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Bespoke Dog Training

Unleash the potential in both of you!

Dog and Puppy Training Classes in Pegswood and Ashington, and one to one dog training in Northumberland

Dog and Puppy training in Northumberland

Pawsitive Skills Bespoke Dog Training offers dog and puppy training with classroom bases in Ashington and Pegswood, but covering Northumberland, which ​focuses on building the bond between ​you and your dog; meaning your dog ​does what you ask because they want ​to, not because they have to.

Dog training isn’t just about your dog. ​The most integral part of the training process is you. That’s why we work with you to make sure you can take training forward for lifelong learning. ​We help build a bond, so you can have a harmonious life.

Our desire is for you and your dog to have a calm, well rounded relationship, meaning you can live your lives to the fullest. We aim to make your dog dreams a reality.

We will not train your dog for you, we believe in giving you the ability to be able to train your dog in any skill throughout their lives and in any environment. We will work alongside you to help discover what really makes your dog tick and how to use that to your own advantage – even if we have to stand on the side lines making silly noises.

Puppy Training Classes

Our puppy training classes  are fun interactive training sessions using games to keep things exciting for your pup. We know you don’t want a livewire all the time though so we end each session with a calm activity. You will learn the basic commands, but also so much more and we’re open to throwing a little trick or two in there – like how to get the perfect selfie.

Classes are held in Pegswood and Ashington, Northumberland.

Adolescent Dog Training Skills

The follow on from Puppy Skills classes, learning things like extended stays, emergency stop, controlled greetings and control through doorways.

Courses run at our Pegswood base.

One to One dog training in  Northumberland

One to one dog training can cover more bespoke puppy training, or work on things like separation anxiety; which I have done further training on. These are good if you have difficulty attending the classes for whatever reason.

Dog Show Coaching

Show coaching is new in my repertoire but I’m certainly enjoying it and we’re seeing great results – both in the pedigree ring and in the fun dog show arena. These are a great way of building your dog’s focus on you, but the shows themselves are another brilliant way of building up that bond between you.

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Inaugural Adolescent Skills graduates

Boycee and Willow made us all proud today by acing their assessments and graduating Adolescent Skills. We wish them luck in their future!

Hovawort show coaching client

Con-grad-ulations

Here they are! The latest graduates from Puppy Skills Pegswood. A huge congratulations to Bella, Doug, Maggie, "Big" Millie, "Little" Millie and Pedro on really working hard on creating a pawsitive bond, we look forward to seeing some of you in Adolescent Skills soon!

Dog training in Ashington

Boycee made Crufts!!

The ever so handsome Boycee had his first Championship Show on Friday 13th September, but this boy couldn't have been any less unlucky as he placed Second, under difficult circumstances, qualifying him for entry to Crufts 2025! I couldn't have been prouder being there to watch him and his mum and cannot wait to see how much further they will go. That's two pups repping Pawsitive Skills at Crufts 2025!

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Puppy Classes

Puppy Classes run year round

Adolescent Skills

The follow on from Puppy Skills

One to One

Bespoke just for you and your friend

Show Coaching

From fun shows through to CRUFTS