Good Start Dog Training

“Good Start” Dog Training provides Pet Dog Training and Behaviour Advice in and around Kendal, South Cumbria, North Lancashire and the Yorkshire Dales.

One to one sessions are available to meet your dog's individual training and behaviour needs. Group training classes are run on a regular basis.

These are some of training classes that we hold at the Castle Street Centre in Kendal and at other venues in the region:

Puppy ‘Socialisation’ Class is for puppies under 18 weeks of age when they start the class.
Junior Dog ‘Life Skills’ Class is for older puppies and other dogs starting or wanting to brush up on their training.
Fun and Games Classes help to continue interest and motivation for progressing with training.
One day training workshops on topics such as ‘Walking on a Loose Lead’ and ‘Recall’ provide a more in depth look at these skills.

Our aim is to build a good relationship between you and your dog through mutual respect, trust and cooperation. We use kind reward based training methods so that you both enjoy the training. Aversive techniques and punishment that is either frightening or painful to your dog are not used. We help you to prevent behavioural problems before they start.

Small numbers in classes help us to provide more individual attention and allow training to be informal and relaxed so that you and your dog are given the best opportunity to learn. A positive and supportive approach helps you, the human end of the lead, as well as your dog!

You are very welcome to watch a class without your dog so that you can be confident that you and your dog will be happy to train with us in the future.