ABSOLUTELY NOT. If you want a method like that I suggest you call the 1980s, go back there and never get a dog. We teach The 5 Golden Rules, a method based on positive action that reinforces your role as the leader in your dog's eyes.

All our team members are required to pass AFP background checks before working with us as well as sitting and passing the Red Cross Pet First Aid Australia course. I trained under Dan Abdelnoor and graduated from the Dog Trainer Academy whilst also being a Certified Professional Pet Sitter (CPPS) from Pet Sitters International.

No dog trainer or behaviourist can guarantee outcomes in a given timeframe unless they are willing to use unethical methods (eg shock collars etc). As a completely ethical dog training organisation, we would never use these methods.

There are 4 important factors when it comes to training:

• Your ability to be consistent (the most important)
• Your personality
• Your dog's breed
• Your dog's background

We always tell our clients that if you follow our training, are patient and diligent you should see the 1/1/1 rule. That is gradual improvement in 1 day, 1 week and 1 month.

The methods we use have helped over 100,000 other dog owners to solve their dog's behavioural issues.

Our puppy program comes with the following components:

• 4 x 1 hour sessions for group puppy school
• 2 hour at home 1:1 puppy training
• Lifetime access to our online puppy training program
• 6 months of support on phone, email and chat
• Lifetime access to the 5 Golden Rules program (through The Online Dog Trainer)
• Pictures and goodies from training
• Breed specific guides
• Equipment where required
  

We aim for between 6 and 10 dogs in puppy school to balance quality and socialisation.

You can start our puppy program at any age. We recommend starting as early as possible and have online and one to one support to help you through the early weeks at home. Your puppy needs to have had their second vaccination to join group Puppy School, so we are able to take puppies from around 11 weeks once that has happened.

The group class element of our puppy programs are 4 weeks long. They are 45 - 60 minutes once per week. This gives a good balance of learning before your puppy runs out of energy (which happens quickly.). Your puppy needs to have had their second vaccination to join — most puppies start group school between 11 and 13 weeks old, though this can shift depending on your puppy's breed and size for the current class. The overall course lasts 6 months.

Getting enrolled in the program is simple. Go to our puppy page and decide your level of support. Once you have decided this choose your puppy school date, and then you will be asked to book in for your 1:1 sessions (the number based on your level of support). Everything will be sent automatically to your calendar

Our services are offered all across Sydney. We have clients in the:

• Inner City / City Centre
• Eastern Suburbs
• Inner West
• Lower North Shore
• Upper North Shore
• Northern Beaches
• Hills District
• Western Sydney
• South Sydney / St George

Puppy School specifically runs within about 8km of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, across our five venues: Paddington, Zetland, Marrickville, Alexandria and Neutral Bay.

We help support clients all over the world through our online training. We even have clients in Sydney who prefer to learn online only. Please join our community to see what is available.

Our Community

The Toe Beans Co offers the following services: puppy school & programs, adolescent dog training, adult dog training, adult dog behaviourism, pet sitting, dog walking and doggy daycare services.

We have an online community which you can join for free. On this we offer free support for common issues and host weekly webinars/ Q&As about different dog training and pet topics. You will join other pet owners who are trying to do the best for their pet. Different modules include:

• Breed specific behavioural guides
• General behavioural guides
• History of Dog Training and breakdown of modern dog training methods
• Our complete puppy program
• Community calls and weekly zooms to help owners suffering from different behavioural issues

You then receive ongoing online, phone and community support including our Complete Puppy Program up until they are 8 months (if you have chosen more support there will also be more 1:1s). If your dog is older than 16 weeks we do offer an adolescent program where we replace puppy school for additional 1:1 sessions whilst still providing the same support as the puppy program

You can start our puppy program at any age. We recommend starting as early as possible and have online and one to one support to help you through the early weeks at home. Your puppy needs to have had their second vaccination to join group Puppy School, so we are able to take puppies from around 11 weeks once that has happened.