About the Team
Good Dog is a professional dog training and behaviour consultancy, born and based in Melbourne. Our mission is simple – to make dog training accessible and fun and easy to understand so that Melbourne’s dogs get to go more places, more often.
We love what we do – every day, we are given the opportunity to be invited into the homes of Melbourne’s dogs and their people to see firsthand the results of goals realised through improved communication, a little understanding of how dogs learn and better relationships, making living together easier.
We work with all kinds of dogs and their families, and our focus on private training ensures that even the busiest professionals with the tightest schedules can make the most of our services, and all in the comfort of their own homes.
We can’t wait to work with you.
Tim Watson
Certified Dog Trainer & Behaviourist
A love of dogs and helping people, and a desire to leave behind his corporate day job led Tim to form Good Dog in 2013. As owner of Good Dog, Tim uses his combined people management background with his studies in canine psychology and behaviour to help people understand how to better communicate and work with their dogs.
From puppy development to dealing with highly problematic behavioural issues, and everything between, Tim’s relationship-centered approach to training and compassionate and personalised teaching style has made him one of Melbourne’s most popular and sought-after dog trainers.
Tim’s fervour for helping people understand their dogs is matched only by his love for his own dogs, his wife Eve and their two young girls, as well as a good cup of black coffee.
Elliott
21/02/2013 – 07/10/2025
Elliott was born on February 21, 2013, in Pearcedale, Victoria. A Labrador Retriever and the Co-Owner of Good Dog, Elliott passed away peacefully at home on October 7, 2025.
Our constant companion for just shy of 13 years, Elliott touched the lives of so many people and so many dogs. His stable, well-rounded nature made him an invaluable part of our work, helping to socialise countless puppies and assisting in the training and rehabilitation of reactive, shy, and fearful dogs.
In his downtime, Elliott could usually be found curled up on the couch, learning new tricks, or trying to hustle a hot chip from the bar staff at The Great Northern Hotel.
He was one in a million, and we miss him every day.
Sport
Sport was born on February 15, 2024, and is the newest member of our family. He’s a working line Labrador Retriever, bred by the wonderful Pauline and Peter at Tapua Labradors.
We’ve been documenting Sport’s puppy training and development journey on our social channels @gooddogbehaviour, and he also stars in our Puppy Starter Course, designed to help owners build confident, well-behaved dogs from day one.