Reset. Rebuild. Refine. Elevate.
Adult dogs come with history. Any dog can change when the communication becomes clear.
Adult dog Assessment, £75.
A 1.5-hour Assessment of your dog’s habits, your handling and your goals, then the right level to start at.
A learned behaviour is not a life sentence.
Adult dogs come with history: habits, learned behaviours, good patterns, bad patterns and everything in between. But the truth is simple. Any dog can change when the communication becomes clear. At D.O.P.E Dog Training, we help you build the structure and confidence your dog has been waiting for.
This is not “obedience”. This is relationship, resilience and real-world reliability. That’s the D.O.P.E difference.
Our philosophy
Adult dogs aren’t blank slates. They’re shaped by experience. Good or bad, those experiences can be re-written through clear communication, consistent structure, calm leadership, reward-focused engagement, and real-world exposure and proofing.
We train you to become your dog’s trainer, because when the handler is consistent, the dog becomes reliable. This is real training for real life.
Adult dog training: the D.O.P.E System
Three levels, each a set number of one-to-one sessions at our standard £75 a session, plus a graduate option.
| Level | Sessions | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Discover | 8 | £600 |
| Optimize | 10 | £750 |
| Perfect | 12 | £900 |
| Excel | 1.5-hour sessions, graduates only* | £95 a session |
*Excel is open to graduates of a D.O.P.E course only.
Level 1: Discover
Reset foundations and build reliable everyday behaviour.
- Rebuilding basic obedience with clarity
- Lead skills and loose-lead walking
- Recall foundations and handler engagement
- Calm behaviour at home and in public
- Boundary and threshold training
- Addressing learned habits: jumping, pulling, overstimulation and more
Outcome: your dog becomes more predictable, attentive and calm. You learn the communication style that actually makes sense to your dog, turning chaos into order.
Level 2: Optimize
Move from “obedient enough” to genuinely reliable, anywhere.
- High-distraction lead work
- Real-world neutrality (dogs, people, movement, noise)
- Strengthening recall under pressure
- Problem behaviours: excitability, poor focus, frustration, fixations
- Structured play and purposeful engagement
- Handler timing, consistency and emotional control
Outcome: you stop managing behaviours and start transforming them. Your dog becomes stable and responsive even when the world gets loud.
Level 3: Perfect
Off-lead confidence, advanced obedience and a seamless partnership.
- Reliable recall in challenging environments
- Off-lead preparation and trust-building
- Duration obedience and impulse control
- Public-space proofing: cafés, paths, towns, pubs, parks
- Behaviour fading and long-term habit reinforcement
- Full integration of training into your daily lifestyle
Outcome: a dog who listens because they trust you, not because they’re “told”. A partnership that feels effortless, at home, on the street, in the countryside, anywhere.
Graduate option: Excel
For graduates of a D.O.P.E course only, at £95 a session (1.5 hours). Ongoing refinement, lifestyle training and bespoke support for owners who want long-term excellence. Monthly or quarterly sessions, tailored to your dog’s goals, whether that’s public neutrality, off-lead mastery or continuous development.
What you’ll learn
- How to communicate clearly so your dog follows naturally
- How to reset old habits and build new ones that stick
- How to reward effectively to build motivation
- How to correct in a way your dog understands (without stress)
- How to create calm structure in daily life
- How to become your dog’s consistent leader, not their negotiator
Real talk
Adult dogs aren’t “set in their ways”. They’re waiting for a leader who speaks clearly, acts consistently and trains with intention. With the right structure, you can turn any messy history into a calm, reliable future. If your dog listens at home but forgets everything outdoors, the communication is the problem, not the dog. We fix that.
The best time to start was yesterday. The second best time is now.