Let Your
Dog
Be a Dog.
Reactive Dog Training & Behaviourist · Newport & Docklands, Melbourne
Your dog isn't being difficult. He's being a dog. I help you read what he's telling you, so the behaviour you want follows without constant instruction.
★★★★★
240+ Google reviews
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15+
Years of
Experience
Where would you like to start?
Tell me who you are.
Dog owners
I have a dog, or a new puppy
Breeders
I breed and place puppies
Dog trainers
I'm a trainer, or want to become one
Dog owners
I have a dog, or a new puppy
Private training for behaviour problems, and an online puppy program. In person in Melbourne, or online worldwide.
Find the right starting point →Breeders
I breed and place puppies
The Good Puppy Blueprint partnership, so the families you place puppies with carry your early work through.
See the partnership →Dog trainers
I'm a trainer, or want to become one
The PACE Intensive: a cohort program. Theory online, shadowing in Melbourne. Small intake.
See The PACE Intensive →
The trainer
Hello, I am Diona.
Melbourne-based, originally from Hong Kong. A Veterinary Science degree, a Master's in Early Childhood Education, and fifteen years across zoos, wildlife reserves, and assistance dog programs before I started my own practice in 2022.
My dog Murphy is a certified assistance dog. She's calm and reliable off-leash and around other dogs. Not because I drilled her. Because I stopped commanding and started listening. That is the work I teach.
Read my story →Free & low-cost ways in
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Are you enjoying your dog, or managing?
Five questions to find out where things really stand.
Take the assessment →Got a reactive dog?
The two reasons dogs react, and what actually helps.
Read the guide →Start at the kitchen table
Why your dog isn't misbehaving, just unfulfilled.
Read Selective Hearing →Or browse the full resource library.
Self-paced courses
Work with me without booking a session
The same systems I run in private programs, written down so you can do them at home, at your own pace, wherever you live.
Teach Your Dog to Switch Off
For the dog that paces, whines, and won't settle. Rest is a skill you can teach, and this is how I teach it.
See the course →The Reactive Dog Reset
The exact system I start reactive dogs with: read the dog, lower the baseline, then work the trigger.
See the course →
Ready to start?
Fill in the form and I'll get back to you to discuss which program fits your dog and your goals.
Fill in the form →Not sure which one fits? Email me directly and I'll point you to what makes sense.