Helping you to
help your dog.
Behaviour and lifestyle support for sensitive,
overwhelmed and vulnerable dogs.
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Doghouse Sessions is owned and operated by Natalie Moore, an accredited dog trainer, fear free certified dog behaviour professional, and Family Dog Mediator®, with over a decade of experience working with canine caregivers and their dogs.
Natalie runs a private practice that provides both in person sessions locally on the Gold Coast and online sessions to dog carers Australia wide.
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Natalie works from a welfare-first, evidence-led, animal-human relationship centred perspective to support everyday dog parents and guardians to build more connected relationships with their dogs through understanding, compassion, and practical support.
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If you’re about joyful, lifelong learning with your dog you’re in the right place.
From first time pup parents to seasoned canine caregivers Natalie works with the open-minded, the empathetic, the curious WHO ARE ALSO busy, burnt out and overwhelmed and looking for relief.
Natalie has developed a special interest in senior dog behaviour and care and lifestyle support for dogs who can’t walk or find walking distressing including senior dogs, dogs in recovery, and those struggling with fear, anxiety and stress.
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Behaviour and lifestyle support throughout the lifestages.
As your dog ages, their needs change too.
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Puppyhood
Fostering safety, curiosity, and optimism
At this stage the brain is highly plastic.
Experiences shape lifelong emotional responses and associations.Focus areas:
• Gentle, choice-led social experiences (not flooding or exposure)
• Supporting confidence through success and play
• Rest and sleep protection for brain development
• Body awareness and coordination games
• Consent-based handling and cooperative care foundations
• Preventing overwhelm in busy environments
• Helping guardians learn their puppy’s early communication signalsGoal:
A dog who feels safe in the world and trusts their humans. -
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Adolescents
Supporting regulation, resilience, and big feelings
Hormones + brain remodelling + increased sensitivity = easily overwhelmed nervous systems.
Their developing brain is under construction.
Focus areas:
• Lowering daily stress load and stimulation
• Predictable routines and recovery time
• Meeting sensory needs (sniffing, chewing, movement, decompression)
• Channeling energy into thinking and problem-solving
• Strengthening connection and check-ins in real life settings
• Preventing rehearsal of fear or frustration behaviours
• Environmental management over pressure and control aka obedianceGoal:
A dog who can regulate themselves and stay connected even when the world feels loud. -
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Adulthood
Maintaining balance, health, and mental wellbeing
This is often the most “stable” period but lifestyle still shapes behaviour.
Boredom, pain, or chronic stress often shows up here.
Focus areas:
• Meaningful daily enrichment (an enriched life)
• Strength, mobility, and body conditioning
• Cognitive challenges and novelty
• Recovery and parasympathetic time
• Early pain detection and comfort adjustments
• Supporting life changes (house moves, babies, new dogs, schedule shifts)
• Preventing overwhelm in sensitive or vulnerable dogsGoal:
A dog who feels content, capable, and well-supported in everyday life. -
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Seniorhood
Comfort, protection, and adaptation
Ageing brains and bodies process the world differently.
Behaviour changes are our first signs of sensory changes, pain, and cognitive shifts.
Focus areas:
• Pain-aware behaviour support
• Home adaptations for comfort and confidence (floors, access, lighting)
• Alternatives and adaptations to walks
• Sensory enrichment that’s appropriate
• Protecting sleep and recovery
• Supporting sensory changes (vision, hearing, startle response)
• Slower transitions and more predictability
• Helping guardians interpret new behaviours with compassionGoal:
A dog who feels safe, comfortable, and supported as their world gets smaller.
Natalie is an accredited dog trainer, certified Fear Free dog behaviour professional and Family Dog Mediator® with over a decade of experience working with canine caregivers and their dogs.
Services
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VIDEO CALL / 90mins / $220
IN PERSON / 90mins / $280A 90min minute 1-1 assessment talking through your most pressing concerns, your dog’s behaviour, routines, and environment.
This is typically done via video call to allow the space and time to work through what’s going on for your dog.This is ideal if you need reassurance, strategies, or a professional perspective on what’s happening right now and what to do next.
*For local clients an in-person session maybe suitable.
Together we’ll create an actionable plan to help you help your dog.
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VIDEO CALL / 60mins / $180
IN PERSON / 60mins / $220*For current clients only.
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Whether a vet, behaviour vet or veterinary physio referral is required I will support you every step of the way in collaboration with trusted professionals.
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IN CLINIC / 4 WEEK PROGRAM / $260
Puppy class run in a fear free, low stress veterinary clinic.
Get in touch for current dates and details.
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REMOTE / $160
IN PERSON / 90mins / $220
Think occupational therapy…but for dogs.Your dog’s home should support them, not challenge them.
Small environmental adjustments can reduce strain, prevent injury, and help your dog move through life with more comfort and confidence.This review focuses purely on the space itself : how it’s set up, and how it can better meet your dog’s needs.
Key Focus Areas:
Observe the dog in their familiar environment.
Identify barriers to dogs independence.
Recommend home modifications, equipment, products and support strategies.
Assess environmental risks (e.g., lighting, layout, flooring).