Back to Balance - Canine Behaviourist

Back to Balance - Canine Behaviourist A*z Rainey. Qualified Dog Trainer & Behaviourist with over 15 experience helping owners & their dogs. Former director of Animals At Home West Oxfordshire.

Qualified under Ofqual recognised NOCN Canine Training and Behaviour level 4. Completed senior life skills in Canine Behaviour and Aggression under Geert De Bolster. Studied Canine Training and Behaviour under Helen Phillips, owner and author of Click Gundog, at Morton Morrell agricultural college Warwickshire. Qualified in Animal First Aid and Husbandry at Riverbank Veterinary Hospital, Cows, Isl

e of Wight. Qualified in pet micro chipping for Pet id UK. Member of The National Register Of Dog Trainers And Behaviourists UK. Member of the K9Training Institute. PRICES

One to one sessions take place in your own home and start from £250 depending on location. Price Frequently Asked Questions:
What does the price include?
• Full assessment of your dog (or dogs) to ascertain the root cause and or potential environmental influences contributing towards the exacerbation or development of unwanted behavioural issues. You will be made aware of the cause of the behavioural issue and will actively take part in the solution.
• A clear plan of action will be put in place to turn unwanted behaviours around and re-establish a calm and balanced relationship between dog and owner based on implementing the re-direction of self-taught unwanted behaviours from the dog.
• A report is provided covering everything that is visited throughout the session to include specific pointers relevant specifically for the dog worked with. This should be followed each day with consistency from the owner/s for a bare minimum of the following two months.
• In addition to this, support by phone or WhatsApp video is available for the life of your pet at no extra charge. How long will the session take? The session will last up to 4 hours, but I do not clock watch. Why do you not split the sessions into several shorter sessions? I do not drip feed information into shorter sessions over time as this is a more effective way for me to impart information and guarantee understanding from the client. My clients also find this more cost effective. Where will the session take place? The session will take place both inside and out, depending on specific requirements. What methods do you use? No harsh methods such as prong collars, shock collars, shouting or beating are ever used. Equally, distraction techniques involving food, toys and excessive verbal communication will be kept to a bare minimum. What else do you go over?
• Clients will be helped to understand and recognise specific aspects of their own dog’s body language, eye contact and verbal communication, as well as any contributing environmental factors that may be relevant.
• The owner will learn how to communicate with their dog from a point of view that the dog understands, rather than relying solely on manmade constructs such as obedience training. What is the difference between Training and Behaviour issues? Behavioural problems are exactly that and cannot always be resolved with training involving food or toy-based distraction. The solutions are achieved by providing lifestyle changes and adjustments to daily interactions rather than relying on isolated training techniques. This removes the need for owners to set aside specific set times each day to engage in training exercises, but rather utilises adjustments to day-to-day interactions between dog and owner, to find effective solutions. Once behaviour issues are addressed and resolved, you will find that training techniques are either not required or that your dog is far more receptive, and the techniques are more effective as you and your dog now understand each other. Terms and conditions
Please note, a 30% non refundable deposit will be required at point of booking. Session dates will be held open for 24 hours and are secured when the deposit invoice is cleared. The deposit cost is deducted from the overall cost of the session on the day of booking.

Nice chilled session with this adorable 6mnth GSD today. If you would like to book in for August, WhatsApp 07714 305677 ...
02/07/2025

Nice chilled session with this adorable 6mnth GSD today. If you would like to book in for August, WhatsApp 07714 305677 or visit b2bcaninebehaviourist.co.uk

Today is a good day! A part of my job as a behaviourist that might not be so widely known is that of assessing dogs for ...
26/06/2025

Today is a good day!
A part of my job as a behaviourist that might not be so widely known is that of assessing dogs for legal reasons. Whether that be privately or in conjunction with Thames Valley Police.
Last month I was asked to assess an XL Bully who was picked up by police in July 2024. After multiple adjournments I was asked to assess her at a police compound and then present my report in front of the court. After one further adjournment, today her owner was granted a Contingent Destruction Order which means she can now start the process of going home! I will now be smiling for the rest of the day 😊 thank you Charlotte Pezzuto for you assistance during the assessment, it was greatly appreciated. I can't post the video, so instead are some screenshots.
I would like to add that contrary to what people might say, the dogs that are kept in police kennels are looked after extremely well.

