Scholars in Collars

10/06/2026

Saturday June 20 in Lower Inman Valley - come and learn!

📢 Attention: Adelaide, Hills & Fleurieu Dog Lovers

Is your dog a social butterfly? Or would you simply like to feel more confident when they're interacting with other dogs? 🐾

If you visit dog parks, off-lead areas, beaches, walking trails, or meet up with friends and their dogs, this workshop is for you.

Dog play can be wonderful to watch, but it isn't always easy to know when dogs are truly enjoying themselves, when they need a break, or when it might be time to step in and support them.

In this practical workshop, you'll learn how to:

✅ Read your dog's body language with greater confidence
✅ Recognise signs that your dog is feeling comfortable, relaxed, and ready to play
✅ Spot early signals that a dog may need more space or support
✅ Understand what healthy, balanced dog play looks like
✅ Learn simple strategies to help keep play safe and enjoyable for everyone
✅ Support appropriate arousal levels before excitement tips over into overwhelm

Whether you share your life with a social superstar or a dog who is still building confidence, you'll leave with practical skills you can use every time you head out with your dog.

🐶 Better Dog Play
📅 Saturday 20 June
⏰ 9.00 am – 10.30 am
📍 Unicorn Horse and Dog Playground, Lower Inman Valley
💲 $127 incl. GST

Join Alexis Davison from Un-Chase! and Janelle Irvin from Scholars in Collars for this informative and practical workshop.

16/04/2026

Is your dog missing out? If you are quick there is a spot or two across this Saturday's classes in Stirling;
Puppy Un-Chase! Field Trip at 8:30am
Adult Un-Chase! Field Trip (if you've been to the intro!) at 9:30am
Un-Chase! Introduction (7+ months) at 10:30am

02/04/2026

Join us as we work with UnChase to build much needed life-saving skills in the 2-hour Ultimate Safety Net Workshop in Harrogate on Saturday April 11th!

A dog who can wait at an open gate, stop immediately when asked, or come back when it really matters has learned skills that hold under pressure.

The Ultimate Safety Net workshop is about teaching dogs what to do when things move fast or when the stakes are higher than usual. Practical skills that support safety in real life.

In this workshop, we’ll cover:
• Emergency recall
• Emergency stop
• Wait at a boundary

These are the skills that form a safety net when management slips, gates open, wildlife suddenly appears, or plans change.

Workshop details:
Saturday 11 April
Harrogate
10:30am–12:30pm
$167 (including GST)
Maximum 4 dogs
2 instructors for close support

Small numbers mean plenty of individual guidance and thoughtful setups for each dog.

You’ll also receive full support after the workshop, with step-by-step challenges to help you build real-world reliability:
• 30-Day Recall Challenge
• 15-Day Emergency Stop Challenge
• 15-Day Wait at a Boundary Challenge

If you want your dog to be able to pause, think, and respond when it really matters, this workshop is for you 🐾

👉 Send me a DM or comment below for details.

23/03/2026

For anybody looking for some training for their puppy, consider an Un-Chase! Field Trip - this Saturday in Victoria Park (Adelaide CBD).

Real world training to help your pup navigate the big wide world around them,and it's fun!

ADELAIDE PUPPY OWNERS

Our Un-Chase! Puppy Field Trips are designed to help your puppy build calm, confident habits around real-life distractions —before chasing becomes a problem.

🌿 New environments
🚶‍♀️ People, dogs, movement
👀 Space to observe, process, and learn
✨ Practical coaching you can use every day

This Saturday 28 March, we’re heading to Victoria Park, Adelaide. A beautiful, real-world training space with plenty of opportunities to support your puppy in a thoughtful way.

Perfect for:
✔️ Puppies under 7 months that are fully vaccinated
✔️ Owners who want to get ahead of chasing behaviours
✔️ Anyone wanting a calmer, more connected dog

If you’ve ever thought, “I want my puppy to be able to handle this calmly”… this is where that starts.

Spots are limited. Comment PUPPY or send me a message and I’ll send you the details.

02/04/2025

Are you, or somebody you know, getting a puppy? 🐾 Maybe you've already got the bundle of joy at home. ❤️ Maybe you know what you're in for or maybe you aren't quite sure (or maybe you thought you knew, and things have become a little overwhelming!). 😫

Join us for some safe socialisation and learn amazing helpful life skills along the way. We focus on confidence and calmness, in and out of the classroom.

