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Thinking of adding a dog to your family?
Making sure you choose the right dog for your family is one of the most important decisions you can make. Choosing a dog to suit your family dynamic, energy levels, and experience needs a lot of consideration.
What do you want from your dog in the future? Companion to watch TV? Hill walking buddy? Running partner? Agility expert? There is a dog for each person and who will love each different type of home.
I can help you choose the right dog for your family and plan the training ongoing
There are hundreds of breeds of dogs and not all are 'right' for you or your family. Regardless of whats on trend at the time!
I can help you look at different breeds that would best suit your home environment and help you understand which dogs may not be suitable before you take the plunge!
Contact me before you bring home your new bundle of joy for help and advice prior to them joining the family and to get a wealth of information on what you need to buy, what you need to do and plan for.
Puppy Training
Bringing a new puppy home can be daunting and hard work. I can help provide basic guidance on how best to integrate your new puppy into your home, from toilet training, basic commands and initial lead walking to ongoing obedience, puppy manners, and how to socialise.
I can also provide pre-puppy information to help you know what to buy, how best to bring your new puppy home and what to expect.
It's not all cute puppy cuddles at this stage and knowing what to expect can make things a whole lot easier.
My full & in depth puppy programmes help coach you and your puppy throughout the first few weeks and months of their life.
You will learn much more than just a basic 'socialisation' group class and will learn how your puppies mind works, how they learn, why they do the things they do and how to train the behaviours you want, quickly& easily!
General Obedience Training
From basic to advanced obedience training I can help you train everything from SIT, STAY and DOWN to LEAVE, HEEL, BACK UP, WAIT and much much more!
Basic obedience is what I refer to as 'doggy manners' and is a must in my book for all dogs.
What owner wouldn't want a well mannered dog who doesn't jump all over guests, steal food from plates or run riot when you just want 5 minutes peace!
The 'basics' are your building blocks for a well trained dog and once you have these steps mastered, the sky is the limit!
Puppy Group Sessions
Group Puppy Courses
Group Puppy Courses
Group Puppy Courses
Throughout the year I host outdoor Group Puppy Training courses which run over 8 weeks with 4 x fortnightly sessions.
These are booked and paid in advance to secure your space and are a group of 10 puppies & owners where we cover basics such as Sit, Down, Wait, Stay & Recall in a fun social environment
Puppy Play Dates
Group Puppy Courses
Group Puppy Courses
The Puppy Play dates are a huge success and are held twice monthly at a local park.
This is limited numbers and fantastic for early development, social skills, play & growing confidence and a brilliant fun way to socialise your new puppy.
Group Dog Walking Sessions
Confidence Building Walks
My 'Confidence Building Dog Walk' is perfect for nervous and reactive dogs and owners!!
This group walk has a max of 8 dogs and owners plus myself along with my assistant and one of my own calm, non-reactive dogs to act as 'Head dog coach' !
These walks will help teach you how to read and understand your own dogs body language, what he's telling you and other dogs and what to do to help him ongoing.
You'll learn how to read a situation and how best to handle them as well as being calmer and more relaxed ongoing, whilst walking your dog around other dogs and people.
You'll begin to better understand why your dog may be reacting, how to disengage, redirect and know when they've had enough for the day.
No more avoidance!! Learn to enjoy walking your reactive dog!
Socialisation group walks
The 'Socialisation Group Walks' are a fun and easy way to get your dog learning to have fun in and around other dogs. They'll learn to socialise, pick up other dogs body language and behaviours and understand correct 'doggy etiquette' at the park!
You'll also learn how to understand your dogs and others body language in order to maintain a safe and controlled play time and be aware of when to step in, add some calm and create space when required
These walks are great for dogs of all ages, including puppies and can be for dogs who are full of fun and energy to quiet more reserved dogs who are just happy being in the periphery watching it all go down
Lead Walking
One of the most common complaints from dog owners to trainers is "How do I stop him pulling on the lead?"
This can be one of the most frustrating things for an owner as it takes a lot of patience and consistency.
I can help you teach your dog how to walk calmly on a lead and more importantly help you understand what you must do in order to achieve this.
Whether it be training a new puppy, older dog or even a rescue dog it can be done, and can achieved WITHOUT the use of prong collars, choke chains and other aversive techniques.
Fun & Games !!!
Dogs LOVE to learn and some breeds have a greater need for mental and physical stimulation than others.
Our Border collies for example just love learning new tricks and fun games which helps keep their minds occupied and energy levels down.
When we meet our dogs needs on both these fronts, we are far less likely to see unwanted behaviours materialise such as excessive barking, chewing or destroying furniture and car chasing!
I can help you learn fun new games, tricks and even agility moves you can practice with your dog, and help you understand and see the difference this can make .
Behaviour modification plans
Whatever behaviour you may be experiencing from your dog I can help you both understand it and change it.
From destructiveness and chewing to excessive barking or lunging at other dogs. I will meet with you in your home environment with your dog and we will spend up to 2 hours discussing things in greater detail as well as putting together a behaviour modification plan which can be worked on to change the unwanted behaviour into a better one moving forward.
I will help you understand the reasons why the behaviours may have materialised in the first instance and how we can change this and stop it from happening again
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