We’re dedicated to helping pets and their people build strong, positive relationships. Our expert behaviour team provides professional, reward-based training, and support to address behavioural challenges and set pets up for success.
Our behaviour team provides expert guidance through private consultations (in-home or online), and group training for puppies and kittens.
Using force-free, evidence-based methods, we create tailored solutions to help dogs and cats thrive in their homes. Whether you need guidance with a new pet or support with an existing behavioural concern, we’re here to help.
Animal Training and Behaviour Services
Private consultations offer tailored, one-on-one support to address a range of behaviour concerns in dogs. Consultations are available as home visits within a 10km radius of North Melbourne or as online sessions.
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: $100 for 90mins
Follow-up sessions: $100 for 60mins or book a package of 4 sessions for $300
Private consultations offer tailored, one-on-one support to address a range of behaviour concerns in cats. Consultations are available as home visits within a 10km radius of North Melbourne or as online sessions.
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: $100 for 90mins
Follow-up sessions: $100 for 60mins or book a package of 4 sessions for $300
Puppy Preschool classes are held at The Lost Dogs’ Home in North Melbourne, with two programs tailored to provide age-appropriate socialisation and foundation skills.
Baby puppies (8-14 weeks): Our 4-week rolling course for baby puppies focuses on early socialization 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.
Baby puppy (8-14 weeks) 4-week course: $150
Puppy Preschool classes are held at The Lost Dogs’ Home in North Melbourne, with two programs tailored to provide age-appropriate socialisation and foundation skills.
Senior puppies (14-24 weeks): This 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.
Senior puppy (14-24 weeks) 4-week course: $150
Kitten Kinder is a 4-week course designed to build resilience and set your kitten up for success.
You’ll learn to read your kitten’s body language, and develop essential skills like cooperative care, harness training, and positive reinforcement training.
Veterinary behaviour consultations provide in-depth support for pets with complex behavioural issues, such as anxiety, aggression, or compulsive behaviours. Our behaviour veterinarian will assess underlying medical, environmental and psychological factors that may be contributing to your pet’s behaviour.
Led by a veterinarian from The Lost Dogs’ Home Vet Hospital with expertise in animal behaviour, these consultations offer a comprehensive approach that may include diagnostic tests, medication when appropriate, and a tailored behaviour modification plan. This service is ideal for pets exhibiting severe or persistent issues that require a combined medical and behaviour approach. You may be referred for a consultation if your primary care veterinarian or behaviour trainer suspects an underlying mental health problem.
Initial Veterinary Behaviour Consultation: $350 for 90mins
+ Add on a training package to implement your treatment plan (4 x sessions $300)
Revisit Veterinary Behaviour Consultation: $200 for 90mins
Our Paws for Less program is currently under development. This upcoming service aims to support pet owners facing financial stress by offering affordable training services for dogs and cats. The service is designed to help owners manage behaviour concerns, strengthen the human-animal bond, and keep pets safely in their homes, contributing to improved animal welfare and community safety.
If you are interested in this program, please let us know on 8379 4480 or via behaviourservices@dogshome.com.
Our post-adoption program offers dedicated support to LDH adopters for up to 12 months. This service connects adopters with our team of experienced behaviour trainers to help manage and overcome any behaviour concerns that may arise. Tailored to each individual and their pet, our program is here to support a smooth transition and lasting success for you and your new companion.
If you are interested in Post-Adoption support, please let us know on 8379 4480 or via behaviourservices@dogshome.com.
Our Dogs in the Park service is based on the belief that well-trained dogs are happier, healthier, and contribute significantly to the safety and well-being of the community.
In partnership with local councils, the program offers group dog training sessions at no cost to participants, ensuring that every dog owner has access to essential resources and support, regardless of their personal or financial situation. These sessions teach owners how to appropriately manage their dogs in the community, promoting a safer experience at dog parks and other public places. Additionally, the program equips owners with tools to identify and address behaviour problems, reducing the likelihood of surrendering their dog due to manageable problems.
More than just training, Dogs in the Park is a community-building initiative that fosters interaction, understanding, and mutual respect among community members.
If your Council or community group is interested in this service, contact our team on 8379 4480 or behaviourservices@dogshome.com to find out more.
Each council faces different challenges when it comes to pet management, community awareness and responsibility. Our Community Outreach team is dedicated to work with you to tackle these issues by developing programs and workshops designed to meet the needs of your community.
This could include programs to address the unique challenges of high-rise apartment living, including in dense environments with limited green spaces and living areas; or it could include effective dog handling, catchpole training and behaviour and aggression handling techniques.
Other ideas include workshops and webinars on a variety of topics, such as managing reactive dogs, enriching indoor environments for cats, and more. We would love to discuss how we can support you in addressing the challenges you are facing within your community.
If your Council or community group is interested in this service, contact our team on 8379 4480 or behaviourservices@dogshome.com to find out more.
Meet the team
Jade Currie is a qualified animal behaviour consultant and trainer with over a decade of experience in the industry. She has worked across a range of roles in animal shelters and veterinary behaviour clinics, specialising in behaviour rehabilitation and consulting with pet owners to address behaviour concerns in dogs and cats. Jade has also contributed as a subject matter expert in animal behaviour and handling, developing training programs for industry professionals, TAFE courses, and community outreach initiatives. She holds a Certificate IV in Companion Animal Services (Delta Society) and Training & Assessment, and is currently completing her Master’s degree in Clinical Animal Behaviour with the University of Edinburgh.
Taylor is an animal behaviour trainer with many years of experience in animal welfare organisations across Australia and is currently a student in Animal Behaviour and Training. Today, Taylor is dedicated to shelter dog rehabilitation and providing post-adoption support in her current role at The Lost Dogs’ Home, guiding both shelter dogs and private clients through a range of behavioural challenges.
Kate is a feline behaviour specialist with several years of experience in Australia’s leading animal shelters. She is Fear Free Shelter certified, has completed an IAABC mentorship in cat behaviour consulting, and is pursuing an Advanced Diploma of Applied Animal Behaviour specializing in felines. Kate is particularly passionate about fostering resilience in fearful and anxious cats through evidence-based, force-free methods.