Hybrid Coaching Options

  • Best of Both!
  • Perfect for busy people and/or those that need extra support.
  • Assessment session is done in-person, by me, follow-up sessions are online
  • Assessment sessions only available in Dundee, Perth, and Surrounding areas
  • Follow-Up sessions are recorded so you don't have to remember every detail
  • Shorter, more frequent follow-up sessions, are perfect to monitor progress and make tweaks
  • More checkpoints offers more support and less overwhelm
  • Uses videos to monitor progress
  • Videos can be rewound, replayed, and paused for maximum benefit
  • I'll meet you and your dog and get you started in-person
  • Follow-ups not dependant on weather, daylight, or your dogs mood that day!
  • Ideal for separation anxiety which is mostly monitored via remote camera anyway
  • Great if you aren't always in the same place, as long as you have internet we can keep the momentum going

In-Person Coaching

  • Available in Perth, Dundee and the surrounding areas
  • Techniques are practised together in longer sessions
  • Might suit large families that want to be united in the sessions
  • Assessment done in-person, by me
  • Longer assessment sessions as the dogs behaviour is dependant on the environment, and their mood, on the day
  • Perfect for people that need support while working with their dog
  • In your own home/area

Online Coaching

  • Perfect wherever you are in the UK, or even the world!
  • Sessions are recorded so you don't have to remember every detail
  • Shorter, more frequent sessions, to monitor progress
  • Uses videos to assess and monitor progress
  • Videos can be rewound, replayed, and paused for maximum benefit
  • No waiting for appropriate situations to come along ie waiting for other dogs to distract/trigger your dog
  • Not dependant on weather, daylight, or your dogs mood that day!
  • Great for anxious dogs as no strangers coming into your home, some humans prefer this too!
  • Ideal for separation anxiety which is mostly monitored via video camera anyway
  • Great if you aren't always in the same place, as long as you have internet we can keep the momentum going

Charlie – A Rescue Dog Story

Charlie (formerly Whiskey) was a very special rescue dog. Every dog I ever fostered is special to me, ask me about any of them and I’ll tell you stories all day! But, I’ll always have a special place in my…

The perfect time to start dog behaviour training

Many people say that the earlier you start dog behaviour training the better, but is this actually true? A puppy might learn faster, but they are excitable and easily distracted. An older dog might take longer to learn something new,…

Stay Safe this Winter!

My deepest sympathies go out to the poor family of a dog that tragically died last weekend (2021). The poor pup was just playing with his friend and they both went out onto the frozen reservoir. Both dogs fell in,…

Fears, Phobias and Anxiety

rescue dog in training. Labrador with wrinkled face looking anxious on his bed

Whilst fear, phobia and anxiety might present with similar symptoms, there are distinct differences. Determining what you are dealing with is the first step in the rehabilitation process.

No more dog training tips!

a small brown daschund sitting on a white sofa with his head cocked to the side

The internet is packed full of tips that promise to fix all your dogs behaviour and training problems. The trouble is, there is so much conflicting information that it is near impossible to know where to start.

Regulation Urgently Needed

man training a dog to sit in a forest in the twilight

I’m watching a dog in the park, whilst trying not to think about the fact that I haven’t a clue what to write for my blog this week! He’s having a great time lolloping about the place, not a care…

Why does my dog… and how can I stop him?

Maslows Pyramid of Needs. Physiological needs are at the bottom, then Safety, then Love and Belonging, then Esteem and at the top of the pyramid we have self actualisation.

Why does anyone do anything? The answer is simple really; we do what we do because it works. We do what we do because it makes us feel good; because on some level it has somehow satisfied a primal need…

Success Story: Steve and Jenny

two small dogs, a white dog on the floor beside a sofa. the black dog on the arm of the sofa.

When my client first contacted me about her dogs, Steve and Jenny, she described a nightmare. Steve didn’t like other dogs, and he reacted violently to the mere whiff of another dog. He didn’t even have to see it, he…

Coming Up in 2019…

I am breathing a new energy into Gooddoggie, yippee! For a while I have been thinking of new ways that I can help you all solve your dogs behaviour problems. I already have my online course and my book, but…