Hello, Welcome!
I am Alice & this is my Dachshund pack!

Hi there, fellow dog lover! 

My name is Alice and I have been working with dogs for over ten years! I fell in love with dogs well before my first dog, Dylan, an English Springer- (maybe not the best suited breed for a first time dog owner!) He kept me on my toes, for sure, but that was the very first spark that got me into Dog Training and Behaviour! 

Fast forward ten years of owning, rescuing and fostering various dogs of all shapes and sizes, I now own four Dachshunds! Since having my very first, Starky, I immediately fell in love with their wonderful character and nature! 

Starky was the turning stone with all the training I had done in the past. He was the first dog where I had to change the way in which I had been training. I had already built brilliant foundations with his behaviour, but the added cherry on top was nailing his training and that's exactly what we did!

Now I have a well-rounded and fulfilled pack of Dachshunds! 

Want to achieve this too? 

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Here at Starky's School for Dogs we are all about the L word;

 

What is the ideal lifestyle you see yourself having with your dog? What does your lifestyle currently look like? The most important component when dealing with lifestyle and your dog, is breed. What breed suits your lifestyle? Now, most of you will already have your dog, if you have found my page, however do you know much about your dogs breed? Why were they bred? Are they working dogs with high energy requirements and a strong will? If so, and you are struggling with behaviour problems, this very well might be where the issue lies.

Is your dog fulfilled?

For you to have a happy lifestyle, your dog must also have a happy and fulfilled lifestyle, and this is where breed fulfilment is so important! 

The ideal lifestyle for myself, for example, is to be able to take my Dachshunds anywhere and everywhere with me! They must be able to sit with me in a café, take them on holidays and days out, or be able to walk round local parks without kicking off at the other end of the lead. However, for the Dachshund in them to be fulfilled, they must be allowed the opportunity to run through fields following various scents to fulfil their natural instincts and exert all that excess energy. If not, they could practice this with unwanted behaviours inside and outside the house! 

So, what lifestyle do you want for your dog? 

What lifestyle do you currently have and what changes could you make to ensure you are both living happily and harmoneously?