Woofology

01/11/2026

Crate training! So many people have FEELINGS and OPINIONS about these. The FACT is that when crate training is done properly it’s your dog’s safe space. Its den. Its refuge.

Things crates are good for:
✅ ensuring your puppy gets the 20hrs proper sleep it needs daily
✅ making toilet training your puppy and preventing accidents in the house easy
✅ giving your dog a space to retreat to when he wants to be alone and have quiet away from kids or other dogs
✅ making sure the first time your dog has to have surgery isn’t the first time they’re in a crate. Imagine the extra stress your dog will go through if he needs to be in a crate at the vet and he’s never been in a crate before so now he’s sore and terrified!
✅ keeping your dog confined safely if you have tradies coming in and out and need to leave doors and gates open
✅ safely confining your pup if he needs to bring his arousal down and chill
✅ so much more!

Crates are not jail.

You shouldn’t be using your crate for punishment either.

People put their feelings on crates because they view it through human eyes “oh I wouldn’t want to be confined” or “oh this is so cruel”….

Utter rubbish. Dogs are descended from wolves. Yes, even fluffy! They are DEN ANIMALS so for them a small dark warm space is a den.

Yes, if you just throw your dog or puppy into a crate and leave him there that will cause distress. It’s also not how you do it.

Crate training done properly creates positive associations with the crate and then allows your dog to find comfort in there and relax.

You don’t need to use the crate all the time either! My dogs eat in there most of the time so they don’t try to steal each others food and occasionally sleep in there when I need the bed to myself for once 🤭 but having crate trained dogs it means they don’t freak out at the vet or other times when we travel and they need to be crated.

01/11/2026

This is even sillier than my previous post. Peanut butter mouths 😂🤭 today seems to be a food-themed day! PB is good for your dogs (so long as the ingredients are 100% peanuts and no additives) in small quantities. They also love it 🥰 so it can be a nice little treat every once in a while. These guys have a bit too much in their mouths though 😂😂😂

01/11/2026

Sunday silly 😛 your dog doesn’t want to have a bowl of food just dropped in front of it every day. How dull!

They get satisfaction from working for their food. Just like we also get a sense of satisfaction from overcoming a challenge ❤️

So make it fun for them.

Scatter feeding is great but searching for food or chasing and catching food can tap into their natural predatory urges.

You could hide food in your yard and have them find it. You could also throw chicken feet and sardines off the deck so they have to chase it and then find it in the bushes 😂😂

Of course you can use their meals for games and training too.

There’s lots of options 💡

Find a way to make your dog’s mealtime more fun and interesting than just slapping a bowl down in front of them 😉

31/10/2026

We found a new park yesterday and a sneaky creepy tunnel that led to some cool graffiti! What cool photo opps have you found for your dogs lately?

30/10/2026

Darcy may not look or act it but she’s likely 11yrs old now (hard to say as the rescue didnt know her age).

We went to a new cafe that’s super dog friendly. The food and coffee were seriously amazing. The staff were so cool too. Shout out to Andonis Cafè & Bar and their new cafe in Joyner, Brisbane.

We saw an enormous and very well-behaved boxer and Darcy didnt bat an eye.

We also saw a completely untrained and somewhat chaotic and very barky sh*tzu who Darcy just judged and gave a side eye 👀😂

Now that I have a pack of three I make a point of doing stuff 1:1 as much as I can. It’s great for our relationship and connection but it also helps with their confidence as a solo dog.

Have a great Friday folks ☕️

28/10/2026

He surprised us! We haven’t seen this barky boi before. He was doing a very good job of guard do***ng his land 😁

So I took this opportunity to chill for a few minutes and pay my dogs for being calm(ish).

Frank is a bit excited and you may hear Darcy whine but that fine with me.

No barking, lunging, or kicking off? That my friends is a win 🏆

Watching the little barky boi but then choosing to check in with me? That is also a win 🏆

Sometimes the wins are small like this. Maybe they look small to you. To us they’re significant. There was a time I could not do this with my reactive dog and not that long ago Frank (who is not fear reactive but excited as heck) would have been singing the songs of his people.

When you come across opportunities like this to practice neutral behaviour in proximity to other dogs, especially barking ones as that’s MUCH harder, take a minute to do some training.

We spent no more than 2 minutes doing this. But that’s perfect. Short and sweet snd everyone ends on a win.

After we left I sprinted along the road with the dogs to get some of the energy and stress that builds from being stationary around a trigger out 🏃‍♀️

Happy training folks!

28/10/2026

You’re gonna have days where you can’t be assed! Can’t be bothered training. Where you’re tired or irritated. I have those days!

I’ve definitely also had days where I wish I had just one dog. Or wish I hadn’t adopted the third.

But those days pass.

Many lessons I’ve learned the hard way.

One of them is that on those sh*tty days…don’t train. Don’t even go for a walk. Play games. Even as simple as a treat chase game (get your dog to chase a treat in your hand). Or just lay on the sofa with your dog and do nothing!

I’ve trained on bad days and it NEVER goes well. So now I don’t.

