Struggling with your dog pulling on lead, jumping up, ignoring you, or just won’t listen to you?

You can change all of that with calm, simple, positive training tailored to you and your dog.

Learn how to make training most effective for your dog, with simple exercises to tackle what you’re struggling with, plus the skills you need for a calm, well-behaved dog in daily life.

Ways To Train With Gracious Dogs

Puppy Club

Start your puppies training off on the right paw. Learn the foundations of training to build focus, calmness, confidence and manners.

Suitable for Puppies 12 weeks - 6 months

Small group classes

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Trained For You

Have your dog trained directly by me with personalised, structured training. I’ll teach your dog the skills they need, and show you how to maintain their training.

I train your dog for you

You get updates and a simple maintenance plan

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Good Dog Classes

For adolescent and young adult dogs who need better manners, focus and real‑world reliability.

Practical skills you’ll use every day

Small group classes

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Hello, I’m Shona

I have been training pet dogs since 2017 after I qualified with my level 5 BSc in Canine Behaviour and Training.

My training is based on the understanding that every dog is unique, with their own characteristics and perspective of the world, as well as their individual relationship with their family.

Many people struggle with common training problems because they can't understand why their dog is misbehaving, and have tried various options to resolve it. Dog training can be confusing, especially for first-time dog owners.

I believe in meeting each dog and their owner where they are, and working through their specific training struggles with training that is tailored to their unique characteristics and life setup.

Why I Do What I Do?

Training your dog can be hard and feel confusing, especially when you cannot even get them to listen to you in the first place.

At the core of this is building a connection with your dog, so you can feel confident they will listen when it matters.

This comes from simple, motivating training that is achievable for you and your dog. Building a foundation of engagement, calmness, listening, and structure works for your life and your dog.

Kind Words From Previous Clients

I just wanted to say a big thank you to Shona and recommend her Puppy Home School classes. I and my pup have really enjoyed and benefitted from these sessions, so much so that we even booked a second block to continue our training journey. The sessions are totally bespoke and Shona was great at adapting her sessions to meet the training needs we were encountering and included a detailed write up with steps for progression after each session. We are coming to the end of the second block now but I won't hesitate to contact Shona again is we have any future training needs 10/10.

Rosie
Cocker Spaniel
Shona is so knowledgable and patient and tailors our training sessions to the needs of each of my rescue dogs. She takes time to really get to know the dogs and asks lots of questions so she can come up with advice, games and exercises to help each of them with their individual needs. She also follows up each session with a write up of what we covered to guide our ‘homework’, which is really helpful to refer back to as she’s so full of great ideas. I’m so glad I found Shona as she’s helping the dogs and me so much

Millie And Janie
Just finished my sessions to help my dog reactive rescue dog Jesse. She's a lot calmer now and can tolerate other dogs at a closer distance. I can enjoy my walks now. I have been shown how to behave alongside her too!! Shona is wonderful and patient with loads of advice to give to help both me and Jesse. So glad I decided to get this help.

Jesse
Grey Hound
We did the Puppy Primary School which comprised of 5 weekly 1 hour sessions. Our 7 month old border collie loved them and we have definitely seen an improvement in his overall obedience - thank you Shona!

Fred
Collie
Shona has been incredible with both the dog and me! We've had trainers in the past who haven't looked beyond the issue itself, whereas Shona has explored the root of the problems and taken it back to basics. But the main thing I love about her approach is that she prioritises keeping the dog comfortable and confident, because that's the best state for them to learn in. In just 3 sessions I've seen massive improvements in my 7 year old toy poodle, and although we have a long way to go we're loving the process, and happy to have fantastic exercises to implement in our daily training. The dog loves her and loves the training too! THANKS Shona. Highly recommend

Struggling with your dog pulling on lead, jumping up, ignoring you, or just won’t listen to you?

Ways To Train With Gracious Dogs

Puppy Club

Trained For You

Good Dog Classes

Why I Do What I Do?

We did the Puppy Primary School which comprised of 5 weekly 1 hour sessions. Our 7 month old border collie loved them and we have definitely seen an improvement in his overall obedience - thank you Shona!