Transformational Rescue Dog Training

Name: Sussex Dogs
Address: GB
Price range: ££

Serving Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath, Hassocks and the surrounding Mid Sussex villages (see FAQs)

Give your rescue dog the best new start

Adopting a rescue dog is an amazing thing to do. It can also be really challenging, as they have often experienced the dual traumas of abandonment by their original family (or more than one family!) and then a stressful shelter environment. Lots of shelters are very well run, but some are not – and however well run they are, it’s impossible to make it a stress-free experience.

Rescue dogs usually need help in a few specific areas:

Stress Management

A rescue dog has likely spent an extended period of time being stressed – often to the point of trauma. They usually need some targeted strategies to help them get over this phase of their life, and settle into their new one with you.

Confidence

Rescue dogs often struggle with confidence – partly because of the stress of a shelter environment, and partly because their previous life experience may have taught them that trusting people often leads to negative outcomes.

Independence

A newly-rescued dog will often become ‘hyperattached’ to you as they settle into their new life. This may initially seem nice, but it’s very important for them to learn the ability of being happily settled out of sight of you. Dogs without this skill suffer from ‘Separation-Related Behaviours’, which are awful for everyone involved.

Structure & Pricing

(See the Structure page for more detail about each stage)

Consultation

FREE

A short video call. This gives you the opportunity to see how I work, and gives me an idea of your dog’s needs. It's your opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the process.

Assessment

£115

We work out where you currently are, and where you want to be, with your dog(s). We then set out what skills we need to start building to get you moving towards your goals.

Training

£85 per session (1 hour)

Highly targeted sessions, each building skills on top of the last. I create 'cue cards' to help you learn, and you feed back to me between sessions so we keep everyone on track.

NB: I have an open, 'flat pricing' policy. The session price is the same, whatever we are working on - and I publish it clearly. Nor do I advertise 'course pricing', which often gives a false impression of the actual cost. Every dog - and every situation - is different.

My approach (making you the trainer) is wildly different to traditional 'dog training' - and it works, time and time again.

Contact Me

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⚠️ Important

❤️‍🩹 I only work with vaccinated dogs

(unless they are puppies awaiting their first vaccination)

🚭 I only work in non-smoking households

If any of the above is an issue for you, kindly look elsewhere for training

I communicate using WhatsApp

📍 Please check the FAQs for my service area first!

(so that you are not wasting your time contacting me)

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