I’ve had the days where my dog or dogs annoy the heck out of me. Theyre not perfect and neither am I.

But the sh*tty days pass. Always.

So if you’re having one of those days give yourself a break.

Don’t worry about your dogs bad behaviour.

Don’t worry about your bad mood.

Let it slide and just hang with your dog.

It will pass and tomorrow is a new day.

If you need support reach out. I’ve been there and I can help with the dog stuff. I can also recommend an amazing therapist too as it happens!

It’s ok to have days where you’re not ok ❤️🐕 thats my slightly cheesy but loving message to y’all today ☮️ 😁

27/10/2026

Quick facts and wisdom 🤓🔎✅🐕❤️

MY TOP 10 WORST THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR DOG!

Everyone asks me about training even though I exclusively deal with aggression now… but I still love training!!! So here are the 10 things I see owners do EVERY SINGLE DAY that are ruining their dogs...

1) LEAVING FOOD DOWN ALL DAY!
Known as free flow! This is the worst one. If food is always down then you have ZERO value. Food is a resource and YOU should control resources. Everyone moans to be that their dogs don’t listen or work for them but then we give them everything for free! It creates picky eaters, entitled dogs, and you lose your best training tool!

2) GIVING YOUR DOG YOUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION 24/7
You are making your dog an attention ju**ie. If you fuss them every time they nudge you, follow you or stare at you - you are rewarding clinginess and creating separation anxiety and a rude demanding dog! Learn to ignore your dog. Attention has to be earned….same as food!

3) ACCIDENTALLY REWARDING BAD BEHAVIOUR
Your dog barks at the window and you shout at them or say "it's okayyyy" you just paid them to bark again. Your dog jumps up and you touch them…you just rewarded jumping. Stop feeling sorry for behaviours you don't want.

4) MAKING THEM SIT ON THE RECALL
You call your dog, they SPRINT back to you, amazing recall... then you say "sit".
You just ignored the recall you asked for! You're not rewarding them coming back, you're making them do another job. Call them, REWARD the return. That's it.

5) WAITING FOR THEM TO COME BACK ON THE LEAD
They pull to the end of the lead and sniff for 5 minutes while you stand there like a lemon waiting. You're teaching them that pulling works and ignoring you works. Move. Give direction. Don't wait to be pulled.

6) NEVER CORRECTING THEM FOR ANYTHING
If you never say no, you don't have a dog, you have a roommate that does what it wants. Dogs need to know when they're wrong. No correction means no information for them to process! This is how pushy, rude, anxious dogs are made. (Same as kids but don’t get me started)

7) HAVING ZERO BOUNDARIES IN THE HOUSE
Your Sofa whenever they want, bed whenever they want, barging through doors, stealing food, following you to the toilet. No rules means no structure and creates an anxious dog that thinks it has to control everything. Boundaries make dogs feel safe.

8 REPEATING YOURSELF 100 TIMES
"Sit, sit, sit, SIT, SITTTT FFS SIT DOWN) you just taught your dog to ignore the first 4 commands. Say it ONCE - make sure they know what you’re asking them to do!

9) LETTING EVERY PERSON AND DOG SAY HI!
You're creating a frustrated, reactive, over-excited maniac that can't walk past anything. Yet you wonder why they find more value in everyone else and don’t listen to you?? Your dog needs YOU to be more interesting than everything else.

10 TRAINING WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE IT
You train for 2 days then give up for 2 weeks. Consistency beats intensity every time. 5 minutes a day, every day, will beat that 1-hour session you do on a Sunday.

So that gives you something to work on and you may never want to ask me for training tips again 😂😂😂

26/10/2026

Here you see me loving on Otto when Frank comes in, vocalises, and tries to push his way in!

Rude! 🙄

Nobody likes a queue jumper!

I say no and push Frank away. Then Otto chooses to move on of his own accord and that’s fine.

But why did I push Frank away?

Boundaries and communication ✅

This is important whether you have one dog or many.

You need to have boundaries as to what behaviour is ok in your house.

This is a small example of one.

It shows the dog you’re loving on that they can’t just be pushed away by the other dog.

It shows both dogs that you’re the leader here.

It shows the cheeky dog that rude behaviour (which is what queue jumping is!) is not ok and won’t be allowed.

It also sets up a dynamic where your dog doesn’t just get to demand affection and receive it all the time simply because they did so.

Do you give your kid the lollies they want in the supermarket just because they yell loudly enough?

No. They get the lolly when it’s appropriate or they’ve earned it. This is the same.

After this I called Frank to me and loved on him too.

It’s NOT about refusing affection. I love on my dogs ALL the time.

It’s about clear boundary setting with simple stuff that has a bigger impact in how your dog lives with you overall.

26/10/2026

The lazy person’s dog wash? Nature’s purest shower? Rain 🌧️😂 your dogs are rainwater fresh after a long walk in the rain! Coats are nice and clean AND you all got some exercise.

Also a great way to ensure you don’t end up with a dog who refuses to go to the toilet outside when it’s raining.

Raincoat on. Hat to shield your face from rain. Umbrella if you need it. Off you go!