Become the owner your high drive dog needs
Specialist Training for German Shepherds & Belgian Malinois in Lancashire
We provide proactive puppy foundations and expert behaviour modification for these high drive breeds.
What We Do
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Proactive Puppy Foundations (With Louise)
Bringing home a GSD or Malinois puppy is a big commitment. These breeds are intelligent, sensitive, and demand that you stay a step ahead. Our puppy training isn't just about 'sit' and 'stay'—it’s about breed-specific life skills. We focus on building calm focus, preventing reactivity, and instilling the solid foundations your dog needs to thrive.
•1-to-1 Specialist Coaching
•Small Group Classes (Darwen)
•Exclusive Online Puppy Library (Coming Soon)
Specialist Behaviour Modification (With Adam)
If your high-drive dog feels overwhelming, overstimulated, or 'too much,' you aren't alone. Most of the time, what looks like aggression is actually a nervous system in overdrive. Adam specialises in helping owners of reactive GSDs and Belgian Malinois regain control. We don't use quick fixes or force; we address the root cause of the behaviour to create lasting change.
•The 6-Week Reactive Dog Reset
•Breed-Aware Behaviour Support
•Personalised Transformation Plans
About US
Why did we become a dog trainers?
When a rescue dog we were rehabilitating was attacked in 2019 by one of our own dogs and had to be put down, everything shifted. We realised we didn't understand what we thought we did. That moment pushed us to dig deeper into canine behaviour, psychology, and what actually happens in a dog's nervous system when they're reactive. We lived through an unimaginable trauma and wanted to ensure it never happened again.
Why German Shepherds and Malinois?
Adam had always loved GSDs, but we thought they were too much work. After much research we brought home Chewie (pictured), and then found a breeder with Vayda, and suddenly we had two pups at the same time. It was absolute chaos.
Losing Chewie to a dog attack whilst on walk and then raising Vayda's litter taught us something we couldn't learn any other way: these breeds aren't difficult because they're aggressive or stubborn. They're difficult because they're intelligent, sensitive, and they demand that you be a step ahead of them at all times. They've taught us more than any course ever could.
The Big Change
We were raised on the belief that control and dominance were the answer. What we've learned from working with hundreds of reactive dogs, and from living with our own pack, is that the nervous system doesn't respond to force.
Dogs that are reactive aren't disobedient. They're anxious. They're triggered. Their adrenaline and cortisol are running high, and they literally cannot think their way out of it in that moment. Once you understand that, everything changes.
What We Do
We help owners understand their dogs and let them see things from their dog's perspective instead of just their own. Louise helps them build the foundations that prevent reactivity from spiralling in the first place whilst Adam focuses on regaining control once it's been lost.
When an owner comes to us desperate and overwhelmed, we always tell them the same thing: you're not doing anything wrong. This isn't your fault. And it will be okay. We'll go at your pace, and we're with you every step of the way.
Our Credentials
We have both worked with countless dogs, of all ages and breeds. We live with three GSDS, a Malinois, and two GSD/Mal crosses (not forgetting our Bernedoodle).
Louise is a Level 4 Certified Dog Trainer, accredited with Will Atherton, has been mentored by Jacob Morgan from Lancashire Canine Academy, is Canine First Aid trained and is committed to ongoing professional development.
But more importantly, we live what you're dealing with every single day.
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