Welcome to
D.O.P.E. Dog Training
Why D.O.P.E.?
In modern slang, "dope" is an adjective used to describe something impressive, high-quality, or very good (e.g., "That dog trainer is dope!"). But we also use it as an acronym: Dog Owner Professional Education - we train you to be your dog's favourite trainer!
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6 years, 1000+ dogs, and fantastic results make us the home of holistic dog training.
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We work exclusively 1-2-1 with clients and their families to help them put their dog at the heart of the home. Using modern, science-backed methods we create calm, thinking owners with real handling skills and training knowledge. Delivering happy, attentive dogs that also have a heap of character to match their wonderful behaviour.
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We educate you on dog behaviour: how they think, process and act. Then we educate you how to keep you and your dog safe by creating a healthy bond guided by our mutli-level training program. By showing you how to teach new behaviours, develop your handling skills, and using dog-centric teaching methods we help you build or rebuild your dog to meet your needs and aspirations.
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In exclusive 121 teaching sessions, you will soon handle and communicate effectively with your dog - making practice create healthy habits. In addition I also train your dog at an expert level; accelerating your achievement through effective methods and hands on examples. By adding our homework routines and scenario challenges; you will build real world results from the very first session.
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Dog training should be playful and fun; we like to think we have the balance about right.
​DISCOVER | OPTIMISE | PERFECT | EXCEL
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Our Services/ Courses
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Puppy Fundamentals
Discover. Optimise. Perfect. Excel.
Start right, grow right, live right.
From the moment a puppy enters our lives, they bring joy, laughter, & chaos in equal measure. At D.O.P.E. Dog Training we believe dogs and humans are a match made in nature - a partnership that has been evolving for 330,000 years.
When we understand this connection and learn to communicate clearly; training stops being "obedience" - it becomes a partnership.
Puppy Training the DOPE way!
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Adult Dog Courses
Discover. Optimise. Perfect. Excel.
Reset. Rebuild. Refine. Elevate.
Adults dogs come with a history; learned behaviours; good and bad patterns.
But the truth is simple: Any dog can change when communication becomes clear. We help you build the structure and confidence your dog has been waiting for. ​
This is not "obedience". This is relationship, resilience, & real world reliability.
That's what makes a DOPE dog!
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Specialist Behaviour Help
FOUR STEPS TO SUCCESS.
Living with a dog with behavioural issues is stressful, often embarrassing, and can dominate our lives - making us a prisoner to our dog's behaviour.
Poor behaviours are a mix of confusion, fear, over-arousal, or a learned response that has been rehearsed and perfected for too long.
At D.O.P.E. we don't fix - we teach owners how to prevent, interrupt, rebuild and redirect problems into clarity, calmness and confidence.
These are handling-focused courses for owners ready to take responsibility, take control and take action.