Hachi Way Trainer
Auveen Twomey
Leash reactivity, rescue and adolescent dogs, puppy foundations.
Draft profile, built from Auveen's existing public bio. Auveen rewrites this in her own voice before the listing goes live.
About
I came to dog training the long way. Before this work I spent more than twenty years as a primary school teacher. I grew up in a household where dogs were treated as members of the family, and dogs have been alongside me since.
The shift came when I rescued a German Shepherd cross with a long list of behaviours nobody seemed able to help me with. Leash reactivity. Mouthing. Jumping. Barking at the wall. Destruction when she was left alone. What we both needed was not a quick fix or a rigid technique. We needed structure, understanding, and a way of working that asked why the behaviour was there in the first place. The answers I found in the process of helping her are the reason I now do this for other households.
How I work
In person, in private one-on-one sessions. I take time over the household, the dog, and the owner. The work is calm. It is built on trust and consistency rather than control. I run sessions in the inner west of Melbourne.
I welcome neurodivergent owners and the LGBTQ+ community. My sessions are an inclusive space for any owner who wants to do the work without being talked down to.
What I specialise in
- Leash reactivity, in particular with rescue and adolescent dogs.
- Behavioural challenges that have not responded to obedience-first training.
- Puppy foundations for households who want to do it once, properly.
- Families with young children. After more than twenty years as a primary school teacher, I am at home coaching a whole household, kids included.
Programs
Auveen delivers The Hachi Way programs: designed by Diona Chu, supervised by her, and delivered one on one by Auveen. Enquire below and we will match the right program to your dog, with pricing in the reply.