One-to-ones, classes, and behaviour consultations

One-to-one Dog Training and Behaviour Consultations

Puppies

Covering all the common puppy issues including toileting, biting, jumping up, chewing, sleeping at night, coping alone etc. Plus basic obedience training, recall and loose lead walking.

Adolescents

Covering everything from teenage tantrums and inattention to impulsivity and disobedience... plus dealing with any behaviour issues that have emerged.

Adult dogs

Basic obedience training, coping with distractions, and anything else you want to cover (eg anxiety, aggression, separation anxiety, attention seeking, destructive behaviour, lack of self-control, pulling on the lead, jumping up, biting, not coming back when called etc).

Owner-taught helper dogs

If you would like your pet dog to become a helper for you or another family member, in an 'unofficial' capacity, these sessions will give you a head-start in your training. These sessions are also helpful if you would like your dog to become a Pets As Therapy (PAT) dog one day.

Problem behaviours

Including: aggression (inside and outside the house), anxiety/ fears/ phobias, toileting issues, separation anxiety, recall problems, lead reactivity, destruction in the house, eating things they shouldn't, hyperactive/ boisterous behaviour...and anything else that causes distress to them and you.

If your dog has a sudden change in behaviour, or it involves aggression, please get a check up with your vet first, to rule out underlying health issues.

Please fill out a behaviour consultation form or registration form, and hand it to Sarah at the beginning of your session (or email it to her in advance).

Sarah's working area is Hildenborough/ Tonbridge/ Southborough/ Leigh/ Penshurst/  Tunbridge Wells. If you live further away, sessions can happen at a suitable location within Sarah's working area eg a Tonbridge park. 

The cost of one-to-one sessions are:

• £60 for a 1hr session
• £30 for a 30 min session - for appointments in Tonbridge, Hildenborough or Leigh only

Shared training with friends:

If you and your friend/s are working on similar things with your dogs, then you can arrange a session together, to share the cost. The cost of the session will remain the same (eg £60 for 1 hour), which will be split between how many people take part on the day of training (eg £20 each if 3 handlers are present).

Payment is via bank transfer, or cash/ cheque on the day.

Please contact Sarah for more information, and to book your appointment.

Classes for puppies and young dogs

Classes for all ages of dog

Phone/ Zoom Canine Behaviour Consultations

Whatever issues you are experiencing with your dog, it's good to have a chat and get advice of how to improve things. 

Dog Training Advice: These phone sessions are an ideal substitute for practical training if you live outside Sarah's normal working area. These sessions can be on Zoom if you wish to actively train your dog during the conversation.

Behavioural Issues: All aspects of behaviour and training can be covered from aggression and anxiety, to compulsive behaviours and inattention.

Pre-puppy/ new puppy Planning: If you are planning to get a puppy, or have a new puppy that is not fully vaccinated and you live outside Sarah's normal working area, then these phone consultations (or Zoom sessions) will give you the advice and peace of mind you're after.

You will need to fill in either a behaviour consultation or a registration form, and email or post it to Sarah, before your consultation.

All phone consultations are payable by cheque in the post or by bank transfer.

The costs are:

• £40 for a 1 hour phone consultation
• £20 for a 30 min phone consultation

If your dog has had a sudden change in behaviour, or it involves aggression, please have a chat with your vet first to make sure there isn't an underlying health issue.

For more information, and to book your consultation, please contact Sarah.

Equine Behaviour

Phone consultations

Most of the time things go well, but sometimes you might face a difficulty with your horse or pony. Perhaps they've started misbehaving in the stable, or out hacking, or at shows, or while being asked to do certain exercises, or refusing to jump, or being impossible to load...whatever issues you're facing, Sarah will help you work out why it's started, and what you can do to improve things.

Please contact Sarah for details.

All phone consultations are payable by cheque in the post or by bank transfer.

The costs are:

• £40 for a 1 hour phone consultation
• £20 for a 30 min phone consultation

If your horse or pony has had a sudden change in behaviour, or it involves aggression, please have a chat with your vet first to make sure there isn't an underlying health issue.

Face-to-face Behaviour Consultations

Please contact Sarah for more information.

Please note Sarah's working area is: Hildenborough/ Tonbridge/ Southborough/ Leigh/ Penshurst/ Tunbridge Wells. As there is no practical training during these sessions, it can be arranged at any suitable location. However, video footage of any behavioural issues would be very helpful. 

The costs are:

• £60 for a 1 hour face-to-face consultation
• £30 for a 30 min face-to-face consultation - for appointments in Tonbridge, Hildenborough or Leigh only

If your horse or pony has had a sudden change in behaviour, or it involves aggression, please have a chat with your vet first to make sure there isn't an underlying health issue.

Feline Behaviour

Phone Consultations

Our cats can drive us crazy sometimes. They might display aggressive behaviour, or have toileting accidents in the house, or scratch the furniture, or be afraid of being groomed...whatever issues you're having, Sarah will help you work out why it's happening, and will help you find solutions to the problems.

The costs are:

• £40 for a 1 hour phone consultation
• £20 for a 30 min phone consultation

If your cat has had a sudden change in behaviour, or it involves aggression, please have a chat with your vet first to make sure there isn't an underlying health issue.

For more information, and to book your consultation, please contact Sarah.

Contact Sarah

You can email Sarah at:

reflectionsanimaltraining@gmail.com

or text, or leave a voicemail message on her phone:

07805 855069

Forms

Both PDF and Word versions are below. Printing off PDF works well if you are filling it out by hand, but if you're going to be emailing the form back to Sarah, you'll need to use the Word version. If you would prefer Sarah to send you the form via email or post, please contact her.

Information

Sarah has worked with many animals over the years from llamas to bearded dragons, and has trained dogs, cats, horses and some very talented chickens! She's been running her training and behaviour business since 2011.

Sarah's Books

'Ethical Pet Training' is available on Amazon as a paperback or eBook.

'Our Emotional Dogs' is available on Amazon as a paperback or eBook.

'Help! My Dog Has Issues' is available on Amazon as a paperback or eBook.

'How to Cope with your Puppy ' is available on Amazon as a paperback or eBook.

Sarah's Training philosophy

To help our pets, whether that's dogs, cats, horses or smaller pets, we first need to help ourselves. That's why training sometimes doesn't work on it's own. It's a frustrating aspect of life to realise that we have to change ourselves, in order to change those around us, whether that's people or animals.

Taking time to understand an animal's behaviour is very important, but that applies to your own behaviour as well. Your pet isn't able of tell you why they're acting the way they are: you have to do some detective work, and change some of the things you're doing. You can't force them to be perfect, in the same way that others cannot force you to be perfect. But if you can change, then you can cause your dog/ horse to change too. The key is discovering how to do that.

Sarah will help you discover the causes of your pet's behaviour, and guide you towards solutions that will make life easier (and hopefully more rewarding), for both you and your pet. Because all things in life are connected, Sarah may also take a more holistic approach, for example looking into diet and routines, and the relationship between you and your pet. This is why Sarah sometimes calls herself an 'animal behaviour life coach'.