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What's Included?

What Does Our Course Include?

A unique phase

Why is the adolescent phase different?

Get The Help You Need

How We Support In This Phase

12 - 16 Weeks

Group Puppy School

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Lifetime Community Access

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions we get about our services

Common Questions

What does the entire adolescent program include?

Our puppy program includes the following:

  • 2 x 1:1 home training sessions (2 - 2.5 hours each) covering behavioural rules and specific areas of focus. We can do these sessions in your home or in the park/other areas where you struggle.
  • Access Our Complete Puppy Program: Structured across five parts — Orientation, The Big 8, your Weekly Journey from week 8 to 24, a standing Problem Library, and Beyond The Spine for adolescence — to give you the confidence that you can solve any problem with your puppy.
  • Access Our Behavioural And Breed Specific Courses: We identify the most common issues with breeds and how to solve them as well as 20+ other behavioural issues
  • Lifetime Access to the 5 Golden Rules (Through The Online Dog Trainer): Receive lifetime access to the 5 Golden Rules program as soon as you sign up for the course
  • Phone, Chat and Group Chat Support Through The Community: All our programs comes with ongoing support through our online community. You can also get one-to-one phone and text support on some of our advanced programs
  • Additional Support: Workshops: We offer additional support through access to our Video Tutorial Platform which includes 4 Puppy Specific Courses and tutorials on solving 10 specific behavioural challenges
  • Additional Video Support: For owners looking for more support we have a unique discount code to the Online Dog Trainer. We offer over 300 videos including 4 Puppy Specific Courses and tutorials on solving 10 specific behavioural challenges
  • During sessions, if required, we will also provide equipment such as front pull harnesses and long lines

What does your adolescent puppy program teach?

The adolescent program is a combination between our Adult Dog Training method and our online puppy program. For every owner, we teach the foundational behaviour rules that will help your dog to live a calm and happy life. Once we have covered that we move on to breed specific, behaviour specific and other focus areas that you need. At this age dogs commonly exhibit selective hearing, are struggling with recall during playtime and a host of other things.

Most people have been brainwashed into thinking that if your dog can do sit or paw, they are well behaved. But a well behaved dog is much more than that. Can you leave them at home without barking? Or meet dogs in the park without reacting? Do they Resource guard? Or can they be walked calmly on the leash?

Although a lot of owners think their dog will do this naturally, I can tell you for a fact that they cannot. There are more owners than ever before with dogs suffering from separation anxiety, that cannot be walked calmly or are reactive to everyone.

Our adolescent program teaches you everything you need to know about: dog psychology, dog behaviourism and dog training. We help you to set great foundations for your puppy and also how to identify common behavioural issues as they arise and know exactly what to do.

Imagine having someone in your corner all the time to help you understand your dog's behaviour and what you need to be doing at the exact right time

Are you insured?

Yes, we are fully insured.

Do you work with herding breeds?

Yes, we work with plenty of working breeds and are used to supporting owners in urban environments with these highly intelligent dogs

Are there any dog breeds you do not work with?

No. Whether you have: a Chihuahua or a Mastiff, an unhinged lunatic of a Spaniel or a goofball of a Rottie. Big, small, angry, lazy, cute, ugly, cuddly or just straight up weird, we love them all.

Many dogs are stereotyped against because some idiot decided to treat them badly and make them into something they are not.

I have worked with Groodles that were dangerous to the point I couldn't enter the room and a 90kg Rottweiler who had to have his cuddly "Lilo and Stitch" toy whenever we went for a walk.

What are the most common issues you help owners with?

We have covered a range of issues including:

  • Leash and walking issues - pulling, reactivity, and aggression during walks
  • Jumping up on people - inappropriate greeting behaviour and attention-seeking
  • Excessive barking - at doors, for attention, when left alone, in cars, and around property
  • Aggression problems - toward people, other animals, or objects
  • Separation anxiety - destructive behaviour and distress when left alone
  • Biting, nipping, and destructive chewing - especially common in puppies
  • Recall issues - not coming when called or running away
  • Potty training problems - house-breaking difficulties
  • Fearfulness and anxiety - phobias, scared behaviour, and hyperactivity
  • Puppy behavioural issues - general new puppy adjustment problems
  • Inappropriate elimination - including eating faeces
  • Furniture and boundary issues - jumping on furniture, accessing restricted areas
  • Multi-dog household problems - dogs not getting along with each other
  • Muzzle training - teaching dogs to accept and wear muzzles properly

Can you help with reactivity from seeing the same dogs?

Yes. Repeated encounters require different management than random meetings. We teach calm greetings and impulse control specific to familiar dogs.

Can you help with apartment barking issues?

Yes. Excessive barking in apartments usually stems from separation anxiety or attention-seeking behaviour. We address the root cause, not just the symptom.

How does the training work?

Developing a well behaved dog has 2 parts: dog psychology & dog training. We focus first on understanding your dog and getting them to choose to follow and listen to us. When dogs aren't making all the decisions, they calm down and relax, making them far more receptive to training. To do this, we don’t need to use force, fear or aggression. In fact the opposite. Whether dealing with barking, leash pulling, jumping, or aggression, these behaviours typically stem from dogs being too excited, reactive, and emotional. The key is getting them to turn to you and listen when it matters. Once they're calm and looking to you for guidance, you can effectively show them how to behave.

Is separation anxiety curable?

Of all the issues we cover this is by far the most common in Sydney. Unfortunately, there is no one fix for this and usually it takes a combination of elements to get results. There is no guarantee of fixing separation anxiety