Pet Dog Behaviour & Training
Individualised, force-free support for your dog’s behaviour, learning and wellbeing. Our services bring together Behavioural Support, Training & Life Skills and Practical Support, shaped around your dog’s needs, your relationship and everyday life.
Behavioural Support
Behavioural Assessment & Individualised Plan
A Behavioural Assessment & Individualised Plan provides a comprehensive starting point for dogs experiencing behavioural challenges. We consider the dog’s history, environment, learning experiences, relationships, health and welfare factors, emotional state, triggers and patterns of behaviour before developing an individualised plan that is practical for both the dog and their handler.
Support may be appropriate for challenges including reactivity; separation-related distress; fears and anxiety; noise sensitivity; resource guarding; dog–dog conflict; persistent barking or vocalisation; destructive behaviour; handling sensitivities; fear associated with veterinary or grooming procedures; over-arousal; frustration; difficulty settling or self-regulating; confidence-related challenges; repetitive or compulsive-type behaviours; changes in behaviour; and other behavioural challenges affecting everyday life.
Where a dog’s presentation involves a bite history, significant safety concerns, suspected underlying medical factors, or needs outside our scope of practice, we may recommend veterinary assessment or referral to an appropriately qualified veterinary behaviour professional. We can then provide support based on the veterinary specialist recommendations.
Behavioural Management & Support
Behavioural modification is rarely achieved in a single consultation. Behavioural Management & Support provides ongoing, individualised assistance to help handlers put their dog’s plan into practice, develop appropriate skills, monitor progress and adapt strategies as the dog and circumstances change.
Ongoing support can be booked as an individual session or through a three- or six-session Behavioural Management & Support Package, depending on the needs of the dog and handler.
Training & Life Skills
Puppy Foundations, Skills Development and Life Skills & Connection are individualised, one-to-one services tailored to the dog and handler.
We do not currently offer a standard group Puppy School or a one-size-fits-all training program. Each dog and handler begins where they are, with training shaped around the dog’s age and developmental stage, existing skills, individual needs, home environment and the goals that matter in everyday life.
The three areas provide a flexible developmental framework rather than rigid levels. A dog does not need to complete each service in sequence, and we will help identify the most appropriate starting point.
Puppy Foundations
Individualised support for puppy development, relationship and communication, including common puppy challenges such as biting and mouthing, chewing, jumping, digging, barking and vocalisation, toilet training, sleep and settling, over-arousal, frustration, difficulty being alone, lead pulling and other everyday puppy challenges.
Support can also include appropriate socialisation and positive exposure, confidence and engagement, play, enrichment, handling and cooperative-care foundations, recall, loose-lead foundations, settling and self-regulation.
Skills Development
Individualised training for puppies, adolescents and adult dogs building practical everyday skills such as recall, loose-lead walking, engagement around distractions, settling, confidence, appropriate social experiences, impulse control and self-regulation, cooperative handling, enrichment, play and communication.
Life Skills & Connection
Individualised support for stronger real-world skills and deeper dog–handler communication, including advanced recall and lead skills, disengagement from distractions, coping skills, settling and recovery, confidence, choice and communication, calm participation in everyday environments, enrichment and meaningful activities.
Individual sessions, three-session packages and six-session packages are available.
Practical Support
Practical Support provides individualised, hands-on services where we work directly with your dog. These services can be particularly useful when you would like your dog to receive purposeful training, enrichment and activity during times when you are unavailable or unable to participate in a session.
Walk & Train
Walk & Train provides one-to-one training and purposeful activity with your dog in an appropriate real-world environment. The handler does not generally need to be present for the session.
Sessions may focus on loose-lead walking, engagement, confidence, environmental awareness, everyday life skills and other appropriate training goals.
Walk & Train is not a substitute for behavioural assessment or behavioural management. Dogs experiencing significant behavioural challenges may require a Behavioural Assessment & Individualised Plan before this service is considered appropriate.
Training & Enrichment Visits
Training & Enrichment Visits provide individualised time with your dog focused on training, enrichment and meaningful activities that support wellbeing, development and quality of life. The handler does not generally need to be present for the session.
Depending on your dog’s individual needs and interests, sessions may incorporate training games, scent-based activities, enrichment, confidence-building, life skills, play and other purposeful activities.
NOTE: Dogs with significant behavioural concerns should begin with a Behavioural Assessment & Individualised Plan rather than using Walk & Train or an enrichment visit as the entry point.
Travel & Location
Walk & Train and Training & Enrichment Visits are delivered within an appropriate service area. Additional travel charges may apply depending on the location and travel time required. Any additional charge will be discussed and confirmed before booking.
Find the Right Starting Point for You and Your Dog
Whether you’re navigating behaviour challenges, building everyday skills or looking for practical support, tell us about your dog and what you’d like help with. We’ll help you identify the most appropriate next step.
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