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Dog behaviour & obedience training
Aggression, reactivity, pulling on the lead or ignoring you completely. You are not alone, and it is fixable.
One to one training at Tingley, serving Leeds & Wakefield, and Sheffield · Home and park visits available
Behaviour & obedience
We fix the cause, not the symptom.
Our training is built around understanding why your dog behaves the way they do. We don’t mask problems or offer quick fixes. We find the root cause, deal with it directly, and give you the communication skills to keep the results long after training ends.
Every course is written for your dog specifically: their history, their triggers, and what you want life together to look like. Whatever stage you are at, we will meet you there, and we will get you to where you want to be.
What we help with
If it makes daily life harder, we cover it.
These are the behaviours owners bring to us most. If yours isn’t listed, ask us. It almost certainly has the same root.
Dog to dog aggression
Lunging, barking or fighting when another dog comes close.
Dog to human aggression
Growling, snapping or biting at family, visitors or strangers.
Nervousness
Fearful, hiding, shaking, or overwhelmed by the everyday.
Separation anxiety
Distress, noise or damage when they are left alone.
Pulling on the lead
Walks that feel like being towed rather than walking together.
Poor recall & running off
Coming back only when they feel like it, or not at all.
Jumping up
At you, your guests, or strangers in the street.
Over excitement
Unable to settle, especially around people or other dogs.
Mouthing & nipping
Teeth on hands, clothes or ankles that should have stopped by now.
Food manners & guarding
Stiffening or threatening around their bowl, bed or belongings.
Noisy dogs
Barking at the door, the window, or everything that moves.
Toilet training
Accidents in the house that have gone on longer than they should.
How your course is built
Foundations first. Always.
Your dog needs to understand you, how you communicate, and what you expect before specific problems can be properly fixed. Skip that and results never last. The foundations of all our training were co-written by our in-house certified dog behaviourist and head trainer.
STAGE ONE
Foundations
Building the relationship and a clear way of communicating, so your dog can read you, trust you and respond to you consistently.
STAGE TWO
Specific issues
With the foundations in place, we work methodically through the behaviours that brought you to us, dealing with the cause each time.
STAGE THREE
Obedience
The techniques that give you safe, reliable control in everyday life. And once you have that, you get to have far more fun together.
Owners are often amazed how quickly their dog progresses one to one, and how quickly their own ability to communicate improves alongside it.
Add to your course
When you want to go further, faster.
Boost Day
A full day of intensive training with one of our professional trainers. Drop your dog off in the morning, collect them at the end of the day. Your dog works on the key behaviours from their assessment, starting with the relationship, and makes significant progress in a short time. It also shows us how quickly they are likely to progress over the course.
- Relationship building first, then behaviour work
- Socialisation and manners around other dogs
- Obedience and controlling excitement
- Includes one of your one hour sessions, covering the theory and exercises to continue at home
Home or park visits
If a behaviour only happens at home, or in one particular place near you, we can add a visit to your course and work on it right where it happens.
About home visitsOur approach
What we do, and what we don’t.
We don’t follow a script or pick a side. What we use is logic, explained in plain English.
We teach first
A dog can’t fairly be held to account for something they haven’t been taught. Understanding comes before anything else.
No bribery with food
A dog working for treats decides whether the reward is worth it. Understanding doesn’t switch off when the treats run out.
No labels
Force free, purely positive, balanced. We are none of them. We do what the dog in front of us actually needs.
Training starts one to one
Your dog is never asked to concentrate in a room full of other dogs before they are ready.
How to get started
It starts with an assessment.
Around an hour at your nearest centre. We find out why the behaviour is happening, then write a course to fix it, build good communication between you and your dog, and give you reliable obedience. Your trainer talks you through the options on the day.
Book a course within 30 days and we deduct £50 for your first dog and £25 for each additional dog from the price.
Other ways to train
Not quite the right fit?
Frequently asked questions
Can you help with an aggressive dog?
Yes. Aggression towards dogs and people is a significant part of what we do, and we are referred cases by veterinary practices across Yorkshire. Tell us the full history when you book so we can place you with the right trainer.
Is my dog too old to change?
No. Age changes how long an established habit takes to unpick, not whether it can be done. Older dogs often concentrate for longer than puppies.
Do you use treats?
Not to drive behaviour. A dog working for food is always weighing up whether the reward is worth it. We build understanding instead, which holds up in the situations where food never would.
How much does a behaviour course cost?
Every course is written after your assessment, so the price depends on what your dog needs. You receive the exact cost in writing at the assessment, with no obligation to book. The assessment is £50 and comes off your course if you book within 30 days.
The problem only happens at home. Can you still help?
Yes. We can add a home or park visit to your course and work on the behaviour exactly where it happens.