Full-time, force-free dog training for puppies, adolescents and rescue dogs, from a trainer whose first career was psychology and who trained her own medical alert dog. Every plan built around your dog, your week and your walks.
Most people arrive knowing something is not working but not what to book. A fifteen-minute call is free, and from there most dogs start with an assessment and a written plan, then lessons two at a time.
Toilet training, sleep, biting, socialisation and the habits that decide what the next fourteen years look like. Short, focused, done in your home.
Puppy Prep — from £195My favourite dogs to work with. They have done puppy class, then adolescence hits and every bit of training seems to vanish. Recall, loose lead, settling and more.
Assessment £100, then £150 per 2 lessonsBarking, lunging, separation distress, freezing or shutting down. We start by making the next walk easier, then work on the feeling underneath the behaviour.
Assessment £100, then £150 per 2 lessonsNo packages hidden behind a form, and no big bundle to sign up to. Start with an assessment, then book lessons two at a time. You are only ever committed to the next block, and I will always tell you honestly how many I think you are likely to need.
I come to you, meet your dog and see the problem where it actually happens. Afterwards you get a written report with the training and management steps I recommend.
For everything from loose lead walking and recall to reactivity and separation distress. Book as many blocks as you need, one block at a time, so if recall joins the list halfway through, we simply carry on.
The foundations: toilet training, settling, mouthing, handling and a socialisation plan you can actually follow, so your puppy is ready for adolescence.
Everything above plus lead introduction, early recall and the first steps of being left alone calmly.
After a careful evaluation, I train your dog for you, then leave you with exactly what you need to keep it going. It is intensive, so it starts with an honest conversation about whether it suits you and your dog.
One hour. One behaviour. One training tangle. For when you don’t need a whole training programme, you just need help getting unstuck. We’ll look at the one behaviour you’re struggling with and what you’ve already tried, and work out a practical, rewards-based way forward. You leave with a clear plan, without signing up for ongoing lessons, reports or unnecessary faff.
Think of it like a maths tutor: you must have already tried to train the behaviour yourself, wherever you first learned it. Not for training from scratch, reactivity, separation distress, or more than one behaviour.
Small groups near Alresford. Suits every breed, age and temperament, including nervous and reactive dogs, who work well away from the others. Price is per team: one dog plus up to three handlers, all aged 12 or over.
Once you’ve done the introduction, keep building your dog’s trailing skills with progression sessions, and ask about joining the Dog Scout mantrailing club.
A gentle, dog-led way of helping dogs move, think and explore with more confidence. Using simple equipment and carefully arranged activities, dogs make their own choices about how to navigate each puzzle, so the focus is curiosity, body awareness and problem-solving rather than obedience or performance. Especially useful for dogs who benefit from slowing things down and learning in a calm, low-pressure way. Usually taught in class, or I can bring the puzzles to your home at the normal lesson price.
Your dog follows one specific person’s scent trail across fields and lanes — using the sense they were built to use. It is the single best thing I have found for dogs who struggle everywhere else.
Dogs work one at a time, at distance, on their own trail. No greetings, no crowding, no pressure — just the job in front of them.
Twenty minutes of scent work does what an hour of walking cannot. Most owners report a dog who sleeps deeply for the rest of the day.
Low-impact and non-competitive. Elderly dogs, three-legged dogs, tiny dogs and giant breeds all trail well.
Certified Mantrailing Instructor with Mantrailing Global — the trails are laid properly, so your dog succeeds and keeps wanting to work.
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I grew up in a house that bred Dobermans, Irish Wolfhounds, terriers, Labradors and Schnauzers — so dogs were never a career choice, they were just the furniture. What I learned early is that a well-behaved dog is rarely about the dog. It is about the person on the other end of the lead.
My first career was as a psychologist, with dog training on the side. Now dog training is my full-time work, and the psychology turned out not to be a detour at all. Understanding how people communicate, how learning actually works and why change is hard is exactly as useful with dogs as it is with people.
