Walkabout Canine Consulting
Helping Overwhelmed Dogs and Their Humans Find Calm, Clarity, and Confidence
Dog Behaviour Specialist in Essex County Ontario
Helping dogs who struggle with guarding, fear, reactivity, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm learn calmer, safer patterns through relationship-based behaviour coaching.
YOU MIGHT BE HERE BECAUSE…
* Your dog guards food, toys, spaces, or people
* Your dogs seem tense with each other at home
* Your dog barks, lunges, or reacts emotionally on walks
* Your adolescent dog feels constantly “on”
* Your dog struggles to settle or switch off
* Visitors create chaos in your home Your dog panics when left alone
* You’ve tried advice from everywhere and still feel stuck
Then:
You are not alone — and your dog is not broken.
Behaviour is communication.
Together, we look at the whole picture:
* emotions
* stress
* environment
* learning
* relationships
* physical wellness
* life skills
* predictability
Real behaviour change happens when dogs feel safer, calmer, and more capable of coping with the world around them.
Fear, Reactivity & Emotional
Overwhelm Helping dogs who bark, lunge, freeze, avoid, or struggle to cope in everyday situations.
Separation Anxiety Support
Virtual-only coaching for dogs who panic, vocalize, pace, or cannot settle when left alone.
Adolescent & High-Arousal Dogs
Helping teenage dogs learn calmer patterns, emotional regulation, and real-life life skills.
Dogs Are Not Giving You a Hard Time.
They Are Having a Hard Time.
At Walkabout Canine Consulting, we focus on:
* emotional safety
* relationship building
* calmness
* resilience
* practical
* life skills
* science-based behaviour change
Dogs learn through everyday experiences, patterns, and emotional associations. Rather than suppressing behaviour, we help dogs build the skills and confidence needed to navigate life more successfully.
Because skills don’t fail. Context overwhelms.
And behaviour change is not about perfection — it’s about creating safer, calmer patterns one layer at a time.
Meet Sylvia Koczerzuk
Certified Dog Behaviour Consultant, mentor, educator, and founder of Walkabout Canine Consulting.
With over 35 years of experience working with dogs and their humans, Sylvia specializes in complex behaviour cases involving:
* resource guarding
* reactivity multi-dog conflict
* anxiety
* emotional regulation
* adolescent dogs
Her approach combines science-based behaviour work, emotional understanding, and practical coaching to help dogs and guardians feel calmer, clearer, and more connected.
🔹 Most training focuses on stopping behaviour. My work focuses on:
✔ how your dog is thinking
✔ how your dog is feeling
✔ how your dog is learning to make choices
Because real change doesn’t come from control. It comes from clarity, structure, and emotional safety.
🔹 HOW TO START (CLEAR PATHWAY)
If your dog is struggling with serious or ongoing behaviour challenges:
👉 Behaviour Program (structured, long-term support)
If you want guidance, coaching, and continued progress:
👉 Membership (ongoing support and learning)
👉 Virtual Coaching
If you’re not sure where to begin:
👉 Book a Discovery Call
Digital Courses/EBooks/Webinars: Step-by-step guides for puppy training, teenage dog training and common behaviour challenges like resource guarding and reactivity.
Over time, dogs don’t just learn behaviours. They learn patterns, expectations, and emotional responses.
My goal is to help your dog:
- feel safer
- think more clearly
- respond with better choices
And to help you feel confident guiding them.
FAQ
Why does my dog guard food or space?
Because something about that situation feels important or uncertain to them. We change the meaning, not just the behaviour.
Why isn’t training working for my dog? Many approaches focus on mechanics without addressing emotion and learning history.
Can behaviour really change? Yes—when we work with how dogs think, feel, and learn over time.
Check out my NEW BOOK RELEASE ON AMAZON - Resource Guarding in Dog , Understanding with Compassion
Not on Amazon , we have you covered with the EBOOK - GO TO EBOOK HERE
CLICK HERE Discover Our Newest Webinar - Unleash Your Dog’s Superpower Against Fear Fear can manifest quickly in dogs, leading to behaviors like barking, bolting, freezing, and refusal of treats.
This webinar introduces two effective systems to aid your dog in overcoming fear: SEEKING (engaging in sniffing and searching activities) and PLAY (fostering connection and resilience).
Gain valuable insights and leave equipped with an easy-to-follow action plan that you can implement whenever your dog experiences distress.
We were lucky enough to be involved in the training of and on set, filming a Budweiser (canada) Commercial.
This was all done using positive training - and boy these pups worked hard (yup it takes a few pups to do this work)
CLICK HERE TO WATCH
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ARE YOU A DO IT YOURSELF KIND OF DOG GUARDIAN? - Check out my digital dog training
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Are you looking for something FUN AND EASY - Check out my SCENT TRAINING DIGIAL CLASS
I Believe in Humane Training
Essential to a well-adjusted, happy, & confident dog.
In an unregulated industry such as dog training and behaviour, it’s important to understand the facts around methodology and the effects it has on your dog’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
There is importance in researching the work, testimonials, and credentials of the consultants and trainers in which a person seeks advice from.
These credentials show that a professional is continuing their education to stay informed so that they can provide humane dog training information.
Understanding the science of learning through education, knowledge and years of hands on experience as with any profession is important.
Those using outdated and harsh methods may not understand the behavioural health and welfare of animals.
When working with a professional make sure they keeping up with the science of learning and animal training methods.
Experience and years in the field will matter just like any profession.
Both the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association and American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior have released statements addressing the benefits of humane training methods, and the unintended fallout of more “traditional” methods.
Questions? We can get on a Discovery Call.
I am really interested in getting to know you and your dog.
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