Canine Chaos to Calm 

The Self-Study Version

Effective, food-free training that works, even around distractions like guests, kids, cats & other dogs.

For dog owners across New Zealand & Australia

*Terms and Conditions apply. Donations will be made AFTER the 30 day money back guarantee period has ended, and any refunds made will be excluded from the donated amount. This course is "self-study" and therefore does not include personalised help (although you can easily upgrade to the group run-through the next time it re-opens by simply paying the difference between the two investments)

You love your dog, but they're driving you a little bit crazy...

If you're like a lot of our clients, you probably had a picture of what life with your dog would look like.

Enjoying hanging out as a family, going for relaxing walks side by side, and impressing your guests with their perfect obedience and manners.

The reality probably isn't quite so picturesque.

Is their jumping up driving you nuts?

Are they picking and choosing when to listen depending on what's going on around them, or whether you have food to offer them?

Do walks involve aching shoulders from them pulling like a steam train, or hanging on for dear life if they see a cat, or another dog?

Does entertaining mean you're either stressed and apologizing for the OTT greeting your guests get when they walk through the door, or feeling guilty for shutting your dog away whenever anyone comes over. Or maybe it all just seems too hard and you've given up on the whole entertaining guests thing altogether?!

If you answered "yes" to any (or all!) of the above, you're not alone - lots of our clients were in that same place, too.

You're probably wondering why your dog can't be like those other dogs. The ones that made you want to get a dog in the first place. 

Dr. Google professes to have all the answers on dog training, but they all either contradict each other, or only work when:

A: There are no distractions &
B: Your dog "feels like" listening (if they ever do!). 

As soon as a guest comes over, or they spot a cat or another dog on the street, it all goes out the window again!

You love your dog, but you might be wondering if you can handle another ten years of this!

Luckily, you don't have to!

Introducing Canine Chaos to Calm...

Canine Chaos to Calm isn't "just another dog training course" like so many others out there.

It's a totally unique online programme, teaching our proven, simple & effective training system so you and your dog are finally speaking the same language.

✔ Teach them to listen ALL the time ("sit", "heel", "down" & "come") - even around guests, kids, cats, and other dogs, NOT just when it suits them, or when you have food treats.

✔ Fix behavioural issues like jumping up, biting, barking, stealing stuff, digging, pulling on the lead, or even barking and leaping at other dogs on walks. Our treat-free training system can be used to teach your dog what you do and don't want, in a way they actually understand and listen to, to deal with almost any behavioural problem.

✔ Food-free training, so you don't feel like you're bribing your dog, or your walk isn't ruined just because you forgot the treats and your dog decides they don't have to listen.

✔ House rules that make your life easy - teach them to stay on their bed, stay out of the kitchen, or wait for an invitation to jump up on furniture, cross the road or go through certain doors.

✔ Actually enjoy your daily walk, because your dog stays by your side, on a totally loose lead and walks calmly past the dogs or cats that used to make them go crazy!

✔ ​​​​​​​Stress-free entertaining - no more apologizing for paw prints and claw marks on nice, clean clothes, or feeling guilty for shutting them outside

Over-Reacting to Other Dogs -

[Course member] Kora's Before & After

Jumping & Nipping When Leaving Home -

[Course member] Bronte's Before & After

Imagine having a dog who can be taken places without causing embarrassment, greet guests calmly, go for walks without pulling your arm off, and hang out with the family without being a pain - a dog who is the best mate you imagined they would be when you first brought them home.

With Canine Chaos to Calm, this could be your new reality.

Want to see what's possible with our training?

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With our training, "Down" means lie down the first time I ask you to (NOT wait until the 10th time!) and stay there until I say you can go again.

No matter what else is going on.

Even when another dog is playing fetch with your favourite ball...

If your dog could do this, imagine how easy it would be to get them to listen when the distraction was a guest, or another dog on the street?!

Canine Chaos to Calm includes everything you need to transform your dog from a source of frustration, to a joy to have in your life, in 12 weeks.

✔ Module One: How to communicate so they actually listen

Teach them what you DO and DON'T want them to do, in a way that they actually understand and listen to, even around distractions like guests, kids, cats and other dogs.

✔ Module Two: Self-Control

The key to listening and behaving around distractions - teach them to hold themselves back, and control their excitement, rather than you having to physically hold them back. Even around the things that currently make them lose the plot.

✔ Module Three: Boundaries

Waiting for an invite before going into the kitchen, out the front door, onto furniture, jumping out of the car, or crossing the road, even when there's exciting stuff on the other side!

