ABOUT ME

About Me

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Hi, I’m Lauren — a certified canine behaviour consultant, ethical trainer, and someone who created my own path in an industry that didn’t always make space for people like me.

I left school after completing Year 10. I didn’t fit into the usual academic mould. I struggled with sitting still, processing information the way others did, and keeping up with systems that just didn’t make sense to my brain. Admin work felt impossible. I needed to move, to do, to connect.

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I became a house painter, then started volunteering at the RSPCA. I left my painting apprenticeship to take a job at a boarding kennel, but I quickly realised it wasn’t right for me. The idea of stressed dogs being housed away from their families didn’t sit well. So, in 2009, I started my own business — pet minding and dog walking. No grand plan, just a deep love of animals and a desire to offer something more compassionate.

At the time, I hadn’t yet been diagnosed with ADHD, but the signs were always there: the overwhelm, the procrastination, the need to mask, and the constant battle to learn in a way that I could understand. I didn’t know how to study, but I knew how to observe, to listen, and to keep showing up for the dogs in front of me.

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About ten years ago, I stepped fully into behaviour work. I was especially drawn to aggression — not from fear, but from curiosity and compassion. I wanted to understand what drove those behaviours and how I could help both dogs and their people feel safer. Around then, the IMDT (Institute of Modern Dog Trainers) began offering training here in Australia, and things began to shift.

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Since then, I’ve worked with hundreds of families and their misunderstood dogs — the ones who’ve been labelled reactive, dangerous, or “too much”. I specialise in cases involving fear, trauma, pain, and emotional dysregulation. My approach is gentle, science-backed, and entirely ethical. I work both in person across Western Australia and remotely with families around the country. As a mum of two boys myself, I also deeply understand the complexities of managing behaviour support in family homes, especially where children and dogs are learning to navigate each other safely.

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Now, I see my outside of the box thinking as one of my greatest strengths. It helps me understand the depth of behaviour — not just in dogs, but in the people who love them. I know what it feels like to be dismissed, to feel like you're doing everything wrong, or to be overwhelmed by advice that doesn’t actually help. That’s why creating safe spaces — emotionally and physically — is at the heart of everything I do.

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And always by my side is Sophie, my own dog and most trusted teacher. She reminds me daily that progress isn’t linear, calm isn’t compliance, and behaviour is communication — always.

If you’ve been told your dog is too much, too reactive, too sensitive, or bad — I see you. You’re not alone.