Hello dog - Dog and Puppy Training and Behaviour

05/11/2026

Grab a spot!!

Awesome classes run by Izzy 🐾

Last minute cancellation spot available in this Saturday's class, 7th Nov. We are doing a mock up of a cafe visit and the skills you and your dog will need to make this feel like a breeze.

1pm in Kingston.

https://www.thedogdynamic.com/classes

21/10/2026

Happy gotcha day Norah, aka Pickle Bean 💛

This girl. My goodness.

When you arrived, I couldn’t wait to teach you all the things. Turns out you had plenty to teach me too.

We started with puppy training and weekly sessions with Carly | Puppy & Dog Training | Rockingham . But as she grew, it became clear that life wasn’t feeling easy for our little bean.

Finding out she had hip dysplasia helped us understand how much pain was part of her story. Two knee surgeries later, and with the support of our brilliant vet team, she’s now much more comfortable and settled.

The world can still feel overwhelming for Norah. She’s taught me to notice the little things, adjust my expectations and recognise that progress sometimes means helping your dog feel safe enough to simply enjoy being themselves.

And what a self she is. So affectionate and ridiculously funny, and so keen to join in, even when things feel a bit daunting.

We’re still learning together, Pickle Bean. Thank you for everything you’ve taught me.

My complicated, brave, beautiful little girl.

19/10/2026

Both my Hollie and Norah have hip dysplasia, where the ball and socket of the hip don’t fit together properly. It can cause pain and arthritis, and compensating for sore hips can leave other parts of the body sore too.

It’s been a journey getting them both to a better place. For both girls, it was changes in behaviour that led us to investigate, but those changes looked very different!

Some dogs become more hesitant to walk, get up on the sofa or jump in or out of the car.

Especially our older pups, where these changes can happen slowly and suddenly you realise they seem much older 🥺

In some dogs (like Norah) you see the opposite — a dog who can’t settle, who bounces off the walls, chews things or digs erratically, often at night. Pain might not be the first thing that comes to mind, but it’s worth considering.

The first step with any concerns is a vet check. We’ve had incredible support from North Hobart Vet getting the girls diagnosed and started on the right pain medication.

Then we worked on building strength with the fabulous Elena ELEVATE Veterinary Physiotherapy through physio, and now we’ve added massage with the magical Kat Canine & Co Therapy

With Hollie, I noticed a change immediately after Kat had been. Her face looked younger and she started doing things she hadn’t done since she was a pup, like zoomies in shallow water!

It’s easy to put changes down to getting older, but getting older shouldn’t mean putting up with pain.

Alongside veterinary care, that extra support can make such a difference. If you can afford to, I really recommend looking into canine massage - with Canine & Co Therapy if you’re in southern Tas!

13/10/2026

Hello dog . . .

Meet Pluto, the sweetest boy! 🐾

Pluto didn’t have the easiest start to life. He was in and out of foster homes, a lot of change for a sensitive boy with big feelings.

Luckily, he found the most amazing human to call his own. She’s helping him navigate those big feelings, taking things at his pace and gently showing him that the world can feel safe.

He’s still finding his feet, but he has the best person by his side.

23/09/2026

Couldnt say it better myself 👏🏽🐾

15/09/2026

Hello Hollie…

Happy Gotcha Day ❤️🐾

Seven years of having you in my life.

My soul dog and the reason I became a dog trainer.

I needed a trainer because I wanted to help you (thank you Carly | Puppy & Dog Training | Rockingham ) Then I realised I needed to understand more. I started learning, discovered how much I loved it, and that’s how it all began. All because of my girl.

I made mistakes as your Mom. I wish I had understood your pain sooner, and I often wonder whether recognising it earlier might have softened some of your anxiety. But as the great Sarah Fisher once said, “If you don’t have have regrets, it means you haven’t learnt anything.”

Hollie taught me to look more closely, listen more carefully and never stop learning.

She taught me that dogs aren’t doing things just to annoy us or give us a hard time. They’re communicating, and sometimes they’re struggling. The goal isn’t simply to stop a behaviour. It’s to understand why it’s happening and, where we can, change things for the dog.

Seven years on, she still follows me from room to room. She waits somewhat patiently for me to come home and always keeps me in her sights.

She has the wisest eyes I’ve ever seen, and she knows perfectly well how to open her treat drawer but chooses not to because she’s a very good girl.

Apart from that one time when she was high after the vet.

But we’ve all been there 🤣

Happy Gotcha Day, Hollie.

Everything I’ve learned began with wanting to help you. You changed my life in so many ways 🥰🐾



hollietherescuepupperino

09/09/2026