‘Each human and dog relationship is unique and needs an individual approach’
We will provide you with advice, guidance and support to;
Introduce and continually socialise your dog and puppy to the world
Understand your dog and communicate more effectively
Manage and resolve complex behaviours such as reactivity, resource guarding and separation issues
Shape your dog’s behaviours over time, using kind and compassionate methods of training
Ensure your dog enjoys the highest standards of welfare understand your dog
We have different ways of providing support depending on the issue you are having and what is likely to work for you and your dog. If you are unsure as to how you can be supported, please give us a call or send us a message and we can help you identify the next steps.
Real life classes
Small groups of up to 6 people meet to train and socialise their dogs in the real world, learning how to deal with everyday situations.
We meet in varied locations in and around Maidstone.
Priced at £15 per class, these are held once a fortnight.
There are no set number of sessions you need to attend.
One to one training sessions
We visit you either at home or in a suitable location to support you and your dog with specific behaviour issues or problems.
These in person visits usually last just over one hour and will provide you with practical solutions to help manage and shape your dogs behaviours and an understanding of the theories behind the approach we recommend.
One to one visits can be provided to help you with any dog, of any age and with any behaviour issues.
We can also visit you before you get a puppy to guide you through next steps and to help you prepare for success.
One to one visits are priced at £60 and you can have as many or as few as you wish.
Managing and shaping undesired behaviour as soon as they show themselves is the key to fast and effective resolution.
If you or your dog are struggling please give us a call, so we can talk through the next steps and help you resolve the issue. It is usually best to act quickly to prevent undesirable behaviours being rehearsed and reinforced.
Virtual individual consultations
If a face to face visit is not possible we can provide you with virtual support via a Zoom, Teams or WhatsApp meetings.
These consultations allow for focused discussions to help us work together to understand specific behaviours or issues and make development plans to help you shape behaviour.
Although these consultations lack the face to face element of one to one sessions, they can be very helpful to unpick the triggers and functions of behaviours and potential reinforcers.
Virtual consultations are priced at £40 for a 45 minute call and can be arranged around your busy schedule.
Puppy socialisation classes
As with the real life classes, small groups of up to 6 people and puppies meet up in various locations and carry out puppy socialisation and training activities.
The classes focus on these classes is to provide puppies with the life skills they will need to grow up to be happy and a pleasure to live with
Classes are priced at £15 and are held once a fortnight and again there are no set number of sessions you need to attend
Guide Dog Service consultations
With over 35 years of working in the Guide Dog industry in key management and strategic roles, David is able to support established and developing Guide Dog schools with all areas of dog training and behaviour process development, as well as areas of work which focus on meeting both productivity and welfare needs. Please email to arrange a call in relation to this area of specialised consultancy.
In development
Agility for fun classes
Dogs love being free to run , play and challenge themselves and we as owners love to see them doing it. Agility activities can be rewarding and reinforcing for both dogs and people so we are looking at creating a fun and playful approach to using this equipment.
Competition is not for everyone but developing your dogs skills and providing novel exercise opportunities is something all dog owners can enjoy.