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One to one training and
behaviour advice
- Help in a
place, and at a time, to suit you. In your own home or at a mutually
convenient outdoor location
- A
tailored, individual approach
- Working
in and around safe 'stooge' dogs if needed...'one to one' doesn't mean
your dog never learns to behave around other dogs
- Helpful
notes to support the training
I specialise
in
- aggression...towards
people or towards dogs
- barking
- puppy
training in the home (playbiting, overexcitement, chewing etc etc)
If your dog
is aggressive or nervous with other dogs, or very noisy, a group class
is likely to make the problem
worse, or create different problems. Your dog may also be a problem for
other dogs in a class if he acts aggressively or barks a lot, which is
why you need one to one help if your dog behaves badly around other dogs. I have
stable, well trained dogs to assist me in building confidence and
sociability in dogs that lack those skills. I do not put my (or other
peoples') dogs at risk by putting 'bad boys' (or girls!)
together!
All
training is
carried out with you present and you learn to handle and work with your
own dog. Your dog's behaviour cannot be seen in isolation as you are a
critical part of the picture, so we look at how you can handle and
manage situations so the training or behaviour modification works
better for you.
I do not
take
your dog from you. You are involved in the training at all stages. No
physically coercive techniques (eg choke chains, throw cans, 'alpha'
rolls) are used, not only because they can create more problems than
they fix, but because I believe most owners would prefer to be nice to
their dogs but still want them to behave better.
It may be
necessary for your dog to have a full health check with your vet first
to make sure there are no health issues. Some "behaviour" problems can
have a medical reason.
If you
aren't sure if I can help, or want to discuss what is the best option
for you, please call me.
Is your dog a show dog
with a problem?
I also specialise
in Showring
and ringcraft
training
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