Struggling to get your dog connected with you? Feeling like your dog isn’t listening? Learn how to build a solid bond with your dog!
I am a force-free, positive trainer. My passion is to show you how you can understand your own individual dog and their needs more deeply, which in turn prevents those undesirable behaviours. I will help you and your dog build a stronger relationship, so they can thrive in our human world, with you as their devoted guardian.
About Us
trainyourdogwithhelen.com is an online dog training business, showing first time dog owners or new dog trainers the skills they need to teach their dog to live harmoniously in the human world. I would like to show people how engaging with their dog and connecting with the individual dog in front of them, will form the foundation of their life together.
The best relationship
Do you feel like your dog doesn’t listen to you? I challenge you to consider whether or not you listen to your dog! Building a trusted relationship with your dog is about more than just getting them to come back when you call. Change your thinking about labelling your dog naughty or stubborn & start to recognise their behaviour is their way of communication!
Keeping it positive
Is your dog not learning, their behaviour not changing? Positive training is about more than just food, it’s about helping your dog learn in a way that is rewarding for him, so he will repeat what he has learnt. No, he won’t need the food forever if you use this technique!
A state of enrichment
Bored, crazy, destructive dog? He is not being naughty or disobedient. He’s being a dog. He is predisposed to certain behaviours, but it’s our job to redirect them in a way that we can live with. Find ways to meet his needs so his life is more fulfilled & enjoy a more harmonious existence together!
There was a time when my dog barely knew I existed… it was hard to imagine she ever would.
I was at a loss. Then I realised everything I was doing with her was about me and my needs. Not hers. Once I stepped out of my own shoes and into hers, it completely changed my mindset about my dog. I stopped wondering why she wasn’t listening to me, and I started listening to her. It changed everything.
‘Bad behaviour’ does not equal ‘naughty’ or ‘crazy’. Your dog is communicating with you. Start listening to what they’re telling you.
Dogs always exhibit behaviours for a reason. They’re looking to you to meet their needs. It’s up to you, as their guardian, to understand those reasons and respond. Once you understand one another, the training begins. Ethical and kind training that guides them through life, based on accepting them for who they are, not who you wish they were. We ask a lot of our dogs and they always try their best to adjust. We will uncover the ways we inadvertently add stress to our dog’s lives which can cause them to behave accordingly, and then instead, we will find ways to meet their canine needs better so they can live calmer and happier lives.
WEBINAR
How To Transform Your Dog From Being An Over-excited, bad-mannered ‘Teenager’ To Calm And Engaged In 3 Simple Steps
Benefits of this webinar:
Understand the principles of positive reinforcement training and how to apply this to your everyday life with your dog
Force-free, ethical and humane training approach
Teaching your dog how to make good choices
Making your relationship with your dog the overarching aspect of your life together
Learning the importance of enrichment & canine welfare
How to read your dog's body language and calming signals
PROGRAM
Crazy To Calm: The 3 Step Transformation
Benefits of program overall:
Giving confidence to the average dog owner that they CAN transform their dog’s behaviour and help them to live comfortably in the human world.
Program Price:
$497
“I cannot recommend Helen highly enough in her role as a trainer for dogs and their owners. Helen’s ability to identify issues between Daisy and I were immediate and the solutions provided have led me as a dog owner to enjoy a stronger relationship with my mate Daisy. Helen’s cheerful approach to both Daisy and me is to be commended, it is clear that Helen has a love for dogs and a warm patience for dog owners like me, that makes her a wonderful dog trainer, or should I say human trainer.”
– Andrew Jenson, Leopold Victoria
I invite you to accept my three free videos which teach you the most important aspects of engaging with your dog!
It's up to us to help our dogs live as comfortably as possible in our crazy, busy world. Your dog needs life skills, not firm obedience training. And you need to understand how your dog communicates. Build their trust so they know they can rely on you when you ask for their cooperation.
The best relationship
Keeping it positive
Meeting their needs, resolve your problems
“Helen is amazing. Her skill, knowledge and patience when working with myself and my new rescue, Ivy, means that I now have a dog with whom I have created an amazing bond. Because of her continued support, Helen enabled me to train my dog. Ivy can now run free on the beach and live her best life”.
“I have had the pleasure of knowing Helen Stevens for 22 years. Helen was a valued client at the veterinary clinic where I worked as a qualified veterinary nurse. Helen’s dedication to her dog’s wellbeing was to the highest level of care. Helen always showed the ability to be intuitive with her dogs and other pets. I would have no hesitation in recommending Helen with any role that included dog handling and training. I believe Helen would be a beneficial candidate for the dog training industry and I wish her well in her future endeavours”.
It’s time to get your life back!
My passion is showing dog owners like you that it IS possible to change things with your dog. You just need to know how. Let me give you the tools every dog owner needs, so that living with your dog is a joy.