Have you been looking around for dog trainers inGeelong? We’re a leading facility based in Macclesfield, Victoria. Training over 10,000 dogs at our 20-day boarding school since 1996, Alpha Boarding School For Dogs takes a practical approach to address a wide range of canine needs. We give you the methods, language, and strategies to move behavioural change in the right direction
Going beyond food-reward methods, we specialise in transforming even the most challenging canine behaviours into positive outcomes through expert training techniques. Give us a call today to enquire about our boarding school methods!
The trainers here are working boarding school dogs within close proximity to their own dogs who are all in off lead drop stay. These boarding school dogs all began their courses with different behaviours issues & goals. Ranging from fear based aggression, anxiety around new people and dogs, aggressive behaviour towards other dogs on lead, to over excitement and uncontrollable behaviour when there was something more interesting to do than listen to their owners.
Comprehensive Dog Trainers for Geelong Dog Owners
Using methods and principles such as: the Pattern Learning Training Method to Reset Learning or Reinforcement Contrast Effect, our trainers conduct an assessment to understand your dog’s behaviour and personality. Next, a customised training program is developed.
Our training covers everything from reliable commands–sit, stay, and come–to more advanced training to correct behaviours such as excessive barking or jumping up.
In our purpose built manners room – learning to wait for an invitation though a doorway
“Every interaction with your dog is important so the methods used to teach them must be practical, positive and relevant to all real-life scenarios”.
Dog Training for Geelong Pet Owners: Why Choose the Alpha Boarding School For Dogs?
With our quiet boarding facility being purpose-built so your dog has every opportunity to learn how to respond reliably under distraction–in both obedience and manners– why choose us when it comes to dog training for Geelong dog owners?
- Personalised Training Programs: Each dog receives individual attention, ensuring that training meets their specific needs and your expectations. Our methods work and help with the prevention or rehabilitation of serious canine behavioural problems.
- Expert Trainers: Our trainers are skilled in advanced techniques and dog psychology.
- Long-Term Benefits: Training with us equips owners with the skills needed to continue their dog’s education at home.
These dogs are waiting to be invited through the gate. Once individually invited they come through on command.
We train your dogs to be responsive and reliable under realistic distraction and then demonstrate their new skills and good behaviour in your scheduled three hour handback session!
All training is practical and effective and you will learn to train your dog using relevant methods that actually work, hands-on and in real-time.
We will teach you practical skillsets that we will clearly demonstrate to be relevant to any behavioural issues affecting your dog. It is these skills that will allow you to teach your dog to learn to learn and to learn to listen to you at home, not to just us here at the training kennels.
This dog is working on her off lead manners and obedience in our manners room – under the distraction of one of our resident Kitty Cats Jensen.
These dogs live in an apartment so their owner is using boundary training to assist with safely traveling in the elevator.
This dog is learning self control & overall manners around food on a coffee table.
Dogs of all ages can learn not to barge out an open gate – in this picture the Beagle is 3 months old, the Kelpie is 1 year old and the Rottweiler at 10 years old.
The trainers dogs are waiting at the gate for their turn to be invited through. They help the trainers throughout the day teach the other dogs to listen under distraction.
Addressing Aggression: Evidenced-Based Dog Trainers for Geelong Pet Owners
Is your dog biting or growling when you go near their food? Aggressive behaviour in dogs can stem from fear, dominance, being territorial, or even past trauma. Our dog trainers are well-versed in identifying the triggers for aggression and implementing strategies to modify this behaviour safely.
After a comprehensive assessment to understand the root cause of the aggression, we work on behaviour adjustment, socialisation practices, and controlled exposure to various stimuli. This learning process is further consolidated with owners during the 3 hour hand-back session at the end of the course.
Dog Obedience Training for Geelong Residents: Give Us a Call!
Are you ready to transform your dog’s behaviour and enhance your relationship? By providing a stimulating environment with lots of graded challenges and distractions relevant to your dog’s learning and behavioural needs, you can expect improved rehabilitation at the end of an Alpha Boarding School For Dogs course.
Whether it’s separation anxiety, fearfulness, or compulsive behaviours, we tackle all of these issues. Call (03) 8756 8900 (option 2) to ask further questions, discuss the boarding process, pricing, and your homework as a dog owner!
Thank you for visiting, please take the time to read all the information on this site, it is part of the overall process of openness that we use to educate owners as to how and why our service can help you with your dog’s specific problems.
This dog is demonstrating calm controlled behaviour and manners under high distraction of both the cat wandering past and the child having a meal nearby.
She is also demonstrating a calm wait for permission to enter the lounge area (internal house boundary) without the need for a commonly used “baby gate” room divider.
This dog is also demonstrating calm controlled behaviour inside the home whilst the baby is playing nearby.
Areas We Serve
- Dog Trainers Bendigo
- Dog Trainers Geelong
- Dog Trainers Victoria