Struggling with Your Dog’s Anxiety Related Behaviour?

Is Your Dog’s Anxiety Causing Stress in Your Life?

Anxiety in dogs can be overwhelming, frustrating, and heartbreaking. Whether it’s separation anxiety, fear of certain situations, or constant nervousness, you don’t have to navigate these challenges alone.

At Mindfulness4dogs, Darran Rowe, Clinical Animal Behaviourist, specializes in resolving anxiety issues using science-backed, force-free methods. We NEVER use shock collars, punishment, or outdated training techniques—instead, we focus on understanding the root causes of your dog’s anxiety and helping them build confidence, trust, and emotional stability.

If your dog struggles with anxiety, whether it’s triggered by being left alone, unfamiliar environments, or loud noises, we’ll create a tailored behavior plan designed for long-term success, not quick fixes. Our compassionate approach helps calm anxious dogs and fosters positive change through understanding and care.

We offer private in-home behavioral consultations across Waikato and Taranaki, as well as sessions at our purpose-built training centre just outside Stratford. Not in these areas? No problem! Our online behavioral consultations provide expert guidance no matter where you are in New Zealand or worldwide.

Compassionate, ethical, and effective—because every dog deserves to feel safe and understood. Let’s work together to help your dog overcome anxiety and live a calmer, happier life.

 

Step 1

Tell us about your dog

 

Step 2

Book a Call with Darran the Dogman 

 

Step 3

We Help Resolve your Struggles

At the moment the puppies are so excited about treats that the learning has only just begun! We will really need to keep catching or creating this same moment to ensure that the learning is deeply embedded.

Step 1 – Tell Us About Your Dog

Private Training Enquiries

My sister and I took our Labrador to see Darran for 2x 1-1 lessons to help with lead walking and nervousness towards dogs. Rosie was immediately at ease with Darran which is very unusual for her! Darran’s positive techniques and his calm manner instantly worked with Rosie. He explained his techniques and reasoning for them really clearly which made it easy for us to understand and replicate at home. We saw Rosie come along in leaps and bounds after just one lesson and we already feel much more confident when out with her. Can’t wait for our 2nd lesson. Would highly recommend Mindfulness4Dogs! Thanks Darran

Kate Featherston

For anyone looking to improve their dogs behavior, then Darran is definitely the man to see.This guy is amazing. His understanding of dogs and his mindfulness approach to training definitely works. Darran is a pleasure to work with and he calmly teaches you how to build communication and a stronger relationship with your dog.
Our daughters dogs name is Mr Leo, a 4 yr old Labrador. He is an awesome dog and we have all made so much progress since our sessions with Darran and continue on the work ahead.
We would and have highly recommended him.
Mike Gerrits