Puppy & Adolescent Training
- Foundations and everyday manners
- Calm greetings and settling
- Impulse control
- Confidence and socialisation
- Lead walking and early recall
Services
One-to-one dog training, built around you and your dog
Every dog is different, and so is every training journey.
At Paw-sitive, training is tailored to your dog, your circumstances and the environments you share. Whether you're working through a particular behavioural challenge, developing everyday skills or building confidence together, sessions are designed around your individual needs.
Book a Free 30-Minute Discovery CallFor new clients, this is the starting point before arranging any sessions or programmes.
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Behaviour Consultation
Individual, practical training tailored to your dog, you and your environment.
Sessions may include
- Lead walking and pulling
- Jumping up and overexcited greetings
- Barking and household behaviours
- Recall and engagement
- Reactivity towards dogs or people
- Confidence and impulse control
- Settling, crate training and calm behaviours
- General behaviour concerns and training progression
How to book: Booked from your members area after your free 30-minute discovery call.
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Extended Behaviour & Coaching Session
Additional time for more complex training needs, practical coaching and real-world situations.
Particularly suitable for
- Longer behavioural observations and assessments
- Recall and off-lead reliability
- Training around distractions
- Reactivity and lead-handling practice
- Real-world walks and public environments
- Multiple-dog household or walking dynamics
- Building owner confidence and handling skills
How to book: Booked from your members area after your free 30-minute discovery call, where agreed.
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Building lasting progress together
Some training goals benefit from a structured programme rather than individual appointments.
Following an initial discovery call, we can design a personalised programme, typically spanning 6–12 weeks, depending on your dog's needs and your goals. Programmes can combine one-to-one sessions, practical exercises, progressive homework and ongoing guidance to develop reliable behaviours over time.
What we can work on together
Recall & Off-Lead Reliability
- Building dependable recall
- Engagement around distractions
- Wildlife and environmental distractions
- Safe off-lead progression
- Owner confidence and control
Reactivity & Confidence
- Understanding triggers and body language
- Managing responses to dogs and people
- Building confidence in unfamiliar situations
- Calm observation and disengagement
- Practical handling and management skills
Real-World Training
- Walking through busy environments
- Pubs, cafés and public spaces
- Meeting people and other dogs appropriately
- Calm behaviour around visitors
- Transferring training into everyday routines
These are examples of the areas we can cover, not separate bookable products. They can form part of a consultation, an extended session or a structured training programme.
Discuss a Training ProgrammeBy arrangement
Private & specialist training
Discreet, personalised support for clients requiring a more tailored approach.
This can include individual training arrangements, specialist travel preparation, working with dogs across different environments and supporting clients with specific lifestyle or travel requirements.
Drawing on extensive professional dog-handling experience across land, sea and air, Paw-sitive can provide specialist guidance tailored to individual circumstances.
Explore Private Client Services
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Working with dog-care professionals
Paw-sitive also supports dog walkers and other canine professionals with practical behaviour management, recognising early signs of escalating behaviour, managing group dynamics and developing safer, calmer handling techniques.
We welcome collaboration with veterinary professionals, physiotherapists and other canine specialists where coordinated behavioural support may benefit the dog and its owner.
Get in TouchChanges in behaviour can sometimes be associated with pain, discomfort or underlying health conditions. If you have concerns about your dog's health or notice a sudden change in behaviour, please consult your veterinary surgeon. Paw-sitive provides training and behavioural guidance, not veterinary diagnosis or treatment.
Every great training journey starts with a conversation
Not sure where to begin? Book a complimentary 30-minute discovery call to discuss your dog, your goals and how Paw-sitive may be able to help.