In-Home Dog & Puppy Behaviour Modification & Obedience Training - Adelaide
Are you tired of shouting and going mad at your dog, and nothing seems to work except raise your stress levels, and totally confusing your dog?
Then learn how easy it is to be a calm natural leader and educator for your dog, by understanding canine communication and behaviour.
Canine Behaviourist - or Dog Whisperer?
Having worked with dogs professionally for virtually all my working life, I have over the years developed a well grounded and indepth understanding of dog behaviour, psychology, and human & dog social dynamics.
I don't profess to hold the "secret" to having a well behaved and psychologically balanced dog.Nor do I profess to have the secret to the best one-and-only training system or method. What I do know is that the methods I utilise and the information I pass on to my clients, work. There is no great secret or mystery, to how a dog views the world. Once we learn to understand our dogs better, and understand how a dog relates to and views its world, we can then have a more meaningful and balanced relationship with our dogs.
I work on helping dog owners and their dogs build better relationships. My number one priority is helping dog owners understand their dog better, and help them understand why their dog behaves and acts the way it does. My philosophy and methods are based on going back to a dogs natural instincts, and focusing on maintaining a well balanced dog, and the dog & human relationship.
Owning a dog isn't about just teaching your dog commands, it's a holistic approach on your "total" relationship with your dog.
My methods are based on your dogs natural instincts, and understanding that your dog is fundamentaly a social pack animal that seeks leadership. Over the years I have found that without a doubt all dogs seek a leader, and our relationship, training and behaviour modification should be built around this philosophy.
Many dog owners are now turning to dog behaviourists to come to their home for dog behaviour related issues. This is because obedience training alone does not address the underlying cause of many behavioural problems, but instead only use training techniques that deal with the surface issues. In other words methods that only deal with correcting a dog for unwanted behaviour, but not dealing with the root cause of the behaviour. Behaviourists look for the underlying cause of the unwanted behaviour, and work on changing the dogs behaviour by working on these underlying causes, that may or may not be apparent to the owners.
Many dog owners tend to humanise their dogs to much without realising what they are doing, and therefore place human values on their dogs, and expect their dog to perceive, respond, and live in the world the way humans do. Once we understand the world view from the dogs perspective, and have a relationship with our dog in the way he understands, then and only then, can we have a truly fullfilling and well balanced relationship with our dogs.
Who is the right behaviourist for you? There are so many trainers, behaviourists, styles and training methods and approaches. For the average dog owner it must be so confusing just trying to decide which is the right professional or method for you and your dog. You search the internet or make phone …
Home Consultation for 2 hours + follow-up Dog behaviour modificationAll ages A 2 hour visit to assess your dog, its living environment and your dogs relationship with you and your family. I then offer…
Home Consultation - 2 hours + 2 follow-up consultations 2 and 4 weeks after initial consultation Training, Behaviour & Imprinting for puppies, starting at 7 to 12 weeks of age 99% OF ALL BEHAVIOUR…
Board & Train for obedience There is only limited space, so please book early.Board & Train is conducted at the Doggy Lodge Boarding Kennels. Board and Train focuses on your dogs general obe…
Sunday Dog Group Socialisation Class Group Socialisation Class is held on Sunday mornings at 9:30am to 11am at Greenwith. This is a very informal and relaxed social class. These classes are only for…
ScienceDaily (May 1, 2009) — Many dogs are put down or abandoned due to their violent nature, but contrary to popular belief, breed has little to do with a dog's aggressive behaviour compared to all the owner-dependant factors. This is shown in a new study from the University of Córdoba, which inclu…
Food Pets Die From From the book, "Food Pets Die For: Shocking Facts About Pet Food." By Ann N. Martin. NewSage Press (1997). Television commercials and magazine advertisements for pet food would have us believe that the meats, grains, and fats used in these foods could grace our dining tables. Chic…
ASTONISHED medics have revealed a remarkable treatment for Parkinson's disease - a PET DOG. Incredible improvements in a 28-year-old woman with the brain disease have been credited to her pooch. Three years after being diagnosed, …
Are you tired of shouting and going mad at your dog, and nothing seems to work except raise your stress levels, and totally confusing your dog?
Owning a dog isn't about just teaching your dog commands, it's a holistic approach on your "total" relationship with your dog.
sts to come to their home for dog behaviour related issues. This is because obedience training alone does not address the underlying cause of many behavioural problems, but instead only use training techniques that deal with the surface issues. In other words methods that only deal with correcting a dog for unwanted behaviour, but not dealing with the root cause of the behaviour. Behaviourists look for the underlying cause of the unwanted behaviour, and work on changing the dogs behaviour by working on these underlying causes, that may or may not be apparent to the owners.
