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Obedience Training That Sticks
Obedience that holds in the paddock, the beach, the cafe and the chaos — because it comes from relationship, not bribery.
In short
Dog obedience training that actually holds in the real world is not about commands. It is about leadership. Your dog responds reliably when it trusts you to lead the situation — and the cues become signals between two beings who already understand each other, not orders that require a treat to honour.
Sound familiar?
- Sits, but only when you have food
- Recalls — until something more interesting appears
- Walks fine alone, drags you everywhere when there's another dog
- Listens at home, ignores you at the park
- Knows every command and still does whatever it wants
Why this works where other methods do not
- Cue-and-treat cycles that fall apart without food
- Long-line corrections that build resistance, not respect
- Six-week courses with no transfer to real life
- Boot camps where the dog "obeys" the trainer, not you
- Behaviour rooted in trust — no bribery required
- Calm clarity that your dog reads as confidence
- Real-world application from session one
- You become the leader your dog already listens to
How it works
- 1
Free Behaviour Test
Identify what's actually driving the "obedience problem" — usually it's leadership, not training.
- 2
In-home consultation
I work with you in your environment, teaching the Five Rules and applying them to your dog's specific obedience gaps.
- 3
Real-world transfer
We move from controlled to chaotic — paddock, town, off-lead — so the behaviour holds where it matters.
What changes
- Loose-lead walking from day one — no head halter, no harness gimmicks
- A recall that holds around stock, wildlife, vehicles and other dogs
- Calm waits at doors, in cars, at the cafe
- A dog that settles on its own without being told
- Reliable behaviour off-lead in regional SA paddocks, beaches and bush tracks
Who this is for
- Owners whose dog "knows the commands" but doesn't reliably follow them
- Regional families with off-lead dogs around stock, wildlife or traffic
- Anyone moving from puppy to adolescent dog (8–18 months)
- Owners who've tried group classes and want something that actually transfers home
Real owners. Real change.
Owners who’ve worked with Pauline on obedience 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
Obedience 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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