Arousal
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Still Waters: reading your dog's waterline
Reactive dogs aren't unpredictable. The waterline model of baseline arousal: what raises it, and how to bring it down so the same triggers stop causing eruptions.
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The methodology, guides, tools and downloads, all in one place. Everything I teach, organised by what you need.
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The thinking behind how I train. A dog whose needs are met and whose body language is understood behaves well without constant commands. New here? Read these in order, beginning with Still Waters.
Arousal
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Reactive dogs aren't unpredictable. The waterline model of baseline arousal: what raises it, and how to bring it down so the same triggers stop causing eruptions.
Read it →The framework
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How the PACE framework organises a dog's day into four balanced modes, each with a clear edge, and why most behaviour problems come down to mode confusion.
Read it →Routine
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Why a standard walk often makes a reactive dog worse, and the structured cycles that replace it while the dog learns to regulate.
Read it →Communication
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What your dog says before the bark. The signals owners miss, what de-escalation looks like, and why the bark is the last thing in a long chain.
Read it →For dog owners · Reactive dogs
Reactivity is my biggest area of work. Start with the main guide, then go deeper on the part you need.
The main guide
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The complete guide: the two reasons dogs react, how to lower the baseline, and how to teach your dog to make better decisions around its triggers.
Read the guide →Eight deeper articles
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Eight articles on the questions owners ask most: what not to do, walking a reactive dog, whether it can be cured, calming the nervous system, the training rules, and more.
Read the series →For dog owners · Free reading
Straight answers to the questions owners ask most, beyond reactivity.
Pre-puppy
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The questions most people don't ask before the dog comes home. Time, cost, breed fit, household agreement, and why setup matters more than early training.
Read it →Puppies
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Why "a tired puppy is a good puppy" backfires, what is happening to a young dog's nervous system on a walk, and what actually settles a puppy.
Read it →Choosing a trainer
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The dog training industry is unregulated, so anyone can call themselves a trainer. Seven questions to ask before you hire one, and what the answers tell you.
Read it →For dog owners · Free and paid
Quick audits, a free reading guide, and low-cost workbooks you can use today.
Self-audit
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Ten questions, three minutes. Finds which of the four modes is most missing in your dog's day, with a personalised PDF on what to try this week.
Take the audit →Self-assessment
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Five quick questions for owners of a reactive, anxious or hard-to-manage dog. See where your dog sits, and where the gaps are, before you decide what to do next.
Take the assessment →Reading guide
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Ten honest chapters on what dog ownership actually involves. Real costs, time, breed fit, household setup, and the four modes that structure a dog's day.
Get the guide →PDF guide
$10 AUD
A short PDF that rewires how you think about your dog's "misbehaviour." Eight chapters, no protocols, just the lens that makes everything else easier.
Read the guide →Fillable workbook
$25 AUD
A seven day fillable PDF for owners who want to read their dog before reacting to them. Daily logs, a trigger log, and two honest questions.
Get the workbook →Gift
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The PDFs as a gift, or a session voucher towards private training or the puppy program. Sent to the recipient with a personal note.
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Real dogs, real households. What was happening, what we changed, and what it looks like now. A few are below, with the rest on the blog.
Case study
Newport
Ella the GSD had bitten two trainers before Diona. The four sessions that built the framework, and the year of consistent work that changed the household.
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Heidelberg
Benzi the Dachshund had volcanic reactions to every car. The arousal that builds before the walk even starts, and how the waterline came down.
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Kingsville
Figgy the Moodle barked at sounds his owners couldn't hear, six or seven times a day. Alert barking, and CALM as the lever that brought it down.
Read it →For breeders
For ethical breeders who want the foundation to hold after the puppies go home.
Development guide
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A week-by-week development guide. Seven stages from birth to handover: neurological stimulation, sensory exposure, crate and leash work, car and vet prep, and the separation routine.
Get the guide →Partnership
For breeders
The breeder partnership that gives every family the foundation that holds after the puppies go home, so the work you put in over the first eight weeks is not undone in the next eight.
See the partnership →Reading
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Why most of the foundation breeders install in the first eight weeks gets undone in the next eight, and how the partnership fills the gap.
Read it →Every post in one place, most recent first. The methodology, the reactive dog series, and real case work, as it was written.
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