Dog Training & Cat Behaviour Support in Sydney
A dog you can happily live with
A calmer home, walks you look forward to and everyday life that feels easy.
Less stress for you.Better days with your dog.
Maybe you dread getting the lead out, or you apologise to guests before they're even through the door. You're not doing it wrong, and you don't have to work it out alone.
We start where you and your dog are today, find out what you'd love to change, and build a force-free plan that fits your household, your time and your budget.
"We now have fun on our walks."
"I just completed 12 weeks of small group training and my dog is now listening to me and I can control his reactivity on walks. My dog has learned to trust that I am in control through Marianne's positive reinforcement training techniques and we now have fun on our walks. She is an absolute master trainer with years of experience. I can't recommend her highly enough, do yourself and your dog a favour and book in with the Pet Professor."
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How we work together
Private Dog Training
One-on-one coaching with you and your dog, or trainer-led Walk & Train sessions between check-ins. Start with an assessment so you know what to work on first.
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Group Classes
Small, supportive classes in Camperdown where your dog builds real-world skills with the same group each week.
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Canine Adventures
Small-group dog walks in Sydney's Inner West with compatible companions and time to sniff and explore.
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Cat Behaviour Support
Online or in-home consultations for litter tray issues, anxiety, multi-cat conflict and everything else cats throw at you.
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I started Pet Professor in 2018 to fix something I kept hearing again and again. People would call me convinced they'd failed their dog, when really they hadn't. Usually they'd been given poor advice, or never had the chance to learn together, and they'd reached breaking point.
You and your pet aren't like anyone else, so we don't train you like everyone else. You'll never get cookie-cutter programs or generic advice from us. We ask the questions a lot of trainers skip, because that's how we build a plan that actually sticks.
Everything we do is positive, evidence-based and force-free, so your pet stays safe, comfortable and happy the whole way through.
Based in Botany, Sydney · Cert IV in Companion Animal Services
Serving Sydney in-homeBotany · Mascot · Rosebery · Randwick · Coogee · Maroubra · Kensington · Kingsford · Paddington · Surry Hills · Redfern · Alexandria · Waterloo · Marrickville · Newtown · Dulwich Hill · Leichhardt · Balmain · Glebe · and across greater Sydney.
Recent case studies
The most loving of dogs, Moses completely forgot mum Dana was there when he was out and about. She reached out to games-based trainer Marianne to help focus her disengaged boy.
Patchy was fearful and aggressive when mum Anna first contacted us. We couldn't even look at her during our consultation. Find out how she's become 'super chill' at home with visitors.
Rescue dog Gregg was on his 4th home when his new mum reached out to help with his barking and lunging at strangers.
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