My business is providing positively reinforced training for you and your dog.

See below for training packages that best fit your situation.

Puppy Training | Animal Training | Shropshire

I’ll bring relief to your home with practical puppy training solutions via my home-based programme or puppy classes.

After my training packages, you’ll enjoy:

Relaxing walks with your dog.

Peace in your home and a calm canine after a busy work day.

Joyful visits from family and friends, embarassment free.

Fun! Imagine the adventures you’ll enjoy when your dog learns ‘come!’.

Build Manners Package

Establish polite behaviour and basic manners

If you are ready to establish polite behaviour and basic manners with your dog then my ‘Build Manners Package is for you.

Suitable for adolescent dogs (5 months plus), rescue dogs, dogs who missed puppy training, or as a continuation from puppy training.

Together we’ll address:

  • Basic manners every dog should know: sit, settle, give, take, stay and say please
  • Self control: not jumping up, leave, polite hellos and goodbyes, coming when called
  • Lead walking skills

Sessions will be tailored to your needs and your dog’s needs, but a typical plan would look like this:

4 x sessions at my training barn and dog-safe arena
1 x session at your home
3 x sessions out and about: walking in the park, visiting town, coffee with friends

8 x 1-hour sessions £480.00

Total Recall Package

For Dogs Who Ignore Your Calls

A dog that comes when called is a huge pleasure to own; but more importantly, a dog that comes when called is critically important and can literally save lives.

Ignoring the recall, selective deafness and running away are common issues.

This package will teach you how you can overcome these problems and have a dog that comes back to you when you call him or her – every time.

Together, we’ll address:

  • How to use rewards effectively to reinforce your dog’s behaviour
  • Training with distractions
  • Building distance and stilll have your dog return to you
  • Future proofing your recall

Sessions will be tailored to your needs and your dog’s needs, but a typical plan would look like this:

2 x sessions at my training barn and dog safe arena
1 x session In your home – recall in your home, your garden, and with your family and visitors
1 x session out and about – in a new / exciting environment – few distractions
1 x out and about – in a new / exciting environment – with distractions

5 x 1-hour sessions £300

'No Pull' Package

For all dogs that pull on the lead.

It is uncomfortable, possibly detrimental to your health and potentially dangerous if your dog pulls on their lead when you take them for a walk.

All dogs can learn to walk nicely on the lead – but it takes time, patience, consistency and perseverance.

Together we will address:

  • Using rewards effectively to reinforce your dog’s behaviour on the lead
  • Managing arousal before you put on your dog’s harness and lead
  • Teaching your dog to sit or stand for his harness and lead
  • Waiting for you to go through the door
  • Building connection and focus from your dog
  • Walking past distractions

Sessions will be tailored to your needs and your dog’s needs but a typical plan would look like this:

1 session in your home –
3 sessions in my training barn and arena
1 session out and about – quiet area with few distractions,
1 session out and about – walk with more distractions

6 x 1-hour sessions £360

I’ll customise every session based on your dog’s progress and your needs.

Hooligan Hounds Package

Older Puppy? My Hooligan Hounds package will be ideal

Have you finished puppy training, and would like to continue your training?

Or perhaps you were unable to attend puppy classes

Or has your puppy hit adolescence – the terrible teens!?

This package is specifically designed for friendly*, adolescent dogs who are 6 months to 2 years old. It is ideal for dog owners who have acquired a young rescue dog who is too old for puppy class; dogs who perhaps didn’t go to puppy class or for owners who would like to continue their dog’s training after finishing puppy school.

I will help you to continue your puppy’s education:

  • Manners every dog should know – sit, down, stay, learning to relax.
  • Greeting guests, strangers and other dogs politely
  • Coming when you call – the first time!
  • Going through doors and getting out of the car safely
  • Walking politely on his lead
  • To give and take when asked, and to leave things alone he should not eat.

6 x 1-hour sessions £360

These are held in my training barn and dog-safe arena

Grumps and Growlers

Mortified every time your dog growls and lunges at your neighbour’s dog? Stressed before your walk begins because your dog barks at everyone? Worried you’re going to suffer serious injury because your dog’s behaviour is out-of-control?

Give me a call, together we’ll improve:

  • Pulling on the lead: I’ll teach your dog to walk, politely on the lead—no matter who passes you.
  • Barking, lunging, and snarling: I’ll show you positive techniques to reduce your dog’s aggressive displays towards nearby dogs or people.
  • Self-control: Let me make your walks more peaceful with a calm dog who stays focused on you.

You’ll learn:

  • How to interpret your dog’s unique stress signs BEFORE she has an embarrassing reaction.
  • Tips to prevent scary situations whilst your dog is learning appropriate behaviours.
  • Positive, scientifically-sound techniques to alter your dog’s underlying emotions—the cause of her reactivity.

The number of training sessions you and your dog require will depend on the severity of your dog’s behaviour and your needs, but generally 8 sessions will set you and your dog up for success.

Sessions will be tailored to your needs and your dog’s needs, but a typical plan would look like this:

  • 3 sessions in my training barn and dog safe arena
  • 3 sessions out and about – quiet area with few distractions
  • 2 sessions out and about – walk with more distractions

8 x 1-hour sessions £480.00

Puppy Training Shropshire

Let me be your personal dog behaviourist. I’ll provide relief in every session.

Puppy Training Shropshire

Let me be your personal dog behaviourist. I’ll provide relief in every session.

