Rehabilitation and Training

30/10/2025

Wow! Having recently been voted ‘The Best Dog Trainer in Colchester’ by the Quality Business Awards, I have received notification that for the 5th year running, I have also been voted one of the Top 3 Dog Trainers in Colchester by ‘Three Best Rated’.
😱😃 Thanks to all my wonderful clients over the years who have helped put me there! 👍🐾🐶🐕‍🦺🐕🦮🐩
Many congratulations also to my fellow Top 3, ‘Dog Training for Essex and Suffolk’ and ‘Dear Dogs’. 👍

28/10/2025

My GSD fix came today with the wonderful ’Cooper’. At only 16 weeks he took to my training like a duck to water! Mum and Dad,Julia and Carl, were also very pleased with his quick work and now have the training techniques to keep him on the right road to adulthood! Keep up the good work guys! 👍🐾🐕

23/10/2025

A fantastic video explaining my philosophy of ‘The correct way to greet a dog, is NOT to greet a dog!’

21/10/2025

Every body say ‘Aaaahhh!’ Lucky me got to play with this beautiful boy yesterday! 10 week old Siberian Husky pup ‘Koda’. ❤️🐾🐶

16/10/2025

Yesterday I drove down to East Sussex to meet a pack of Pyrenean Mountain Dogs!
‘Dexter’ a 2 year old male was my client. He would ocassionally try to dominate his older ‘sister’ , 10 year old ‘Alice’ as well as his new sister, 6 month old ‘Sally’. He would tend to get his own way with ‘Sally’ but the elder ‘Alice’ would certainly put up a fight too! Being such big dogs makes their conflicts much more dangerous for Mum and Dad Claire and Allister! 🫣
In addition ‘Dexter’ will bark at dogs in the car and will bark and lunge at them when outside on a lead.
He is also very vocal and ‘excited’ around the pack of sheep and goats the family own!
A lovely day was spent with the family to assess mainly ‘Dexter’ and to put a plan together for Allister and Claire to make him understand how to behave around the other dogs and when outside or in the car. Definitely a work in progress which I’m sure will develop for the better in the weeks and months to come! 🤞👍🐾🐕‍🦺🦮🐕🐩

13/10/2025

I had my TT’s getting very jealous when they found out I’d visited 3 year old Tibetan Terrier‘May’ . I went to help her Mum with her refusal to walk when she’s just out with her on her own and lead pulling when she has finally decided to walk with both Mum and Dad. A few tweaks with her training and Mum Sue was getting ‘May’ to walk nicely and wanting to go and play rather than shutting down and wanting to home home! Result!👍🐾🐕‍🦺🦮🐩🐕🐶🐾

10/10/2025

Someone’s getting cosy!! 🤭🤣❤️

03/10/2025

‘One in 3 Families Find Raising a Puppy Harder Than Expected’

An interesting article from research by APDAWG friends the Royal Vet College (RVC) has shed light on how children & caregivers experience life with a puppy – revealing that despite many rewards, more than one third of families found raising a puppy harder than anticipated. Common challenges incl. managing puppy behaviour & an unequal distribution of responsibilities amongst family members. The surge in puppy ownership during the COVID-19 pandemic was partly driven by families hoping to boost mental health & wellbeing. However, this study highlights how bringing a puppy into a home does not always deliver the consistent benefits many families expect. Instead, outcomes vary widely, with some families reporting stress & unmet expectations leading to some considering rehoming their puppy. The findings from this research highlight the importance of all household members being involved in researching & understanding the realities of pet care & responsibilities, prior to purchasing a puppy. Furthermore, the findings emphasise the common disconnection between motivations for purchasing a puppy & reality of puppy ownership. The study, funded by APDAWG past speakers Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS) & part of the RVC’s ongoing Pandemic Puppies research programme, explored the interactions between puppies, children & caregivers in UK households. Unlike most previous studies, which focus on a single “owner-dog” relationship, this project involved collecting insights from 382 adult caregivers & 216 children (aged 8 to 17 years) living in the same household.

🐾 🐾🐶 I always stress how important puppy training is and as stated above, how ‘challenging’ it can sometimes be.
If you are thinking of getting a puppy or have recently acquired one and want to know the correct way to train your puppy to prevent possible behavioural issues in the future then please contact me for a FREE 15 phone call to discuss your options and how I can help you and your new addition.
Please contact me via my website at www.stevehutleydogrehab.co.uk 👍🐾🐾🐶

Steve Hutley offers practical behavioural training for dogs & owners. Areas covered include aggression, barking, fears, anxiety & dogs and children.

29/09/2025

***NEWS FLASH!***
I have just received notification that I have just been awarded the ‘Best Dog Trainer in Colchester’ Award by the Quality Business Awards for 2025 based on quality ratings of over 95%! To say I’m pleased is an understatement! 😁❤️🐾🐶🐩🦮🐕‍🦺🐕

27/09/2025

This just superbly sums up my Nucleus of dog training’ theory that in order for a dog to get what it wants from its human companion, FIRST he needs to be calm! Why? That way you are talking the same language! 👍❤️🐾🦮🐶🐩🐕‍🦺