Dog Training

During this time Hayley was an accredited Breeder with the UK Kennel Club, breeding and showing German Shorthair Pointers, competing in ring craft, obedience, agility and field trials across the UK, their highest achievement being Crufts.Since coming back to Australia in 2013 Hayley spent time in Local Government, working with remote communities in Western Australia educating dog owners and reforming pound facilities for rehoming programs. Hayley also spent time training dogs and handlers for Urban Search and Rescue, and has worked with agencies using Cadaver dogs, search and tracking missing people, Deer stalking and has spent two seasons working and training Truffle dogs.

Prior to joining our team Hayley spent 3 years working in Private Security travelling Australia with artists, performers or events, carrying out venue searches for explosive devices with her two Detection dogs, Jess and Kimber, as well as Guarding with dogs using high level Security Guard Dogs.

Hayley resides in Sydney now with her two detection dogs – Jess and Kimber, and her two retired working dogs that travelled with her from the UK-  Bindi, a 13 year old GSP  and Stella, a 17 year old JRT.

Hayley is passionate about providing dog owners with the skills, knowledge and understanding so they too can have the best dog ever.

Rebekah has extensive experience running group obedience and puppy classes ensuring that classes cater to the personalities of the dogs involved so everyone has a positive experience.

In the field of scent detection, Rebekah has assisted with the training of dogs working for the Australian Federal Government to recognise certain smells and communicate that recognition to a handler for quarantine.

Passionate about working with animals and people, Rebekah started at Hanrob as a Pet Welfare Attendant in 2015 and one year later, she became a Hanrob dog trainer after completing the Certificate IV in Companion Animal Services. Having always had dogs in her life, Rebekah loves dogs and always discovers new aspects of dog training to explore. Her training programs are individual to each dog and she loves that there are so many ways to teach the same skill to a dog which allows her to create unique solutions for her clients.

Jony progressed to Commander and Trainer of the dog unit where he managed training for all the handlers and their appointed working dogs.Before joining Hanrob’s team, Jony found himself in WA and secured a place working on a Truffle Farm in Manjimup, south Perth. Jony was able to work with the truffle farms training the dogs to track & locate Truffle scent and actively handling them on several sites and farms around the area during the harvest.

Jony has a natural affinity with dogs and enjoys working and training companion dogs and their owners.

Jony’s passion is to help owners/handlers read and respond to their dog, build up strong relationships and understand how to effectively manage behaviour and enjoy their dog’s full potential.

At the end of each dogs stay Terri provides a departure session where owners get advice on the dogs needs and training for the skills learnt to stick and further improve the dog’s abilities.

Terri believes every dog has potential and is particularly proud of two recent cases where she has turned around a dog’s behaviour. One was a case of separation anxiety and the other an aggressive dog around new people and environments. Both cases were extreme and presented a challenge for Terri, however with the 30 day stay and train program she was able to resolve their behavioural issues. Their owners were ecstatic and went on to recommend Hanrob to those with a dog needing behaviour adjustment.

Terri loves to see happy animals and believes a cohesive bond between pet and owner is important for any pet to have a good quality of life. She believes the intensive training that can be achieved with the stay and train programs can help address behaviour issues expeditiously and provide skills for both pet and owner to have a happy life together.

Terri has always been an advocate of companion and wild animals; she has completed a bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences majoring in Biodiversity Management and a certificate in companion animal management. Terri’s current pets are some tropical fish and a beautiful white cat named Shiver who was a rescue from the RSPCA. While waiting for her next forever dog, she still utilises her training skills and has even taught Shiver to sit on command!