Evolved Dog Training

Individual consultations and specialised workshops for dog owners in Yorkshire and beyond. Dog training that respects both ends of the lead. Take our FREE loose lead assessment

Training We Cover

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Loose Lead Walking Foundation One to One - Same dog. Different walk.

If your dog pulls on the lead, you’ve probably tried longer leads, shorter leads, buying equipment that promised everything and delivered nothing. The reason none of it stuck isn’t that you’re doing it wrong — it’s that nobody identified why your specific dog pulls in the first place. There are a multitude of reasons why your dog pulls, our Loose Lead Walking Foundation will find the one for your individual dog. We work on technique matched to what we actually observe, and provides a workable action plan specifically for you and your dog.

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Recall Foundation One to One - Off Lead But Not Out Of Reach.

Your dog needs freedom but you need peace of mind that they will come back! It’s the one command most owners have never been taught to build properly. It isn’t about volume. It isn’t about repeating their name until something happens. It’s about building a reflex response regardless of what’s around them. Our Recall |Foundation breaks down exactly why recall fails for most dogs, identifies your dog’s specific distraction profile, and builds a response rooted in genuine engagement rather than blind obedience. Ninety minutes. An action plan specifically designed around you and your dog included. The moment you recall your dog should never feel like a gamble.

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Reactivity Foundation One to One - The lunge. The bark. It Doesn't Have To Be That Way.

It’s overwhelming for you and your dog when you just don’t know where the next reaction is coming from. A dog whose threshold for feeling overwhelmed has been reached — and whose only available response in that moment is to make the threat feel further away. It looks frightening. It feels mortifying. And it’s almost always completely misunderstood by owners, the people they pass on the street, and the trainers who’ve told them to simply turn and walk the other way. Our Reactivity Foundation is different. We start by identifying what your dog is actually reacting to, why their threshold sits where it does, and what’s been making it harder without either of you realising. Individual diagnosis, hands-on threshold work, and a personalised plan that acknowledges this isn’t fixed in a single session — but that a single session with the right understanding is where every meaningful change begins.

Our Workshops are small focused groups. One to Ones are personalised, informative and always supportive.

FAQ's

Foundation One-to-One — Loose Lead

What happens in a Foundation Loose Lead session? We start by understanding your dog before we ask anything of them. The first part of the session is purely observational — watching how your dog moves, reads the environment, and responds to you before a single technique is introduced. From that we identify their specific pulling profile, their arousal level, and the pre-walk patterns that are making things harder without you realising. The second half is hands-on — technique work matched precisely to what we’ve observed, not a generic method applied and hoped for. You leave with a written action plan, a clear 7-day practice schedule, and a trainer you can WhatsApp if anything comes up.

Why do I need a Foundation Session rather than just booking a skill session?
Because the technique that works for a momentum puller will actively make things worse for an anxiety puller. Without understanding which profile your dog is, you’re solving the wrong problem — which is exactly why previous classes may not have worked. The Foundation Session is the diagnosis. Everything that follows is the treatment. You wouldn’t want a doctor to prescribe medication before they’d examined you.

My dog has been pulling for years. Is it too late to change it?
No. Pulling is a learned behaviour — which means it can be unlearned at any age, any breed, any history. It takes longer to change a deeply ingrained habit than a new one, and we’ll be honest with you about realistic timescales. But too late? We’ve never met a dog that was too late.

What if I’m really nervous about bringing my dog?
Tell us. Seriously — the owners who message us beforehand to say they’re nervous are the ones we most want to hear from, because it means they care deeply about getting it right for their dog. Whether you’ve had a bad experience with a previous trainer or class, worry about how your dog will behave around others, or simply not knowing what to expect. All of those are completely valid and all of them are things we can do something about before you even arrive. Drop us a WhatsApp before you book, tell us what’s worrying you, and we’ll have an honest conversation about what we can do, No judgement. No pressure. We’ve never yet had an owner message us beforehand and wish they hadn’t. We want you and your dog to feel supported.

