Veterinary referral is required before treatment of behavioural problems can be undertaken (and no professional behaviourist will take on a behavioural problem without gaining veterinary involvement first). Health can affect behaviour and the purpose of this referral process is to ensure that obvious physical contributors have been ruled out, Before treatment commences.

 However, if you are planning to claim on your insurance, you are advised to ensure that your vet has signed the referral form in case your insurance company wish to see evidence of the referral. Referral must be made by a named, qualified veterinary surgeon.  I will contact you to arrange an appointment as soon as possible. The amount and rate of progress and improvement shown by individual dogs on a behaviour modification plan is highly variable and depends on many factors including the owners (and others that have influence on the dog’s life) ability to adhere to the plan, the dog’s individual personality and age, the length of time and frequency that undesirable behaviours have been expressed for, and on prior and future experiences and as such cannot be accurately predicted or guaranteed. Behaviour modification is not a quick fix.  Most dogs will quite often marked improvement. However, this takes time.commitment, effort and hard work and involves changing the way certain things are done and it is you - the owner - that must do most of this work (with my help of course). It is important to understand this before you book a consultation, As owners that are not committed to the process or who have unrealistic expectations are much less likely to be successful in their attempts to modify their dogs behaviour.

After the consultation, I will write up a report called a Behaviour Modification Plan, summarising your dog’s history, the diagnosis and the treatment plan recommended, a copy of which is sent to you and the referring vet within 7 days of the consultation. Some of the recommendations I make may not appear directly related to the problem behaviours but it is important to follow all points in the plan.

This will be sent out to you by email and/or post as requested.

Your first consultation will be roughly 3 hours. In this time there will be a few forms to fill in regarding your dogs behaviour, diet, family life and his/her routine.

I will accompany  you and your dog out on their walk and film there behaviour if aggression is involved (The filming is for my personal records only and will be kept on your dogs file)

My fee is £70 for our first appointment which includes a follow up appointment a week later.

Any further appointment will be £40 per hour.

If your dog in insured, your policy may cover behaviour.

I maybe be able to claim direct from your insurance company if your insurance allows this.

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