Laceymops Golden Therapies

Laceymops Golden Therapies Cert Dog Trainer, co owner , cert Mantrailing Global Instructor, MVP Student. RightPaw certified Breeder

Breeding Goldens/ Shepherds for Assistance dogs, therapy dogs or family’s - 10+years. Our puppies over the last 10 years have been shipped all over Australia and are loved by families and people- from across the country. They play by the water at the gold coast and keep residence company in nursing homes in the top end. The little children’s big brothers and little sisters, there Instagram stars and they are proven natural alert dogs perfect for work in therapy and assistance dogs.

01/05/2026

Dog trainer life ❤️🐕

Great post ;-)
30/04/2026

Great post ;-)

DAY 7 – PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: ENGAGEMENT IS EVERYTHING

Engagement isn’t a trick or a trend, it’s the thread running through everything you do with your dog.

When engagement improves:
• obedience becomes clearer and faster
• your dog stays mentally available
• recovery from distractions improves
• real-world reliability increases

Here’s the truth most people miss…

You can love your dog and still lack engagement.
Affection alone doesn’t build relevance, clarity, or consistency.

A strong relationship needs:
• guidance
• boundaries
• meaningful interaction
• and a dog that sees you as worth paying attention to

This is where it fits into The Power of Four:
• Play builds value
• Rest builds regulation
• Obedience builds clarity
• Play Again reinforces connection

Engagement runs through all of it.

Reality check:
If you removed the food, the chatter, the lead pressure, and the easy environment…
would your dog still choose you?

If not—that’s not failure. That’s your starting point.

Focus this week:
• Stop repeating cues
• Reward check-ins
• Use movement
• Control access to the environment
• Build engagement into daily life

Final thought:
Engagement isn’t your dog staring at you for food.
It’s your dog choosing you, even when the world is more interesting.

Build that… and everything else gets easier.

28/04/2026

Dog training this week looked like this ;-)❤️🐾🇦🇺

20/04/2026

Discipline over motivation

20/04/2026

Dog trainer life 🇦🇺❤️🐾

16/04/2026
10/04/2026

Dog trainer life ;-) working on fading ;-) 🇦🇺❤️🐾

10/04/2026

Working with Blue our Golden Retriever on some skills 😉 high drive dogs are so much fun!!!

10/04/2026

Working with Blue our Golden Retriever on some skills 😉

Address

Unit 6. 2/6 Paul Crt
Jimboomba, QLD
4280

Opening Hours

Monday 6am - 6pm
Tuesday 6am - 6pm
Wednesday 6am - 6pm
Thursday 6am - 6pm
Friday 6am - 6pm

Telephone

+61407135294

Website

https://rightpaw.com.au/l/laceymops-golden-shepherds/24db9bb6-c73c-4650-8afb-9eb8fcc4581f, htt

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