Most dog trainers will focus on the basics first, and rightly so, toilet training, bed training, sits, downs, stays all really great and essential life skills. However a holistic, concept based approach goes a bit deeper.

For me puppy priorities are building confidence, growing calmness and most importantly guiding owners through simple relationship games that will make sure from the start you and your pup have a great partnership, shaped on trust, communication and safety. 

Sounds a bit woo woo?? How do you go about training stuff like that ??

Using fun, easy to implement games we start to shape the dogs brain using rewards (usually food) to help build value in physical proximity ( being close to us), grow confidence with problem solving games and shape value in calmness with boundary games, food enrichment activities and impulse control games. 

By using this approach all the other life basics like recall, loose lead, settle training and general obedience skills come so easily and are fun and joyful to train because we shape a dog who loves to learn from DAY ONE!