My lovely clients agree.

Valerie is flexible with appointments, and is very easy to deal with. The advice she offered was in-depth, comprehensive, and really well tailored to our needs, whilst also being simple, understandable and effective.

A Happy Customer

Our dogs had developed some intractable bad habits, and Valerie gave us a completely different approach to tackle them. The dogs adored her and eagerly awaited every session. They have responded surprisingly quickly and have now turned a corner. We now have the confidence to continue reinforcing the new regime.

Esther Peacock

A few months ago we got a rescue kitten to keep our other cat company! The introductions did not go well and the fur literally flew! Valerie helped us to understand how cats interact, and how to go about reintroducing the two cats to one another. She gave us strategies to help the older cat accept the kitten into her territory. Valerie’s knowledge, humour and empathy turned what was a nightmare situation into a happy two cat-household.

Claude, Clive and the Sinclair Family

Valerie is wonderful. We find her approach perfect for our four very individual rescue dogs. She has come into our home and without judgment or criticism she has delivered professional and clear guidance enabling us to stop tearing our hair out and become confident dog owners. We look forward to our sessions and truly enjoy Valerie’s professional teaching style and likeable nature. Our dogs love her too!

Betsy, Roxie, Jerry, Franky, Lexie and Joe Sparks

Just completed the Grumps & Growlers course with my Border Terrier. So beneficial for me as much as my dog. Great being able to learn and practice skills in a controlled environment with people who understand the issues. Valerie is very positive and calm and gave helpful course notes each week. Would definitely recommend.

Rachel and Ghillie

Valerie worked with us and Bailey and helped us understand why he behaved as he did, and also helped us to see things from his point of view. She was so kind and patient with Bailey and taught us ways to help Bailey cope with the outside world. Valerie’s knowledge, empathy and practical solutions have turned our walks from daily nightmares to enjoyable outings which are fun for Bailey and a million times less stressful for us!

Bailey and the Connor Family

Valerie’s support and guidance has been invaluable, giving me the  coping mechanisms I need for my two beautiful, but very different, sausage dogs. The behaviour consultation gave a good starting block and provided a greater understanding of ‘why?’ and pointers on how to handle difficult situations. The mini group sessions (both Grumps and Growlers and Hooligan Hounds) are great as you meet some lovely people/dogs and get to try out the techniques first hand. I feel confident about managing potentially difficult situations and walks are now a much more pleasant experience – and the dogs just love her. Thank you.

Louise, Rosie and Margot

 

Thank you for all your help, you have done an amazing job, and if it wasn’t for you Nelson would’ve been rehomed.

Chelsea Young

Working with Valerie gave me so much confidence as a first-time dog owner. She listened to everything I had to say about what we were looking to gain from the one 2 one sessions and based our training around it as well as adding in training she believed to be useful to us. I fully recommend the Animal Behaviour Business and I can’t thank Valerie enough for the well-behaved puppy we are left with.

Lizzi Hewer-Connelly

Thank you so much for showing us effective training techniques that have proved just perfect for training Toby our Cocker Spaniel pup. Toby is now far better behaved, calmer and easier to control with your amazing 1:1 tutoring. The weeks’ stay has been invaluable for us all. The course was perfectly balanced and fun! The Studio flat is pristine, peaceful and a total delight. Thank you again.

 

Wendy, Kevin, Toby and Muffin

My puppy Mabel and I have just completed a Puppy Life Skills course with Valerie which has been excellent. My puppy has learned so much on the course and so have I! Valerie is patient, encouraging and supportive – she is very happy to discuss any concerns you have with your dog or answer questions about training – it’s obvious she is very knowledgeable and an experienced dog behaviourist/trainer. Highly recommended! Thank you Valerie.

Sarah and Mabel

She manages to tread a fine line about being realistic regarding goals, and what can be achieved, with positivity that makes improvement seem possible. We have really valued her input, and have seen improvements already, both in our knowledge of how to deal with our dog’s behaviour, and the behaviour shown by our dog. We thoroughly recommend the Animal Behaviour Business!

Sarah, Rob and Choccy Simmons

We absolutely recommend Valerie if you and your pet are need of some coaching and support. I lacked confidence as a first time pet owner – good to read books but putting puppy skills into practice is a different matter altogether. Valerie patiently (and with great humour) helped us to understand our Vizsla better giving us great tips and techniques to bring about better behaviours (in all of us!) A big thumbs up for and thank-you to Valerie; we think you’re fab:-)

Debbie & Timm

Having one dog that ran off and chased deer and one that had become aggressive towards other dogs turned walks into something that I dreaded. Valerie has been a life saver, understanding, encouraging and very practical, not just giving the theory, but coming out on walks to help me put her amazingly effective advice into practice. I would wholeheartedly recommend Valerie to anyone wanting help with their dog’s behaviour.

Sue Buys

My whippet puppy Scout and I have just completed the puppy life skills training.
Valerie is calm, helpful and very knowledgeable. We both thoroughly enjoyed our training and completed the course with us both having learned a lot.
Would highly recommend.
Lisa and Scout

The support we received from Valerie while training Bailey was invaluable. Bailey was a rescue dog with a difficult start in life – he had a few bad experiences in his previous home and when we got him he was terrified of pretty much everything! We were at our wit’s end as Bailey couldn’t even step outside the house without becoming extremely stressed and frightened.

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