ABOUT ME

Hi, my name is Stephen, I am a qualified canine behaviourist, dog trainer and dog walker. Here I am with my 4 year old Springer Spaniel, Barney. My journey in dog training began through my love of dogs, the joy they bring into our lives and understanding how each dog has it's very own unique way of learning.

Through my training, I help you understand your dogs needs by helping you learn about your own dogs unique psychology and communicating with them in a way that they understand as canines.

We work at your dogs unique pace, in simple to understand steps to implement, where they themselves learn what is needed of them through kind, loving leadership and without any need for endless training sessions.

MY METHOD OF TRAINING

I believe that it’s time for a new way of thinking about how we work with our dogs. The time has come for a change to a connection based approach that your dog really understands and thrives with, empowering you to understand their canine language and coming into a new partnership with your canine companion.

Traditional training will tend to focus only on SYMPTOMS, however this can be a slow approach and can often result over time, that the same or even different issues return, leading to weeks or months more training.

With my method of training, I teach you how to understand why your dogs unwanted behaviour is causing you problems, how they individually learn and the psychology of these UNDERLYING ISSUES.

During the first consultation I look at your dogs unique personality and explain why there are issues that have arisen.

Once you have a full understanding of your dogs behaviour, we put steps in place, enabling you to clearly communicate with your dog, in a way they understand as a canine. Through this it clearly communicates to the dog that the undesirable behaviour is no longer necessary. Your dog will be calmer and stop the unwanted behaviours of it's own free will and start making the right decisions through your guidance and direction.

SETTING YOURSELF AND MOST IMPORTANTLY YOUR DOG UP FOR SUCCESS

WITH A ROCK SOLID FOUNDATION

In the training we work together in your home to begin with and at your dogs pace. I share how you can come alongside your dog quickly and easily using the 5 Key Pillars of Success, and in doing so ACHIEVE POWERFUL RESULTS that far surpass what can be achieved using weeks or months of traditional training methods as it really moves at your dogs pace, working with your dogs own unique personality.

USING THESE METHODS YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO GAIN YOUR DOGS FULL TRUST IN A WAY THAT THEY FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT IS NEEDED OF THEM, only then will unwanted behaviours fall away.

ANY AGE ANY BREED OF DOG

Whether you have a new pup or new dog that is starting life in their pawever home, a new rescue or a dog that has developed behavioural challenges, together in my consultation, we create a rock solid foundation with a step by step plan that you can follow. I provide handouts for you with clear and concise instructions to follow tailored to your dogs needs.

With these in place you can move ahead and see the unwanted behaviours change yourself, without the need for endless sessions of training as we work together with your dogs own unique psychology.

AREAS COVERED

TRAINING: STROUD AND COVERING A 50 MILE RADIUS INCLUDING ALL OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE,

including Gloucester, Cheltenham, Cirencester, Dursley and Dursley.

DOG WALKING SERVICE: STROUD AREAS ONLY.

IN MY FREE TIME

I enjoy tending my organic allotment and garden, reading books about dog psychology, getting away in the camper van with my wife and Barney, eclipse chasing and moon bathing.

My business isn't on social media as I have grown it organically

and gives me the time to concentrate on you and your dogs.