The Good Dog Life

The Good Dog Life Through understanding- The Good Dog Life you both deserve Dog ownership and care can be difficult at times, feel intimidating and owners can feel at a loss.
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Achieving a degree in Animal Behaviour was inspired by my lifelong fascination of the animal/human relationship, particularly with dogs. That was just the start of my career journey - I’ve since trained with IMDT, APETS, UK Sniffer Dogs, School of Canine Science, Ian Dunbar, Daniel Mills, worked for Hannah Molloy and spent time working with rescue centres. We'd always had rescue dogs and when I wa

s 17 we got a rescue Staffie X called Lady who refused to respond to any of our previous approaches to 'training'. At the time I was learning about Behaviourism in my Psychology A level and thought I'd try out some of this 'positive reinforcement' stuff I'd been learning about. The difference it made was amazing - we’d always been kind to our dogs and given them boundaries but applying science to Lady’s training built a bond between me and her that no one else in the family had. It was from Lady that I learnt that understanding the science of how animals learn and how dogs think we can build a bond based on trust with our dogs. Often dog misplaced behaviour comes from lack of understanding and communication between dog and owner. The human world is a weird place when seen through a dog’s eyes - if we can bridge that communication gap we can build a lifelong bond where your dog is happy to work for you and with you. Whilst I am a science-based trainer, using what we know about dogs and how they think and work to train them - I’m also a dog owner who grew up with multiple rescue dogs and has experienced in my adult life living in a multi problem-dog household. I KNOW how hard it can be - and so in my sessions and classes with you I offer solutions that can be applied to the reality of living with dogs of all types. I break down the science and training into easier to achieve pieces, giving you and your dog every chance to succeed. The Good Dog Life offers insight, empathy, non-judgement - just training and behaviour exercises that you can fit into your life and rebuild that bond between you and your dog. I don't use aversives, fear or 'dominance theory' - there are easier, nicer, more enjoyable ways to train your dog. Good for Dogs, Good for People - The Good Dog Life

03/12/2024

Annie is my greyhound but I don't put as much work into her as my client dogs! She's shy and not confident about entering into training exercises but she's come out of her shell over time. So I've decided to dedicate some training time to her, to see how she goes 😍

29/11/2024

Recall from other dogs? Tricky 🤔
Recall from another dog playing with a ball? Difficult! 😱

These guys have nailed it though, through practice and training - I'm so impressed with them 😃💪🏆

Thank you so much Leigh for her lovely review! Leigh, Rory and Mat all put the work and time in and I'm so impressed wit...
22/10/2024

Thank you so much Leigh for her lovely review! Leigh, Rory and Mat all put the work and time in and I'm so impressed with the outcome!
Get in touch for highly recommended puppy training!

22/10/2024

Dog and puppy socialisation tips using the scarecrow trail

09/10/2024

Forget Spooky Season 🎃- more like Squirrel 🐿️ Season! IYKYK 🤪Add your own 'squirrel mode' pictures in this comments!    ...
04/10/2024

Forget Spooky Season 🎃- more like Squirrel 🐿️ Season! IYKYK 🤪
Add your own 'squirrel mode' pictures in this comments!


Squirrels? 😃

27/09/2024

Instead of learning in a ring or village hall, how about puppy training where you need it - in the real world! This is Week 4 classes, recall and managing puppy play.
Other locations include -
- a busy village high street
- how to behave in a park with lots going on
- socialisation to livestock you may meet on walks
- Essential puppy life skills in the places you need them!

26/09/2024

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24/09/2024
22/09/2024

Good Dog Progress: Gary!

Gary is just a bit TOO enthusiastic about greeting people when they come in the door!

We're breaking down the Very Exciting triggers that happen around a guest visiting - Gary is learning a new behaviour when instructed into the kitchen to let a guest in

21/09/2024

Teddy is a lovely but shouty daschund who has on-lead reactivity. He's making great progress - long term behaviour change means going at the dog's pace and distance they feel comfortable with!

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21/08/2024

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Come and find me at The Memorial Field/Cricket Club Field at Mountsorrel Revival! I'm going to be running a fun little t...
08/08/2024

Come and find me at The Memorial Field/Cricket Club Field at Mountsorrel Revival! I'm going to be running a fun little trick training workshop ahead of The Barking Mad dog show, turn up and join in!

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