In 2021 we adopted a dog who had had a rough start and was extremely reactive. I had a hunch that giving him a job might settle him, so I trained him as my hypoglycaemia alert dog (I am Type 1 diabetic). He now flags a low blood sugar more reliably than my medical technology does. I also took him mantrailing and used Movement Puzzles with him. He still does all of these things, and he is a different dog today. That is the clearest proof I know that good training changes a dog’s whole life, not just their manners.
★★★★★“My dog is a rescue and was reactive to every dog we met. Caroline, with the help of her own two dogs, has completely changed this behaviour — he is now calm and happy when we meet other dogs. Her approach is confident and calm and my dog really trusts her.”
★★★★★“We really enjoyed our puppy classes with Cary — she was brilliant with our energetic Labrador and instantly made us all feel at ease. Lots of tips throughout, with a summary email after each session which was so handy. Highly recommend.”
★★★★★“Having a slightly nervous rescue dog I had previously stayed away from group classes. We were quickly put at ease about each dog’s personal space and thoroughly enjoyed developing a new skill in a relaxed but professional environment.”
★★★★★“I attended one of Cary’s classes with my dog Mylo, who is nervous. Cary adapted the task to make it easier for both Mylo and myself and we made good progress. A very friendly and helpful trainer.”
★★★★★“A lovely, stress-free way for my dog and I to learn together. Every achievement was a bonus, no matter how small, and Cary gave sensible, easy-to-carry-out instructions which were fun for both of us.”
★★★★★“Cary went round to each individual and was very encouraging and supportive. At the end she answered questions and gave us homework. A very informative lesson which was fun — an excellent trainer who I would thoroughly recommend.”
Sessions happen in your home and on your own walking routes, because that is where the behaviour actually happens and that is where it needs to change. Mantrailing and scent work run from the countryside around Alresford.
Only reward-based, science-led methods — no lead corrections, no shouting, no shock or prong collars. Your dog learns because good things happen when they get it right, which builds confidence rather than suppressing behaviour through fear. It works for every breed and every temperament, and it is the approach the IMDT and Karen Pryor Academy are built on.
I am based at Wood Farm in Bramdean, just outside Alresford, and travel up to twenty miles — so Alresford, Winchester, Petersfield, Alton, Four Marks, Liphook and out into West Sussex and Surrey. If you are slightly further, ask anyway and we will work something out.
Most dogs start with a behaviour assessment for £100. I visit for 60 to 90 minutes, then send you a written report with the training and management steps I recommend. After that, lessons are £150 for a block of two. You book as many blocks as you need, and I will always tell you how many I think you are likely to need.
Yes. We start with an assessment so I can see the reaction where it actually happens, then work through it in blocks of two lessons, beginning with a management plan so the next walk is already easier. After that we work steadily on the emotion underneath the reaction rather than just suppressing the noise.
All lessons are one-to-one, in your home and on your normal routes. Mantrailing and scent work run as small groups, with dogs working one at a time so nervous dogs are never crowded.
One hour, one behaviour, one training tangle, for £47. It is like a tutor for your dog’s training: you must have already tried to teach the behaviour yourself, for example a dog who just will not settle when you sit down. Come ready to show me what you have tried, and we will work out a practical, rewards-based way forward. It is not for training from scratch, reactivity, separation distress or more than one behaviour. You can see dates and book on my online coaching page.
A gentle, dog-led way of helping dogs move, think and explore with more confidence. Dogs choose how to navigate simple equipment and carefully arranged activities, so the focus is curiosity, body awareness and problem-solving rather than obedience or performance. Class sessions are £35 per dog, or I can bring the puzzles to your home at the normal lesson price.
Your dog is given one person’s scent and follows that specific trail across ground, hedgerows and lanes until they find them. It is low-impact, suits every age and breed, and is unusually good for nervous or reactive dogs — they work alone, at distance, and finish genuinely satisfied. Upcoming sessions are listed on my Bookwhen page, where you can book and pay online.
A fifteen-minute call, no obligation, no pressure. If I am not the right person I will say so and point you somewhere better.