Your Perfect Partner In Training

Experienced dog trainer, walker & reliable pet sitter. Training Tails is available in Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, Papamoa & surrounds*

Your fur babies are in good hands

Absolute animal lover Emma is a friendly and trusted pet companion. Emma offers a range of services including dog training, walking, daytime pet visits and overnight sitting.

Emma is a pet parent, certified dog warden and has numerous years of experience in dog training and sitting for all types of pets. This experience ensures an expert and stress-free pet service.

Our Services

Emma offers dog training, walking, daytime pet visits and house sitting services. Use our easy online booking system for hassle-free scheduling or contact Emma for a meet and greet.

Dog Training

from

$70

/45 mins

Available Monday – Friday

Properly training your dog is imperative for behaviour management, socialisation and safety.

Emma is professionally trained to work with all types of dogs from aggressive to nervous. Emma’s bespoke training programmes are individually designed and adapted to improve your dog’s behaviour and skills. If you have more than one dog they can be trained at an additional cost of $10 per dog.

Emma trains you and your dog, one on one, at your home.

Dog Walking

from

$40

/30 mins

Available Monday – Friday

Exercise including walking is essential to your dog’s health and wellbeing.

Emma is a personable and confident dog walker, available to walk your dog locally. If you have more than one dog they can be walked at an additional cost of $10 per dog. All walks will be on leash and will include basic training to walk-to-heel, sit and wait.

Day Visits

from

$60

Available 7 days a week

Are you out and about or at the office all day while your pet is left at home?

Emma is available to visit your pets during the day. She will meet their needs such as being fed, toiletted and entertained. Emma can visit once, or for an extra $20, twice a day.

House Sitting

from

$125

/night

Available 7 days a week

Are you out of town? Need a trusted, caring & professional pet sitter?

Keep your pet in the comfort of their own home while you’re away. Emma is available for overnight pet and house sitting; she is an expert when it comes to caring for your pet. Your pet and home will be well looked after, photo updates can be sent if requested.

A bit more about Emma

Emma is trained in dog behaviour and has experience training and walking many different breeds including Miniature Yorkies, Terriers, Papillons, Japanese spitz, Rottweilers, Bulldogs, Dobermans and many more.

“The first dog I trained to walk properly on a lead was a Rottweiler that weighed more than I did, but after a couple of walks he was a champion – no more pulling, he was a proper gentleman.”

Emma truly understands the individual needs of dogs and other pets. Listening and learning about each animal’s unique character is vital for creating a good bond and making sure that the animal feels safe with what, at first, will be a stranger.

Emma will arrange a free meet and greet for you and your pet before your bookings are confirmed. Emma uses positive and balanced training techniques that are not harmful to your pet in any way.

Reviews

Emma was an excellent sitter for our two Dachshunds. Really flexible and able to work with our needs, the dogs loved her, and she left our house cleaner than she found it. Thanks so much Emma!

Emma looked after our pets that is 1 poodle and 5 cats and stayed in our home. She was very competent and we were thrilled with the daily photographs and updates while we were away. We would certainly use Emma again and would recommend her for fur baby duties!

Thank you so much Emma for the care and bonding with Charlie. The communication was A+ along with coming home to a very clean and tidy home. Will definitely reach out again when we are away.

Highly recommend Emma to look after your pets. We have a 1yr old border collie and Emma catered to her needs wonderfully. Emma sent photos regularly and I was confident leaving our dog knowing she was waked daily. and still at home in her routine. Will happily ask Emma to house and pet sit again.

Emma was brilliant. She looked after our two dogs - one large two-year old and one small 5 month old puppy, through torrential rain for four days. Both our dogs seemed very well looked after. She was quick to respond to our messages and kept us informed of how the dogs were. Our house was very clean and tidy when we got back. We will definitely contact Emma again for our next holiday.

Emma is a fabulous sitter and has a wealth of knowledge she brings to watching your pets. We will definitely use Emma again in the future.

