Ashleigh Leece The Dog Trainer
Creating Joyful Bonds: Where Dogs and Families Thrive
Kind, fun dog training support for families, new parents, and dog lovers in Perth. Science-backed methods for a warmer, calmer home.
Training Tailored to You
New Client Initial Consultations
Personalised in-home or online via Zoom in the environment where your dog feels most comfortable. Training programmes begin after a baseline for behaviour is established during the initial consultation. These sessions are 2 hours long, happen in your home and cost $435.60 including GST. From here we can develop your family's dog training plan during follow up training sessions.
Online Coaching and Support Options
Get exactly what you would get in an in-home Initial Consultation and Follow Up Session anywhere in the world. Perfect for remote and country clients, and for anyone in the world who would like to work with Ashleigh Leece. These sessions are also available for people who would prefer an online session, people living with human aggressive or reactive dogs, and for dogs who would feel much more comfortable not having a new person visit the home. Pricing is the same for Initial Consultations and Follow Up Sessions.
Follow Up Consults
Implementing training and behaviour plans over a period of time can be daunting all by yourself. Have follow up sessions weekly, monthly or at a time frame that suits you. Sessions are 1 hour long, can be in home or via Zoom and cost $220.00 including GST.
Life with Babies
Focus training on preparing your dog for the arrival of a new human in the family. Babies bring on many changes in the family home, and it is important that we prepare our dog for all of the changes about to come. Ashleigh is Perth's most experienced dog training expert specialising in preparing dogs for life with babies and children.
Education Sessions
Group education sessions for families and dog owners are coming. Register your interest on the Dog & Baby page.
Albany WA In-Home Consults
Limited availability for our South Coast clients. Register your interest now.
My Promise to You and Your Dog
I will never guarantee behaviour change. Guarantees like that are a sales gimmick, and they are unfair to your dog.
Instead, I promise to understand your dog as an individual, to advocate for their physical and emotional wellbeing, and to help you understand what they are trying to tell you. I promise training advice grounded in kindness, ethics and science, never fear or punishment. I promise to strengthen the bond between you and your dog, never to damage it. And I promise to meet you and your family exactly where you are, without judgement, with compassion, and with a plan tailored to your life.
Read my full promiseWhat Clients Say
"Ash is an educator and a mentor for people who want to better understand and support their dogs. She taught me how to go beyond just understanding my dog, and how to form a relationship with my dog by understanding her body language and the other cues available, to understand her needs. Ash helped me to understand how I could meet Ivy-Mae where she is at on any given day, kindly, while still giving myself grace. How I could stop forcing my dog to be perfect and fit what I wanted her to do, and start meeting her where she is at, which I think improved our bond a lot. She helped me learn how to see what Ivy-Mae needed from me, and not just what I needed from her. Sometimes what you expect of your dog and their needs doesn't fit what you imagined, and that's okay. Ash taught me to be flexible and that leading with curiosity and kindness is key."
Jessie
& Ivy-Mae
"We met Ashleigh at puppy school when Hugo was just a tiny fluffball with absolutely no idea how the world worked. He grew into a confident, well-mannered, happy dog -- and so much of that is thanks to her. We worked together for 5+ years, once the training was embedded, it became about weekly enrichment. Ashleigh's positive, thoughtful approach, her consistency, and the way she genuinely sees each dog as an individual made every session feel supportive and tailored. She communicated clearly, cared deeply, and always centred Hugo's wellbeing in everything she did. The only reason we ever stopped working with Ashleigh was because we moved interstate. Even then, over the years, whenever we've reached out for advice, she has been generous, grounded, and incredibly helpful -- always offering guidance that is Hugo-centred and practical. She's been such an important part of Hugo's life and ours, and we're so grateful for the foundation she helped build."
Rebecca & Patrick
& Hugo
"Ashleigh is a warm, genuine person and a great trainer. She has been part of our dogs' care team for 6 years, and Pedro and Dora look forward to their training sessions every week. Honest, trustworthy and mindful of how our dogs' needs have changed over time, Ashleigh always meets them where they are at and communicates openly with us about concerns and/or observations. She has supported Pedro and Dora with anxiety, reactivity and body work, not to mention the small matter of adjusting to having two human siblings join our pack. Pedro and Dora are anxious dogs but they are completely at ease with Ashleigh. We will always be grateful to have Ash on our team and highly recommend her to anyone looking for a knowledgeable and empathetic trainer."
Amy & Graham
& Pedro and Dora
Online Education Classes
Short, accessible online classes to learn about dogs and dog training in the comfort of your own home. Launching soon.
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Training that dogs enjoy
Learning should be fun for dogs and humans