From the smallest to the tallest! Had a lovely session with this gorgeous girl today 😊 To book a session, WhatsApp 07714...
25/06/2025

From the smallest to the tallest! Had a lovely session with this gorgeous girl today 😊
To book a session, WhatsApp 07714 305677 or visit b2bcaninebehaviourist.co.uk

The Scotish Terrier. Feisty would be an understatement for this little guy 😆I am taking bookings for August. WhatsApp 07...
24/06/2025

The Scotish Terrier. Feisty would be an understatement for this little guy 😆
I am taking bookings for August. WhatsApp 07714 305677 or visit b2bcaninebehaviourist.co.uk

12/06/2025

🔸Roman mosaic depicting a dog with the inscription Cave canem ("Beware of the dog"), 1st century AD, located at the entrance to the House of the Tragic Poet in Pompeii, Italy.

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Great session today with this handsome boy. Honestly, whats not to love! To book a session, WhatsApp 07714 305677 or vis...
11/06/2025

Great session today with this handsome boy. Honestly, whats not to love! To book a session, WhatsApp 07714 305677 or visit b2bcaninebehaviourist.co.uk

The case study for Minnie, the Spanial with addisons disease is now live on my website. You can view it here 😊
09/06/2025

The case study for Minnie, the Spanial with addisons disease is now live on my website. You can view it here 😊

Read our latest case studies of our dogs we have worked with across Oxfordshire and surrounding counties...

July is filling up! If you would like to book a one to one session, WhatsApp 07714 305677 or visit b2bcaninebehaviourist...
09/06/2025

July is filling up! If you would like to book a one to one session, WhatsApp 07714 305677 or visit b2bcaninebehaviourist.co.uk

Springer Spanial with addisons disease. This week I got to work with this gorgeous girl. When most people think about be...
08/06/2025

Springer Spanial with addisons disease. This week I got to work with this gorgeous girl. When most people think about behaviour problems in dogs such as reactive behaviour, resource guarding and separation anxiety, there are numerous ways to tackle the issues. But when a dog with addisons disease AND separation anxiety comes along, that's a whole different thing. In short, addisons is a hormonal disorder that occurs when the adrenal glands fail to produce enough cortisol.
Cortisol is essential for managing stress. A certain amount of cortisol spike is healthy in dogs as it helps with the fight or flight response.
With a dog that is unable to produce cortisol it can be a real threat to health, and even more so if a dog has an anxiety problem.
The task, to work out a plan of action to make sure she lives her life with zero stress.
I will be uploading her full case study to my website this week, so if you are interested in how I am helping her owners achieve this, check in on my website this week at b2bcaninebehaviourist.co.uk

Always one of my favourite breeds to work with, and what a beauty he is! WhatsApp or visit b2bcaninebehaviourist.co.uk t...
21/05/2025

Always one of my favourite breeds to work with, and what a beauty he is! WhatsApp or visit b2bcaninebehaviourist.co.uk to book a one to one session.

I still have a few slots left for June. If you would like to book a one to one session WhatsApp or visit b2bcaninebehavi...
18/05/2025

I still have a few slots left for June. If you would like to book a one to one session WhatsApp or visit b2bcaninebehaviourist.co.uk

11/05/2025

This is a lovely little Beagle that I worked with a short while back. Her digging had destroyed her owners garden, but the solution is not always figuring out how to stop unwanted behaviour but instead to re-direcrt it, which is what we did here.
To book a session, WhatsApp or visit b2bcaninebehaviourist.co.uk

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