Your Home Consultation with Flip
All my clients start with a one-hour Home Consultation with me. This first session is an opportunity for me to meet you and your dog at your home, answer any questions you have, discuss any challenges, assess your dog, give you some training tips that are appropriate for you and your dog and introduce my Training Programs to you.
The price of the one-hour Home Consultation is $300 payable in advance. I offer appointments during weekdays, with my last appointment time being 6pm. I also offer Saturday appointments.
Once you email me, you will receive my brochure about the Home Consultation as well as a short questionnaire to fill in about you and your dog.
Once I receive the answers to the questionnaire, I will call you to answer any questions you may have and coordinate a date and time for your Home Consultation.
My Auckland-Based Dog Training Programs
My Training Programs are enjoyable transformational experiences for you and your dog. Whether you are looking for help to teach your dog the basics or to change unwanted behaviours such as aggression or high anxiety, my programs are proven paths to success.
Programs range from my Starter Program of 4 sessions over 2 weeks through to my longer comprehensive Training Programs.
I train with dogs as young as eight weeks old through to dogs in their senior years. I train dogs to be well-mannered in a variety of environments, such as at home, the park, the beach, the café, the office and when visiting your friends and family, or even on holiday. Training not only enhances your life and the life of your dog but it also enables you to build a stronger bond together.
In my programs, I teach your dog my Foundation Commands, creating a shared language for you and your dog. I also teach you how to provide leadership to your dog through the use of these Foundation Commands, which will create a stronger bond and enhance the relationship between you and your dog. I will also focus on modifying any unwanted behaviours resulting in a more harmonious life with your dog.
Training Programs include:
- Regular weekly training sessions
- Mix between me training your dog and sessions with you and your dog
- Training tailored to your goals and your dog’s abilities
- Focused on the challenges you are having
- A variety of locations around your neighbourhood
- From your home or office
- Phone, email and text support
My Background
I started my career in Europe in 1978, spending six years training with two of the top dog training schools in Europe including the Royal Netherlands Foundation for the Blind and the Dierenhotel premier dog behavioural training facility in Holland, where I became principal trainer at the age of 23.
The Dierenhotel was at the forefront of dog behaviour training, specialising in dogs that had severe behavioural issues. During my time we set up a guide dog school. As principal trainer, I trained dogs with severe behavioural issues as well as guide dogs and mobility dogs.
I returned to New Zealand in 1984, at the age of 26, and set up my own dog training practice in Napier. I subsequently moved my training business to Auckland in 1995, where I have enjoyed developing my business with a focus on working privately with families and their dogs.
I pride myself on making deep and long-lasting changes in dog behaviours and my clients’ lives. Dog training is an ongoing process. Many clients continue to come back for further training across their dog's life to increase confidence and training skills for them and their dog.
My own dog John, is a Border/Bearded Collie cross. I adopted John when he was about 18 months old in 2012. He had had a life of being neglected on a farm and finally abandoned. I met John and realised he would be the perfect dog for me. He has since become my constant companion and occasionally participates in training sessions.
