PUPPIES • EVERYDAY LIFE • GUNDOGS

Dog training
has never
been more
confusing.

Everyone says they're kind.

Everyone has glowing reviews.

Everyone has impressive before and after videos.

Choosing the right trainer
shouldn't feel like guesswork.

Your dog doesn't experience
the label on a website.

They experience
the training.

A person walking outdoors with a black dog on a leash among small white flowers, wearing blue jeans and a gray hoodie, with a small green pouch hanging from their waist.

HI, I’M SAM

My job isn't just to teach your dog.

It's to help you understand them.

Once you understand why your dog behaves the way they do, training stops feeling like a list of rules and starts making sense.

I've spent years studying and training dogs because I wanted to answer one simple question.

Why do some people leave training feeling hopeful... while others leave feeling like they've failed?

The more I learnt, the more I realised that choosing a trainer had become almost as difficult as training your dog.

If you've ever wondered who to trust, you're not alone.

ABTC Registered Animal Training Instructor • GTA Accredited • City & Guilds Qualified

A woman sitting on a wooden park bench holding a brown puppy, smiling with a green park background.

So… where do we start?

Not every dog
needs the same
answer.

Your puppy isn’t the same as
someone else’s rescue.

Your working Spaniel isn’t the
same as your neighbours Labrador.

Let’s start with the dog in front of you.

A small, curly-haired puppy walking outdoors on a stone path, with grass on one side and a wooden fence in the background.

PUPPIES

You've bought the toys.

Read the books.

Watched the videos.

Now the puppy has arrived.

I'm getting a puppy

A woman with blonde hair, wearing a black shirt and jeans, is walking a brown puppy on a leash in a backyard with gravel ground and a small stone pathway.

PET DOGS

Walks aren't enjoyable.

Visitors have become an event.

Let's work out why.

Everyday life

Black dog running over hay bales with a green training dummy in its mouth at a farm or outdoor arena, with a person in the background.

GUNDOGS

Pet dog.

Working dog.

Shoot day.

We'll build the foundations properly.

Gundogs

Black and white dog sniffing the dirt and tires of a construction vehicle.

Scent work

ENRICHMENT

Sometimes the best training doesn't look like training.

Not sure which path is right?

That’s completely fine. Get in touch and we’ll work out
the best first steps for you and your dog.

We’ll go at your dog’s pace,
not someone else’s timeline.

Close-up of a happy, white and brown Australian Shepherd dog with yellow eyes, outdoors on a grassy field.

THE WAY I TRAIN IS SIMPLE.

I don’t train behaviours in isolation.
I train the dog in front of me.

Woman kneeling on fallen autumn leaves in a park, holding a tennis ball, facing a sitting brown and white puppy with floppy ears and tongue out, trees and a fence in the background.

Most people come to me because recall has disappeared. Walks aren't enjoyable anymore.
Or life with their dog isn't quite what they imagined.

Those things matter.

But they’re rarely the actual problem.

Every dog is telling you something.

My job is to help you understand
what they’re saying.

Here’s the thing.

A brown and black dog with wet fur, sitting in tall grass and plants with its tongue out and looking at the camera.
Stop asking,
How do I stop it?”

Start asking,
What’s my dog trying to tell me?
— - Sam Negus

Not sure where to start?

You don’t have to work it all out before
getting in touch. Tell me what’s going on
with your dog and we’ll decide on the next
step together.

You’ll hear back from me personally
usually within 48 hours. If I don’t
think I’m the right person to help,
I’ll tell you and point you towards
someone who is.

The dog in front of you.

No two dogs are the same. No two owners are either.

That's why there isn't one right way to train every dog.

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