There’s something pretty special about a morning spent walking with good people, great dogs, and a coffee in hand. 🌊🐶 Whether your dog is just starting their training journey, already smashing it, or you simply want to meet like-minded dog owners, this walk is for you. No pressure. No judgement. Just a community of people who love getting out with their dogs and learning together. 💙 📍 Meet us at Penny Whistlers Café 🕗 8:00am 🚶 We’ll head around the Kiama Lighthouse and back, then stick around for a coffee and a chat afterwards. Bring your family, bring your friends, and of course bring your dog! Everyone is welcome. 🙌 Every person who joins us helps us move one step closer to our mission of saving 10,000 dogs from unnecessary behavioural euthanasia by building stronger relationships between dogs and their people. 🐾 See you there!

Little Archie working through some sniffari games. Using some cones and every time Archie looks at them he gets a treat, then we encourage him to put his nose in them and treat release. After a few reps he was all over the game! What a little champ! @Maria Sirianni

Something really exciting is happening behind the scenes at Walkys, and we can’t wait to share it with you. Over the past few months we’ve been building, refining, and dreaming about how we can make this community even more valuable for every dog owner here. We’re getting close, and in August we’ll be making a big announcement that we think you’re going to love. Before we lock everything in, we’d love your help. 💬 If we were to run a live community call, what day and time works best for you? Drop your answer in the comments so we can make it as accessible as possible for everyone. 🎁 We’ll also be giving away some awesome prizes during the live and, as always, you’ll walk away with plenty of free training, education, and practical advice you can start using with your dog straight away. We’re genuinely excited about where this community is heading, and we’re so grateful you’re on the journey with us. See you in the comments! 👇🐾

Could someone please explain what this type of behaviour is ? :)

Hopefully you can give some guidance on how to calm gypsy in the outside world? She’s awesome walking down a road that doesn’t heavy traffic with people or dogs.. She is great with the sit stay etc We have watched her videos where in a controlled environment she was walking amongst dogs she got minimally distracted .. But She is still getting over anxious when placed in a busier environment.. Whilst the training Eliza and the rest of the team have done are doing has been awesome, we are wondering if one on one for Gypsy would be best suited to her situation, we took on Lexie’s advice today changing our commands to what you all use (to avoid confusion) to see if this would help , but she still barked ( adding wagging tail) whilst walking as well as when she was laying down taking in the sites🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ Any advice on next steps would be appreciated, as we are not confident training in a controlled environment Is the option for her? Thanks Jan & Mike