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Specialising in Dog Behaviour and Dog Training in Spain and the UK
We all want our dogs to be well behaved...
What we don’t want is our dogs to show signs of aggression, pull on the lead, jump up on people, show signs of separation anxiety along with any other type of unwanted dog behaviour, the list could go on and on.
 
TheDogYouNeed.com was born out of my unrelenting passion for professional dog training and dog behaviour and for our dogs to live happy and fulfilled lives and to show clients that their dogs can’t change their unwanted behaviour until the owner shows change first.
Many people believe that certain unwanted dog behaviour is ‘just the way my dog is’ and that they need to train a dog to sit, attend dog training sessions to achieve a 'stay' and 'lie down' and then hopefully the unwanted dog behaviour will go away.
Just because your dog can sit and stay etc…. does not mean that he or she is calm and balanced. Owners must realise that their dog is an animal and not their ‘furry baby’ etc… and when you fulfill the needs of the dog, in a calm, consistent way showing leadership, change can be achieved.
In addition to my UK work I will also be visiting Spain regularly to work on your dog behaviour problems and your dog training issues.
Dog behaviour is a fascinating subject and It won’t only change your dog’s life but yours too.
I have extensive experience of working with Europe's most abused dogs.
I live in a beautiful community in Kent on the outskirts of London called Farnborough Village.
It’s only a short drive from where I grew up in Peckham and East Dulwich and I still love to go back there on my days off. To say that Farnborough Village is a dog loving community would be an understatement! It’s like ‘dog city’ and I love it. For someone who has a passion for dog training and dog behaviour, to be surrounded by the wonderful dogs of this village is a blessing. It also has an intriguing history and for a ‘history fanatic’ like me, it’s heaven. It’s surrounded by unspoiled countryside, where you can enjoy serenity with your dogs. Being out there with the dogs on a still evening is life at its best!
I have been interested in dog training and dog behaviour for many years and getting my first German Shepherd, Billy, was one of the finest days of my life. I wanted to do it right though. I mean really right, and so started my passion for dog behaviour. Day after day, I would study and study what made dogs tick. Why they did the things they did and most importantly what I could do to make sure my dog was getting the right leadership and guidance from me.
It has been an amazing learning curve, with some mistakes thrown in along the way. The more I studied as a dog behaviourist the more I realised that to truly change the behaviour of your dog you have to take a good long look in the mirror and that is exactly what I did.
Did I like what I was looking at? Not really.
Was I sometimes anxious about different things when I was with my dogs? Yes.
Did I feel calm and relaxed when I was with my dogs? Not very often.
Could I change my ways? You bet I could!
So it was at this point that I realised that you can study dog behaviour as much as you want. But if you are not going to start with changing your own outlook on life and your own wellbeing how can expect your dogs to change their unwanted behaviour. Change starts with you and then your dog will follow. That’s a fact. I have come a long way on my spiritual journey since that point and I will carry on learning each day, until my last.
Each day I now practice relaxation in some form and my dogs have responded in a remarkable way. The calmer I am the better they are. I take all four of them out on long walks, through streets, shopping area’s, busy roads, quite roads and wherever I can see a challenge for them. Because it is only through challenging my dogs, that they will grow. When we are out together we are one. We are a team and it’s a great place to be.
I spent three years transporting abused street dogs from Spain and Portugal back to the United Kingdom where they were to find new homes. When you collect a severely abused street dog from the south of Spain and you have to transport that dog by road all the way back to the United Kingdom, it is essential that you know dog behaviour. You need to know how to reassure these dogs and how to make them calm and peaceful throughout their journey. This is what I did for three years with a 100% success rate.
I was told by some people that the dogs boarding my vehicle for their long journey would attack me, would not tolerate travelling one mile in a vehicle, let alone the 1,400 miles that lay ahead, would ‘shut down’, or would desperately try to escape! The list went on and on. I would have loved to have seen these people’s faces if they watched me with their dogs having a beautiful calm walk in one of the many service stations we stopped at on our route back.
This was a special three years but it was also difficult for me to be away from my Wife and dogs for ten days out of each month, and with this in mind I decided to sell my business and begin what I had always wanted to do, which is what you are looking at now.
The time I spent in Europe helping these abused dogs taught me a great amount.
Working everyday with my own pack has been invaluable.
My constant studying of dog behaviour and dog training has been a joy.
But looking in the mirror was my biggest lesson.
Remember CHANGE BEGINS WITH YOU
If I can be of assistance to you and your dog, I am waiting for your call.
Phone: 07966 161 558 (UK)
635 093 235 (Spain)
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