In 60 days we turn your reactive dog into a calm, focused companion. No lunging. No barking. No crossing the road to avoid people. In person, in Melbourne's south east.
Book assessmentBacked by a 60 day money back guarantee.
You are not a bad owner, and your dog is not a bad dog. You have been given advice that was never going to work for a dog like yours.
If two or three of those landed, we should talk.
Book assessmentNearly every owner who calls me has already tried a trainer. The advice is almost always the same. Distract the dog with a treat when it reacts. Match its energy. Get a longer lead.
Here is the problem. If you give your dog a treat while it is lunging, you have just rewarded the lunging. If you pull on the lead while your dog pulls back, you have taught it to fight you for control. Do that for six months and the behaviour does not fade. It gets rehearsed.
I will not say a word against your last trainer. But I will tell you what I do differently, and why it works on the dogs other trainers turn away.
We build the relationship first. Then real obedience. Then a clear correction, so your dog understands "no" as well as it understands "yes". Then we proof it against real distractions, with real dogs, until it holds in the street and not just in your kitchen.
Ash, Alpha K9 AcademyOne to one, one hour a week, in person at Beaconsfield Upper. Every session teaches you something new to practise at home.
E collar, leash, lead and training toy. Everything you need, included from day one.
Something happens on a Tuesday walk, you message me. You are never stuck waiting for the next session.
We deliberately put your dog in the situations it currently fails, with distraction dogs, and I coach you through handling it.
The step by step system I have used with hundreds of reactive dogs, so you always know exactly what comes next.
A reactive dog without recall is a risk. You finish with a dog that comes back under real distraction.
Eight weeks from now this could be behind you.
Book assessmentI only take ten dogs a month. If you are not a fit I will say so on the call and point you somewhere useful.
Follow the plan for 60 days. If your dog is not showing the results we agreed on the call, you get your money back, or I keep working with you for free until we get there.
If I cannot train your dog, I am not going to take your money.Honest answer, it depends on the dog and the owner. Most behaviour cases see meaningful change in 4 to 8 weeks of consistent work. Some take longer. The guarantee is calibrated around what we know is realistic.
Yes. Bite history is exactly the kind of case we specialise in. We will talk through management, safety equipment and a realistic path forward on the call. We do not sugar coat, but we also do not give up.
It is a communication tool, not a punishment. Before it goes anywhere near your dog I put it on your hand so you feel exactly what it does. My own dog works at 15 out of 100.
Owners drive in from right across the south east. Beaconsfield Upper, Beaconsfield, Berwick, Officer, Pakenham, Narre Warren, Clyde North, Cranbourne, Emerald, Cockatoo, Upwey, Belgrave, Hampton Park, Endeavour Hills and further. It is eight weeks, not forever.
Most people who call me have. Usually they were taught to manage the reaction rather than change it. That is the difference here.
Then you get your money back, or I keep working with you for free until it does. Your call.
A thirty minute call. You tell me what is going on, I tell you honestly whether I can help. No pressure either way.
Book assessmentFree, and no obligation. If your dog is not a fit I will tell you on the call.