Foundation One-to-One — Recall

What happens in a Foundation Recall session?
We begin where recall actually begins — not in a field with a long line, but in understanding why your dog doesn’t come back when you call. Is it that you’ve accidentally taught them that coming back ends the fun? That the environment is more rewarding than you are? That they’ve never actually learned what their name means in a high-distraction context? The Foundation Session identifies the specific reason recall is failing for your dog and builds the response from the ground up — starting at the right distraction level for where your dog currently is, not where you wish they were.

Is recall really that important or is it just about convenience?
It is the single most important skill your dog will ever learn. A reliable recall is what gives your dog genuine freedom — the ability to be off lead, to run, to explore — because you know with confidence they will come back the moment you call. Without it every off-lead moment carries risk. With it everything changes. We take recall seriously because the stakes are real.

My dog comes back sometimes but not reliably. Is that worth working on?
A recall that works sometimes is not a recall — it’s a gamble. The Foundation Session is specifically designed for dogs that have partial recall, because partial recall is often harder to fix than no recall at all. The dog has learned that the command is optional depending on context. We rebuild it so it isn’t.

Foundation One-to-One — Reactivity

What happens in a Foundation Reactivity session?
This is a consultation as much as a training session. The first priority is understanding — your dog’s specific trigger profile, where their threshold currently sits, what their arousal pattern looks like before and during a reactive episode, and what their history tells us about why they’re responding the way they are. We then do careful, controlled threshold work within the session itself — not exposing your dog to their trigger at full intensity, but working at the distance and level where they can think, breathe, and begin to make different choices. You’ll leave with a full written consultation report, a recommended pathway, and a clear understanding of what comes next.

My dog reacts to everything. Where do we even start?
With distance and calm. A dog reacting to everything is a dog whose threshold is so low that the entire environment feels threatening. We don’t start by addressing the triggers — we start by finding the distance at which your dog can exist without reacting, and we build from there. That starting point is different for every dog and finding it is one of the most important things the Foundation Session does.

I’m worried my dog is beyond help. Is that possible?
Not in our experience. Not in the way most owners mean when they say it. What feels like a dog that is beyond help is almost always a dog whose behaviour has never been properly understood, whose threshold has never been properly managed, or whose training history has made things harder rather than easier. We have never met a dog we couldn’t help in some meaningful way. That doesn’t always mean a complete resolution of every behaviour — sometimes it means significantly improving quality of life in ways that matter enormously even if they aren’t a total fix. But beyond help? We don’t believe in that. And you shouldn’t either.

My dog is really struggling and I don’t know where to start. What should I do?
Message us. That’s it — just message us. You don’t need to have the right words or the right diagnosis or a clear description of exactly what’s going wrong. Tell us what daily life with your dog currently looks like, what you wish was different. We’ll ask the right questions, help you make sense of what’s happening, and map out the clearest path forward for your dog. You don’t have to have it figured out before you reach out. That’s exactly what we’re here for.

Will my dog ever be completely fine around other dogs?
For some dogs yes — full recovery to a neutral or even sociable response is achievable. For others the goal is significant improvement rather than complete resolution — a dog that can pass another dog on the pavement without reacting is a transformed daily experience even if they’ll never be the dog playing with other dogs. We’ll be honest about which category your dog is likely to fall into based on what we observe — and we’ll never string out a programme beyond what your dog genuinely needs.

Join A Workshop

01.

Loose Lead

Your dog isn’t broken and you’re not failing — we work with you and with your specific dog and get to the root of exactly what’s happening and why. That’s ninety minutes away.

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Recall

Feel confident — not anxious every time you unclip the lead. A reliable recall isn’t a luxury it’s alife skill. Give your dog genuine freedom and genuine peace of mind for you, it’s entirely within reach.

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Reactivity

Having a reactive dog is exhausting in a way that’s hard to explain to anyone who hasn’t experienced it. The hypervigilance, the apologising, the routes you avoid. You deserve understanding as much as your dog does.

About us

I’m Jo and
I Help Dogs and Owners.

At Evolved Dog Training we are comitted to life long learning. We use modern techniques rooted in kindness as well as motivational methods such as positive reinforcement. As head trainer I have completed courses with the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers, The British School of Cainine Studies as well as world renowned dog trainers in both practical skills and behavioural change.