Contrary to popular belief, snakes are generally not aggressive towards humans, and are not out to get you! “Snakes are first cowards, then bluffers, and last of all warriors” Pope, C.H. (American Herpetologist and Author) Snakes see humans as large predators, not prey! They will choose the nearest exit and try to flee, though sometimes… [more]

E-collars for dogs use Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) technology, which is similar to what is used in TENS machines for humans. Both use electrical impulses to stimulate muscles, but TENS machines are used to treat pain, while e-collars are used for training dogs. How they work: • TENS machines: Use electrical impulses to treat… [more]

  Baby snake season is here! Some species like Tiger Snakes, Death Adders and the Bardick (a venomous snake that not many have heard of, pictured) give birth to live young whilst our more famous species like the Dugite and King Brown are egg layers. Regardless of how they reproduce their offspring they are appearing… [more]

Our coldest and wettest month has just ended. Yippee!! More sunshine than rain now – at least this week! Our snake avoidance training season has started. Soon enough venomous snakes re-activate and pose a potentially dangerous threat to any pet dog curious enough to get too close. So book in now, for dates and locations… [more]

Snakes are much less active in winter – but anytime is a good time for Snake Avoidance Training for dogs. The sooner a dog learns about avoiding snakes the better, so young pups now is your time! Another benefit of attending our training sessions in the wet chilly winter months is that Animal Ark have… [more]

The training technique is surprisingly simple and takes less than 30 minutes for most dogs. We looked at various methods to help to try and prevent canine death and injury from snakebite. Having considered the options and travelled to see other trainers in action overseas we realised the e-collar method is the only viable and… [more]

Owners are usually shocked. As our snake avoidance training begins 99% of dogs go straight up to the first snake (non venomous) it comes across. YES really, and imagine if that was a dugite or tiger snake rather than our friendly python. It makes you realize just how vulnerable dogs are to snakes – their… [more]

Aversion training for dogs – many are sceptical about the effectiveness of this training. Having been training here in Australia for over 3 years now we know very well that for most dogs, most of time it works very well indeed. We have had enough positive feedback where people have seen the aversion taking effect… [more]

Despite popular belief, snakes do not hibernate! Snakes and many other species actually torpor; a semi hibernation state where the snake wakes to eat, drink or bask in some sunshine. Snakes are commonly referred to as cold blooded animals but the correct term is ectothermic;  this means these animals must rely mostly on external energy… [more]

Humans and canines have a very different take on the environment they are in. We visualize the world whereas dogs smell it. I see a bowl of stew for example – I can see the ingredients and smell some too. But for a dog it’s quite different. The dog can see with the eyes a brownish… [more]