Canine Behaviour & Training
 
Hi and welcome!
 

My name is Katie and I’m a Canine Behaviourist. Having owned dogs almost all my adult life, most of them rescued, I have built up over 20 years of experience good bad and ugly and I’m proud to say that I have learned from my mistakes and used that experience to be a better trainer today. I am currently owned and trained by my 3 Bull Terriers; my mini Koda who I raised from a puppy and my 2 gorgeous standards Cassini and Jellybean Lollipop both of whom I rescued. I work hard to eradicate the bad reputation of this much maligned breed including fostering for breed charities and Hope Rescue. If you see me out with my babies come and say hello, be prepared for an enthusiastic greeting and lots of licks (and that’s just from the dogs!) and you will see just how wonderful and well behaved Bullies can be!

During the course of our time together, I aim to provide you with the skills and confidence to communicate much more effectively with your dog. Quite often problems occur as a result of misunderstandings due to the language barrier, stress will also have a major affect on behaviour from both humans and dogs: if you are stressed so is your dog. If your dog is stressed so are you.

 

There are many different methods of training and rehabilitating dogs and puppies including the old fashioned, outdated and sometimes abusive ‘dominance’ and ‘pack leader/alpha’ theories and techniques. If this is what you want for your dog then please try another trainer. I prefer the more scientific and modern methods such as Clicker Training, meaning I won’t subject your pet dog to harsh or abrasive methods. I specialise in Sub-Threshold and Aggression Training and Canine Communication which I will explain on the Behaviour page.

I believe the sky is the limit for learning about dogs and I fully support inclusion, being differently-abled myself (I have a learning and physical disability), therefore I can adapt my delivery to suit your needs; I have helped many families with different issues, needs and desires. Although I receive many calls about Bull breeds I work with any breed, any age with any problem. I’m currently based in Siston, near Bristol, South Gloucestershire and cover much of the South West including much of the surrounding counties, just give me a call to see if I can help although you may need to come to me in certain cases. I am passionate about what I do, this will be evident when you meet me, I simply adore animals and sharing my knowledge and understanding with clients experiencing trouble makes me very happy, especially when they achieve their goals. I’m called for many reasons to help with families and their pet dogs and puppies, from choosing a puppy, rehabilitating their current dog or rescue dog, introducing a baby or new dog or puppy to the home, to helping charities and company staff. Behaviour and training often go hand in hand to gain maximum benefit for your dog it may be essential to go back to basics in some cases. I have an excellent reputation with clients and professionals alike and had the ultimate accolade bestowed upon me by a grateful client; they named their first born child after me. Read on for further information.

Katie

ADTB CFRI MSFTR
Associate Member of PDTE

 

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