Dog Training Newcastle

Our one-on-one private dog training and behaviour consultations are tailored specifically for you and your dog. We gain an understanding of the issues you are having and give you individualised support and guidance to help your dog.

We educate pet parents to understand why their puppies, adolescent dogs, adult dogs and yes, even senior dogs are crying out for help and how to best meet their individual needs.

Training or behaviour issues that we can help with include:

TRAINING

• Teach Sit
• Teach Come
• Teach Stay
• Teach Down
• Toilet training
• Pulling on lead
• Jumping
• Mouthing and nipping
• Digging and chewing
• We can help you to choose your next dog or cat including understanding which breed is right for you and your lifestyle
• Introducing a new dog or cat into your home

BEHAVIOUR

• Anxiety or fear about people, other dogs or things
• Aggressive behaviours such as growling and biting
• Problems in a multi-dog household
• Guarding of food, toys, people and other things
• Mild separation distress
• Barking issues
• Introducing your existing dog to your new dog/cat (or existing cat to your new dog?
• Help with a rescue dog you just adopted

Please understand, we do NOT have a magic wand and expecting us to fix your dog (and in one session) is unrealistic and not how behaviour works. Just like your psychologist cannot magically fix you if you are experiencing behaviour issues.

We seek to get to the cause of the issue and then help you to understand, how you can help your dog. We also provide you with the knowledge and education so you can move forward in your relationship with your dog. The expectations you have of your dog can hinder your progress so we help you to address those as well.

PLEASE DON’T DELAY IN GETTING HELP FOR YOUR DOG

BOOK AN APPOINTMENT TODAY!

Your journey with us begins with a consultation where we will take a history to help us to determine the cause of your dog’s behaviour. We will discuss your expectations (and if they are realistic) and how to help meet your dog needs. We will then develop a plan to help you move forward.

If required and depending on your dog’s behavioural issues, this plan may then include a series of personalised training and behaviour sessions based on your dog’s behaviour, your goals and your budget. Discounts are available for packages of three or more sessions.

Many people ask how many sessions they will need.

Sometimes, you may only need one session and other times you may need more than one. Just like when you visit a psychologist, there may be ongoing visits to help you see progress and some change in behaviour.

Step 1

Book an initial consultation

Step 2

At your initial consultation we will set goals and a plan for implementation

Step 3

If required and through further sessions, we will help you implement your plan to achieve your goals

Step 4

We are always here to offer you ongoing support

• Before you book, it is important that you have realistic expectations about what we provide. We do NOT have a magic wand to fix your dog. Our consultations are about helping you to understand why the behaviour is happening and then how to help your dog. How we propose that might be different to your expectations and that is ok. As long as you keep your mind open to learning new information, that is all we ask of you.
• It is important that you are able to dedicate the time and effort to implement you plan so that you can see improvements in the behaviour of your dog. Many people ask us ‘what our success rate is’ with the issue they are having with their dog. That is not the fair question to be asking. We are not responsible for your dog’s success or the outcome as we do not live with your dog and we are not implementing the training on a daily basis with your dog. It is our responsibility to provide you with the most up-to-date, scientific based, positive reinforcement information regarding training and behaviour. It is your responsibility to implement it when you go home.
• We also discuss your expectations as many times, your expectations of your dog and their behaviour are unrealistic. Expectations are disappointments waiting to happen so shifting your expectations can go a long way in improving your bond with your dog. Your expectations of what we can provide also need to be address as many people come to us expecting we will magically fix their dog. This is not the case just like when you go to a psychologist who cannot magically fix your behaviour.
• Changing your dog’s behaviour requires you to change your behaviour first so it is important that you are committed, willing and able to put into practice what you have learnt in our private sessions/consultations.
• We seek to understand the cause/s of your dogs behaviour and develop a care and support plan to help your dog feel better about the world and have better coping strategies.
• Many times, we also educate the pet parent as a lack of knowledge and understanding of the canine species can impact the relationship you have with your dog.
• Depending on your dog’s training and behavioural challenges, you will need to understand that you may need several sessions before you gain the knowledge and understanding as well as the skills to help your dog.

If you cancel or re-schedule your consultation / training lesson with us within 3 business days of your scheduled appointment time, the full fee will be charged.

Please understand that we have other people waiting to see us and we also need to pay our bills and run our business.

We are happy to re-schedule or cancel your appointment time if more than 3 business days notice is given. This must be done in writing to us via e-mail.

We do not need to see your dogs behavioural issues happening at your home or at our practice.

Just like a psychologist does not need to see your child having a meltdown in front of them to be able to help you and your child. We do not want to add any further stress or anxiety on your dog so please, do not feel that you need to show us your dog’s behavioural issues.

If we need to see your dog’s behaviour, we may ask for some video, however this is not common.

We also encourage everyone to read our blog: “What is involved in a Private, One-on-One Dog Training/Behaviour Consultation” so you understand exactly what is involved.

Located in Kotara, NSW, our home office is the default location for ‘Private Lessons and Behaviour’ Consultations. The address will be provided on booking. Should you require an in-home consultation, please contact us directly for a quote as an extra travel fee applies.

However, our group classes are held at Adamstown Public School.

Dogaholics Dog Training and Behaviour services in and around Newcastle and Lake Macquarie area. We also have clients from Central Coast, Port Stephens, Maitland and the Hunter Valley areas.

Services include:

• Puppy Pre-School
• Private Puppy Training
• Private, one-on-one dog training
• Behavioural Consultations
• Dog Training classes
• School Support Dogs Training and Assessment
• Greenhound Assessment for Greyhounds
• Behaviour Assessment / Temperament Test for Menacing or Dangerous Dogs
• Assistance / Service dog training
• Cat Training and Behaviour Services

1. On the day of your appointment, make sure you are prepared by bringing plenty of food to be used for training such as cut up cooked chicken breast, cooked kangaroo sausages or any other meat that is healthy for your puppy. You can also bring cheese. Remember to cut the food up into small pieces.
2. Your puppy/dog will need to have a flat collar (normal) collar/harness and you will need a lead. No choker chains are allowed in training. Please also bring a mat for your puppy/dog to sit on.
3. Please ARRIVE ON TIME. We have clients before and after you and if you are late, we cannot run into the next client’s appointment time. This means if you run late, your consultation will end at the allocated time and you will not receive your full allocated time.
4. CANCELLATIONS OR RESCHEDULING – We require 3 business days notice for any changes or cancellation otherwise the full consultation fee will be charged. This is to protect our small business so we can continue to pay our bills and continue to operate.
5. NO SHOWS – If you do not attend your consultation and do not give any notice, the full consultation fee will be charged and there will be NO REFUNDS. Please be respectful as we have set aside time for your consultation that others could have taken.

Yes we have Puppy and Adult Dog Private Packages.

For Puppy Packages, go to our Puppy Page
For Adult Dog Training Packages, go to our Adult Dog Training page