The Mindful Dog

The Mindful Dog runs an indoor puppy school in Crows Nest on Sydney's Lower North Shore, with classes held Sundays and the option to step into the four-week intake any week. Renae Raeves is a Certified Family Dog Mediator and Pro Dog Trainer, and the brief leans toward sensible puppy socialisation, dogs with high sensory processing sensitivity and separation-related behaviours. Private coaching, calmness classes and loose-leash walking workshops fill out the calendar. Online puppy parenting courses run alongside the in-person side, reaching households outside the Sydney service area.