Getting a dog can be an exciting but overwhelming time. I can offer advice on where to purchase your new companion, how to prepare, what to expect and how best to introduce and settle them into you home and family.
Life skills are essential to help your dog cope with anything they experience in life. I can help develop an individual training plan to help expose them at the correct time to new experiences to help them develop into a stable, well rounded member of the family.
Teaching your dog to walk nicely on lead, understand basic commands and come back when called will help make them enjoyable company and keep them and others safe.
Sometimes dogs develop behaviours that become difficult to manage. These include separation issues, guarding, barking and lunging at dogs or people on walks, showing undesirable behaviours when people enter your home, fearfulness and many more. These behaviours can develop for a number of reasons so I will try to establish the root cause and provide a suitable treatment plan to help manage and improve the behaviour.
Having a dog in your home can provide company and companionship, but a dog that is not house trained can cause extra stress and expense. I can provide a treatment plan around your lifestyle to help minimise 'accidents' and house train your dog or puppy. Even getting them to toilet on cue!
Relaxed and fun classes for puppies under 6 months of age. The 6 week course is located in Bricket Wood, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, and is designed to help you and your puppy learn and build confidence together.
Classes are run in small groups enabling exercises to be tailored to suit each puppy. Topics covered include confidence building, play, recall, walking on a loose lead, handling, manners and basic obedience.
Contact now for more information and details on upcoming courses.