Does anyone know a good dog behaviourist in the Sheffield area and how much they charge?

I think Lotti would be a good person to ask, seems she is really into the doggie training thing. If she can't help directly I suspect she'll be able to point you towards someone that can.

There is a webiste you can look at which lists all the qualified behaviourists.

www.apbc.org.uk you do get what you pay for as these people have studied and taken the appropriate examinations in order to advise you.

We used a guy called phil jackson. I can get the details for you if you like? He was very good. Could also send you a copy of the initial report he did with our dog, so you know what sort of thing he does if that helps?

Depending on what problem you have depends on whether you need a dog trainer who does home visits or a full blown behaviourist.

As I don't know, and it's impolite to ask :), I recommend Boneyfido as dog trainers but have never had to see a behaviourist and when I once asked a trainer (in Sheffield) about a behaviourist for Takara (thankfully it never came to that) I was advised that Maria (can't remember her surname) in York was the one to see!

We went to see one in Holmfirth - gave us loads of shets with these protocol exercises to do with the dog but she recommended having him PTS:o charged us £150 to tell us that too. Needless to say we haven't and he is still with us

We went to see one in Holmfirth - gave us loads of shets with these protocol exercises to do with the dog but she recommended having him PTS:o charged us £150 to tell us that too. Needless to say we haven't and he is still with us

:oPTS surely you dont mean ''put to sleep'' :o how dare they. Glad to see you did'nt take their advice :thumbsup:

John Rodgerson charges a fraction of that, which a one off fee for the lifetime of the dog - and he suggests that anybody who charges you a fee but doesn't cure your dog should give you a refund or you should approach trading standards ;)

Strix - Does John live in Sheffield?

Lotti - I have a 3 yr old rescued border collie and I think she must have been shut out for long periods because she goes to the door, I open it and she does a lightening about turn and plants her paws firmly in the doorway. I tell her to come in, close the door, she returns to the door, I open it and repeat performance. As it has been warmer these last couple of weeks I have had the door wide open for her, but she won't go out on her own. She keeps coming in the room to me and then trotting away, looking back, as if to tell me to come with her! I wondered if a behaviourist could advise me what to do.

Linda - your dog is behaving exactly as you'd want a collie to behave - she isn't allowed to wander off on her own! Many of us would give our right arm for our dog to not go dashing off alone ;)

Is she okay if you go out with her? If she's unhappy about going out if you're with her, then yes, I agree, there is a problem

I fostered a dog who'd been a yard dog. When she got stressed she'd go and lie in the garden - whatever the weather was like - which was quite distressing when it was raining, but I had to let her deal with it her way (and towel her down when she was ready :rolleyes: )

Google for John, he's not in Sheffield, but he really knows what makes dogs tick - in a dog way, rather than a dog 'trainer' way (if that makes sense!)

Thanks Strix.

She is alright when I go out in the garden with her, but as soon as I come in she comes in too. Because she's on her own in the house for a few hours a day, I really want her to go out in the garden and get some fresh air and exercise as much as she can when we are at home. I know that she is wanting to go out but won't on her own. She is taken for long walks in the morning and late afternoon, but I love to see her running up and down the garden chasing everything that moves, be it birds, insects or raindrops! Another thing I was going to ask advice about was her barking at people. I tell her to leave, but with some people she will just carry on barking at them and whatever I say she won't stop.

Hi

Did you manage to find a dog behavoiurist, that was a little more local? I'm also looking for one as my dog is very dog agressive and I want to sort it out before he gets any older as he is a lab sized dog and I'm afraid that if another dog comes up to us he is going to either badly damage the other dog or me by accident when I get in the way! He is kept on the lead + haltie he is very difficult to distract or control by voice once he has seen another dog and goes into attack mode.

He is a rescue dog which I've had a month on Friday. His past is a bit unknown and I don't think his last owners were honest with the rescue centre as as he had apparently lived with other dogs which I can't see ever happened. He is fab in the house and walking out on our own, but has a personalilty change once a dog comes into veiw!

I want to get him into agility classes but this will always be a no go untill I can sort his aggression problem out, he is very receptive and will happily crawl under and jump things when asked to and can run pretty quickly. He has learnt all the basic commands (sit, stay, lie down, paw, bed, away, recall and a new name) within the month and will do them happily as long as no other dog is in the vicinity. I'm currently working on 'fetch' but he does not seem to get this one yet.

He has the making to be a brilliant dog if I can crack this one, Any recommendations would be great and success stories to give me hope :-)

I'd be interested in any thoughts on local behaviourists as well. I think I have the opposite problem to most people here; my retired greyhound is a complete scaredy-cat, to the extent that I think it is affecting her wellbeing. She is spooked by pretty much anything and everything, and when we are out and something bothers her she jumps so much I'm scared she is going to injure her neck on the lead/collar.

I did look up John Rogerson, but the drive to Durham would seriously destroy her :(

For anyone who might be interested, we used Phil Jackson. He lives in the Crystal Peaks area but comes to your home anyway. I can't be definite about this, but from memory, i THINK he charged about 40 quid for the initial 2 hour consultation and report, then its around 20 quid an hour for any sessions after that. He will come to your home, or go to the park with you, or whatever it is that your dog needs to overcome his fears / worries / behavioural problems. His website is here
www.pjdogtraining.co.uk

does anyone have a link to john rogerson please?

This is him (http://www.johnrogerson.com/)

http://www.johnrogerson.com/

We went to see one in Holmfirth - gave us loads of shets with these protocol exercises to do with the dog but she recommended having him PTS:o charged us £150 to tell us that too. Needless to say we haven't and he is still with us
think that might be one of 3 that gave me the same advice on a dog with a majour case of fear agression, luckly i didnt get the £150 charge as she told me over the phone when i rang up for prices.

needless to say i ignored them all my dog has a happy enough life, its not as good as it would have been if they had helped all those years ago but at least hes still alive

Thank u :)

Vicky Cooper at People and Dogs, very well established reward based trainer and behaviourist. She is based at Norton, will travel. Can't recommend her highly enough.
www.peopleanddogs.co.uk