Welcome to SitDropStay
Dog Training in Fawkner (3060)
Living with a dog should feel calm, connected, and enjoyable — not stressful or chaotic. If your dog’s behaviour is creating tension at home, it’s important to understand that the behaviour itself isn’t the problem. It’s your dog’s attempt to cope with their environment.
At SitDropStay, we provide in-home dog training for families in Fawkner, helping dogs settle, listen, and integrate more smoothly into everyday life.
A Behaviour-First Approach to Dog Training in Fawkner
We don’t believe in quick fixes, hype, or training dogs into constant excitement. Our work is grounded in dog psychology, emotional state, and clear human leadership.
Every dog — and every household — is different. That’s why our training focuses on:
How your dog experiences pressure, uncertainty, and expectation
How your behaviour, energy, and timing influence your dog
Creating clarity instead of control
This approach builds cooperation naturally — without relying on food rewards, gimmicks, or obedience drills that fall apart in the real world
In-Home Dog Training That Fits Real Life
All training is delivered privately, in your home, where behaviour actually happens. Working in your dog’s everyday environment allows us to address the root causes of issues, not just the symptoms.
Our sessions are:
Lifestyle-based and practical
Structured but calm
Designed to educate and empower you, not just manage your dog
We work with the whole household so everyone understands how to maintain progress long after the session ends.
Behaviour Issues We Commonly Help With
Families in Fawkner often contact us for help with:
Anxiety, fear, or hypervigilance
Reactivity or aggression toward people or dogs
Pulling, jumping, and poor impulse control
Over-arousal inside the home
Socialisation issues and confidence building
On-lead and off-lead manners
Our focus is always on long-term change — not temporary compliance.
Experienced Behaviour Specialists
Sit Drop Stay is led by highly experienced behaviour trainers who specialise in training people how to influence dogs clearly and fairly. Our role isn’t to “fix” your dog — it’s to help you become calm, consistent, and confident in how you communicate.
When owners change how they show up, dogs follow.
Dog Training in Fawkner, Backed by Melbourne-Wide Support
Fawkner is part of our broader Dog Training Melbourne service area. This ensures every client benefits from a consistent philosophy, proven structure, and deep experience working with a wide range of dogs and behaviour challenges.
Start Creating a Better Life With Your Dog
If you’re ready to move past frustration and start building a more grounded, respectful relationship with your dog, we’re here to help.
Contact Sit Drop Stay today to begin your personalised dog training journey in Fawkner.
Our Dog Training Process
We start out with an introductory phone consultation with our Melbourne based dog trainers, who will ask you some preliminary questions to find out what your individual needs are.
Our trainer will come out to your home, or other place of your choosing, to conduct an initial one on one session with you and your dog that is tailored to your specific needs. Taking into consideration your current lifestyle, who else is in the family, your dog’s temperament and the outcome that you want to achieve they will put together a formula that’s right just for you.
If further consultations are required we will come back and address any continuing issues and ensure that you have all the tools you need for a rewarding relationship with your dog based on loving leadership and true connection.
Our Dog Trainers
Your Local Sitdropstay Dog Trainer is Rod Sinclair.
Rod Sinclair.
My parents would never let me have a dog, despite me asking again and again. Then one day, at 10 years of age, I came home with a puppy, determined to care for him myself, and the rest is history. In a strange twist of fate, my father became a senior officer of the Victorian Police Dog Squad; time spent with these animals nurtured what would become a lifelong passion and affinity for dogs.
Life has taken me on many adventures and career paths both in Australia and internationally, including several years working as a massage therapist in conjunction with a renowned doctor of natural therapies, when I found a natural ability for communicating with a wide variety of people on intellectual, emotional and spiritual levels.
I’ve always felt that you need to have faith in your journey. Fortunately, my journey bought me to George, who has given me the opportunity to do what I love everyday – help people and their dogs.
Client Testimonial
Rod was absolutely fantastic, we could not recommend him more. He was clear and confident and exactly what we needed to bring control to our household. We saw a dramatic changs in our dogs behaviour over the time frame of our consultation. The only thing i would change, is wishing we had have seen him sooner! – Alex Eldridge
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