    
 
 
        
   Tracey Lougheed 
 September 6, 2024.
 
 
  Emma is a brilliant trainer / dog 'whisperer'. I wanted to focus mainly on lead walking - pulling, chasing, over excitement, distractions, not listening, etc. To undo and correct my dogs behaviour due mainly to my own ignorance and mistakes. She gave us very effective, practical enjoyable solutions and exercises. Our one on one sessions produced excellent results, you get great bang for your buck. Superior to group training sessions in my experience. Don't hesitate, Emma is awesome. Both you and your K9 bestie will be smarter and happier!
  
 
       
   Erin Porteous 
 September 3, 2024.
 
 
  Emma has been working with us and our rescue dog Maggie to help with reactivity and calmer interactions. In just a few short sessions there have been major changes and Maggie is so much easier to walk. And we have also learnt our part in making the process easier for Maggie! Highly recommend.
  
 
       
   Kate Youngman 
 September 2, 2024.
 
 
  I can't recommend Emma enough! She has been absolutely amazing in helping us train our year old cocker spaniel, Moose. In just three short sessions, we've seen incredible progress. I initially reached out because Moose use to be a nightmare on walks, constantly dragging me down the street. After working with Emma, the difference is like night and day, of course we're still learning and practicing but the improvement has been unbelievable.

Emma is incredibly patient and knowledgeable. She tailors each session to Moose's needs and provides homework that really works. She's always available to answer any questions I have and has truly helped me build a much better relationship with Moose. If you're looking for a skilled, caring trainer to help with your furry friend, I wholeheartedly recommend Emma!
  
 
       
   Cindi Gover 
 August 12, 2024.
 
 
  After one session Daisy is calmer.
I have mastered some of the actions Emna showed me and they are working. Still need more sessions to build on what i have learned.
I would recommend Emma to everyone. Learning at home in a calm environment is awsome.
Thanks so much foe everything you have taught me.
Cindi & Daisy
  
 
       
   Laura Harkness 
 August 8, 2024.
 
 
  Emma has a wealth of knowledge about dog training, and her expertise has been incredibly helpful. She provided us with excellent guidance on addressing our dog's separation anxiety, and we are already seeing some progress with the steps she suggested. Emma also showed us effective techniques to improve our dog's general behaviour and guided us through each step with patience and clarity. We highly recommend Emma to anyone looking for a skilled and knowledgeable dog trainer.
  
 
       
   Mark Findlay 
 August 7, 2024.
 
 
  Emma had control of our dogs in about 30 seconds and guided us through training ourselves and our dogs. She took time to understand them, their environment, and us to give us some good drills to help them enjoy life better.
  
 
       
   Lisa tuk 
 August 3, 2024.
 
 
  I found Emma to be very easy to understand and knowledgable.
She helped correct my behaviours which in turn showed positive change of behaviours in my doggy.

I have now set boundaries that she now understands AND now gets into the once big scary van on her own thanks to your advice.
Thank you Emma 😊
  
 
       
   Welladelilah Nielsen 
 July 27, 2024.
 
 
  Very calm and patient. She is very kind and understanding highly recommend

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*Additional travel costs may apply depending on location

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Cancellation Policy
Please be advised that cancellations made up to 24 hours before a scheduled appointment via text or phone call will be processed without penalty. Cancellations made 24 hours or less before an appointment will be subject to a full service charge minus any travel charges.
This includes appointments where our service provider is unable to access the property, is turned away, or the client is a no-show.
If Training Tails cancels an appointment with less than 24 hours notice, a new appointment will be scheduled without penalty to the client, subject to availability.

Your Perfect Partner In Training

Your fur babies are in good hands

Our Services

Dog Training

Dog Walking

Day Visiting

House Sitting

Dog Training

Dog Walking

Day Visits

House Sitting

A bit more about Emma

Emma Fray

Reviews

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