Sound Hound Dog Training and Behaviour

Sound Hound Dog Training and Behaviour Zoe Chave

Dog training services in North Somerset & Chepstow!

Associate Animal Behaviour Technician Member of the APBC

Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Applied Animal Behaviour (Canine)

www.soundhounddogtraining.co.uk

Even whilst on holiday recently training didn’t stop! A great analogy is to think of your dogs skills as cups that you n...
11/06/2026

Even whilst on holiday recently training didn’t stop!

A great analogy is to think of your dogs skills as cups that you need to top up in order to keep that skill strong.

Every dog will have cups that are fuller (stronger behaviours) and cups that are more empty (weaker behaviours).

I tested Ozzie’s sit and wait in the first picture - he smashed it ✨

The second is us practicing his settle in a cafe - something he has definitely struggled with in the past.

Lots of factors go into how well a dog can learn and demonstrate these skills, especially self control and switching off in different environments. His settle doesn’t always look like this depending on the environment and previous activities, but when we tick all the boxes needed; it most certainly can!

Contact me for any help with either of these skills or any others such as loose lead walking, recall, jumping up, boundaries or any others! I’m currently booking for July so don’t hesitate!

10.06.26 = 1 SPACE REMAINING 16.06.26 = 1 SPACE REMAINING All bookings are done by filling in my booking form and booked...
05/06/2026

10.06.26 = 1 SPACE REMAINING

16.06.26 = 1 SPACE REMAINING

All bookings are done by filling in my booking form and booked on a first come, first serve basis!

Come and join us for a fun and informative puppy class, setting you and your puppy up with great foundations!

Availability update across services! IN-PERSON AND ONLINE 1-1 SESSIONS • Limited availability - contact to book! • Can i...
01/06/2026

Availability update across services!

IN-PERSON AND ONLINE 1-1 SESSIONS
• Limited availability - contact to book!

• Can include scent work, gun dog skills, loose lead walking, recall, settle training, help with behaviours, baby preparation, puppy preparation and settling in and many others!

CLASSES
• Puppy Class
> 10.06.26 = 1 SPACE REMAINING
> 16.06.26 = 2 SPACES REMAINING

• Games for Life Skills Class
> Coming soon on a Thursday at 5:30pm, contact me to register your interest.

ONLINE HELP - different levels of support available.

• Purchasable handouts available - £5 per handout covering loose lead walking, recall, settle training, self-control, puppy settling in and socialisation and more coming soon! £5 is solely for the handout.

• Upgrade to different options including:
> Handout + 1 weeks WhatsApp support, pay per week or for up to one month.
> Handout + WhatsApp support + tailored in-person sessions.

Rather late on posting this but it was a pleasure to see Arlo recently for his second puppy 1-1 session as part of his D...
30/05/2026

Rather late on posting this but it was a pleasure to see Arlo recently for his second puppy 1-1 session as part of his Deluxe Puppy Package!

This is a great option to get the best of both worlds of 1-1 training, and puppy class.

He’s a smart little cookie and doing very well! ⭐️

30/05/2026

A brilliant post from Green Pastures Vets!

Pain and discomfort have a huge link to behaviour with multiple studies backing this up. This is why it should always be considered first with any behaviour change or whenever a client comes to us reporting a behaviour

We are back from a lovely time away! ☀️ I’m responding to all messages as soon as I can but please bear with me. A few s...
29/05/2026

We are back from a lovely time away! ☀️ I’m responding to all messages as soon as I can but please bear with me.

A few services and availability to note in the meantime!

PUPPIES
> 1-1, class and my deluxe puppy package are all available to book. Please just get in touch!

Class dates:
• Tuesday the 10th of June at 5pm - FULLY BOOKED - Please contact me to be added to my cancellation list.

• Wednesday the 16th of June at 5pm - 4 SPACES

ADOLESCENTS & YOUNG DOGS
> 1-1, class and package options available to book.

Class dates:
• I’m putting on a ‘Games for Life Skills’ class on a Thursday at 5:30pm for 5 weeks. Start date to be announced but please contact me to register your interest and then book!

