Where Trust Meets Training
You've tried the classes. You've tried the advice.
Your dog is still struggling, and you're starting to wonder if it's you.
It isn't. Nobody's worked yet with what's actually driving the behaviour. That's what we do.
We're Tanya and Matt
Between us we've spent thirty years reading people before we ever read a dog. Tanya spent ten years as a police officer before training in canine behaviour, and is currently working toward her Level 6 Ofqual qualification in Clinical Canine Behaviour with the Canine Behaviour College. Matt served twenty years in the police, the latter part in complex crime, before leaving to train alongside her. He came to dogs through Heidi, a Pomeranian cross who taught him more about patience than any course could.
Since then Matt's worked hands-on with rescues from Bosnia, Thailand and Romania, German Shepherds, terriers, Rottweilers, Pomskies, and more Dachshunds than he'll admit to loving as much as he does. Reactivity, separation struggles, dogs that won't settle, dogs that pull, dogs everyone else had given up on. Everything we do is force-free. We don't train the behaviour you see, we work with the emotion underneath it, at your dog's pace, not a programme's.
Free to start with
Scentwork & Enrichment Guide
Simple ways to occupy and calm your dog's brain.
Homemade Dog Treats
Three recipes, no nasties, just good ingredients.
The Ultimate Bulletproof Puppy
Your new puppy blueprint, free the moment you land here.
Courses
Confident Puppy Programme
Delivered face to face by Matt, with full portal access included.
30 Day Rescue Dog Roadmap
£27
Every rescue owner asks the same thing in week one: why isn't my dog listening yet? This is why, and what to do instead. Thirty days of decompression before any behaviour work begins, because a dog that's still overwhelmed can't learn.
Reactivity Reset
£47
The walk you stopped looking forward to.
An honest look at what's actually driving your dog's reactivity, and real tools to start working with it yourself. If you do the work and want more, it's the natural first step toward working with us properly.
How you can work with us
Every course uses the same force-free, science-led framework Matt and I have built our whole practice on. How much support sits around that framework is up to you.
Work with me remotely, as a behaviourist
Send me what's happening. I'll send back a plan.
A behaviourist works differently to a trainer. Where training teaches a dog what to do, behaviour work asks why they're struggling in the first place, and changes that from the inside.
Every plan starts with one proper look at your dog, not a form ticked in five minutes. For most people that's a single one-to-one assessment over Zoom, after which everything moves asynchronous, videos, voice notes, whatever fits your week.
If a live call isn't right for you, it doesn't have to be. I'm ADHD and autistic myself, and I know a scheduled video call is the last thing some people need added to their plate. You can send a written assessment form instead. I'll work through it and come back with questions, no camera, no phone call, same level of care.
Work with me remotelyTrain face to face with Matt
Matt, in person, working with you and your dog directly
For owners who want hands-on support, scheduled sessions, someone physically there guiding you and your dog through it together. The most structured option, and the right one if that structure is what helps you commit.
Train with MattBoth, together
The hybrid package
Face to face with Matt, backed by my behavioural guidance between sessions. The most complete option, for dogs and owners who benefit from both.
Ask about the hybrid packageWhy everything here has a finish line
There's no ongoing membership. Every plan has an end point, because open-ended support lets people drift, and drifting doesn't change behaviour. You'll know exactly what you're working toward and when you'll get there.
