The Positive Puppy Expert
Ali, 32, is passionate about helping new puppy parents get it right, right from the start. Not just training them, but also helping puppy parents understand their growing pup and so enabling the new puppy parents to become their pup’s best advocates. To help create a puppy capable of being a confident and adaptable family member and keep puppies out of shelters. She has helped over 1300 dogs and their families to date.
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Featured In
over 40 publications and podcasts!
Ali Was Interviewed for Henry The Smol’s Blog
Ali Smith consulted for the Weimeraner breed profile for beChewy
Ali Smith consulted for the Redbone Coonhound breed profile for beChewy
Ali quoted as expert in Companion Life
Ali & Pupdates were featured in pets+
Ali quoted for Cheapism, recommending Cavalier King Charles Spaniels as great dogs for seniors
Ali quoted for recommending Cavalier King Charles spaniel for the older generation
Ali Smith consulted for the American Staffordshire Bull Terrier breed profile for beChewy
Ali Smith consulted for the Keeshond breed profile for beChewy
Ali quoted for Pawtracks about guarding behaviours
Ali was interviewed for HelloHappee With Laura Jane Illustrations
Ali Smith consulted for the English Springer Spaniel breed profile for beChewy
Ali Smith from Rebarkable quoted in Yahoo Life
Ali’s mental health journey with Indie, her inspiration for Rebarkable
Ali helps readers to travel safely in a plane with their dogs
Ali helps Metro readers understand the needs before getting a puppy
Ali Smith writes about Fi series 2 trackers and how they compare to airtags
Ali featured in EssexLive about her mental health journey
Ali helps readers to travel safely in a plane with their dogs
Ali Writes for Chesapeake Family Life
Ali quoted as expert in pawtracks article about coprophagia
Ali was interviewed for the Baltimore Sun about her awards and achievements with Rebarkable
Ali Quoted for Pet Connection about backpacks for dogs
Ali writes for Chesapeake Family Life about Keeping Dogs cool in summer
Ali Smith from Rebarkable quoted in HelloGiggles
Ali Smith from Rebarkable quoted in HelloGiggles
Ali quoted on how pets help our mental health
Ali Smith consulted for the Giant Schnauzer breed profile for beChewy
Rebarkable features as a key way of training your puppy at home
Rebarkable features as a key way of training your puppy at home
Ali talks for Outward Hound about why toys can help dogs feel more secure
Ali writes for K9 Nation about how CBD products work for dogs
Quoted in on the Publicity Tips For Pet Businesses blog about how to cope with critics
Ali Smith consulted for The Beauceron breed profile for beChewy
Ali helps dog training myths!
Rebarkable Pupdates featured on The Dogs
Ali was interviewed for the Frederick News-Post about her awards and achievements with Rebarkable
Ali Smith featured in the Capital Gazette
Ali consults for how to minimise dog attacks or threat as a runner
Ali shares the reason for rebarkable and celebrates being a multi-award winning trainer in theoregonian
Ali Was Featured in UNILAD about mental wellbeing
Ali gets named top pet blog and wins two awards and was featured in pets+
Ali quoted for elite daily about how playing with your puppy is great for bonding!
About Rebarkable
This then culminated into Rebarkable! Where Ali aims to help new puppy parents learn & train to become the best puppy parents they can be in order to help create more considered dog owners and keep puppies out of shelters.
Recent Blog Posts
Prong Collars: Everything you need to know (2024)
As subjects go, Prong collars are pretty divisive in the dog world. When the parents of a large dog (particularly, though small breeds are not exempt) raise the question of loose leash walking or stopping their dog from pulling on their leash, the subject gets...
2024’s Best Puppy Toys – And They’re All On Amazon!
One million puppy toys on the market, one million toys… Take one down, shred it to pieces, 999,999 puppy toys on the market… You walk into a pet store and it’s floor to ceiling toys. It’s pretty overwhelming, huh? You buy something that looks great, cute...
Clicker training vs marker word; what’s more effective? 2024
So you want to train with positive reinforcement, but do you want to use a clicker, or a marker work? If you're venturing into the world of positive reinforcement training (Great choice! Did you know it increases optimism in your dog[5]?, it might be a case that...
Do Harnesses Make Dogs Pull More? Pro Trainer Explains – 2024
This question comes up so regularly, and I really want to take a moment to debunk this. Some people claim that having a flat collar around your dog's neck can give better control, others will claim that front-clip harnesses are the best solution, some even claim head...
What is Operant Conditioning in Dog Training? 2024
Professional dog trainers use something called "Operant conditioning" when training dogs, it sounds quite complex, but it's quite easy to understand. In dog training, it's the base of where a lot of the labels trainers give themselves come from. Like "Balanced"...
Best (& Worst!) Harnesses for German Shepherd Dogs in 2024
I got sick of the so called "best" harness recommendations for german shepherds online - they're trash I'm sorry. I knew you guys deserved an accurate list of stuff that's actually been tested on a German Shepherd, who's tested some of the biggest names on the market,...