Building on the cleverest repertoire
Our Training Programs
I’m a big day-training enthusiast. I love taking the leash, training your dog, and then handing the behaviours back to you—ready for you to maintain. This way, I can take your dog farther using my skills and time efficiently.
While there’s no quick fix in behaviour, we usually see faster progress when the right rhythm of day training and coaching is in place. That’s why I’ve designed three training pathways, combining both guardian coaching and day training sessions for the best long-term results.
Dogs and Bonds Skillset
Key skills for building a solid foundation to support a lifetime of successful learning, while also helping to manage undesirable behaviours you may be experiencing. These aren’t the same skills typically taught in traditional training classes; they go beyond the basics, strengthening and expanding them.
Suitable for:
Guardians wanting to learn how to teach new behaviours
Handling most situations with confidence
Building connection and trust with their dog
Developing impulse control and a wider behaviour repertoire
Finding better communication alternatives (manners follow naturally)
What’s included:
· 3 x 45-minute coaching sessions
· Frequency: once a week for 3 weeks
· Journey Support: instructions, guardian knowledge resources, and email support
Dogs and Bonds Inspire Me + Make It Happen
This package alternates coaching sessions with day training sessions. You and your dog learn the foundation skills, while I support and accelerate progress on alternate days. Some might call it the trainer’s “magic wand” at work.
Suitable for:
Puppies settling in and starting right
Adolescent dogs with high demands
Building cooperative manners
Solutions for leash reactivity
Rocket Recall plan
Loose leash walking blueprint
Finding better communication alternatives
What’s included:
· 4 x 45-minute coaching sessions
· 4 x 45-minute day training sessions
· Alternated twice a week for 4 weeks
· Journey Support: instructions, guardian knowledge resources, and email support
Dogs and Bonds Total Training
A robust package with built-in time, alternating coaching and day training sessions for optimum synergy between guardian and trainer. This structure allows us to progress behaviours and adapt to your goals with follow-up built in to sustain change.
Suitable for:
Guardians wanting long-term support and follow-up
Puppies settling in and starting right
Helping adolescent dogs balance energy and manners
Cooperative manners
Solutions for leash reactivity
Rocket Recall plan
Loose leash walking blueprint
Customised behaviour goals
What’s included:
· 6 x 45-minute coaching sessions
· 6 x 45-minute day training sessions
· Alternated twice a week for 6 weeks
· 2 x 45-minute follow-up sessions (within 6 weeks of completion)
· Journey Support: instructions, guardian knowledge resources, and email support
Ready to experience a behaviour change? Your journey starts with a single step: book your consultation with Dogs and Bonds today.
Want to keep the progress rolling? Once you’ve completed a package, you can unlock our exclusive Day Training Bundle to take your dog’s skills even further.
Exclusive Add-On: Day Training Make It Happen Bundle
This bundle gives your dog an extra boost with 4 focused day training sessions. I’ll take the leash and progress the skills we’ve already started together, giving your dog the benefit of more practice and keeping the momentum going.
What’s Included:
· 4 × 45-minute day training sessions
· Scheduled once or twice per week, depending on your dog’s needs
· Continued Journey Support (notes, guardian knowledge resources, and email support)
Why it works:
Because your dog already knows the foundation, this add-on accelerates progress, deepens learning, and helps guardians maintain results more easily.
Our Method & Outcomes
I train using positive reinforcement and clicker training, a scientifically proven and kind approach that helps dogs learn step by step. The clicker marks the exact behaviour we want, and rewards make your dog eager to repeat it. This way, training is clear, effective, and fun for both you and your dog.
What this means for you:
Your dog builds lasting skills, you gain the knowledge to support them, and together you unlock confidence, cooperation, and a stronger bond.
With any of our packages, your dog may learn:
· Everyday skills (sit, down, settle, recall, loose leash walking)
· Fun tricks and enrichment games
· Handling and cooperative care
· Confidence and impulse control
· Reactivity solutions tailored to real-life situations
Scroll down to see the full list of possible outcomes
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Watch Me!, Hand Target, Sit, Down
Go to your mat (and relax)
Give you attention, Follow your lead, Wait, Leave it
Fetch it, Drop it, Tugging
Collar Grab, Come when Called, Emergency Recall
Equipment assessment and fitting
Loose leash walking
Mechanics skills to tackle reactivity while walking
Handling and Cooperative Care Games
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Spin, Sit Pretty, Shake, Wave, Play Sleep, and more
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Dog body language overview
Socialisation guide
Housetraining orientation
Puppy troubleshooting
Leash skills & leash reactivity troubleshooting
Dog park etiquette
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For dogs struggling with triggers, an intensive approach builds skills and alternative behaviours to reduce overwhelm. The goal: help dogs and guardians handle situations fluidly and calmly. Outcomes may include:
Moving past triggers smoothly
Using focus cues (Watch Me, Hand Target, Search, With Me, Turn and Go)
Reinforcing disengaging from distractions, including other dogs
Welcome to Positive Reinforcement and Clicker Training—a proven, kind, and effective way to teach your dog.
“A well-behaved pet? One that shows willingness and bright eyes to cooperate with the things that are important to you. The right and fun choice of repertoire brings it up ”— Alida Gerger
