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A. Kevin Wrigley BSc. Dip.CABC, our behavioural trainer,
has many years of experience in dealing with many types of behaviour problems displayed by dogs, and over this time he has
gained the following qualifications on the subject: -
Post Graduate Diploma in Companion Animal Behaviour Counselling;
University of Southampton.
Certificate in Canine Behaviour and Training;
Northern Centre for Animal Behaviour.
Certificate in Advanced Pet Behaviour Therapy; Centre of
Applied Pet Ethology.
A. We carry out behavioural consultations for problems that
cannot be dealt with in the normal class environment. These problems include aggression to other dogs and people, excessive
barking in many different situations, destructive behaviour such as chewing the furniture and other separation related problems,
over excited behaviour with visitors and virtually any other abnormal or excessive canine behaviour that you can think of.
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A. We always like to carry out behavioural consultations
at the owner's home. This gives us a chance to see the dog behaving in his normal environment, and to get a much better picture
of the type of life the dog leads. Being in the owner's own home creates a more relaxed atmosphere where the owner feels more
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A. The home visit for a behavioural problem lasts approximately
two hours. We strongly believe that in order to help with canine behavioural problems we need to look at as much of the dog's
lifestyle as possible rather than just concentrating on the aspects of the problem that are obvious. This dramatically improves
the likelihood of achieving worthwhile results. So to aid this gathering of information, during the visit our behavioural
trainer will ask a series of questions designed to obtain as much information as possible about the dog's day-to-day life
and about the problem itself. He will then give his professional opinion as to how the problem developed, and design a program
of training and lifestyle changes for the owner to carry out in order to improve the dog's behaviour. If appropriate to the
problem and the situation the behavioural trainer will show you how to begin the training program with the dog, this may also
involve going out with you and the dog for a short time. |
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A. Most home visits are followed by a 45-minute
follow-on training or rehabilitation session at our outdoor venue. These rehabilitation sessions are strongly recommended
in the case of dog-to-dog aggression. During these sessions we will use our own dogs to enable us to teach your dog to be
calm in the presence of other dogs.
Telephone back up is always available for any questions related to your dog. Also further
training sessions can be booked by the hour at any time following the initial visit. If suitable we are also able to integrate
your dog into general training or agility classes should you so wish. |
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