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Walkys Dog Training Academy

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8 contributions to Walkys Dog Training Academy
Weekly Wins!
Hi Walkys family! What are your weekly wins? Let me know what went well!
3 likes • 8d
I think I’ve relaxed more and feel more in calm control.
2 likes • 7d
@Jennifer Mcfarlane I hear you. I had to keep reminding myself she’s a baby!!!! We lost our 2 mature dogs last year and I think I just expected to take off where left!! lol. She's adorable though.
Why The Best-Trained Dogs You'll Ever See Belong To People With Nothing
📺 New replay is up. Grab 30 minutes for this one. Ever noticed the dog sitting next to someone sleeping rough? Off-leash on a packed footpath, totally chilled, ignoring the traffic, the crowds, the other dogs. No clicker, no e-collar, no obedience class. Some of the best-behaved dogs you'll ever see. So why does that dog have rock-solid neutrality when your dog loses it at a fence? That's where this session goes. We get into: → Why your dog's pushy, "naughty" behaviour is actually drive. It's bred-in, a sign of health and brains, and the good stuff we want to channel, not crush. → Why we start with the off-switch, teaching the dog to switch off and start from neutral, instead of drilling the problem behaviour itself. → How everyday structure and routine quietly build the relationship that makes your dog choose YOU over the trigger. This is the street-dog secret. → The reactivity bit everyone wants: why the work you do at home is what lets us stand closer to the trigger, see faster progress, and use little to no correction. If you've ever wondered why we don't just "fix the behaviour" on day one, this is the why. Watch it, then drop your dog's breed and the behaviour you're working on in the comments, and I'll point you to the foundation that's missing. 🐾
Why The Best-Trained Dogs You'll Ever See Belong To People With Nothing
3 likes • 14d
Thankyou Great input. For anyone watching the replay Nathan did get the date wrong for the walk. He accidentally said June not July. Do I get a prize for noticing? 😃
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3 likes • May 26
Me too. 🐾💙
Sometimes the hardest dogs arrive to teach the lessons we’ve been avoiding.
Not every dog walks into your life to simply sit, shake, and fit neatly into your routine. Some arrive to expose your patience.Your consistency.Your discipline.Your emotions.Your leadership.Your lifestyle. A difficult dog can force you to slow down, communicate better, become calmer under pressure, and finally create the structure you’ve been missing, not just for them… but for yourself too. And somewhere along the journey, you realise the dog was never “giving you a hard time.” They were showing you where growth was needed. That’s why the relationship between a human and a dog can be so powerful. It’s not obedience. It’s transformation. The people willing to lean into that process often come out stronger, calmer, more accountable, and more connected than ever before. Sometimes the dog that challenged you the most… becomes the one you’re most grateful for. 🖤
Sometimes the hardest dogs arrive to teach the lessons we’ve been avoiding.
1 like • May 26
@Jennifer Mcfarlane 😆
Update!! Win Win!!
@Nath Morrison @Sian Isaac @Lex Stephens One week later after following your advice on Archie Barking when I put him outside at night while I am at my daughter’s place. Look at him!!! I have incorporated a morning walk before work in a park on the extended lead, with a structured walk to and from the park. Some little training on the structured walk (sitting before we cross the road). And then having some free time at the Park with the extended lead. Then once we get back home he has breakfast and some crate time. Then when I get home from work he has dinner and crate time again. So far so good! Thank you team for your input of helping me with Archie and his Barking when I leave him outside at night while I am visiting me daughter 👏👏👏
Update!!  Win Win!!
2 likes • May 26
That’s so awesome!!
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Angela Rostirolla
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@angela-rostirolla-4510
Retired teacher and new puppy mum to Bonnie, our black mini schnauzer.

Active 4d ago
Joined Mar 2, 2026
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