You and Your Dog

12/12/2025

Congrats to our final graduating pooches of 2025, from our Manners on the Go and Simple Manners courses! Here are Ralph, Bailey, Pippa, Java, Buddy, Molly, Gia, and Cooper....Mazzi and Frank couldn't make graduation. Well done guys, top effort on your committment with training your pooch 🤩

03/12/2025

Do you have a dog and have no plans this Saturday morning @ 9 AM? Come and join in our workshop in Richmond to learn tips and tricks to improve your dog's recall 'Come When Called!' - link below with booking info 🐩🐕🐾

dog training workshop teaching dogs to come back when called using positive reinforcement techniques and behaviour advice in Tasman Nelson

03/12/2025

Meet 'June' 🙂
We worked with June and her 'mum' earlier this year. Here is some feedback on our training with June that her happy 'mum' wanted to share 🙌
"My six month old puppy was struggling with lead reactivity around people and other dogs. I initially talked with a range of dog trainers to gauge where to next, and decided to proceed with Vikki. Her approach to training our puppy was grounded in respecting the dog, being gentle and kind, as opposed to a more dominant style of training, that others had. Vikki's approach aligned with my personal values and we proceeded with learning how to help our puppy. I am amazed at how incredible our puppy is now. The training style that Vikki introduced us to has worked 100% and I have no doubt in highly recommending Vikki and will be reaching out to her again if needed.
I am forever grateful for your guidance, support and judgement free approach to teaching me how to train our puppy. "

04/11/2025

Guy Fawkes on Wednesday, keep an eye on your pets over the next week or two 🐕

03/11/2025

Guy Fawkes tomorrow, and will probably drag on for another week or two, so keep an eye on your pets 😊

18/09/2025

Congratulations to our gorgeous graduates from our last Simple Manners course 👏🎓 well done to Ralph, Bear, Maple, and Susie, plus Mika & Pebbles, who couldn't make the graduation ceremony 🐾🐾🐾

23/07/2025

Does your dog or puppy need to learn some foundational training skills? We have our Simple Manners dog training course starting on Monday 11th August @ 4.30 PM in Richmond. Classes are held indoors at the A&P Showgrounds so you will stay dry and warm, click on the link here to book your space in the class😀https://www.youandyourdog.co.nz/event/simple-manners-5-week-course-richmond-starts-monday-11-8-4-30-pm/

Positive reinforcement based dog training in Nelson and Tasman Region. Variety of group classes, home training, and dog safety education for kids.

13/07/2025

Some good tips here on what trigger stacking is in dogs, you may recognise this in your own dog...

02/07/2025

Congratulations to our wonderful Simple Manners graduates... Tui, Leo, Suki, Boksil, Abby, Kai, Brynnie & Sarge 👏 Enjoy their graduation pics 🌟🌟🌟

20/05/2025

Does anyone have a pooch that you could (or should) do some training with? We have a couple spaces available in our fun Simple Manners dog training course starting Monday 26th. Classes are indoors 😜 Info & booking in the link below

Teach Your Dog some Manners! Our Simple Manners Dog Training course is the perfect next step for puppy pre-school graduates, as training doesn’t stop once puppy pre-school finishes! Older dogs…