Behavioural Consultations

Who are Behavioural Consultations suitable for?

Dogs who:

  • Struggle with separation anxiety or distress when left
  • Are reactive to other dogs, people, noises or environments
  • Show any fear-based behaviours at home or on walks
  • Find everyday life overwhelming or unpredictable
Dog behaviour consultation with Clinical Animal Behaviourist Denise Graham in Bedfordshire

Separation Anxiety Assistance

Focused strategies to ease your dog’s distress and restore calm when alone.

Fear and Phobia Management

Personalised plans to help your dog overcome fears for a confident life.

Behavioural Modification Program

Customised approaches ensuring lasting positive changes in your dog’s behaviour.

What to expect from a Behaviour Consultation

You can expect a clear, supportive process designed to understand your dog fully and guide you step-by-step towards lasting change.

Your behavioural support journey will usually follow these 3 steps:

1

Pre-Consultation Step

  • Complete forms/questionnaires
  • A vet check is always required before your consultation. Many dogs struggle because they are in pain, but are too stoical to let us know.
  • If your dog will benefit from the support of medication, collaborating with your vet is essential. Note, a behaviourist can not recommend or prescribe medication.

2

Consultation

  • The consultation is a 2-3 hour in-person appointment at your home.
  • A deeper dive into your dog’s history.
  • Observe body-language.
  • Offer immediate practical, welfare-led management strategies.
  • Teach any cues (commands) required.
  • Make a full assessment.
  • Write a full report (behaviour modification plan) and share it with you and your vet.

3

Ongoing Progress & Support

  • Together we monitor improvements.
  • We will adjust techniques if necessary to ensure progress is being made.
  • Denise, as a qualified Clinical Animal Behaviourist, will continue to collaborate with your vet where needed.
  • Provide follow-up support sessions via Zoom/Teams (30 mins per week).

Behavioural change takes time, patience, and consistency, but every step forward will strengthen the bond between you and your dog – and ultimately lead to a calmer, happier life for both of you.

Prices

The prices quoted cover provision and review of full history forms/questionnaires, one on-site session (allow 2-3 hours), preparation of the behaviour modification plan, collaboration with your vet where needed, and support as needed via email/WhatsApp during working hours for either 1 month or 3 months.

1-month package: £230

3-month package: £320

Follow-up sessions are £55 per hour, on-site depending on location.

To make a booking, you can:

If you are still not sure if a behavioural consultation is right for your dog book a FREE 15-Minute Online Call for detailed advice.