Kathys Dog Training and Behaviour Consulting

Kathy is very welcoming and listened to all concerns & worries I had for Otis. The experience seeing Kathy was reassuring to know what I was doing was the right thing to support my reactive 18 month old and brought confidence to myself knowing his reactions are not aggressive towards to other dogs. Otis enjoyed meeting many of Kathy’s dogs and never once had an issue with them, it was great being able to practice approaching multiple different dogs with different personalities. Highly recommend Kathy for anyone who has a reactive dog to put practices in place to ensure you’re doing right by your dog and being able to support them when out and about. I have been making more of an effort to take him to places with other dogs knowing that if I practice and support him we will have no issues out in public.Thanks Kathy!!

Kathy is such a blessing to meet.We were initially very skeptical when our vet suggested us to contact her for help with our very traumatized dogs as we had lost hope for them to be sociable after suffering multiple attacks and we truly believed they were beyond help.Kathy was definitely the best investment we made to date and we feel privileged to have had the chance to benefit from her help.Unlike other dog behaviorists we contacted in the past, she only uses positive reinforcement with the dogs she works with and with her own and still is able to obtain astonishing results after the very first session.As soon as you talk to her you understand she has a world worth of experience and knowledge and she shares that in the most generous and selfless way.Most importantly, we found that her training not only helped and targeted our dogs trauma issues, but was even more beneficial for us as owners as it gave us back a level of trust and belief in our dogs’ abilities that we thought was lost forever and relieved us from the burden of anxiety that affected us for the past 2 years +.Kathy was by far the best person we met in our dog owners journey and our only regret is that we didn’t find out about her sooner.

Best thing we have done for our dog was take him to Kathy! We now have the confidence and support to help him become a less anxious, less reactive dog and be able to take him out and meet other dogs! We saw a great improvement in him, not just outside but his focus on us as well. Thank you so much! We can’t wait to help him help himself further!

Kathy is wonderful!!For the first time with all my experiences with trainers and vets, I felt heard and listened to.I wasn’t made to feel like a failure who had done wrong by her dog but just an owner with a dog who needs a little extra reassurance.I have never felt more confident as a pet owner and have learnt so much valuable knowledge.Kathy gave me real life situations and prepared me for almost any situation with her beautiful dogs.Thank you Kathy, I honestly don’t know what I would have done without you xx

Kathy is a wonderful person that changed my partner and my life with her guidance on how to manage our 3.5 year old kelpie mix rescue! A total change of our pup's behaviour after the session! She showed us how to walk him around other dogs and moving objects. We were so glad to hear and see that our pup can socialize with other dogs and is good natured, just boisterous when it comes to play. Aside the tools she provided, we know we have to put in the effort too and we saw amazing results!She is also very invested in our pup's progress and won't hesitate to provide us any feedback and tips along the way. I can't recommend and thank Kathy enough for the amazing journey and experience we had with her!

When we adopted our two small dogs (4 and 5 year old) we were lost at how to help them as they were highly anxious and reactive to both humans and dogs. They would lunge and bark at other dogs and be rather unpredictable. With Kathy’s guidance and through practical interactions with her gentle pack of huskies, we saw how our girls had the ability to overcome! Kathy and her dogs helped build our confidence by providing a safe space. Watching our small girls be unfazed and have playtime with several large dogs within two sessions was so heartwarming!Kathy gave us more than training skills she gave us hope to see a different world for our girls to live in. Meeting Kathy was a game changer. She is one of a kind - always diligent to respond to our questions, sharing her expertise generously and showing such kindness in our journey. Cannot recommend her more.

We adopted Rufus from the pound and at the beginning he was extremely reactive to anything moving to the point that based on the knowledge we had we couldn't find a way to manage him.Our Vet put us in contact with Kathy and it has been an amazing help. In just two sessions she gave us the guidance to fully recover our boy Rufus.We now go to the dog park every day and regularly to the beach and he is playful and obedient. He does not have panic attacks anymore and all he wants to do is playing and running.We would highly recommend Kathy to any dog owner struggling to manage reactivity. Kathy's sessions together with the interactions with her dogs are outstanding, they give you the right level of confidence with your four legged friend.Thanks again Kathy.

Kathy has helped me so much with my reactive boy Rasta. I definitely feel way more confident after seeing her, taking him for walks & runs & being around other dogs. She’s given me really useful tips & helped me better understand him. Kathy is top notch! Don’t hesitate to book in, trust me, you won’t be disappointed!

We found Kathy after recommendation from a friend. We previously went to a dog behaviourist / trainer with not much luck.We are so thankful we found Kathy! She is hands down the most passionate, beautiful person with so much knowledge. Our golden retriever Marley is a very timid boy around other dogs, Kathy helped us through this by bringing her beautiful huskies out and introducing them all in such a laid back huge space.She showed us and taught us about the body language and when the right time is to help them out of the situation when they are feeling uncomfortable.We feel so much more at ease when taking Marley to the beach or park with other dogs and how we go about it.Thanks again Kathy for everything you have taught us and Marley and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to anyone needing any sort of training and advice.