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Testimonial – Virtual and Practical Training with Ralph the Springer Spaniel
We got our new pup back in June and it wasn’t long before we realised we were out of our depth managing him. We already had a spaniel who is 8, but she didn’t come into the family until she […]

Puppy Training Yoshi the Australian Kelpie
It’s always great to meet the eclectic mix of breeds across my dog training services. Today I met Yoshi the Australian Kelpie who’s starting out on his training journey. This is an active breed that comes with certain characteristics that […]

Cold game pre-shoot group training
Yesterday’s lesson with two client was thoroughly enjoyable. The aim of the pre-shoot group training was to work on steadiness around multiple dogs for both my clients as they are destined for the 2020 shoot field. We worked Springer Spaniels […]
Testimonial – Starting your training at the beginning yields great results.
Here’s a testimonial from a client who signed up to a pre/post puppy virtual lesson programme, followed with 1-2-1 then 4 weesk residential training with the Labrador puppy who’s now 5 1/2 month old. Good morning Damian, Just to say […]

The Glorious Twelfth and the start of the shooting season
The glorious twelfth marks that start of the 2020 shooting season and for those who are fortunate enough to be shooting today I hope it’s a thoroughly enjoyable day. Years ago I was asked by Ribble Valley Live Magazine to […]

Testimonial – Virtual and Practical Lessons to help a Rescue Springer Spaniel
We got in contact with Damian as a last resort for our rescue springer spaniel Buddy. Buddy was completely ruling our life, from desperately craving our attention inside the house to completely ignoring anything we asked him to do outside. […]
Great response to the new Virtual Dog Training Programme
This week has seen the launch of my new virtual dog training programme. I already offer dog behavioural phone consultations but the current situation with Coronavirus has seen me bringing forward the launch of this new service, originally planned for […]
Testimonial – Aggressive German Shepherd and Hyperactive Husky
I have two dogs, Luna a 3 year old hyperactive Husky and Ghost a 3 year old German Sheppard with aggression issues, both are rescues. I’ve seen multiple dog trainers, whom have mostly stated that Ghost should be put to sleep, […]
Testimonial – Milo the Cocker Spaniel
After reading a pile of books and trawling the internet on how to train our 1 year old cocker spaniel, Milo to be a gundog, we were making little progress. We had made the mistake of over fussing and “playing” […]