Welcome to Helping Hounds Dog Training Academy
Unleashing your dogs potential through games based training and scent work!
A 1hr session that will allow you to try out Trail Hunt International.
4 week course taking you and your dog through the foundation exercises for Trail Hunt International
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Club sessions allow you to practice your skills and develop the learning for you and your dog.
Workshops teach you and your dog new components that increase the complexity of the trails
Level 1 programme to support challenges such as loose lead walking, recall & basic obedience
L2 programme supports more complex behaviours - reactivity, separation anxiety and noise sensitivity
Join us for an unparalleled 2 hour journey into the science and art of scent work!
Our Services
Meet your trainer
Welcome to Helping Hounds Dog Training Academy!
My name is Lisa and I am the canine trainer and behaviour coach behind Helping Hounds. I became a dog trainer after my rescued ex-street dog from Greece, took me on a journey of discovery into the world of complex dogs with big feelings! He is the reason I followed a path to develop my knowledge and understanding of all things "dog", which means I am now able to help others who find themselves in the same position I was a few years ago!
I currently have 3 dogs, all of which are overseas rescues and I believe this provides me with a great insight into the often challenging world of adopting foreign recue dogs. I also work with Street Hearts BG on a voluntary basis providing training advice & guidance to adopters. Helping Hounds offers a range of services and utilises a positive reinforcement approach to training. I feel it is important to understand what is driving your dog to behave the way they are, so that we can develop a plan that effectively changes that behaviour as opposed to suppressing it.
I have a passion for scent work and have seen some fantastic results with nervous / anxious reactive dogs using this modality.
Experienced, qualified and fully insured, I look forward to being able to help you with any challenges you and your fur family member is facing or welcoming you along to one of my workshops or classes.
I would highy recommend Helping Hounds. Lisa is very professional and knowledgable.
Lisa was exceptionally helpful and came to our house and gave a brilliant 1-1 session to help me with my border collie. We covered a range of different training techniques to help with pulling and even had some games to take away
I would definitely recommend.
James Fairhurst, Longton, Lancashire
I've just completed the initial Trail Hunt International foundations course with my rescue labrador. She's nervous and can be reactive, but Lisa worked with her strengths and amended her training to suit. 3 weeks later and she is more confident, more focused and we loved every minute of the course. We will definitely be continuing with Lisa and highly recommend her as a trainer and highly recommend this course.
Jane Clayton, Leyland, Lancashire
Met with Lisa yesterday to try and gain some understanding of our spaniel and how to address a few issues especially with barking at people and noises. I felt totally at ease with her lovely attentive manner. Her explanations of why my dog is behaving the way she does made total sense. Lisa drew up a plan which was emailed to me so I could refer to it all the time. A very professional service, I know we have work to do but that is down to us investing the time to address these issues . After 4 previous trainers I finally feel like I have found someone in Lisa who is doing this work for her genuine want to help and not in it just for the money .. can’t thank her enough as I’m seeing small changes already in both my dogs!
I would highly recommended!
Adele Thompson, Longton, Lancashire
Testimonials
What a fantastic introductory course. It has built confidence with my reactive dog and the bond between is. Lisa is a fabulous trainer, patient, positive and motivational with great depth of dog training knowledge to enable you and your dog to get the very best out of each session. Can’t believe how much can be achieved in a short time. Really enjoyed it and highly recommend
Loraine Simpson, Longton, Lancashire