4.8BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression, Basic obedience
- Credentials
- ABTC, APDT UK
Dog behaviourists in the UK
Across the UK, 290 listed trainers say on their website that they offer behaviour consultations or work as a behaviourist. A behaviour consultation looks at what sits behind a problem such as fear, aggression or separation anxiety, and helps you plan a way forward.
Ranked by member recommendations and the BarkScore. How we rank them
4.8BarkScore
- How you can train
- One to one, In your home, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 2 more
- Credentials
- PPG
4.8BarkScore
- How you can train
- One to one, In your home, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 3 more
- Credentials
- PPG
4.8BarkScore
- How you can train
- One to one, In your home, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 3 more
- Credentials
- IMDT
4.8BarkScore
- How you can train
- One to one, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 2 more
- Credentials
- PPG
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 3 more
- Credentials
- ABTC
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 6 more
- Credentials
- ABTC, CCAB, APBC
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 5 more
- Credentials
- ABTC, KCAI
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 3 more
- Credentials
- IMDT
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 5 more
- Credentials
- KCAI
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Reactivity, Aggression
- Credentials
- IMDT, PPG
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 2 more
- Credentials
- IMDT
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 5 more
- Credentials
- IMDT
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 2 more
- Credentials
- ABTC, CCAB, APBC, IAABC
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Reactivity, Aggression, Separation anxiety and 2 more
- Credentials
- ABTC, CCAB, APBC, IAABC
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Reactivity, Separation anxiety, Scent work and 1 more
- Credentials
- IMDT
- How you can train
- Group classes, One to one, Residential training, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Reactivity, Aggression, Fear, Agility and 2 more
- Credentials
- KCAI
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Aggression, Scent work and 1 more
- Credentials
- APDT UK, APBC
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression
- Credentials
- APDT UK
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 6 more
- Credentials
- IMDT
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Reactivity, Agility, Scent work, Gundog training
- Credentials
- IMDT
- How you can train
- Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Separation anxiety and 2 more
- Credentials
- ABTC, IMDT, APBC
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression, Separation anxiety and 4 more
- Credentials
- APDT UK
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Lead pulling, Agility, Gundog training, Basic obedience
- Credentials
- ABTC, KCAI, APBC
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 1 more
- Credentials
- ABTC, APBC
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- In your home, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression
- Credentials
- ABTC, APDT UK
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- One to one, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 2 more
- Credentials
- IMDT, APDT UK, APBC
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, One to one, In your home, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 3 more
- Credentials
- IMDT
4.6BarkScore
- How you can train
- One to one, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Separation anxiety
- Credentials
- ABTC, IMDT
4.6BarkScore
- How you can train
- Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 1 more
- Credentials
- IMDT, IAABC
More about dog behaviourists in the UK
Anyone in the UK can call themselves a behaviourist, so it's worth asking about training and experience. More than a third of the people here name a recognised body, such as the Animal Behaviour and Training Council or the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors. Of those who describe their methods, nearly nine in ten say they train force-free.
Where to find dog behaviourists
- London 41
- Bristol seventeen
- Nottingham fifteen
- Edinburgh eight
- Chelmsford seven
- Norwich seven
- Camberley five
- Colchester five
- Maidstone five
- Manchester five
- Northampton five
- Sittingbourne five
At a glance
Dog behaviourists in the UK, by the numbers
- 290dog behaviourists listed in the UK
- 27counties and council areas
- 89%of trainers who describe their methods say they train force-free
How they train
- Force-free
- 67%
- Balanced
- 9%
- Not stated
- 24%
How you can train with them
- One to one
- 79%
- In your home
- 53%
- Group classes
- 51%
- Online
- 41%
- Residential training
- 16%
- Day school
- 3%
What they help with
- Puppy training
- 91%
- Recall
- 74%
- Reactivity
- 70%
- Aggression
- 68%
- Basic obedience
- 66%
- Lead pulling
- 63%
Counted from all 290 dog behaviourists listed in the UK, from what their own websites say.
Counties and council areas
- Belfast three
- Bristol seventeen
- Buckinghamshire two
- Cambridgeshire three
- Cardiff two
- City of Edinburgh eight
- Derbyshire one
- Devon three
- East Riding of Yorkshire two
- Essex 44
- Glasgow City three
- Greater London 65
- Greater Manchester five
- Hertfordshire three
- Kent 41
- Leicestershire three
- Merseyside six
- Norfolk seven
- Northamptonshire five
- Nottinghamshire seventeen
- South Yorkshire four
- Staffordshire four
- Suffolk two
- Surrey 29
- Warwickshire two
- West Midlands three
- West Yorkshire six
Questions people ask
What is the difference between a dog trainer and a behaviourist?
A trainer usually teaches skills such as recall, lead walking and everyday manners. A behaviourist looks at why a dog behaves the way it does, often fear, aggression or anxiety, and builds a plan around it. Many people offer both: most of the behaviourists listed here also run training sessions.
Can a dog behaviourist help online?
Some can. About four in ten of the behaviourists listed here offer online sessions, which can suit a first conversation or follow-up support between visits.