Behaviour Consultations

Designed to help you address unwanted behaviour, these consultations dig deep into specific issues you are having with your dog.

Targeted support to improve behaviour and quality of life

Unlike training classes or one-to-one training, which is about teaching your dog a series of cues or commands like sit, leave, come, behaviour consultations are about stopping or altering an already established behaviour. For example lunging, jumping up, stealing food, digging, and attention seeking.

If your dog has a behavioural issue that needs modifying, then this is where our behavioural consultations come in.

  • Excessive barking: Determine what is triggering the barking and create a plan to help your dog stay calm and quiet
  • Separation Anxiety: Assist your dog to feel more secure and confident when you are gone.
  • Attention seeking: Teach your dog that unwanted behaviour does not get them your attention
  • Lunging/Pulling on the lead: Help your dog develop healthy habits on a walk, and learn how to behave on the lead.
  • Aggressive behaviours: Identify the root cause and develop strategies to manage and reduce aggressive behaviour.
  • Fears & Phobias: Help your dog overcome their fears through gradual exposure and positive reinforcement techniques.
  • Destructive behaviour & stealing: Discover solutions to eradicate these unwanted behaviours.
  • Overly possessive behaviour: Whether it be toys, food, space, or even family members, reduce their guarding instinct and teach them to share without feeling threatened.
  • And much more: Excessive licking, pacing, overexcitement, fear of handling, night-time restlessness, refusing to enter or exit vehicles or the house, escaping, digging, and more…

Modifying behaviours can be a relatively straightforward process or they can be extremely complex. Much depends on the nature of the problem, and how long the unwanted behaviour has been reinforced.

As the training undertaken in the behaviour consultation is purely designed to deal with altering/stopping unwanted behaviours, you will then have the option of continuing to work with me in regard to general obedience training on either a 1-2-1 basis on a class format. Any additional training after the second consultation will be charged separately.

Lasts 2 - 3 hours

Initial Consultation

The initial consultation will last anywhere between 2 and 3 hours and will normally be carried out at your home. The time will be spent gathering a full history of your dog, diet and exercise, the relationship it has with you and members of your household and the problems it experiences. Going through this process will enable me to understand the underlying reason for the problem. During this consultation we will not only discuss any changes to the dog’s routine which will help consolidate change and improvement but we will also do some training whilst I am there to ensure you can see improvement before the end of the first session.

3 days later

Detailed Recommendation Report

After the consultation, I will then prepare a personalised programme for you to follow between the end of the first session and the follow up session. In between sessions we will remain in contact by telephone and I will be encouraging you to send me as many training videos as possible so I am to continue to support and advise.

2 weeks later

One hour follow up session

A chance to review of the progress made to date and to assess additional training to further improve the situation. I will then prepare a supplemental programme for you to follow to ensure you deal with the problems discussed appropriately.

Ready to get started?

Call me on 07730 531 584 or complete the form below.