Individual and Group Dog Training in Melbourne. Helping people understand their dog's unique behaviour and empowering them to live happily with their pets.

Smart Dog Behaviour & Training is owned and operated by National Dog Trainers Federation Accredited - Behavioural Consultant & Trainer Mia Shaw


With over a decade of experience working with dogs, Mia began her career at Seeing Eye Dogs Australia before moving to animal sheltering, working closely with rescue organisations and then starting her small business SDBT - you can be certain that the needs of your dog will be addressed with professional evidence-based solutions and strategies for ongoing management.

Mia's aim is to help people understand their dog's unique behaviour and empower them with the knowledge, resources and skills they need to live happily with their pets.

Testimonials

  • • Greg, Del and Inca •

    “We got our cocker spaniel 'Inca' when he was 1 year old. He had developed some bad habits and required training. Mia came to our house and she was amazing with Inca. She was very patient and understanding and whenever we had a question she would respond to us and follow up to check how Inca was progressing. I would highly recommend Mia and very thankful for how she's helped Inca.”

  • • Margie, Kelly and Stella •

    “We are so grateful to Mia for her patience and commitment to Stella and all dogs. She is a delightful trainer and kept things easy and basic. Mia was always interested in hearing feedback on how we all did with our homework training and offered lots of good ideas to assist with some of the problems we had come up against. Lots of other good advice was given on different behavioural problems even if it wasn’t part of the training program.”

  • • Katt & Cardi •

    “We’d hit a plateau with Cardi’s training for her dog reactivity and reached a point where we hadn’t seen any improvement for weeks. Mia was so attentive and showed such genuine interest and care for Cardi. Her recommendations were simple and easy to implement but made such a difference. She predicted that it would be like we were walking a totally different dog in one month, and she was absolutely right.”

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