Help Your Puppy Build Confident Skills From the Beginning
The first months with a puppy can be joyful, exhausting and confusing, sometimes all in the same day.
I provide personalised training for puppies under six months using positive-reinforcement, reward-based methods. We will focus on the skills that matter in your home and daily routine while helping your puppy develop confidence, communication and positive learning habits.
25+ Years' Experience
Rehoming and training rescue dogs
Reward-Based Methods
100% force-free science-backed
Certified PST Instructor
1 of only 3 specialists in Scotland
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In-person & online flexibility
Puppy Behaviour Can Feel Difficult Even When Normal
Puppies explore with their mouths, struggle to control their excitement, wake during the night, have toilet accidents and find it difficult to focus. These behaviours can be normal parts of development, but that does not mean you have to manage them without support.
Early training can help you understand what your puppy needs, create helpful routines and prevent small difficulties from becoming established habits. The aim is not to expect adult behaviour from a young puppy. It is to teach age-appropriate skills at a pace they can manage.
Common Puppy Concerns
You may need help with one concern or several at the same time. We will prioritise the changes that will make everyday life easier for you and your puppy.
Training for the Puppy You Have, Not an Imaginary Perfect Puppy
Every puppy develops differently. Breed tendencies, early experiences, health, environment, confidence and daily routine can all affect how a puppy responds to training. I will help you understand your puppy’s behaviour and develop practical skills that fit your household.
How Puppy Training Works
A structured, compassionate approach to early development.
Free 20 Min Call
Tell me about your puppy, current routine and concerns. I'll explain the service and set up the Initial Assessment.
90-Min Assessment
Review behaviour, routine, environment, sleep and motivation. Identify immediate management changes.
Personalised Plan
Begin foundation exercises during assessment. Receive a weekly plan tailored to your puppy's age and lifestyle.
Ongoing Coaching
Continue with individual sessions or packages adapted as your puppy grows and encounters new environments.
Socialisation Is More Than Meeting Every Dog
Good socialisation is not about exposing a puppy to as many experiences as possible as quickly as possible. It is about helping the puppy experience the world at a level they can manage while building positive or neutral associations.
The goal is a puppy who can move through the world with growing confidence, not a puppy who feels they must interact with everything they see.
Building Foundations for Adolescence
Puppy training does not prevent every challenge that may appear during adolescence, but strong foundations can make those changes easier to manage.
By teaching communication, engagement, recall and calm routines early, you will have skills to return to when your young dog becomes more independent.
Common Puppy-Training Questions
Answers to frequent questions about starting puppy training.
Give Your Puppy a Positive Start
You do not have to solve every puppy challenge on your own. Book a free 20 minute call and tell me what is happening.