The Happy Hound Initiative

I highly recommend Kat’s puppy classes. It was just what we needed to get a solid foundation for puppy’s behaviour. We use what we learnt every day. And he loved going. Thanks Kat.

Frankie and I really enjoyed our 4 week puppy course with Kat at Happy Hound Initiative. Kat was super informative, what she taught us was completely achievable and made perfect sense. She was engaging, encouraging and very approachable. She was able to give us all individual advice whilst managing a group situation. Would highly recommend and hope to do more of her classes in the future

Kat is an amazing dog trainer, I couldn’t recommend more. She really helped me and my little pup in his first few months with basic training and for me most of all being able to understand my dogs behaviours and what it mean. Fantastic!!!

Kat has been so amazing - she really helped us with Spud (RIP - he was having some fear / dementia issues and with her help he was with us for another 2 really great years. She then helped us settle in our 2 new puppies Brother and sister, Honey and Pepper - with her positive approach, they have settled in to be lovely dogs.

Kat is an angel walking the planet!!! She is so insightful and so compassionate. She has helped me numerous times in navigating the challenges of having an anxious and reactive dog. Her knowledge is incredibly comprehensive, and yet she is still so committed to continuous improvement in best practice training. Thank you Kat for all that you do!

Kat is a legend, her help has been invaluable in training our puppy. My partner and I took Giles to puppy classes as well as doing some one on one training, and his progression under her guidance has been such a joy to watch. It’s clear she has a genuine passion for educating dog owners about managing our pets’ needs, which made it easy to place complete trust in her as an ethical and compassionate trainer. We have a lot of respect for the work she does, and in our opinion the knowledge she has given us is worth far more than what she charges. We recommend Kat to anybody who has a dog!

Kat is a brilliant puppy educator. She’s knowledgeable, patient and has an engaging teaching style. Molly (our Labrador pup) absolutely adored her. Thanks for all your help Kat!

Thank you so much Kat,George (Springer Spaniel) and I really enjoyed attending Puppy School. For me it has provided great insight into how the family can improve interactions with George so that we can all live together with some realistic expectations of his development and create a Canine friendly lifestyle in our house.It is fabulous to have such a passionate trainer who interacts so positively with all the dogs and families who where at the classes.Highly recommended for all puppy and owners to attend Kat's puppy school it was heaps of fun. George didn't want to leave...