Happydogsnortheast for canine behaviour and training instruction

Fully insured canine behaviour trainer (MBIPDT)
Courses available in UK and overseas covering dog behaviour & training
One to one training and behavioural consultations

Introduction

Happy dogs Northeast is a dog training consultancy offering first-rate training instruction.
Courses are available in training dogs to:

· Come when called

· Specialist dedicated recall training for problem dogs

· Walk without pulling

· Search and track

· Scent discrimination (like narcotic dogs)

· Puppy help and advice (you need this before your pup is 12 weeks old)!

· Training for security handlers in partnership with Black Banks Kennels

· All work is one on one unless otherwise requested

David is working towards and is a member of The Kennel Club Accreditation Scheme for Instructors in Dog Training and Canine Behaviour
If you want bespoke help with a top of the range ‘personal trainer’ Happydogs Northeast is for you. All training methods are modern positive reinforcement based.
E-mail us at happydogsnortheast@gmail.com Telephone: 01325-722339 or 07845982232

Method

Having made contact and agreed on a consultation, we will arrange to meet you and your dog. Some ideas will be offered in order that you understand your dog & it you!
A structured program will be tailored to you and your dog. The method used is a simple uncomplicated approach using praise and reward for encouragement. All training, unless exceptional circumstances are run on a one on one basis.
So long as you the owner are prepared to keep working with your dog, and maintain a consistent approach, your dog will continue to respond favourably towards you.

Aims & Objectives

* For us to understand you and your dog
* To appreciate your requirements
* Help you understand why your dog behaves as it does
* Show you how to improve your dogs behaviour
* Offer a program to maintain the situation

About us

David began running Happy Dogs North East over 20 years ago to learn about different breeds of dog and their behaviour. He served many years as a police dog handler in a county constabulary. David has taken many courses both within the police service and since retiring to further his knowledge and abilities concerning dogs. David is one of few people named on John Rogerson's web site to take training consultations, and he has just returned home after spending four weeks with John in India both as a student bringing his methods and ideas up to date, and as an assistant instructor on the CSI course. He is a dog behaviour trainer and professional dog-training instructor. A Member of the BritishInstitute of Professional Dog Trainers, and enrolled for the Kennel Club Accreditation Scheme for Instructors, working towards accreditation.
E-mail us on: happydogsnortheast@gmail.com
Call for a chat on: 01325-722339
Mobile: 07845982232
David MG Davies (MBIPDT)

What you may want to know about us

Happydogsnortheast is a small business run by me, David Davies. I keep my business small because I want to deliver you the best dog training and behavioural experience possible. I take the calls, and I give the advice. It will be me that calls to see you or that you come to for training. All my consultations are unless otherwise requested run one to one. I do not believe a client can possibly be given enough attention if part of a group, and the bigger the group, the more the client may be under helped.
I have held an interest and love for dogs my entire life. I have trained and worked with dogs most of my adult life, and for seventeen years dogs were the bread and butter and tools of my trade. I owe dogs much. For over twenty years I have made a living from working with dogs in one form or another. Whilst I love and enjoy what I do, this is my income. I don’t do this as a hobby or to supplement my salary. I make a living doing this because I am confident in what I deliver and have a good client base.
Come to me for help and I will give honest opinion, based on a lifetime of experience in the world of dogs. I will not talk about dominating, wolves, or anything of that nature. What I will do is to get you to understand your dog, why it behaves as it does, and help you learn how to have a better relationship with it. You will love the journey!
Happy dog ownership
David

Training Tips

Teaching your dog

Training a dog is not about making it perform in a particular way, it is about influencing it to make it WANT to perform for you!

Have a look at your dogs breed - then ask yourself 'what was he/she bred for?

You probably can now answer for yourself - the reason it is behaving the way it is!!!

decide upon what to teach
ask yourself 'why you want to teach it!'
find a suitable reward (remember, this doesnt have to be food, touch, a toy. It can be whatever the dog wants at the time)
gain dogs attention
show what is required
give verbal prompt or command
mark correct response as it occurs
reward by appropriate method
when a dog finds something leads to a reward, it increases the chances that it will do it again

unwanted behaviour

if feasible and behaviour is unwanted, make it impossible for the dog to do!!
interrupt to stop
train an alternative (re-direct) and reward
exercise extreme self control

A loved, guided satisfied dog is happy, full of life, and manageable!

"He who knows the answer to the question how shall I say this to my dog has won the game"
Max Vom Stephanitz.

happydogsnortheast

Monday 9 April 2012