Animal Behaviour Clinic & Take The Lead Dog School

My wee brother Jim told Ian and I about Elaine. Jim and his lovely dog Dylan went to classes with Elaine in the past which Jim felt were as much about training him as Dylan! When I had concerns about Cooper late last year I didn’t hesitate to contact Elaine and the team. Our then 5 year old retriever Cooper had an occasional habit of jumping and mouthing my arm while out walking. Because of Ian’s arthritis I have always been the dog walker and Cooper has never done this with anyone else. The ...

We reached out to Elaine after rescuing a 5 year old collie who was protective over himself and unsure of strangers. Elaine worked as an online only service. She was readily available for video chats and emails. She helped work with our vet too. Elaine is direct and efficient, she told us it would feel like slow progress and it has, but looking back now it is clear to see the difference in both our dogs behaviour and our handling of him. He is certainly not the finished article but Elaine has...

Separation Anxiety and Aggression towards members of the family I had initially contacted Elaine as she came highly recommended from a friend. I had been having problems with Ralph showing aggression towards two members of the family. Had an initial meeting with Elaine on zoom and wasn’t sure if that was going to work as I thought face to face would be better but I was wrong. Elaine knew exactly what was going on with Ralph and her down to earth approach and knowledge of the problem and h...

Following Elaine's advice we saw a big difference in our 5 year old Border Terrier, Minnie. She was calmer and more relaxed. After guidance and practice her recall also improved significantly. We chose Elaine because she is highly knowledgeable in her field of dog behaviour and I have already recommended her to someone.

We first sought help from Elaine in November 2021 on the recommendation of our vet. We brought Emet into our home in October 2020 when he was about 12 weeks old. He had been born on a local farm. The farmer said he had been around children and people, but we should have realised that this was not the case as he was housed in a sheep trailer with his siblings. We did see his mother and father who were living on the farm, but we should have realised then and there that there had been no socia...