BELLA POOCH is dedicated to helping your pet feel more at ease in their world through positive, trust-based training.

Professional Dog Walking ⎯ Pet Care & Training ⎯ Newcastle

Professional Dog Walking ⎯ Pet Care & Training ⎯ Newcastle

Hi I’m liv!

My passion with dogs began in 2017 as a dog walker, where I developed strong handling and supervision skills, managed multiple dogs off-leash at the beach, and built special bonds along the way.

From there, I expanded into pet care, providing in-home services tailored to each pet’s needs—administering medication, daily walks, playtime, enrichment games, and ensuring a positive environment. I then stepped into dog grooming.

I have completed an accredited dog care training & psychology course and continuously research dog behavior to deepen my understanding.

So many dogs today are under-stimulated, lack confidence, or struggle with basic training. My goal is to help them feel at ease in their world through positive reinforcement training.

As a proud pet parent to my reactive Boxer mix, I understand firsthand the challenges of dog behavior and the importance of patience, guidance, and ongoing learning.

Liv - Bella Pooch owner operator with her dog Jasper

services

Dog Walking

We offer private and group walks. If your dog is reactive, in-experienced or fully social and wants to tear up the park, we cater to your dogs individual needs and meet them where they are at.

    • Poo Bags

    • Natural Treats

    • Hose Down & Towel Dry

    • Pick Up & Drop Off From Your Home

    • Photo & Video Updates

  • Doggy Social (1hr) $45 *Add dog from same house $20

    Private Walks (30 min) $40 *Add dog from same house $15

    Private Walks (1hr) $55 *Add dog from same house $20

Doggy Social Group

Doggy social is for dogs who are social and have reliable recall.
The doggy social groups consist of 4 dogs and run Monday to Friday in the mornings and evenings.

We attend various locations including the beach, bush tracks and local dog parks. Locations are dependent on the weather and location of your dog.

We like to go bushwalking and dog parks in the cooler weather and the beach/lake in the hotter weather.

Home Visits

We drop in to feed your pet, change their water and do a general clean & maintenance of your pets area. We spend time doing what you pet needs the most, it may just be a good walk , pats and cuddles or an enrichment session to wear them out mentally so they can remain calm in their home.

    • Feeding & Water Change

    • Local Walk

    • Enrichment Games

    • Medication Administration

    • Cleaning & Maintenance of Pets Home

    • Help Maintain Grooming Routines

    • Picture & Video Updates

    • Plant Watering, Mail collection, Bin Day

  • Home Visits (30 min) $40

    Home Visits (1hr) $55

Positive Training

We provide a dog training service to your door after an initial phone consult.

Using only positive training methods we help you and your dog achieve immediate solutions and work towards long term goals. Each session runs for 1.5 hours and we provide you with a personalised training manual. Free phone support is provided after your training session.

    • One on One Training session

    • Training Manual

    • Puppy Training

    • Obedience Training

    • Leash Walking Skills

    • Calming Skills 101

    • Confidence Building

    • Dog grooming practice

    • Phone Support & Advice

  • Train & Walk - 30 min $50

    Training Package - 1.5 hour session $120

Dog Grooming

Our dog grooming service caters to dogs who need one on one attention and prefer being at home than a busy salon environment. Using only positive reinforcement and taking a bit of extra care to make the experience as pleasant as possible.

All small dogs are bathed in your home using a hose attachment in your laundry or bathroom. Large breeds are taken to the local pet diy wash for their bathing.

The drying, grooming and scissoring process is completed at your home, inside or in the backyard.

    • Bath & Towel $40

    • Nail Clip $10

    • Bath & Blow Dry SML $80 LGE $100

    • De-Shedding SML $100 LGE $120

    • Full Groom SML $100 LGE $130

  • You simply must book Liv for any of your doggy needs.

    Friendly, down to earth, patient, caring and you can tell a genuine animal lover. We have two boys (one 9 months 50kg + one 4 yrs 70kg) super excitable, hungry, jumpy, drooly, but also super playful and loving.

    It was clear Liv had experience with dogs / big dogs jumping from excitement and was able to settle them on first meeting in minutes with a few dog training techniques she already had the knowledge of.

    Very good with recognising dogs behaviours and reacting to them in a positive, helpful and educational way. We had a lot of anxiety about the younger pups energy levels being so big for his age but she made us feel very comfortable leaving them in her care. 100% can’t go past her! :) " ⎯ Teeks

  • Liv looked after our fur family of 4 for a week and they loved every minute of it.

    Daily communication & photos to us were excellent and Liv went above and beyond to help make the animals and us comfortable. Thanks again Liv and look forward to re-booking you next time! .” ⎯ Rob

  • She was even able to solve some cat mysteries for us. We would 100% recommend Liv as a professional pet sitter and we will be booking her again for sure!.

    Liv went over and above during her time looking after our cat Pedro. She was genuinely caring, passionate about animals, prompt to message responses, generous photo/video updates. ⎯ Paul

  • Liv is amazing - so much knowledge, understanding, patience & dedication

    - our fur babies were so settled & happy - well fed & walked & staying at their own home in their own safe space was perfect with visits from Liv twice a day - she is the perfect alternative if you don’t want to use kennel - very trustworthy & we felt so comfortable leaving our babies in her kind hands.” ⎯ Kirsten

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