Dog training
Services around dog training
A dog needs far more services than training alone. We have put them in order: seven categories, each with its subcategories, explained briefly, so you know what you are looking for before you call anyone.
How to read this page
A map, not a price list
We do not offer every service below. Some we run ourselves, others happen at a veterinary practice, a grooming salon, a boarding kennel, or with people we work alongside.
The point of this page is different: to help you understand what each service actually is, which dog it suits and what to ask before you buy it. A badly chosen service does more harm than none at all.
Every subcategory that is live has its own page, with the situations where it helps, what it looks like when it is done well, and where the limits are.
How to choose a service: principles that apply to all of them
Catalogue
The seven categories
Open the category you are interested in. The underlined subcategories already have their own page.
Care and supervision
Who stays with your dog when you cannot: at its own home, in boarding, or just for a few hours a day.
Training and education
Ways of working with an instructor, from a single session at home to preparing for exams.
- Training at home
- Board and Train - training while boarding
- One-to-one dog training sessions
- Behaviour assessment
- Correcting behaviour problems
- Controlled socialisation for puppies and adults
- Preparing for adoption
- Settling a new dog into the family
- Preparing your dog for a new baby
- Advice before buying or adopting a dog
- Temperament testing
- Preparing for exams, competitions and dog sports
Activities and burning energy
What to do with all that energy: movement, exploration, scent games and sport for fun.
Physical care
Coat, nails, teeth, muscles and weight: the part you can see and the part that hurts.
Services for owners
Here you are the one learning, not the dog: courses, advice and support after training ends.
- Courses for future owners
- Canine first aid workshops
- Courses on canine body language
- Advice on choosing equipment
- Personalised activity plans
- Advice on travelling with your animal
- Preparing your dog for crates and car travel
- Advice for families with several dogs
- Online support after training courses
- Monthly training subscriptions
Veterinary and logistics
The medical side and the paperwork: practice, vaccinations, microchip, tests, transport and documents.
Retail and events
Equipment, rentals, photography and events: everything organised around the dog.
Not sure which one you need?
Tell us what is actually going on with your dog and we will tell you which kind of service would help. Sometimes the answer is “nothing on this list”.