Dog Matters, "Teaching with empathy"

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Dog Matters is the place to find all the training and behaviour help you require to teach your dog the life skills that are essential in working towards assistance dog status, or to prepare them for animal assisted therapy. Safety, education and having fun with your dog is our top priority, preparing you with understanding and strategies to raise and nurture your dogs to have the best quality of life.

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You and your family or colleagues can learn all the tools to teach your dog life skills essential to harmonious relationships when you get in touch with Claire at Dog Matters. Claire has been helping families, individuals and facilities to train and support their dogs' behaviour needs since 2007. The following services are now available in Wiltshire and remotely:

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• Owner-trained assistance dog advice, training, webinars and workshops.

• Animal Assisted Intervention advice, training, webinars and workshops

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For more information on individual services, please visit our services page:

 

 

 

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Claire believes in putting dogs and client’s emotional wellbeing at the forefront of developing training and behaviour solutions to support their needs. By helping to increase your confidence and coaching you in all things dog behaviour, you will soon experience success as yours and your dog’s needs are met.

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Positive-reinforcement based, force-free training is a reliable and kind method for: helping you teach your dog life skills; increasing your dog’s confidence; improving their responsiveness to you and helping you to build a strong relationship with them. Here at Dog Matters, we believe that using these scientifically proven, kind methods and teaching you all about your individual dogs needs is what you need to have the best relationship with your dog.

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Services are provided during the weekday for in person services in the local area, with remote and online options available at your convenience. In person workshops can be booked directly with Claire and are usually held on weekends. 

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Fully insured with Cliverton and basic DBS checked each year. 

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Hear what our clients have to say about their success stories: 

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Claire is here to help you, and the best time to get started is now!

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