A great addition to your local puppy class, our Playgroups and Promenades will help set your puppy up for the greatest success in life. 🌻

We keep class numbers as tiny as your puppy - a maximum of 4 puppies for Promenades and 5 for Playgroups - both with TWO instructors for a personalised experience. 👌🏼

⭐️ Register now!! https://scholarsincollars.dogbizpro.com/public/registration/login.aspx

02/04/2025

To everybody who has been trying to contact us recently, thank you for your patience.

You can now contact us on 0457 478 807 OR send us a message via messenger while we wait for our website to be back up and running.

We will be responding to those who have already sent us a message over the coming days, but if you feel like you've been lost in the crowd, please reach out again.

The Scholars in Collars team look forward to working with you soon.

02/04/2025

🍁 Keen to get into some training with your dog this autumn before winter arrives? ❄️

Check out the courses we have available in April and May 2025:
🐾 The Out and About Scholar
🐾 The Social Scholar
🐾 The Adventure Scholar
🐾 The Household Scholar

With every course finishing on a local Adelaide Hills field trip to practice skills in the real world, you've never had a training experience like this before. Suitable for dogs 14weeks and older.

Places are limited (maximum 4 dogs with two instructors) so register today to secure your place!

REGISTER HERE 🌻 https://scholarsincollars.dogbizpro.com/public/registration/login.aspx

06/03/2025

Celebrating Raymond (Wild Soul) : 2011 ~ 2025

It is with great sadness I must share with you that our Head Scholar, Raymond, took his final walk, ate his final treats and had his final pats last week at the ripe old age of 13 years (and 4mths) in a peaceful goodbye.

Raymond was not just any ol' greyhound, he was an outstanding companion who loved to work (in tiny bursts), eat treats, get pats and sleep. He raced as Wild Soul until he was 6yrs (old for a greyhound), was SA Sprint Greyhound of the Year in 2014 and when he retired into foster care with me, he simply never left - my 16th foster greyhound. Thank you to his trainer Kim for trusting me with her favourite dog.

Raymond spent years attending VASC at Gilles Plains TAFESA with me, helping the Vet Nurse and Animal Care students learn all things dog. Students fed him, walked him, petted him and investigated his terribly overshot jaw - a mouth never to forget. He loved the attention he would get from students and with his gentle manner, was great for those unsure about big dogs.

But Raymond's final years were spent helping the dogs in our community become the best versions of themselves. My gorgeous, gigantic, pigeon toed, exceptional race dog retired into a calm, gentle soul who helped the dogs in our community learn some confidence, or calmness, and all things in between. Puppy Playgroups were his favourite as he knew the Puppy Play Pen meant roast chicken was coming his way.

I'm honoured to have shared such a wonderful greyhound with so many. He came home with me every night, but he was part of your life too.

Raymond will forever be in my heart and I will miss my work buddy, and best friend dearly. Take it easy over there mate, may your Wild Soul run free ❤️

06/03/2025

Thank you for your patience!!

Our challenging start to 2025 is nearing an end. Watch this space for updates on the website and our communication avenues.

Vacancies for April classes will be listed here soon, in coordination with the website going live. Availability for private training with new and existing clients will also be listed.

WATCH THIS SPACE!! We're back (soon) baby!!

05/11/2024

Any age!

Maybe you have a new puppy; teach them about how to confidently interact with the world around them. Perhaps an (annoying) adolescent dog who appears to have selective hearing; get cracking now to curb any developing undesirable habits! Or perhaps your dog is an adult who still needs some skills to be refined - we got you.

Dogs are always learning. Every waking moment they are learning what works for them and what doesn't. When they are sleeping, they're processing what happened in their day. It is never too early to get started, but it's also NEVER too late either.

And remember;
🐾 Set your dog up for success, and be consistent
🐾 Practice makes progress (and eventually perfection!)
🐾 Training is lifelong, but gets easier as you go
🐾 Reduce your expectations when a new situation or really distracting environment is present- go back a step and continue to train until your dog gets the hang of it.
🐾 Patience also goes a long way