Confidence Booster Program

Do you feel anxious taking your dog for a walk or having friends over to your house? Does your dog bark and lunge at people or things in their environment? Do you feel hopeless never knowing when they might erupt? Are you worried that one day your dog might bite! Are you stressed that you might need to re-home them?

How would life change for you, if your dog could remain calm during a walk or when people come over. What if you could not only notice the signs of stress for your dog but also know what to do to help them relax instead of explode.

If you want to make that dream a reality, then the confidence booster program is perfect for you! Let's start building both yours and your dog's confidence, so that you can enjoy life without anxiety and fear.

We will be focussing on teaching you to:

Read your dog's body language cues so you know when they are feeling safe or not

What to do if they are feeling unsafe, ideally before they explode

Emergency behaviours if you get caught in a tricky situation

How to manage situations when you can't train your dog

How to change their negative feelings to more positive ones so there is no need to bark, lunge or hide

This program is typically completed in about 10 lessons and includes:

In Home Private Lessons which come with a range of benefits: Less distractions so easier and quicker for your dog to learn and focus on the training, more personalised help for you and your dog, easier for you because you don't need to travel anywhere (other than the outside walking practise), I can see your dog's behaviour within your home giving you in the moment feedback.
Walk and Train Sessions: I will come with you for a walk so, I can guide you ever step of the way whilst out in public, you feel more confident because I am there to back you up. Quicker results because I can help you implement the training techniques in the real world.
Exercise Handouts and Video Examples: so that you don't forget what to practise in between lessons.
Resource Videos: on important topics like how dog's learn, understanding fear responses, toilet training & crate training so you can set your dog up for success.
Lifetime Support: 12 months access to The Whole Canine's confidence booster programs private Facebook group. In the group you can ask questions and send videos of exercises for feedback so you can continue to get help from me, for an entire year. Emergency behavioural support via phone, email or text so that we are with you for your dog's whole life. Plus two free virtual or in person refresher lessons, available after the program finishes, if you unexpectedly need additional help with your dog* T&C Apply

Further Information:

The Confidence Booster program is available for those who live within 40 minutes of Pakenham, Victoria, Australia.

This program is designed for dog's who are anxious about things in the environment. They may try to hide or over-react by barking.

This program is not suitable for dogs who have more serious behavioural issues that have a history of intense aggression.

This program is not suitable for those that just want a “quick fix” and will require you to partner with your dog, putting in additional work to continue and complete the training.

Building confidence in a dog who struggles with aspects of everyday life is a long term commitment and requires on going care, training and compassion.

It is important to note that dog's with more complex behavioural challenges may never be fully "fixed" and may have limitations with what they can overall cope with in life.

If you’re ready to change your life with your dog, then I would love to hear from you!

Call: 0493 661 678