3 Best Dog Trainers in South Somerset

“Dog Training with Laura Mars is seeking help from a certified trainer with proven results. Laura Mars, the founder of Dog Training with Laura Mars, has always had a deep love for dogs. She is a highly qualified dog trainer with expertise in both human coaching and canine training. With her unique skillset, she can tailor training to best meet your learning style and your dog's needs. Laura specialises in bespoke training solutions that focus on unlocking your dog's full potential, strengthening the human-dog relationship, and equipping you with the skills needed to create behavior that lasts a lifetime. She utilizes modern, effective reward-based methods that promote your dog’s success and strengthen your bond. In addition to being a qualified dog trainer, Laura has a postgraduate degree in adult learning theory at the Master's level, ensuring that she can provide the best learning experience for both you and your dog. She is also part of the mentoring team at the Dog Training College, providing train-the-trainer mentoring to adult learners undertaking the Dog Trainer Certification Program. You can book a free 1 to 1 assessment.”

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“Pawsability offers daytime and evening group and individual lessons for complete beginners to competition standards. Sue Mosedale is the owner and trainer who enjoys all aspects of dog training and mainly specialises in agility. Their fully qualified behaviourist offers group and one-to-one training to help with any specific behaviour issues. Their puppy and socialization classes involve general socialization training, foundation life skills and manners training, and help with specific worries. They also offer reward-based scent work training with a qualified instructor in a relaxed, fun environment. Their agility lessons are accessible for all ages and physical abilities of the handler as they teach traditional and distance handling techniques. Their self-training service is ideal for those who would like to practice agility in a secure area in their own time without an instructor. Pawsability offers self-training slots in both 30-minute and 60-minute durations. Home visits are also available.”

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“Positively Understanding Pooches is a local service that uses positive, force-free methods to give owners behaviour support, which centres around the dog's happiness. They have a certified instructor completed at the Dog Training College and trained with many organizations and professionals. They constantly offer new courses and seek to expand their knowledge to keep up with the ever-changing world of dog behaviour, as new studies provide a more extensive understanding of dogs. They love to collaborate with other positive behaviourists when needed and share knowledge. Over the years of rescue work, their team has seen dogs of all shapes and sizes with various behavioural difficulties. Their team has always been keen on the latest information and studies about dog behaviour and has attended many courses, striving to keep up to date with modern training techniques that help dogs be happy in a positive way.”

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