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 writes for Chesapeake Family Life about Keeping Dogs cool in summer
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 shares the reason for rebarkable and celebrates being a multi-award winning trainer in theoregonian
Ali Smith featured in the Capital Gazette
Ali Smith consulted for the Keeshond breed profile for beChewy
Ali quoted on how pets help our mental health
Ali helps Metro readers understand the needs before getting a puppy
Ali helps readers to travel safely in a plane with their dogs
Ali Smith writes about Fi series 2 trackers and how they compare to airtags
Ali Smith consulted for the Giant Schnauzer breed profile for beChewy
Ali featured in EssexLive about her mental health journey
Ali quoted for elite daily about how playing with your puppy is great for bonding!
Ali was interviewed for HelloHappee With Laura Jane Illustrations
Ali Writes for Chesapeake Family Life
Ali Was Interviewed for Henry The Smol’s Blog
Ali gets named top pet blog and wins two awards and was featured in pets+
Ali was interviewed for the Baltimore Sun about her awards and achievements with Rebarkable
Ali helps dog training myths!
Ali talks for Outward Hound about why toys can help dogs feel more secure
Ali consults for how to minimise dog attacks or threat as a runner
Ali Quoted for Pet Connection about backpacks for dogs
Ali was interviewed for the Frederick News-Post about her awards and achievements with Rebarkable
Ali Smith consulted for the Weimeraner breed profile for beChewy
Ali helps readers to travel safely in a plane with their dogs
Ali Smith consulted for the Redbone Coonhound breed profile for beChewy
Ali Was Featured in UNILAD about mental wellbeing
Ali quoted as expert in Companion Life
Ali & Pupdates were featured in pets+
Ali quoted for Pawtracks about guarding behaviours
Ali Smith consulted for The Beauceron breed profile for beChewy
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 writes for K9 Nation about how CBD products work for dogs
Ali Smith from Rebarkable quoted in Yahoo Life
Ali quoted for Cheapism, recommending Cavalier King Charles Spaniels as great dogs for seniors
Quoted in on the Publicity Tips For Pet Businesses blog about how to cope with critics
Ali Smith from Rebarkable quoted in HelloGiggles
Ali Smith from Rebarkable quoted in HelloGiggles
Ali’s mental health journey with Indie, her inspiration for Rebarkable
Ali quoted as expert in pawtracks article about coprophagia
Ali Smith consulted for the English Springer Spaniel breed profile for beChewy
Rebarkable Pupdates featured on The Dogs
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
A Masterclass In Fireworks Success – For Shelby’s Fear-Free 4th Of July!
Fireworks are really hard for dogs, but does it have to be? Spoiler alert! No, Fireworks don’t have to be hard. Shelby, our coonhound, has historically had a fear of fireworks and thunderstorms -- a pair that quite often go together. We have been slowly desensitising...
7 Easy Eco-Friendly Tips For Puppy Parents!
Being eco-friendly as a puppy parent is sometimes not very easy. You want to be a responsible puppy parent, but not just responsible for your puppy, for the environment that you and your puppy are enjoying together every day. You see the waste and the toys that...
Home Alone: Teaching Your Puppy To Be Happy & Confident
A big part of creating a successful dog is teaching them how to be alone as a puppy. It’s just not possible to have our adult dogs with us 24-7-365, so, as puppies, one of the responsible things we do as wonderful pet parents is to teach our puppies to be...
What Is Pawp? Is This Online Vet Any Good For New Puppy Parents? An Honest Review
Pawp have created an online portal where you can ask pertinent health questions with qualified Vets. As part of the slow, global change from physical to digital, one of the services that is now being offered online has now come to include Vets! And, it’s...
Fireworks: How To Prepare Your Puppy For A Fearless July 4th! – With A Real-Life Example
Fireworks are a problem for a lot of dogs, so July 4th can be a stressful point for humans and canines. I know how this is. Our coonhound girl Shelby is one of these dogs that has a fear of thunder and fireworks. We’re slowly training her out of it, but her progress...
Invisible Fence Vs Physical fence: Which Is Best? An Independent Review From A Professional Dog Trainer
An Invisible fence is a popular solution to limiting your dogs freedom at home. But is this the solution for you, or is a physical fence better for you? I find this really strange, in the UK? Invisible fences are not a thing, Pretty much every property with outside...