Some issues are more complex than simply teaching your dog to sit and lie down.  When you find yourself with a dog that has developed some more serious behaviour concerns, it can be a very stressful and difficult thing to be dealing with.  It can even be incredibly embarrassing, particularly when you love your four legged friend so dearly!

Lesley can help you with the more complex behviour modification in situations such as dog to dog reactivity, dog to person reactivity, high levels of stress and anxiety related behaviours, fearfulness, phobias and more.

You don’t have to just “live with it”, and you certainly don’t have to do it alone.  Lesley will work with you and your family to compassionately and ethically change the undesired behaviour into better ones.

Lesley will NOT ever use or recommend the use of any tool or method that trains through fear or pain to seek “submission” or compliance in your dog, (including tools such as shock or e-collars, prong collars, choke chains etc).  Only methods that are the most up to date, proven, and respectful of your dog as a living being will be used in the training, even in the most difficult of cases.

Positive Reinforcement training may seem like a slower process, but the mental health of your dog is just as important as his physical health.  It is scientifically proven as the method that achieves the best long term changes.  We believe lasting relationships with your dog or dogs should be build on foundations of trust, respect and love, no matter the problem behaviour being presented.

If you have any questions, or are not sure about how we could help you, please use the form below and Lesley will call you to discuss your particular situation.