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Welcome to
The Dog Academy
 
We support our clients in building safety and connection between dogs and their people, from puppies to older age dogs, rehomed dogs offering agility, gundog, nosework and more!

ABOUT

ABOUT THE DOG ACADEMY

We believe in building on the relationship between you and your dog through kindness, compassion and reward based training.

 

We train outdoors in Porlock and Allerford. We are also happy to do home visits.

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Our training is reward based, making it enjoyable, safe and provide both great mental and physical stimulation for you and your dog!

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"Emma has tailored her Agility sessions to both of my dogs focusing on the areas they still need to learn or improve upon. Her patience and cheerful attitude no matter what is great!"

Maria

Three dogs (two black Labradors and one black cocker spaniel) lying in the grass looking happy

PHILOSOPHY AND SERVICES

OUR PHILOSOPHY

We believe to share your life with a dog is an honour and a privilege.

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We also understand that sometimes having a puppy or older dogs isn't without it's

challenges, including frustration, worry and upset over our dogs “behaviour”

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Behaviour doesn't happen for no reason, be that dog behaviour or human! It is driven by emotion.  

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Our aim is to help people and dogs to make positive change from a place of kindness and compassion.

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​We believe everyone involved in the process should experiences the benefits, including the owners! ​​

TRAINING WE OFFER

We believe that training should be fun, innovative, and force-free.

 

We offer a wide range of training including:

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  • Puppy 

  • Follow on puppy

  • Lifeskills

  • Agility

  • Nosework

  • Positive gundog

  • Trick Awards

 

Put your best paw forward and let’s get started today.

TRAINING OPTIONS

Training options:

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  • Puppy Training

  • Membership

  • Recall Habit Programme

  • 1-2-1 training, this includes support for you as the owner as well as your dog

  • Individual programmes

  • Online training

  • Residential training​

 "I have been to several other trainers over the years with various different dogs and can honestly say that Emma has been the best."

Louise

SERVICES

SOME OF OUR HAPPY CLIENTS

CLIENTS

Emma has a real affinity with all dogs, which she combines with a rare and special ability to adapt her ideas to suit each individual dog and solve their own particular problems. Unusually in the animal training world, she is equally good with people, always calm and patient, providing challenges appropriate to her students stage of learning, with lots of positive feedback and enthusiasm.

Pat

CONTACT
Emma, owner and trainer at The Dog Academy with Tessa, her old Labrador

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Located: Near Minehead, West Somerset

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