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Take the Free Dog Behaviour Test.
Most owners think they have a training problem. Most owners actually have a leadership gap, an arousal pattern, or an anxiety issue — and each one needs a different fix. This test tells you which one is yours.
Two minutes
Quick to answer, instantly useful.
Tailored insight
Honest read on what's really driving your dog's behaviour — not generic advice.
No pressure
No spam, no list-broking, no obligation. Just clarity.
What happens after you take it?
- You answer a handful of questions about your dog and your situation.
- You receive a tailored read on what’s actually driving the behaviour.
- If you want help, Pauline reaches out personally — within 1 business day.
- If you don’t — that’s fine. You still walked away with clarity.
No pressure. No spam. No list-broking. The test exists because Pauline has watched hundreds of owners spend hundreds of dollars on the wrong fix — and she would rather give you the right starting point for free.
Why a test, not a quote
Most owners are paying to fix the wrong thing.
By the time owners reach out to me, they have usually already tried two or three trainers, a head halter, a no-pull harness, a clicker, a calming chew, and a small mountain of treats. None of it has held. The dog is no better — sometimes worse — and the household is exhausted.
The reason is almost never the dog. It’s that the underlying state was never named. Lunging on lead, barking at the window, refusing to come when called and shredding the laundry when you leave the house can all look like “a training problem,” but they come from completely different places inside the dog. Each one needs a different response. Get the diagnosis wrong and even the best technique will fail.
The Free Behaviour Test is built around the three patterns I see almost every week across regional South Australia. Most cases are a blend, but one is usually leading the dog. Knowing which one is yours is the difference between three months of frustration and a session that actually moves things.
The three patterns
Leadership gap. Arousal pattern. Anxiety state.
A leadership gap
The dog has appointed itself the decision-maker in the household. It pulls on lead, ignores recall, demand-barks at the door, guards the couch or the food bowl. This isn’t dominance — it’s a dog stepping into a vacuum because nobody else is clearly in charge of the situation. We close the gap by coaching the human, not drilling the dog.
An arousal pattern
The dog’s nervous system is set too high. It tips into full reactivity at the sight of a bike, another dog or a stranger in the driveway, and once it’s over the line it can’t hear you, can’t take food and can’t self-regulate. Telling it off makes it worse. We bring the baseline down before we ask for any behaviour at all.
An anxiety state
The dog is genuinely afraid — of being alone, of strangers, of storms, of the world. Separation distress, trembling, refusing to eat, panting at night, the same shadow chased on the same wall. Pushing through it or “socialising harder” digs the hole deeper. We build safety first, then competence, then exposure — in that order, never the reverse.
Who the test is for.
- Owners in the Upper Spencer Gulf, Iron Triangle, Mid North, Clare Valley, Yorke Peninsula or Eyre Peninsula trying to decide whether to book a consultation with Pauline.
- Owners anywhere else in Australia weighing up online coaching.
- Anyone who has tried a couple of trainers, watched the videos, bought the gear, and still can’t shift the behaviour.
- New puppy owners who want to start the right way instead of unwinding bad habits later.
- People who’ve just brought a rescue home and aren’t sure what they’re looking at yet.
The test takes about two minutes and you’ll have your read within a few hours. If your situation is urgent — a bite, an escalating aggression case, a dog you no longer feel safe with — skip the test and call Pauline directly on 0429 321 231.