Dog Behaviour Training (32 Weeks+)

Yes. For dogs 32 weeks and older everything is one to one in your own home. There is no group class at this age. Your first session runs two hours and every session after that runs sixty to ninety minutes.

There are four levels, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. They differ by how many sessions you get, how long you have the online course, and how you reach us afterwards. Every level includes Ask Luke, our 24/7 support, with no message limit.

You've tried everything with your dog. The endless treats, brain games and a range of random YouTube videos with trainers saying they have some magic bullet but nothing sticks. You're not doing it wrong, you are just trying to fix the wrong thing. Your dog isn't broken.

Whether you've got a barking dog or a dog who pulls on the leash or a dog who jumps up or is becoming a little bit aggressive, the chances are they are getting far too excited, reactive and far too emotional at that point in time. The real trick I found is to get those dogs to turn to you, to listen to you when it really matters. Because if you get that bit in place and they're not all scattered-brain and over excited and over emotional you're halfway there. If they're calm and they turn and look to you, then you have the opportunity to show them how you want them to behave.

So in a nutshell, before you start to train the dog you need to know how to win their mind. The problem is that most trainers jump straight into commands and training your dog when they are overstimulated. The problem isn't that your dog doesn't know what to do, it's that they are choosing not to listen.

Think of it like having a terrible fear of flying and being dragged towards a plane. Someone telling you how safe planes are isn't going to make you calm down.

At The Toe Beans Co, we don't start by training your dog. We start by understanding the why, through the dog's eyes. Once your dog actually chooses to come alongside you, everything else becomes easy.

We come to your home in Sydney. Sessions run sixty to ninety minutes, in your space, with your specific issues. On the 32 weeks and over program the first session runs two hours. No generic advice. We look at the cause, we show you exactly how to change it, and you leave with a plan you can start that same day.

This is completely force-free. No shouting, no pain, no fear, no force. We work with your dog's natural instincts, not against them.

One to one training happens in your home, anywhere in Sydney within roughly a forty five minute drive of the Harbour Bridge. That covers the:

• Inner City and City Centre
• Eastern Suburbs
• Inner West
• Lower North Shore
• Upper North Shore
• Northern Beaches
• Hills District
• Western Sydney
• South Sydney and St George

Group puppy school runs at six fixed venues within about eight kilometres of the Harbour Bridge: Paddington, Edgecliff, Neutral Bay, Zetland, Alexandria and Marrickville. All six are taking bookings. See the puppy school dates page for current dates.

We have covered a range of issues including:

• Leash and walking issues - pulling, reactivity, and aggression during walks
• Jumping up on people - inappropriate greeting behaviour and attention-seeking
• Excessive barking - at doors, for attention, when left alone, in cars, and around property
• Aggression problems - toward people, other animals, or objects
• Separation anxiety - destructive behaviour and distress when left alone
• Biting, nipping, and destructive chewing - especially common in puppies
• Recall issues - not coming when called or running away
• Potty training problems - house-breaking difficulties
• Fearfulness and anxiety - phobias, scared behaviour, and hyperactivity
• Puppy behavioural issues - general new puppy adjustment problems
• Inappropriate elimination - including eating faeces
• Furniture and boundary issues - jumping on furniture, accessing restricted areas
• Multi-dog household problems - dogs not getting along with each other
• Muzzle training - teaching dogs to accept and wear muzzles properly

No honest trainer can guarantee a specific outcome. Most of the work happens in your home between sessions, and your dog is not a machine. Anyone promising you a fixed result is selling you something.

What we do commit to is this. You get a plan built around your dog rather than a script, and a written follow up after every session so you are never left guessing what to do next. You get direct access to us for the length of your support period, and Ask Luke any hour of the day. You keep community access for life.

If you are doing the work and you are not getting anywhere, tell us. We will look at what is actually happening in the house and change the plan. That is included, and it is the part most owners find they needed.

The first 4 rules we teach you involve not doing things, rather than the opposite. There are no time consuming brain games or 40 point plans. You don't do them and they don't work. Sorry. All in all, this should take no more than 10 extra minutes a day for the first week and then 5 minutes a day.

All our team members are required to pass AFP background checks before working with us as well as sitting and passing the Red Cross Pet First Aid Australia course. I trained in Relational Leadership whilst also being a Certified Professional Pet Sitter (CPPS) from Pet Sitters International.

Yes, we are fully insured.

Yes, we work with plenty of working breeds and are used to supporting owners in urban environments with these highly intelligent dogs

Of all the issues we cover this is by far the most common in Sydney. Unfortunately, there is no one fix for this and usually it takes a combination of elements to get results. There is no guarantee of fixing separation anxiety