1-1
> Help available for all ages for a variety of training and behaviour struggles or if you’d simply like to polish your training further!

Gorgeous Fern had a lovely, confidence building helper dog session with the wonderful Obi and Michelle a few weeks ago. ...
27/05/2026

Gorgeous Fern had a lovely, confidence building helper dog session with the wonderful Obi and Michelle a few weeks ago.

Through no fault of anyone’s Fern and her owners have been through quite a lot since bringing her home. They joined my puppy class which she is doing very well in, though speaking with her owners I suggested a helper dog session with Obi to provide a controlled environment in which to build Fern’s confidence.

Puppies who may lack confidence, may vocalise towards other dogs for a range of reasons. Well meaning advice can be to expose them to these stimulus so that they ‘get used to it’. However, it is widely known that this often has the opposite effect as the puppy is likely to still be worried if nuances are not considered, which a professional will be able to help with.

Confidence building is about exposing puppies in a controlled manner, working at their pace, whilst giving owners practical advice to help puppies/dogs in real life situations. Fern’s owners have been amazing with her, following all my advice in the session, in puppy class and in updates I’ve received.

Thank you Michelle and Obi, you star as always ✨ Go team Fern! ⭐️

A fantastic session for this cohort of puppy class a couple of weeks ago! ✅ Appropriate greetings - balancing walking pa...
25/05/2026

A fantastic session for this cohort of puppy class a couple of weeks ago!

✅ Appropriate greetings - balancing walking past each other calmly with how to greet calmly.

✅ Settle training whilst others moved around - an essential skill for puppies to learn, to watch and ‘be’ rather than getting involved.

✅ Self-control training with the use of food games - working out which worked game worked well for each puppy.

✅ Play with food and toys with their owners. Though interactions with each other are lovely, socialisation isn’t only about this, it is about teaching essential skills such as playing with their owners, how to do this around distractions (each other) and how to calm down afterwards and be able to listen.

They aced it! ✨

Puppy Class: (Scheduled post, I’m currently out of office, so not monitoring responses but all details can be found belo...
24/05/2026

Puppy Class: (Scheduled post, I’m currently out of office, so not monitoring responses but all details can be found below). 🐾

If you are looking for puppy class spaces please check out my website as the spaces advertised on there are up to date. If you’d like to book a space the best thing to do is:

• Contact us via our website, email or on 07546524031 (all details on page bio) to register your interest. Please supply me with your email address as this is where I will send your booking form.

• If contacting via email or mobile, you’ll receive an automated message in return explaining I’m out of office. There is a message on my website as you enter the web page also detailing this.

• On my return I will respond to all enquiries, if I have your email address, I will respond via this attaching my booking form so please keep an eye on junk mail. If I have another form of contact I will also contact you on this to touch base and let you know I’ve sent the form across.

• Spaces are booked on a first come, first serve basis once I have received your form back, I will respond with confirmation of your booking status. Either to confirm booking or to provide you with other options.

For 1-1 bookings - please get in touch and I’ll respond to all enquiries on my return! 🐾

All information, prices and reviews can be found on my website and pictures and videos can be found on my page ☺️

Discovery calls to meet you via phone and answer any questions can also be booked on my return!

Life can get busy sometimes and not only do we feel this but our dogs can too. This can contribute to subtle or potentia...
22/05/2026

Life can get busy sometimes and not only do we feel this but our dogs can too. This can contribute to subtle or potentially more overt behaviour change as usual routines, activities and sleep habits can be altered.

A great idea to help with this is ‘decompression’ walks.

I would recommend doing these in quiet places so your dog can ‘just be’ and you can both switch off without having to be on the look out for distractions. If you’re working on recall training either hiring a secure field can be beneficial or going to a local field with a longline.

We headed to a local field recently for one of these and we had a lovely time. What did I do?

I rewarded and interacted with Ozzie when he instigated it, but otherwise I was quiet, encouraging independent sniffing and crucially (for older, slower dogs or those really enjoying sniffing) I moved at his pace so that he had lots of time to enjoy sniffing which is very calming and fulfilling for our dogs!

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