Do you live in Diggers Rest and need help training your dog? Natalie from Crazy Kind Calm dog training can help!
Having helped train 6 dogs in the area (and over 938 across the Macedon Ranges), Natalie is highly experienced, qualified and passionate about helping you and your dog. Natalie specialises in providing one-on-one dog training in Diggers Rest.
Natalie uses fun, kind and game-based training methods that help you develop a great and fulfilling relationship with your dog.
There's a $15 call out fee for training throughout Diggers Rest or many of the surrounding towns (including Sunbury).
If you're looking for something to do with your pup around Diggers Rest, here are a few ideas:
Sort out any dog health issues with the lovely team at All Creature Veterinary Clinic, Sunbury Veterinary Clinic or Sunbury Animal Hospital.
In-home one-on-one sessions throughout Diggers Rest, plus puppy school classes in Kyneton.
Personalised sessions in your home, where the challenges actually happen. We work together on your specific goals — whether it's pulling on lead, barking, poor recall, jumping up, or something else entirely.
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Group classes in Kyneton for puppies aged 8-16 weeks. Build confidence, learn essential skills, and socialise with other pups in a safe, supportive environment.
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"I was really impressed with Natalie's knowledge and experience when she visited our 3 resident dogs at home this morning to advise on the management of a really difficult situation in which one dog is attacking another, with me injured as well, and literally thousands spent on vet bills. The situation has been exacerbated by recent stressors such as moving house and inadequate room, and Natalie gave some important guidance and insights to manage the situation, including where it is likely to go from here (high risk of serious injuries to dogs and humans or a death, which I totally see happening) and what we can do to control and manage the dogs, as I do not wish to euthanise or re-home the stressed-out, attacking dog without trying to work on this. She advised on strategies, equipment and training that will all actually work because it was personalised and done with the doggers present, displaying all their wonderful behaviours. The visit was much better than a phone consult could ever be because Natalie was able to review the house, property and dog pen and suggest points for barriers and ways to provide time out and decompression, including specific types of play to encourage calmness and focus. She also noted behaviours that we didn't see and explained what they meant and what was going on, and how we needed to manage and distract from them. Am really happy with Natalie's services, it was money well spent - but I rather wish I'd sought help for this some time ago before it all escalated to a crisis of serious proportions. I hope that with Natalie's insights, notes and support materials we will be able to develop into a manageable, moderately tolerant 3-dog household. Thank you so much Natalie."
— I Dobell November 2025
"Natalie was great and gave us all the tools we need to continue training at home. A lot was packed into the training session and we got a lot out of it. The detailed follow up class notes are also fantastic. Would highly recommend Crazy Kind Calm Dog Training"
— Rhian Margate September 2022
"Great session with Natalie just need to follow the plan"
— Elizabeth Miller
Let's chat about your dog and what you'd like to achieve together.
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