A happy, obedient & sociable pet

The aim of Headington Dog Training is to teach you to train your dog to be a happy, obedient and sociable pet. He/she will learn various exercises, designed to enable you to bring your dog under your control.

At Headington Dog Training, we believe it is important that you enjoy the classes and home visits, also that you have fun training your dog, which is why we try to make it as happy an experience as possible.

Our experienced Instructors use up to date methods incorporating reward and praise based training.

All our courses have a maximum of 6 dogs per class.

This allows the Instructors to give each individual plenty of 1 to 1 training and advice during each session.

About us

Helen Stroudley is a qualified dog trainer. With over 20 years’ experience, she is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers UK (APDT – membership number 01232) and a professional trainer for Canine Assisted Learning (CAL), who help train dogs for schools.

Martin Stroudley is a qualified Instructor and Assessor for the Academy of Dog Training and Behaviour (ADTB). Martin has over 40 years’ experience in dog training and leads the regular dog training classes, as well as offering 1 to 1 support on more complex training and behavioural issues.

Trevor Bateman is an assistant dog trainer and has been with the team for the past 10 years. A qualified dog first aider, Trevor also offers those extra pair of hands that are always needed in a busy class!

Ralph Stroudley is our dog. He is a miniature Poodle/Beagle cross and has been with us since 2011. Ralph is the resident dog for our classes and regularly comes to classes for demonstrations and helping other dogs with socialisation. He is qualified up to Advanced level (Kennel Club Gold award) and is a valued member of the team.

1 to 1 Training

Work on your specific issues at your own pace

Work one on one with Martin, our professional dog trainer and behaviourist.

Your private session/sessions provide the flexibility to work on your specific issues, at your own pace. It also allows Martin to tailor a training plan that is individual to you and your dog.

During all these sessions, we will demonstrate the correct instructions to use (voice and hand commands), how to use them and when to use them. We aim to support you to better understand how your puppy/dog communicates and why they may do certain behaviours.

This is the key to having a well behaved and balanced dog and is fundamental in any training that you will do with them.

Most of our clients only need one or two of our 1 to 1 sessions before feeling confident enough to progress their training on their own.

This can be dependent on your requirements and how deep-rooted any unwanted behaviours are, which can be further discussed on first contact.