Dog Training in Surrey

Truthfully, there is rarely a ‘quick fix’. Nobody should be claiming to be able to wave a magic wand and fix your dog-problem. Often the solution is actually quite a simple one but the time commitment really comes from you applying what you learn from us, consistently every day, when we’re not around. We certainly don’t unnecessarily advise that everyone visits us 4 times a month, but we do advise that you commit 100% to your intention to help your dog. Just like our motto says: Faciam Propter Canem – Do it for your dog. We will however try to give you a pragmatic ball park figure, where, if you work consistently, you should see some degree of change or improvement. 

The straight answer is no however, we can accommodate up to three dogs/two handlers in bespoke classes but we do require that the dogs are adequately socialised (i.e. not overly friendly with other dogs to the point of being unable to focus) and the handlers are familiar with each other – i.e. friends or family members who both have dogs and wish to learn together. These are managed on request and not a standard offering. Please contact us to discuss.

The reason we do not do group classes is because, much like people, each dog has its own personality and differences in learning style. We cannot claim to cater for 10 dogs at a time and still be able to fairly offer you the support, guidance and advice that you are paying for. Nobody really can without forcing the dog to fit a mould that doesn’t best suit it.

No. Socialisation as we commonly understand it is vastly misconstrued. What it means to us and what it means to the dog are two different things. As a society we want to enable everything – if somebody wants to do something, we allow it, because saying no is considered ‘mean’. Socialisation done properly is actually teaching the dog to be comfortable around everything it may come across – dogs, people, cars, bikes, critters, loud noises – and remain calm. What it isn’t is allowing a dog to freely run up to, engage with and force itself upon another dog or person. This only serves to teach the dog that it is allowed to do these things in every situation. This is often the cause of barrier reactivity and can result in some quite nasty dog-fights.

If socialisation done right is something you’d like to discuss, or if this has just sparked a lightbulb moment for you, get in touch. We regularly run sessions focussed solely on socialisation and environmental conditioning for our clients. 

We will work with every breed that comes to us. To date we’ve had Pomeranians, Autism Support Labradors, over excitable German Shepherds, a Malinois facing euthanasia, an unknown breed with an extensive bite history, the most wildly reactive rare French Bulldog, a Doberman in competitive obedience and everything in between. We wont shy away from aggression cases – in fact we often find there is an element of concern about ‘aggression’ with the majority of people who come to us. We also take on rescues regardless of origin or back story. We have never turned a dog away.

We do reserve the right to withhold service from any restricted breeds within the United Kingdom unless the legal conditions of their ownership are met and maintained.

Yes. We train Emotional Support/Welfare Assistance/Public Access/School Access Dogs (sometimes called Pat Dogs) in conjunction with a commercial training provider who provide all of the training materials along with additional support and authorise us to assess and verify dogs and their handlers on their behalf. If this is something you would like to know more about, please contact us.