Where is your dog right now?
Two paths, one destination: a dog you love living with. Pick the one that fits and we take it from there.
Pick your mission
Every program is named for the voyage: a starting point, a course, and a destination we agree on before liftoff. The path rises from your first puppy weeks all the way to serious behavior work.
Socialization, crate and potty skills, bite inhibition, done right in the critical window.
Start Build →
Leash skills, reliable recall, and manners built to survive adolescence.
Start Launch →
Build and Launch plus a full year of coaching as your puppy grows up.
Start Journey →
Loose-leash walking, trustworthy recall, and real-world manners for adult dogs.
Begin Ascent →
Reactivity, aggression, and anxiety rebuilt step by step, with you beside your dog.
Start Odyssey →
Pub Manners
A relaxed group class at a local Melbourne brewery. You practice calm public manners with your dog, and you get a pint.
Hi, I’m Tonya.
I’m a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, and I work with every client personally. No handoffs to junior trainers, no one-size-fits-all curriculum. Your dog gets a plan built for your dog.
My philosophy is balanced and evidence-based: we build behavior with reward, set boundaries that are clear and fair, and never trade your dog’s trust for a quick fix. It is how you get results that hold up in the real world, not just in the living room.
If we do not hit the goals, we make it right.
Here’s the deal: you put in the work, I put in the work. Do the homework, show up for sessions, follow the plan we build together. If your dog still isn’t hitting the milestones we wrote down, here’s exactly what happens next.
We extend, free
You get a 7-day extension with simplified homework and daily check-ins from me. Sometimes the plan needs to get smaller and the support needs to get closer. That part is on me
A dedicated gap session
If something is not sticking, we run a focused, hands-on, session on exactly that gap: new angle, new plan, same destination.
Full refund
If we’ve done both of those and your dog still isn’t there, ask for your money back and you’ll get it. No hoops, no hard feelings.