1-1 Dog Training & Behaviour

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Group Sessions & Environmental Training 

Covering South Somerset

Reactivity 

Something we help with most often.

No two dogs are the same and we have years of experience working with and helping many dogs overcome their reactivity. Whether your dog barks, lunges or has any unwanted behaviour in any way to people, dogs, sounds or movement (bikes, cars etc) then we want to help.

Dogs react for many different reasons and we want to understand what is driving the behaviour and help change how your dog is feeling. Through time and training your dog can learn a new and better emotional response to the stimuli. A stressed dog is not a happy one. Our approach and training will help you and your dog work through the issues so that you can start heading to a more fun and positive future together.

Whether it's fear based, under exposure, aggression or barrier frustration, we can work with you and your dog to help make walks enjoyable again, leading to a dog who feels happier and more content about the world around them.

 

Obedience Training

A trained dog is a happy dog!

Our Obedience Training covers everything from lead walking to more advanced behaviours, teaching lots of commands such as:

Sit, down, stay, heel, leave, place, send away, retrieve and recall.

We cover marker training, luring and positions, engagement principles, different drives and how to build motivation, reward delivery, social ignorance, impulse control, introduction to dogs sports and lots more!

We will introduce you to the 3D's of dog training ensuring your dog learns many different commands, positions and fun new things all while working under a range of distractions.

This is a really great way to build relationship and solid foundations whilst fullfilling your dog at the same time.

Obedience training will encourage long lasting results, good behaviour and create great communication between you and your dog, allowing them to live their best life in any and all environments.

Behaviour Modification

aims to address and work through various issues such as genetic predisposition, aggression, high prey drive, seperation anxiety, resource guarding, excessive barking, severe reactivity, reinforced inappropriate behaviours, compulsive based behaviours etc.

Our training techniques are individually tailored to the specific needs of each dog, working on both the root causes and the symptoms of behavioural problems. We can help you and your dog overcome these challenges, creating a more positive, balanced temperament and behaviour that will enhance not only their quality of life but yours too. We are all for understanding owners individual circumstances and we want to help your dog be a pleasant and enjoyable member of your family.

Puppy Training

is an essential step in raising a well-mannered and balanced dog. Our training covers:

  • Building Engagement
  • Basic Commands
  • Lead Walking
  • Exposure
  • Desensitisation
  • Crate/House Training
  • Correct socialisation
  • Environmental Training
  • Play & Breed Fullfillment 

All to set strong foundations for your puppy’s future. Early training helps to prevent the development of unwanted behaviours and encourages positive, good behaviour. We focus on building a strong, healthy relationship between you and your dog, making sure learning is fun, enjoyable and effective for your pup. We teach all the puppy do's/don'ts and use lots of positive reinforcement so that you can start your puppy off the right way and watch them grow into a well-behaved adult, that is a joy to share life with.

Breed Fullfillment 

Understanding your dogs breed and what they were bred for is really important to ensure they live a happy and fulfilled life. Dogs were all originally bred for a purpose and over years of them being our most loyal companion, it's easy to forget what our dog breed means to them. Whether you have a working line German Shepherd or a Labrador, understanding the breeds traits and fullfilling genetic and biological desires is key to a happy dog. 

Both mental and physical stimulation are super important and this varies dog to dog. Instead of just walking your dog think about other fun activities that you may enjoy together.

  • Obedience
  • Scent work
  • Tracking 
  • Agility
  • Dog Sports

There's a reason you see a Border Collie happiest herding sheep, Terriers chasing small things, Spaniels thriving at scent work and why German Shepherds are used in the police.

When a dogs needs/genetic desires aren't met this is usually when problems can start. Their environmental upbringing and life experiences play a massive part but so do their genetics.

It's why we always advise to research your breed, have a dog that fits your lifestyle and only use a reputable breeder that breeds for health and temperment, not aesthetics.

We can help you understand your dogs breed and behaviour, finding an activity that is suited to you both.

Group Sessions and Environmentals

Following our training sessions and when suitable for your dog we can offer our group sessions. We focus on fun, reward based learning that strengthens the relationship between dog and owner.

Together we all work towards personal goals with our dogs and offer on going support between sessions. We are relaxed, friendly and a fun group who all want to bring out the very best in our dogs.

We teach real world skills that will help you create a trained and controlled dog in any and all environments, all while having fun and celebrating each other wins, however big or small.

Our group sessions cover:

  • Obedience
  • Training around distractions
  • Environmentals 
  • Real world training
  • Social ignorance 
  • Controlled exposure (reactive dogs)
  • Mental & physical stimulation 
  • Breed fullfillment 

all whilst teaching our dogs to co exist and feel neutral around one another.

Check out our videos or social media to see how a group session could be just what you and your dog needs.