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 helps readers to travel safely in a plane with their dogs
Ali helps readers to travel safely in a plane with their dogs
Ali featured in EssexLive about her mental health journey
Ali quoted for Pawtracks about guarding behaviours
Ali consults for how to minimise dog attacks or threat as a runner
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 quoted as expert in Companion Life
Ali Smith from Rebarkable quoted in HelloGiggles
Ali Smith from Rebarkable quoted in HelloGiggles
Ali & Pupdates were featured in pets+
Ali’s mental health journey with Indie, her inspiration for Rebarkable
Ali Was Interviewed for Henry The Smol’s Blog
Ali was interviewed for the Baltimore Sun about her awards and achievements with 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
Ali Smith from Rebarkable quoted in Yahoo Life
Ali was interviewed for the Frederick News-Post about her awards and achievements with Rebarkable
Ali writes for Chesapeake Family Life about Keeping Dogs cool in summer
Ali writes for K9 Nation about how CBD products work for dogs
Ali shares the reason for rebarkable and celebrates being a multi-award winning trainer in theoregonian
Ali was interviewed for HelloHappee With Laura Jane Illustrations
Ali Writes for Chesapeake Family Life
Ali helps dog training myths!
Ali Smith consulted for the Keeshond breed profile for beChewy
Ali helps Metro readers understand the needs before getting a puppy
Ali Smith consulted for The Beauceron breed profile for beChewy
Ali Smith featured in the Capital Gazette
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 Smith consulted for the Weimeraner breed profile for beChewy
Quoted in on the Publicity Tips For Pet Businesses blog about how to cope with critics
Ali Quoted for Pet Connection about backpacks for dogs
Ali Was Featured in UNILAD about mental wellbeing
Ali Smith consulted for the American Staffordshire Bull Terrier breed profile for beChewy
Ali talks for Outward Hound about why toys can help dogs feel more secure
Ali Smith writes about Fi series 2 trackers and how they compare to airtags
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 quoted for elite daily about how playing with your puppy is great for bonding!
Ali quoted on how pets help our mental health
Ali Smith consulted for the Redbone Coonhound 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
High Value Treats: The Complete Guide To Make Your Training Easy! (With A Recipe!)
I talk a lot about using high value treats in training your puppy, but what is a high value treat? I want to go through this with you, suggest some awesome treats, I’ll even throw in a recipe or two! I want to tell you why you should use them and when you should use...
Let’s Talk Cost! How Expensive Is Puppy Training?
One of the considerations when finding the right puppy trainer, is going to be cost! And the cost varies greatly. First, it’s good to recognise that there are a bunch of ways to train your puppy and they all cost different amounts. The following are the...
Is Puppy Training Really That Important Or Even Necessary? Here’s 7 Reasons It Is.
Everyone thinks about training their puppy when they first get them home, but sometimes it doesn’t happen. Here’s why it’s important to make sure your puppy is trained. The short answer here is: Yes. Puppy training is incredibly important for your new family member!...
Revealing the Secrets of Puppy Play – How To Tell If Play Is Appropriate & What To Do If It Isn’t
Play is an incredibly important part of our puppy’s development, socialisation and general well-being. A lot of questions get asked about the appropriate nature of play, and whether their dog or puppy is taking it too far. These can be incredibly difficult things...
Help Your Puppy To Gain Weight With These 9 Awesome Tips
Some puppies struggle to put on weight. You can feed them, and feed them and feed them, they just don’t seem to be able to add on some extra pounds.One of the most worrying things for a puppy parent is when their puppy is skinny and they just cannot keep up with...
3D’s of Dog Training – Your Keys To Successful Puppy Training!
Often, people think dog training is super complicated - and … it is? But it’s not, it boils down to 3D's, Distraction, Duration and Distance. You’ve just sat there and rolled your eyes at me, right? I don’t blame you, it sounds ludicrous that it only comes down to...