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 Smith consulted for the American Staffordshire Bull Terrier breed profile for beChewy
Ali helps readers to travel safely in a plane with their dogs
Ali Smith consulted for the Weimeraner breed profile for beChewy
Rebarkable Pupdates featured on The Dogs
Ali helps Metro readers understand the needs before getting a puppy
Ali Writes for Chesapeake Family Life
Ali helps dog training myths!
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 quoted as expert in pawtracks article about coprophagia
Ali Was Featured in UNILAD about mental wellbeing
Ali Smith consulted for the English Springer Spaniel breed profile for beChewy
Ali Smith from Rebarkable quoted in HelloGiggles
Ali Smith from Rebarkable quoted in HelloGiggles
Ali Smith consulted for the Giant Schnauzer breed profile for beChewy
Ali shares the reason for rebarkable and celebrates being a multi-award winning trainer in theoregonian
Ali Was Interviewed for Henry The Smol’s Blog
Quoted in on the Publicity Tips For Pet Businesses blog about how to cope with critics
Ali Smith consulted for the Redbone Coonhound breed profile for beChewy
Ali & Pupdates were featured in pets+
Ali Smith writes about Fi series 2 trackers and how they compare to airtags
Ali Smith consulted for The Beauceron breed profile for beChewy
Ali was interviewed for HelloHappee With Laura Jane Illustrations
Ali talks for Outward Hound about why toys can help dogs feel more secure
Ali quoted for Pawtracks about guarding behaviours
Ali writes for Chesapeake Family Life about Keeping Dogs cool in summer
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 quoted as expert in Companion Life
Ali Smith from Rebarkable quoted in Yahoo Life
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 was interviewed for the Frederick News-Post about her awards and achievements with Rebarkable
Ali’s mental health journey with Indie, her inspiration for Rebarkable
Ali quoted for elite daily about how playing with your puppy is great for bonding!
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 featured in EssexLive about her mental health journey
Ali quoted for recommending Cavalier King Charles spaniel for the older generation
Ali writes for K9 Nation about how CBD products work for dogs
Ali Quoted for Pet Connection about backpacks for dogs
Ali consults for how to minimise dog attacks or threat as a runner
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
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...
All About Painful Biting Puppy; The Why, The Do’s & The Don’ts
Puppy bites and teething are one of the toughest parts of raising puppies. When you’re raising your wonderful little ball of fur from a young age, it’s almost certain that you are going to have to deal with them biting you, and your family, and your friends and...
When Is The Best Time To Spay Or Neuter My Great Dane?
It’s hard to know when to spay or neuter – or if you should at all. Here’s the best veterinary advice for your Great Dane. So you’ve decided to spay or neuter your Dane – but when? Often called getting your dog Fixed or Done (nomenclature that bugs me,...
Choosing Your Perfect Puppy Class
A great puppy class can be so much fun for you and your puppy, so how do you pick one? Puppy classes are an opportunity for learning, development and socialisation. With all of these three things in one place? You can make great strides in your puppy’s young...
Reactivity: How To Give Your Anxious Dog Confidence with 7 Clear Steps Of Training
Reactivity in dogs and puppies is something that happens when a few things go wrong. Reactivity can be mislabelled as aggression, and it can look terrifying with an anatolian shepherd and can seem humorous when it’s a jack russell. But it all boils down to the...
Your Puppy Support Network – The 6 Critical People You Need
When you first bring your puppy home it is pretty intense! And sometimes the thing that slips your mind is to get the right people into your puppy support network for when things … don’t go as smoothly as possible. I promise you? That if you do one thing it’s to get...