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 quoted for recommending Cavalier King Charles spaniel for the older generation
Ali consults for how to minimise dog attacks or threat as a runner
Ali quoted on how pets help our mental health
Ali helps Metro readers understand the needs before getting a puppy
Ali quoted for elite daily about how playing with your puppy is great for bonding!
Ali was interviewed for the Baltimore Sun about her awards and achievements with Rebarkable
Ali writes for Chesapeake Family Life about Keeping Dogs cool in summer
Quoted in on the Publicity Tips For Pet Businesses blog about how to cope with critics
Rebarkable Pupdates featured on The Dogs
Ali gets named top pet blog and wins two awards and was featured in pets+
Ali Smith consulted for the Giant Schnauzer breed profile for beChewy
Ali writes for K9 Nation about how CBD products work for dogs
Ali & Pupdates were featured in pets+
Ali quoted for Cheapism, recommending Cavalier King Charles Spaniels as great dogs for seniors
Ali helps readers to travel safely in a plane with their dogs
Ali Smith consulted for the Redbone Coonhound breed profile for beChewy
Ali featured in EssexLive about her mental health journey
Ali quoted as expert in pawtracks article about coprophagia
Ali quoted as expert in Companion Life
Ali Was Featured in UNILAD about mental wellbeing
Ali was interviewed for HelloHappee With Laura Jane Illustrations
Ali helps readers to travel safely in a plane with their dogs
Ali Quoted for Pet Connection about backpacks for dogs
Ali Was Interviewed for Henry The Smol’s Blog
Ali Smith consulted for The Beauceron breed profile for beChewy
Ali’s mental health journey with Indie, her inspiration for Rebarkable
Ali Smith featured in the Capital Gazette
Ali shares the reason for rebarkable and celebrates being a multi-award winning trainer in theoregonian
Ali Smith writes about Fi series 2 trackers and how they compare to airtags
Ali Smith from Rebarkable quoted in HelloGiggles
Ali Smith from Rebarkable quoted in HelloGiggles
Ali talks for Outward Hound about why toys can help dogs feel more secure
Ali was interviewed for the Frederick News-Post about her awards and achievements with Rebarkable
Ali Smith consulted for the English Springer Spaniel breed profile for beChewy
Ali Smith from Rebarkable quoted in Yahoo Life
Ali quoted for Pawtracks about guarding behaviours
Ali Smith consulted for the American Staffordshire Bull Terrier breed profile for beChewy
Ali Smith consulted for the Weimeraner 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 helps dog training myths!
Ali Writes for Chesapeake Family Life
Ali Smith consulted for the Keeshond breed profile for beChewy
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
Cortisol Breaks: How To Decrease Stress After A Dog Fight
Cortisol is the stress hormone, and after a dog fight, the thing that your dog needs the most? Is a cortisol break. A "cortisol break" is trainer talk for taking time off and allowing your dogs stress levels to come down. What Is Cortisol? Cortisol is a hormone, it is...
About Cortisol & What To Do After An Incident With Your Reactive Dog
What happens when your dog (reactive or otherwise) gets involved in an incident and their cortisol spikes. This is about the aftereffects, and the aftercare of what happens after your dog has been in one of these stressful situations such as a dog fight, such as...
Tactipup Extreme Tactical Leash (Frog Clip) – An Honest Review
When it comes to strong leashes, the tactipup extreme tactical should be one of the strongest leashes available. I've been looking at extra strong leashes because with a large dog, who was reactive, I always like to know what the strongest, most reliable options are...
When Is The Best Time To Spay Or Neuter My Miniature Schnauzer?
It’s hard to know when to spay or neuter – or if you should at all. Here’s the best veterinary advice for your Miniature Schnauzer. So you’ve decided to spay or neuter your Miniature Schnauzer– but when? Often called getting your dog Fixed or Done (nomenclature that...
How To Fit A Muzzle For Your Dog – The Complete & Correct Way
Muzzles are a seriously undervalued tool in the arsenal of your dogs equipment. So often though, I see muzzles that might be problematic. I see muzzles that don't fit that well, or may be inappropriate for the breed, or even unsafe. So I wanted to get a nice, deep...
5 Things You Should Know About Muzzled Dogs
Muzzles are often a very judged thing in the dog community. And it's not deserved. It's often referred to as a stigma. An experience that a muzzled dog gets where they're instantly judged for wearing a muzzle, and it's often entirely unjustified. Muzzled dogs are dogs...