Hi, I'm Grace
I have a passion for helping educate dog owners to effectively train, bond & communicate with their dog with science based, gentle & fun effective methods.
I work with puppies and dogs and create a personalised plan for you to get your dog on the right track with training.
I have 7 years experience in dog training and have been around dogs my whole life, I volunteer at shelters, animal sanctuary's and zoo's. Graceful Little Paws was founded to help dogs reach their full potential with reward & scientific based training.
I forward to meeting you and your pet dog!
Oh… and you might hear my Kiwi accent when I say ‘pet dog’ — your dog loves it, because you’ll think I’m saying ‘pat dog’!"
Grace is a graduate of the prestigious Victoria Stilwell Academy for Dog Training & Behavior as an online student and has been granted official status as a VSA-Certified Dog Trainer Online (VSA-CDT-Online). The Victoria Stilwell Academy is the world’s premier institution for professional dog trainer education founded by renowned dog behavior expert Victoria Stilwell, and graduates of VSA have been individually taught in-person by Stilwell and other VSA faculty.
All VSA graduates have been rigorously assessed at the highest level for both skills and knowledge in the areas of dog training, behavior modification, canine ethology, creative problem-solving and more. Additionally, great emphasis is placed within VSA’s industry-leading curriculum upon effective and empathetic human communication skills.
This unique focus results in professional dog trainers who are prepared not just to train dogs successfully using powerful force-free, positive reinforcement-based tools and techniques, but also to help dog owner clients to learn how to truly transform canine behavior and set their dogs up for success using the latest in modern behavioral science methods. Learn more about the Victoria Stilwell Academy here.