ABOUT US
Down Dog Training & Behaviour was set up in 2008 and has grown from strength to strength. To make your Pet Perfect, YOU need to be trained. Using games & reward-based training, we help you and your dog build a much closer bond so that YOU are the most interesting thing in your dog’s life
Down Dog’s aim is for everyone to enjoy, understand, and have fun with, their dogs.
Whether it’s:
Bringing up your new puppy or rescue dog the best way possible to prevent any future problems
Signing up for group training or a personal package to teach your pet to be a great family member
or
Getting help for an existing behaviour problem you’ve got with your dog
Our aim is to help you have the Perfect Pet you’ve dreamt about.
Down Dog created The Doggy Doctor Professional Academy for people who want to become dog trainers or dog behaviourists, as well as for dedicated, interested owners who want to understand their pets more.
“I’ve been training dogs for over thi….a very long time. I’ve set up this Professional Academy to help you build your knowledge and skill-set and develop a ‘can-do’ mindset so you’ll be confident of success in your new business. Or simply understand your own dog more.”
Carol Clark – The Doggy Doctor
Meet Our Instructors
Carol Clark
Carol has over 35 years experience of dog training and behaviour work and there’s not a lot she hasn’t seen or done by now. She has the honour to be the first Kennel Club Accredited Instructor for Companion Dog training (at advanced level) in Northern Ireland and the first and only Kennel Club Accredited Instructor in Behavioural Training in Ireland. She holds the Advanced Diploma in Canine Behaviour Management (with Distinction), is a Guild of Dog Trainers Master Trainer (GoDT 138) and is a Qualified International Dog Training Instructor. Her passion is teaching people how to understand, train and help their dogs so they can have a perfect life together.
Gareth Smyth
Gareth has been involved with dogs his whole life. He attended a Down Dog puppy course in 2013 and was so impressed he came to join us! Gareth has completed the Think Dog course with Sarah Whitehead and has undertaken several other courses with top international trainers including Ian Dunbar, John Rogerson and Chirag Patel. He has been with Down Dog since 2014 and progressed through assistantship to become a Trainer in 2017.
Gareth is also the technical lead for Down Dog and helps develop, film, edit and publish our webinars and online courses. He also bravely puts up with Carol’s technological ineptitude and stops her crashing the Down Dog website too often.
What Our Students Have to Say
We love getting feedback from our students
Phoebe only has one speed, lightning fast! Using the games we learned on this course, she will now actually walk nicely with us.
Annette From Bangor, NI
Before doing this course, I didn’t realise how little I knew about my dog
Anon From Bangor, NI
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