Animal Behaviour Centre
Helping pets and people build positive bonds through expert, reward-based training.
How we can help
The Animal Behaviour Centre exists to support the wellbeing of pets and their people through accessible, expert services. Our team provides private consultations (in-home or online), puppy and kitten training, and professional guidance for a wide range of behaviour concerns. Using force-free, reward-based methods, we help pets thrive and strengthen the bond between animals and their families. All profits support The Lost Dogs’ Home, giving animals the best chance of a happy, healthy life.
Services
Animal training & behaviour services
Dog behaviour consultation
Private consults offer tailored support for dog behaviour concerns - online or in-home (10km from Nth Melb). From $120. Packages available.
Behaviours we can help with:
- Leash walking and recall
- Basic manners and jumping up
- Barking
- Destructive behaviour
- Puppy mouthing and toileting
- Managing relationships between dogs and children
- Addressing separation-related behaviours
- Managing reactivity
- Sound sensitivities
- Aggression
Initial session:
$120 for 90mins
Follow-up sessions:
$100 for 60mins or book a package of 4 sessions for $300
Puppy School
Puppy School is a 4-week course designed to provide age-appropriate socialisation and foundation skills. Classes held in Nth Melb
Baby puppies (8-14 weeks) A 4-week rolling course for baby puppies focusing on early socialisation and essential development skills, helping you give your puppy the best start. This program is designed to support your puppy’s emotional wellbeing and covers age-appropriate socialisation, cooperative handling, and reading your puppy’s body language.
Senior puppies (14-24 weeks) A 4-week course for senior puppies introduces basic training and positive behaviour building. Your puppy will learn key skills like recall, loose-leash walking, and settling on a mat, setting them up for a lifetime of good habits.
Baby puppy 4-week course:
$150
Senior puppy 4-week course:
$150
Shelter & rescue consultancy
Our team offers expert advice to animal shelters and rescue groups on behaviour programs, protocols, and individual case management.
With extensive experience in both cat and dog shelter behaviour, our team can assist with:
- Development or refinement of behaviour assessment and enrichment programs
- Case consultations for behaviourally complex animals
- Staff and volunteer training
- Shelter environment optimisation for behavioural health
We work collaboratively to help improve animal outcomes and staff confidence through evidence-based, compassionate practices.
This is a specialist service - please enquire for pricing and availability.
Cat behaviour consultation
Private consults offer tailored support for cat behaviour concerns - online or in-home (10km from Nth Melb). From $120. Packages available.
Behaviours we can help with:
- Toileting issues/litter box issues
- Scratching and destructive behaviour
- Play aggression and biting
- Harness training
- Excessive meowing or vocalization
- Managing fearfulness
- Managing conflict between cats
- Managing relationships between cats and dogs
- Aggression
Initial session:
$120 for 90mins
Follow-up sessions:
$100 for 60mins or book a package of 4 sessions for $300
Kitten Kinder
Kitten Kinder is a 4-week course designed to build resilience and set your kitten up for success. Classes held in Nth Melb.
You’ll learn to read your kitten’s body language, and develop essential skills like cooperative care, harness training, and positive reinforcement training.
4-week course:
$120
Expert dog behaviour assessments
We provide expert behaviour assessments for councils, pounds, rescue organisations and dog owners.
Our consultants are experienced in providing objective, expert assessments of canine behaviour, including in cases involving:
- Council declarations (e.g. menacing or dangerous dogs)
- Rehoming or euthanasia decisions
- Bite incidents and aggression evaluations
- Shelter behaviour reviews
Our assessments are clear, thorough, and grounded in behavioural science and welfare best practice.
This is a specialist service - please enquire for pricing and availability.
Meet the team
Animal Behaviour Consultant
Animal Behaviour Consultant
Dog Behaviour Trainer
Cat Behaviour Trainer
Animal Behaviour Trainer
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