1. Behaviour Consultation & Initial Management
We begin with a thorough behaviour consultation, in person or remotely, to understand your dog’s history, environment, lifestyle, and the behaviour concerns you are facing.
This allows us to assess what’s going on and why — and to start putting management strategies in place right away to reduce stress and improve safety for everyone involved.
2. Preparation & Foundations
Before we begin behaviour modification, we need to make sure your dog is ready to learn and cope. This phase is all about building strong foundations and setting your dog up for success. This might involve:
- Ensuring your dog’s emotional, physical, and behavioural needs are being met
- Getting a comprehensive health check to rule out pain, discomfort, or underlying conditions
- Making changes to your dog’s daily routines or environment
- Teaching key foundation skills that will support behaviour change later
- Liaising with your vet if medication or medical support is needed
Think of this phase like preparing a person for therapy — if someone is exhausted, in pain, or living in constant stress, they won’t be in the right state of mind to make lasting change. The same is true for dogs.
3. Behaviour Modification
Once the groundwork is in place, we can begin behaviour modification — a structured process of helping your dog feel more comfortable and confident in the situations that overwhelm them.
Using welfare-friendly, science-based techniques, we work at your dog’s pace to change their emotional responses, build resilience, and teach alternative behaviours. This stage is tailored to your dog’s unique needs and guided by ongoing support and coaching.
"We were trying to solve some behaviour problems with our 2 dogs and found Lucie. Her knowledge and understanding of our dogs' behaviour was incredible and gave us new insight into their minds. We are delighted with the results and can't recommend Lucie enough!"
Saoirse - Féile & Síog's human
"I have been doing dog training with Lucie. What impresses me the most is the follow up after our lessons and the interest shown in my dogs' progress, giving solutions to difficulties I may be having. It's great to see someone who genuinely cares. "
Donnagha - Milo & Aero's human
