5 day training intensives
I developed these three programmes because they're the issues I see most often: pulling on walks, recall that doesn't work around distractions, and dogs that can't settle.
Daily intensives suit problems that need concentrated repetition. You practice every day with immediate feedback, building momentum and catching mistakes in real-time. It's focused help for a specific issue, whereas weekly programmes give you time to work on multiple skills and let training sink in between sessions.
Five consecutive days of positive reinforcement-based, hands-on training, real-time feedback, and daily practice - building skills step by step.
Intensive Training Options
Loose Lead Bootcamp
For dogs who pull, lunge & zig-zag on walks
Five days of hands-on coaching on your actual routes. We rebuild loose lead walking from scratch, working through distractions and coaching your timing in real-time
Calm Departures
Stopping over-excitement at the door before the walk even begins
Handler technique
How to hold the lead, when to reward, managing your timing
Maintaining control
Teaching your dog to walk calmly beside you without pulling
Real-word distractions
Walking past other dogs, people, bikes, smells & other exciting stuff!
Recall Mastery
For dogs with selective hearing
Five days building reliable recall. We start simple and progressively add distractions - other dogs, wildlife, exciting smells - building the skill step by step.
Foundation Recall
Building a solid recall in quiet with no distractions
Distraction training
Building recall around other dogs, wildlife and exciting smells
Outdoor focus
Managing impulse control and maintaining attention in busy places
Emergency recall
A separate cue for those situations when you really need them back
Calm Canines
For dogs that struggle to self-regulate
Five days teaching impulse control and calm confidence through simple exercises and games throughout the week, working on the specific behaviours driving you mad.
Jumping up
Polite greetings with people instead of launching at them
Settle training
Learning to relax on a mat or in their bed on cue
Visitor Manners
Calm greetings at the door, boundary training, managing excitement
Arousal management
Recognising over-excitement and teaching your dog to calm down.
PRICING
5 day intensive: £250
Includes handouts, support, and travel within 10 miles of Brighton
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Intensives work for puppies from around 4-5 months onwards and adolescent dogs up to 18 months. Younger puppies (under 4 months) need shorter, more spaced-out sessions and benefit more from the 6-week programme. If you're unsure whether an intensive suits your dog's age and the specific issue, book a free consultation and we'll figure it out.
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Not necessarily. Sessions are generally around 45 mins and we schedule them around your availability - early morning, evening, or midday. Five consecutive days means weekdays, but flexibility is built in. Working from home makes it easier, but we can work around most schedules.
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An intensive tackles one specific problem - pulling, recall, or overexcitement - with daily coaching over five consecutive days. The 6-week programme builds multiple foundation skills with one session per week, giving you time to practice between. Intensives suit urgent issues or tight timelines. Weekly programmes suit comprehensive skill-building.
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Five days builds the skill and gives you the tools to continue. Some dogs progress faster than others depending on temperament, breed, and how ingrained the habit is. You'll leave with practice plans and support to keep going. If you need a follow-up session, that's available.
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Intensives work best when focused on one issue. Trying to fix pulling, recall, and overexcitement in five days spreads attention too thin. If your dog has multiple issues, the 6-week programme gives you time to address them properly. We can discuss the best approach in your free consultation.
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You'll have clear practice plans to maintain and build on what we've worked on. I'm available for follow-up questions via message, and you can book a single follow-up session if needed. Training doesn't stop after 5 days - consistency from you keeps the progress going.
FAQs
Survival guides to keep you sane
Whether you're in early puppy chaos or teenage rebellion, you need different strategies for different phases.
The Puppy Primer (0-6 months) covers the eight things that trip most people up in the early months: sleep, house training, crate training, biting, the puppy blues, zoomies, jumping up, and filtering out bad advice. It's a practical guide to coping with the chaos and understanding what's actually normal.
Terrible Teens (6-18 months) tackles the phase where everything falls apart. Between 6 and 18 months, your dog's brain is essentially rewiring—which is why skills you thought were nailed suddenly aren't. This guide covers why recall fails when it matters, how to prevent lead pulling from becoming a habit, what to do when your dog tests every boundary, and how to manage that adolescent energy without making things worse.
Both are frank, evidence-based guides written for people who need actual help—not Instagram perfection. Pick whichever phase you're drowning in now.
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