on a cold night. 👌😂

Join and myself at our ever popular Coffee and Canines events or our group classes run in an all weather under cover facility for more hand tips, hints and high quality banter.

05/05/2023

There once was a Malinois who needed a babysitter. Fledge or F as she was affectionately known by in the chat was the Malinois and I was the babysitter. I will refer to F’s handler as R in the same affectionate fashion.

The beginning of this mentorship and friendship started when I met R at one of the lowest moments of my life when my dachshund was bitten and another dogs canine tooth penetrated her eye. We rushed to the after hours and R came out to receive us in the commotion of it all I didn’t realise R was the lady with the Malinois I had been talking to on the internet until she wrote our prescription and we hugged like old friends after introducing ourselves properly, severely confusing my already traumatised then to be wife.

I began seeing F and R a few times a week to assist on calibrating her bitey off switch in pursuit of her BH for the sport of IPO by touching her ears a few times a week into the lead up of her trial. This meant slowly convincing F that good things happen when strange men touch her ears as she was not a dog that could be bent to one’s will. If I recall correctly this is to identify the dog through notches or tattoos on its ears.

01/05/2023

Just flying home from a big weekend put on by who were hosting Josh the in Auckland.

Josh was articulate and professional and delivered a great presentation. Novice pet owners to experienced trainers found value in observing him work dogs followed by engaging discussions afterwards.

I feel this was a very beneficial seminar for the canine industry in New Zealand.

07/03/2023

We've got a couple of spots left for our BASICS group class starting this Saturday (11 March) in the Hutt Valley.

If you're interested, check the details here: https://www.thehoundway.com/trainingclasses

05/03/2023

I caught up with Stanley this morning and we found a line of mutual communication with the leash and he even walked past a couple of white fluffies with no dramas, great stuff little G!

02/03/2023

The adorable puppy Iggy and his big sister Clove, these dogs have amazing obedience and the ribbons to prove it, now they have some streets smarts and they will be set!

28/02/2023

Looking forward to hosting another Canines & Coffee session this Saturday! We've got 1 dog+handler spot left and can squeeze in a couple more spectator only (no dog) spots too. If you wanna come along for a coffee and some yarns, hit this link to register before close of business Wednesday 👌🐺

https://forms.gle/PviL7DWtUAAstrjC9

So far we have a bunch of reactivity to work on, some recall, loose leash walking, building handler engagement, puppy biting and a few other interesting tid-bits to interest everyone.

See my pinned posts for more info on what Canines & Coffee is if you're not familiar.

19/02/2023

18/02/2023

Just being a bloody good boy.

18/02/2023

Look at the size of those ears mate! This is Moose and he certainly is one. This afternoon we talked about loose leash walking with distractions and general dog stuff. Good on ya pal!

12/02/2023

I met up with Kaida and Jack today to go over some general dog stuff and some loose leash walking. Good job dogs!