✔ Module Four: Fixing problem behaviours

The step by step process to address any behavioural issue. From jumping up, play-biting, barking, digging, pulling on the lead, chasing the cat, over-reacting to dogs/people on walks, and stealing items around the house, to learning to greet guests politely, drop items on command and leave food unless you tell them they can eat it (including when it's on the coffee table, or in your toddler's hands!)

✔ Module Five: "Heel"

Walking like a pro - matching your pace & direction, rather than dragging you down the street!

✔ Module Six: "Down (& Stay)"

The Zen position that creates self-control on steroids - super useful for all dogs, and particularly amazing for anxious dogs and ones who like to "fidget"!

Teach them to reliably stay in one spot, so they stop fidgeting around the house, and you can take them to the local café, sports games, playground, or friend's houses and know that they'll chill out and wait for you to "free" them.

✔ Module Seven: "Come"/Recall

How to teach them that "come" is non-negotiable, NOT "when you're ready!".

The definition of come that we teach is:

- Come straight back, not in five minutes or when you've finished doing whatever you're doing

- Come all the way back, not halfway back and veering off, or shooting straight past and carrying on

- Stay with me until I tell you it's safe for you to go again (crucial if there's a car or another dog around who may not be friendly!)

✔ Module Eight: "Come"/Recall Off-Lead

Building on Module Seven, and teaching them to come back when called off-lead in increasingly distracting situations.

AND... you get lifetime access!

This means you get access for the life of the programme (i.e. you won't get kicked out after 12 weeks!) INCLUDING any updates to the course!

Don't just take our word for it, our happy clients love our proven training method

Check out some of our lovely Canine Chaos to Calm members showing off their dogs' newly developed self-control!

(They didn't think their dog would ever be able to do this either...)

We deliberately create distractions during training sessions to recreate the excitement of a guest, strange dog, cat or child, which strengthens their self-control and teaches them how to hold themselves back even when there's REALLY exciting stuff happening all around them!

This means that when the real-deal happens, they're much more able to focus and learn what we do and don't want them to do...

Here's everything you're going to get inside Canine Chaos to Calm...

Canine Chaos to Calm teaches the proven, food-free training method that we've used for years in our in-person training programmes, in a comprehensive online group course designed for dogs from five months old through to senior dogs!

✔ Our proven, treat-free training system

We'll walk you step-by-step through our proven, food-free training system - everything you need to transform your dog, with zero "fluff"!

Designed to work in REAL LIFE - including around guests, cats, kids & other dogs - NOT just when you have food in your pocket and zero distractions around!

✔ Step-by-step videos using untrained dogs like yours...

Practical videos using untrained dogs, who don’t respond perfectly to commands, and don’t know the exercises yet.

Because training a dog who’s been there & done that is very different to training a dog who still makes mistakes, tries to find loopholes, and only wants to listen when it suits them!

Which is why all of our training demo videos feature stubborn, untrained dogs who don't do things perfectly, so you can see exactly what to do when your own dog makes a mistake, PLUS videos of the end result with trained dogs, so you can see what you're working towards and what's really possible. 

✔ Access to Previous Trainer Q&As from live run-throughs of the course

Canine Chaos to Calm is usually run as a group course, with weekly Trainer Q&As where members send in their questions and videos for feedback and in-depth answers.

Because you'll be joining a self-study version of Canine Chaos to Calm (the group run-through only opens to join around every 3 months), there won't be weekly Trainer Q&As available as part of the course (there is the option to upgrade to the live version once the next round opens up if you want to take part in these though).

Instead, we give you access to ALL of the PREVIOUS Trainer Q&A videos, complete with time stamps (a written summary of the questions asked, and at what time they're answered in the video, so you can skip to the ones you want to know the answers to.

Because we use the same training system to address EVERYTHING, and the course is so comprehensive with demo videos of untrained dogs learning the same things, combined with access to the previous Q&As as well, most people find that that's everything they need anyway. 

✔ BONUS 1: How to Fit Training into Your Busy Life Cheatsheet

Life's busy, and even with the best intentions it can be hard to find time to train the dog!

We'll show you how to fit training into your everyday activities, in a way that helps you AND your dog succeed.

✔ BONUS 2: House Rules Cheatsheet

Training works best when the whole household is consistent but it can be hard to know where to start or what's important. We've got you covered!

✔ BONUS 3: Fast-Track Your Success Cheatsheet

How to speed through the early stages of training and reap the rewards of a well-behaved dog ASAP!

✔ Lifetime Access & Support

Canine Chaos to Calm includes lifetime access (so as long as the course is running, which we intend to be for many years to come, you'll keep access to the course AND any updates, with a guaranteed bare minimum access of 12 months from your start date).

