At Cromwell Dog the happiness and well-being of your furry friend is at the heart of what we do. We only use kind, ethical and positive approaches. Choice, freedom and fun are a given.

​​Many clients who use our services for walks, home boarding or training (or a combination!) have been with us for many years and trust us completely with their pets.

​​​Our services

Walks

• one or two dogs only
• dogs with no reactivity or pulling issues
• ad hoc or regular
• only let off lead if in secure field
• free meet up first to check we are all happy
• can keep key (DBS checked)

Training walks

• for dogs who need a higher level of attention and  management on a walk
• techniques like loose lead walking, reactivity to dogs/people/vehicles, helpful for separation anxiety cases to support dog being apart from owner for a short while
• no strong heavy pullers as my knees are not what they were
• can book secure field for off lead
• booked after initial training and behaviour assessment, often as part of a wider behaviour and training goals plan

Behaviour and training

• assessment and practical one-to-one sessions package
• come to you for a meet up and chat through, no long questionnaires
• speciality: holistic overview of your dog's world to tweak and perfect - from equipment to exercise to understanding dog communication: Border Collies, rescue dogs and crazy teenagers welcome!
• together we come up with targeted, achievable training goals to fit into your busy life
• regular WhatsApp support in between sessions to ping over questions, photos and videos for feedback and cute tax
• Animal Behaviour and Training Council Animal Training Instructor and Animal Behaviour Technician
• I can assess cases, and if complex, help owners put preventative measures in place while referring onto - or working with - a vet and/or a certified and accredited animal behaviourist
• Full member Professional Association of Canine Trainers 
• Student member of Fellowship of Animal Behaviour Clinicians
• Student member of Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors

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Home boarding

• five-star, higher level dog home boarding service
• licensed and inspected dog boarding number 20/00273/AWAAL)
• (IMDT) Level 3 in Professional Daycare and Boarding
• fifth year of operation
• for dogs who get along with other dogs / are toilet trained / can travel in a van / do not get upset if they cannot have constant human contact (it is not fair on anyone if dogs have separation anxiety and are unprepared)
• it is not a board and train (might offer that one day when the kids leave school!)
• lengthy and careful settling in process to ensure everyone is happy
• for dogs two-and-a-half years old or older (younger ones do not do well away from a home environment in our experience)

To complete a home boarding enquiry form which includes pricing and settling in process get in touch

Inclusion and sustainability

I choose to study with PACT - a dog training education provider: a B Corp organisation with a focus on sustainability.
We drive an electric van.
The poop bags we use are biodegradable.
We rarely mow the lawn so the bees have somewhere to go.
Without wanting to be glib we recognise there is always more to be done but we try to do our bit.

We aim to be inclusive, recognising mobility and learning differences. Our daughter is autistic with a demand avoidant profile and we have a good knowledge of neurodiversity. We have worked with people with physical and mobility limitations, and collaborated with them on novel ways of adapting dog handling and training accordingly.