SitDropStay provides private, in-home dog training and behaviour support throughout the Adelaide Hills, helping you understand not only what your dog is doing, but what may be influencing the behaviour.

Rather than simply teaching commands or trying to stop unwanted behaviour, we look at your dog’s state of mind, environment, everyday routines and the relationship between you.

By working with you in your own home and local environment, we can see the situations as they actually occur and help you create the conditions in which greater calm, trust and cooperation can naturally emerge.

Whether you’re raising a puppy, struggling with reactivity or aggression, or simply want everyday life with your dog to feel easier, our training is personalised to you, your dog and your lifestyle.

Why Choose SitDropStay?

For more than 35 years, SitDropStay founder George Lygidakis has worked professionally with dogs and their people, from his early career as an Australian Protective Service Dog Handler and Trainer through to thousands of private dog training and behaviour consultations.

Our approach goes beyond simply teaching a dog what to do.

We help you understand what may sit beneath the behaviour and how communication, boundaries, environment, relationship and state of mind can influence the way your dog responds.

The result is practical dog training grounded in a deeper understanding of the dog in front of us — with the aim of creating lasting change in everyday life.

What We Help With

We work with everyday dog training challenges, including:

• Over- excitement
• General Dog Training
• Hyperactivity
• Anxiety
• Recall
• Destructive chewing.
• Dog aggression.
• People aggression.
• Lead pulling.
• Separation anxiety.
• Begging.
• Chasing.
• Jumping up on people.
• Mouthing, nipping and biting.
• Digging.
• Walking off leash
• Reactivity
• Excessive Barking
• Puppy Training Issues
• General attitude and focus

If your dog is experiencing more complex issues such as anxiety, reactivity or aggression, you can explore our Dog Behaviour Training Adelaide page for more specialised support.

Lasting Change Begins With the Right Conditions

Your dog’s behaviour doesn’t occur in isolation. It develops within a combination of conditions — including their temperament and past experiences, the environment around them and the relationship they have with the people responsible for them.

That’s why we look beyond simply stopping unwanted behaviour.

By understanding what your dog is experiencing and changing the conditions influencing their response, we can help create an environment in which calm, trust and cooperation are more likely to emerge naturally.