Training Report Card No. 001

Kirstie's K9s

Personalised, positive-reinforcement dog training

  • DogYour dog
  • Mood✓ Joyful
  • Lead work✓ Loose & calm
  • Confidence✓ Growing
  • Learned✓ A cracking recall

This is the card your dog comes home with after every session. Personalised walking and training, built around your dog and the real world — so they come back happy, focused, and a little bit brilliant.

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A golden retriever running happily across a sunlit meadow
Rewarded for a great recall
A dog leaping to catch a bright teal ball in a garden
Good boy earns the ball
Two dogs curled up asleep together on a tartan blanket
Worn out & happy
What we do

Training for real life

Every dog is different, and their needs change through life. My 121 training is tailored around you, your dog, and what you want to achieve. Your dog. Your goals. Your life together.

£30 per hour

121 Dog Training

Training doesn't have to happen in a training hall. Sessions take place wherever your dog needs to learn — at home, out on walks, in a café, a pub, at a train station, or anywhere else that's part of their everyday life. The aim is skills that actually work in the real world, not just a quiet training environment.

What we can work on

  • Lead work and calm, focused walking
  • Emotional responses around other dogs
  • Confidence in new environments and situations
  • Calm behaviour in cafés, pubs and shops
  • Settling and focus around everyday distractions
  • General obedience, engagement and life skills

Whether you want a calm dog at home, a reliable walking companion, or a dog who can settle in a café — we work towards the life you want together.

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An attentive border collie focused on its trainer during a reward-based session
Training in the real world

🐶 Puppy training

Bringing home a puppy is exciting — but it can feel overwhelming, too. 121 sessions help you with:

  • Settling into their new home
  • Sleep patterns and routines
  • Biting and mouthing
  • Food and feeding
  • Crate training
  • Toilet training
  • Building good habits from the start
  • Growing into a confident, comfortable dog

🐕 Adolescent training

The teenage stage can bring a whole new set of challenges. Your dog might suddenly seem to forget everything they've learned, become more distracted, struggle with impulse control, or start testing boundaries.

This is exactly where personalised, real-world training makes a huge difference — rebuilding focus and good choices in the places your dog finds hard.

A friendly cocker spaniel in a red collar sitting on the grass
Consistency at home
£55 per month

Owner 1-to-1 (compulsory)

Training doesn't stop when I hand your dog back. A monthly 1-to-1 with you makes sure you understand exactly what we're working on, the methods used, and how to keep it consistent at home. Lasting results come from consistency between dog, owner and trainer.

Saturday mornings · group class

Ready to help your dog feel more confident in the real world?

Environmental training can make a huge difference — helping your dog learn to focus, stay calm and make good choices even when life gets busy. Don't wait for unwanted behaviours to become habits: start building the skills your dog needs for everyday life. Let's take training beyond the living room and into the real world.

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How it works

The kind way — and why it sticks

  1. 1

    Mark the moment

    The instant your dog gets it right, we mark it with a clear word or a click. No confusion about what earned the reward.

  2. 2

    Reward it

    A treat, a toy, a proper fuss. The behaviour just became worth repeating, because your dog chose it.

  3. 3

    Make it stick

    We build it up gently until it holds up in the real world — in the garden, on the path, and around other dogs.

Notes from families

The bit that makes it all worth it

★★★★★
With Kirstie's help, expertise, kindness and care she has given me huge confidence in handling and settling my new dogs into their new home. My dogs adore her and look forward to seeing her as much as I do — she always knows how to help sort out any worries I may have about their progress. Kirstie's brilliant with the dogs and brilliant with understanding their owners too! It's been the best start for me for bonding with and understanding my young dogs!
Owner of two young dogs
★★★★★
Kirstie has been absolutely amazing with Tufty. She started training her when she was a puppy, at a point when we were completely lost and didn't know what we were doing! Kirstie gave us so much support and helped turn Tufty into the happy, well-behaved dog she is today. It's such a relief knowing she's someone we completely trust and who genuinely cares for her. I honestly couldn't recommend Kirstie enough.
Beth & Dan, with Tufty
★★★★★
We've been working with Kirstie since Otis was a puppy, and she has been absolutely fantastic. She's so friendly and a very talented dog trainer. We especially love her group training classes — they are always fun and supportive. Since practising the skills from her classes, Otis has become so much more manageable and able to focus on us even in exciting outdoor environments. We're really grateful for all of Kirstie's guidance and couldn't recommend her more highly!
Otis's family
★★★★★
Kirstie is great with my dogs and their behaviour has greatly improved. They and I are more confident on walks. Kirstie was patient, professional and extremely knowledgeable. The progress we have made is excellent, and Winston and Hugo are much calmer. With the training now in full force, they have made a significant amount of progress. I cannot thank Kirstie enough for all of her help and patience. 100% recommend Kirstie to help with training and walking!
Winston & Hugo's owner
★★★★★
Kirstie is amazing. She's been walking and training my two-year-old Enzo since he was 7 months, and I've done several one-to-ones which have been great at training both of us. She's made a huge difference and played a big part in shaping Enzo into the dog he is today. She's kind and patient, which is a big part of training dogs, so I would highly recommend her to anyone.
Enzo's owner
★★★★★
Kirstie has been a fantastic 1:1 trainer for my 4-month puppy. Her knowledge, clarity of explanation and understanding has been of great benefit. She has been so supportive and has helped increase my confidence with our dog walks and behaviour around our home. The additional online training videos enabled a visual way of learning to remind us what we had done practically in our 1:1 sessions. It's a positive-reinforcement approach that has suited us and our puppy, enhancing our relationship.
Puppy owner · 1:1 training
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Let's meet your dog

The best way to start is to meet — a relaxed chat about your dog and what you'd like to work on, then we get going. Sessions run across the areas below.

Where we work
Covering
Bracknell, Wokingham, Yateley & Reading
Across
Berkshire, Hampshire & Surrey
Sessions
By appointment, most days
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