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All dog-training classes are run by Cara Lukins with the assistance of her husband, Shane. Cara has been training dogs since 1995 and also worked as a Veterinary Nurse from 1993 until 2008 in both general practice, and as an Emergency Veterinary Nurse at a leading After Hours Emergency Vet Hospital in Sydney. She completed the Delta Society Certificate IV in Dog Behavioural Training in 2001 and has had experience with most breeds of dogs including her own. Her Labrador, Kibah who unfortuately passed away in July 2007 was one of the reasons Cara became so passionate and interested in dog training, after she caught the training bug when Kibah was just a puppy. Her other dog is a Rottweiler called Ally who was a stray picked up while working as a Veterinary Nurse. Ally had a very bad start in life and was just 19kg when Cara took her on (as a guide an adult Rottweiler should be between 30 & 45 kg!). Ally came with a multitude of problems that have slowly been managed over the years and was a (fairly) well adjusted 13 year old lady before she passed away in January 2011! She now has another Labrador called Maya who is 3 years old and who Cara is busy training and who is a regular attendee/demonstration dog at all her classes.

Cara was a member and Instructor of a local dog training club in Sydney for seven years; the last two years were spent as a chief instructor, where she was responsible for training new instructors, arranging guest speakers and organizing classes. She has competed in agility and obedience competitions and gained her C.D.X title with Kibah. She was also a member of the Massed Obedience Demonstration at the Royal Easter Show for seven years. Cara and her family moved and settled in Cooma NSW in July 2008 where she has continued her dog training business.

Cara has had experience training dogs for TV and advertising as well as for local misicals. In fact Kibah was in many T.V and magazine advertisements and also appeared as the canine star in a number of musicals (playing Sandy—the dog, in 3 versions of the musical “Annie”!)

Cara is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and an associate member of the Delta Professional Dog Trainers Association. She attends seminars and lectures by world-renowned animal trainers regularly to keep up to date with the most modern techniques in dog training.