Format
In-Home Dog Training That Travels to You
Your dog's behaviour lives in your environment. So the training does too.
In short
In-home dog training is the most effective format for behaviour cases because the real triggers (your driveway, your couch, your kids, your other dog) are present — and so is the real environment your dog has been rehearsing in. We work where the problem lives.
Sound familiar?
- Tried group classes and it didn't transfer home
- Behaviour issues are environment-specific (your house, your yard, your neighbours)
- Multi-dog household — group dynamics matter
- Reactive or aggressive dog — can't safely attend group sessions
- Want the whole family on the same page
Why this works where other methods do not
- Group classes in a hall — your dog learns to behave in that hall
- Boot camps where the dog goes away and comes back trained
- YouTube DIY — no coaching, no accountability
- Drop-in puppy schools that disappear at 16 weeks
- Real environment, real triggers, real practice
- Owner coaching — you do the work and own the results
- A single consultation that often does more than six weeks of group class
- Travel across the Upper Spencer Gulf, Iron Triangle, Mid North, Clare Valley and Yorke Peninsula
How it works
- 1
Free Behaviour Test
Confirm in-home is the right format for your case.
- 2
Phone or video discovery call
I confirm your situation, your goals, and the logistics before we book.
- 3
In-home consultation (3.5–4 hours)
I come to your home, assess, coach you and your family, and leave you with a written plan.
- 4
Email support and follow-up
Ongoing check-ins as you embed the work.
What changes
- Training that holds where it matters — at home
- Whole-family coaching, not just one handler
- Specific solutions for your real environment
- Faster results than group formats for behaviour cases
Who this is for
- Regional SA owners outside reasonable distance of metro classes
- Owners of reactive, aggressive or anxious dogs that can't safely group-train
- Families who want every member on the same page
- Multi-dog households
Real owners. Real change.
Owners who’ve worked with Pauline on in-home training
“[REAL TESTIMONIAL TO REPLACE] In one session Pauline changed our entire household. Our dog went from constant lunging to walking past the postie like he didn't exist. We'd tried three other trainers — none of them came close.”
“[REAL TESTIMONIAL TO REPLACE] After our rescue bit my husband, we thought we'd have to put him down. Pauline walked us through everything — calmly. Eighteen months on, he's a different dog and we still use her plan every day.”
“[REAL TESTIMONIAL TO REPLACE] We adopted a kelpie pup and within two weeks he was the boss of the house. Pauline turned that around in one in-home visit — and gave us the tools to keep it that way. Worth every cent.”
Where I work
In-Home Training across regional SA
Pauline travels in-home across these regions — and works online with owners anywhere in Australia.
Upper Spencer Gulf
Spanning Port Pirie, Port Augusta and Whyalla, the Upper Spencer Gulf is home to working families, working dogs, and the long open spaces that both help and hurt dog behaviour. I work in-home across the entire USG from my Crystal Brook base.
Dog training in USG
Eyre Peninsula
The Eyre Peninsula is vast — Port Lincoln is roughly 5 hours from Crystal Brook, Ceduna closer to 8. For most Eyre Peninsula families, I work via online coaching, with periodic in-person intensives when I travel through the region.
Dog training in EyreIron Triangle
The Iron Triangle — Port Pirie, Port Augusta and Whyalla — is one of the densest regional dog populations in South Australia. Heart of the Pack is based 25 minutes south of Port Pirie at Crystal Brook and travels in-home across all three towns.
Dog training in Iron TriangleMid North
The Mid North is home base. Crystal Brook sits squarely in the middle of it, and most of my in-home consults happen within an hour's drive from my front door — Jamestown, Peterborough, Burra, Gladstone, Snowtown, Laura, Wirrabara, Quorn.
Dog training in Mid North
Clare Valley
Clare Valley wine-country dog life is its own thing. Tourists, dog-friendly cellar doors, dog-dense events, and a population mix of long-time locals and tree-changers from Adelaide. I work in-home across the Clare Valley from my Crystal Brook base — about 50 minutes south.
Dog training in Clare ValleyYorke Peninsula
The Yorke Peninsula is beach country — fishing trips, tourist holidays, working sheep properties, and family dogs that range from spoilt town dogs to long-line drivers on the harvest. From Crystal Brook the drive is about 90 minutes to the top of the peninsula and around 2 hours to Yorketown.
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