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- Paws & Play Daycare, Unit 6, Ward Street, Lostock Hall PR5 5HR Preston
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One to One Adult Dog Training
The walk you have been dreading can become the part of the day you both look forward to.
This is for owners of older dogs working through real, everyday difficulty. Pulling on the lead, lunging, barking at other dogs, low confidence, recall that vanishes the moment it matters, habits that have had years to set in. It is for people who want to understand their dog, not just suppress the behaviour.
It is not a magic switch. This is real work over time, with you involved between sessions. That involvement is the reason the change actually lasts.
The problem and its cost
Sometimes it’s obvious that something isn’t working. Walks feel stressful, recall disappears when you need it most or your dog struggles to stay focused around distractions. Maybe you have stopped walking certain routes, or certain times, or stopped inviting people round.
It shrinks your world a little at a time. And the worst part is the guilt: the sense that your dog deserves better and you are somehow failing them. You are not. You have just never been shown how your dog actually works, or given a plan that fits the dog in front of you.
Perhaps you’ve welcomed a new dog into your life, your circumstances have changed or you want reassurance that you’re building the right foundations. Maybe things are going well, but you know they could feel easier.
The transformation
A dog who can pass another dog without the explosion. A lead that stays loose. A recall you can rely on. A dog who looks to you when they are unsure instead of taking matters into their own paws. Your world opens back up, and the problems start fading away, leaving more trust, understanding and confidence from both. Understanding why your dog behaves the way they do, knowing how to support them and having the skills to handle challenges when they arise.
Because training isn’t just about changing behaviour. It’s about building confidence, calmness and connection for both ends of the lead.
What is included, and what it does for you
- In person sessions spaced to give real life time to embed each step, so change holds rather than fading by the next week.
- The Building Your Dog's Confidence ebook and a training clicker, so the method is in your hands throughout.
- Worksheets with goals fully explained for you and your dog, so you always know what to work on and why.
- WhatsApp support between sessions, including video critique, so you get guidance in the real moments rather than only in the room.
- A fully personalised training plan to keep, with your dog's own goals explained: why they matter, the training steps, how to troubleshoot, and how to keep progressing.
The approach and why it works
Confidence, calmness and connection sit at the centre. While confidence-building can sometimes look like simple games or exercises, it is often one of the most powerful tools we have for creating lasting behaviour change. Dogs who feel more confident and capable are often better equipped to cope, make good decisions and recover from challenges more easily.
The same is true of calmness. When we intentionally build calmness into a dog’s daily life, many common training struggles become easier to manage. Focus improves, frustration decreases and dogs are often able to learn more effectively.
Rather than jumping straight to the behaviour itself, we build strong foundations first. By increasing confidence, encouraging calmness and strengthening the connection between you and your dog, we create the conditions where meaningful progress can happen. From there, we can address specific training goals with a dog who is already in a much better place to succeed.
Small goals, steady progress, change that lasts.
A trainer You Can Trust
Trained across rescue, veterinary, boarding and daycare settings, with deep study in canine behaviour. A Reactivity & Separation Anxiety Specialist with The Dog Training College. 2026/7 Dog Trainer of The Year – Lancashire with The Prestige Awards, 2026 The Best Dog Trainer in Preston, UK with Quality Business Awards, 2026 Best Dog Training Service – Preston with Top 100 Business Awards and 2026 Dog Training Specialist Of The Year 2026 with E2 Media Award of Excellece and featured in The Lancashire Post and Blog Preston.
“ Lydia worked with my boy Rex, he wouldn’t walk through the front door on his lead. Lydia tailored a plan for him to build confidence to help him make good choices. He was scared when I took his collar and lead out of the cupboard. In just 4 sessions he’s done amazing. Lydia is very quick thinking, if she can see something isn’t going to work, she will have another tactic.
I’ve just come back from the beach with him, loads of dogs and distractions for him, but he was totally focused on what I was doing with him.”
FAQs
Is my dog too old to change?
Older dogs learn well once the training fits how they think. Age is rarely the real barrier.
We have tried trainers before and nothing worked.
Then the plan probably did not fit your dog or your life. This is built around both, with support between sessions so it actually sticks.
What is the next step?
The call is free and there is no pressure. Tell me what you are dealing with and I will tell you honestly whether this is the right fit and what the best route forward looks like.
