3 Best Dog Trainers in Aberdeen

“The Working Puppy Company is one of the premier Dog Obedience and Gundog Training Schools in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, and the North East of Scotland. They hold around 10 group classes per week, as well as 1:1 lessons with a team of 4 trainers who have a combined experience of over 90 years working, training, and competing with working dogs. The Working Puppy Company's aim is to give you the tools to train your dog to become well-behaved, happy, and obedient using gundog training methods. Their team has a vast range of experience in all types of dog training and gundog training. Kirsten Rennie, the owner and head trainer, believes it's crucial to ensure that the owners are as well-trained as their dogs throughout the process. The Working Puppy Company offers practical and informative lessons in a fun, safe, and stimulating environment. They believe in training your dog through positive communication, appropriately praising and correcting, and using body language and play so that you create a strong and rewarding bond with your puppy or dog. All obedience lessons take place outside in their enclosed, floodlit paddock at Wester Fintray Farm, just outside Kintore in Aberdeenshire, where there is ample space for both individual and group lessons. They also have additional training grounds available for gundog lessons.”

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“Awesome Paws Academy is a well-known dog training company that conducts efficient dog training in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire using clicker training and other dog-friendly methods. Their mission is to provide a professional and fun approach to dog training. They use modern, fear-free methods that will improve the bond between you and your dog. Denise Shirreffs is the owner and founder of Awesome Paws Academy. She is qualified and accredited with the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers, and is a Scentwork UK levels 1-4 trainer and judge. She has completed a Masterclass in Dog Aggression and is the co-founder of Scentwork Scotland. Her ethos is to keep it simple, keep it kind. Awesome Paws Academy offers a variety of courses from puppy training to scent work and from group classes to in-person training sessions. They help you have a great relationship with your dog using positive reinforcement training. Awesome Paws Academy runs puppy classes, older dog classes, workshops, and Scentwork classes. They can also help with any behavior problems such as aggression or reactivity, whether it’s dog/dog or dog/human issues. Awesome Paws supports dogs and their humans to achieve their best experience.”

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“All Dogs Go To Erinn is a professional dog training company in Aberdeen. The trainer has the knowledge, expertise, and experience to get you and your furry friend back on the right track. Erinn is a qualified trainer at All Dogs Go To Erinn. She pursued a degree in Animal Care at the University of Aberdeen and qualified as a Dog Trainer, receiving full membership to The Institute of Modern Dog Trainers. Erinn enrolled in a part-time Master's degree in Clinical Animal Behaviour at the University of Edinburgh to fulfil her dream of becoming a Dog Behaviourist, which she completed. She is now working towards becoming an accredited Clinical Animal Behaviourist with the APBC. Her mission in life is to help people with dog problems—anything from Basic Obedience to Reactivity or Over-reactive dogs.”

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