Dog Training Sydney

Private Dog Training

All private dog training sessions are held at your home at a time convenient to you. Private training is available 7 days a week, with the last appointment being at 6pm.

All private dog training starts with an initial assessment and training session which lasts between 90 minutes and 2 hours. Dogs or people with special needs or serious behaviourial problems may require one or more additional 1 hour training sessions.

General obedience and problem behaviours

An initial consultation takes anywhere from 90 minutes to 2 hours, during which time we discuss what behavioural issues you have with your dog, what you would like to achieve from training, appropriate feeding and exercising your dog. Dogs that do not exhibit any signs of aggression toward people or other dogs can usually be trained in basic pet dog obedience during the initial consultation, and any problem behaviours can be modified.

So you don't feel quite so alone, following is a list of the most common behavioural problems I and other professional trainers are called in to help with:

jumping up on people
inappropriate chewing
guarding food, toys, etc
digging
stealing food
pulling on-leash during walks
resisting grooming and other handling
distress barking and whining
biting
aggression towards strangers
aggression towards other dogs

Don't panic, and don't despair: all of these problems and more can be dealt with effectively and fairly rapidly with a combination of training and management.

Aggressive dogs

If your dog is aggressive toward people or other dogs, further hourly training sessions may be required - usually a further 2 or 3 depending on the extent of their aggression, whether they have actually attacked and/or killed any animal, their age and breed, etc. Depending on the level of aggression, what the dog focusses on when aggressive, and their acceptance of training will effect how close together training sessions will be (some dogs can have 2 sessions in a single week, others may need to have sessions 2 weeks apart).

Dorothy at Cheeky Pup has become very experienced in dog aggression in dogs of all sizes, and now takes a special interest in this area of training as it has, unfortunately, become a very common problem in dogs (even in multi-dog households).

Anxious dogs

If your dog is particularly anxious, timid, fearful or show signs of separation anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorders or any other extreme behaviourial issues, after the initial consultation your dog may require a few further training sessions - usually spaced two to four weeks apart.

You'll be surpsied and pleased at how quickly some dogs move past their fears. The training style used by Cheeky Pup helps all dogs increase their level of confidence in themselves and the level of trust they gain in their humans. Dorothy recently worked with a cattle dog cross called Shorty who would flatten himself against the ground a few metres in front of a car if he thought he had to travel in one; and if he was picked up and placed in the car he would salivate heavily and vomit. Within an hour of training Shorty was happily jumping into the back of the car and remaining calm and happy with both doors closed! Well done Shorty!

Dogs belonging to expectant parents

If you are expecting - congratulations!

Now is the time to start preparing your dog (of any age) for the new addition to your family. We can make sure your dog learns to stop jumping on you and other people, not to push past you to get through a door and potentially trip you up, walk beside you nicely while you are pushing a pram, not get into nappy bins and soakers, leave your baby alone generally no matter where they may be placed, and not feel displaced by this new rival for your time and affection.

If you'd like more information on private in-home training for your dog (we can also provide private obedience training at our school location in Rooty Hill), please phone Dorothy on 0433 533 139.