Ultimately, having the family dog you dreamed of, rather than a dog who drives you a little bit crazy!

Your No-Risk, Money-Back Guarantee

Most dog trainers don't offer money-back guarantees. That's because there's no way to ensure you'll actually consistently do the work (and if you don't do the work, or aren't consistent, you won't get the results!)

However, I'm such a believer in our system and its ability to get results EVEN for clients who felt like they'd tried every option under the sun, that I'm willing to take that risk, and offer a 30 day money back guarantee. It's that good.

Full disclosure... you have to show me you gave it a go. Just watching the videos isn't going to train your dog & I'm invested in actually helping you and your dog achieve an amazing life together, so I want to make sure you give it your best shot!

Do the course, put in the effort and if you're not totally sold on the method and its potential for you and your dog in the first 30 days, I'll personally refund you the programme price (excluding the price of the halter and lead, which are yours to keep).

Who this course is (and isn't!) for

We're really proud of our training and the amazing results it can bring to everyday families struggling with their dog's behaviour. However, there's no one-size-fits all in anything, including dog training, so read on to find out if this course would be a good fit for you and your family...

Canine Chaos to Calm is probably not right for you if:

❌ You're hoping there's a magic switch that will transform your dog overnight.
Our training gets exceptional results, and it tends to work much faster than the traditional training methods you might find elsewhere.

All training takes dedication and consistency - the difference with our training is the effort you put in tends to be rewarded with results, rather than never seeming to get anywhere.

❌ You don't like the idea of telling your dog what to do, or giving them structure.
Dogs thrive on structure and clear, consistent boundaries because they know exactly where they stand and what's expected of them. 

It also takes a load off their shoulders because you're the one making the key decisions for them - they can just relax and enjoy the ride!

If you're adamant that your dog should be able to make whatever decisions they please, with no consequences (however small) for poor choices, this course probably isn't for you.

❌ You have a puppy who's younger than 4.5 months old
Canine Chaos to Calm is only for dogs 4.5 months & older. So, if your pup's younger than that, it's not for you yet.

Bookmark this page and come back when your pup's older because the course will definitely help you navigate the "naughty teenage phase" from 6-12 months of age.

❌ Your dog has ever shown signs of aggression towards people
For safety reasons, in-person training is probably a better fit for you and your dog. Please don't participate in this course if your dog has ever shown any sign of aggression towards people.

Canine Chaos to Calm IS for you:

✔ If you love your dog but you wish that they'd just stop doing 'X', 'Y' & 'Z', because life would be sooo much easier for everyone!

✔ If you want to involve your dog in your life more, and are willing to put in the effort to build a foundation where that can happen

✔ Even if you feel like you've tried everything under the sun and exhausted all the options. Lots of our clients were in the same boat, and still achieved amazing results from using our training method

✔​​​​​​​ If your dog is five months or older & has never shown aggression towards people

So, in summary, inside Canine Chaos to Calm you're going to get...

✔ Walked step-by-step through the proven, food-free training method that we've used for years in our in-person training programmes, in a comprehensive online group course.

✔ To teach your dog to listen and behave even around everyday distractions like guests, kids, cats and other dogs (priceless!).

✔ Cheatsheets to make the most of the training and reap the rewards ASAP!
- How to fit training into your busy life
- House rules
- Fast track your success

✔ Lifetime access to the course (so as long as it exists, you'll have access, including any updates, with an absoluate bare minimum access of 12 months from your start date if it did happen to stop running (which is not in the plans!) (priceless!)

✔ Ultimately having the family dog you dreamed of, rather than a dog who drives you a little bit crazy (priceless!)

It's Decision Time.

You can keep struggling with your dog's behaviour & selective hearing, and stay stuck. Or you can transform their behaviour and actually enjoy your life together! It's totally up to you!

Read this before you go...

I've worked with hundreds of dogs and their owners, and I know how stressful it can be to live with a dog who isn't behaving the way you pictured when you first brought them home.

So many of my clients felt like they were stuck. They'd tried so many options to fix the problems they were having and nothing seemed to work.

Some felt like the crazy, over-excited dog was just "who their dog was" and had no idea of the transformation that was possible.

They felt frustrated, and often guilty, because they loved their dog, and just wanted to enjoy spending time with them ALL the time, rather than having to exclude them from activities or be annoyed with their behaviour.

So whether you have a "laundry list" as long as your arm of behaviours you want fixed, or whether it's just one or two issues that you'd like ironed out so you can fully enjoy life with your dog, our training method has helped so many people like you achieve just that.

Let me help you, too! It's time for you to transform your life with your dog from Chaos to Calm.

Grace from Best Mate Dog Training