Karen Wild BA(Hons) Dip App Psych A.B.I.P.D.T.,

Associate of the British Institute of Professional Dog Training Instructors.

You can email me at info@pawprintpals.co.uk or please call 01778 560465 

I cover Peterborough, Stamford, Spalding, Bourne and beyond!

Training Days by appointment - I will travel to help you for the whole day- you can achieve a lot!

Be the person your dog thinks you are...

A note about dogs and training.

There are many owners and dog trainers who see dog training as a straightforward job - however, this is only 'dog training' in the truest sense. Dog training carries much further than you think, it includes the dog's behaviour - true - but also that of the owner, the family, the surroundings the dog or puppy finds itself being dog trained in and of course, many more factors that are unnatural to the way the dog or puppy evolved.

If you feel that your dog is the only one at fault and contact a dog trainer, you must be aware that your success will be limited. A dog trainer can easily take your dog and help it to behave more acceptably - canine behaviour is based on learning and reward, positive or negative. However if the dog trainer, puppy trainer, dog whisperer, or dog behaviourist then hands the dog or puppy back to the owner, they will not know how to handle the puppy or dog that is being trained. This means that the puppy or dog being trained will quickly revert back to their state before the dog training occurred!

This situation means that dog training should work hand in hand with the dog and the owner who is also being trained! Where there is a dog problem behaviour, it is likely that the problem behaviour, perhaps protective aggression, fear aggression, possessive aggression, separation anxiety, barking, chewing scratching and most of all lead pulling all stem from the way the dog is kept at home. The puppy or dog owner must also be keen to learn!