Doherty Dog Services

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Dog Training
Group Dog Walks
Folkestone, Kent

A few weeks ago I got a brilliant opportunity to teach 50 3 and 4 year olds how to stay safe around dogs. We covered🐶 Wh...
04/08/2025

A few weeks ago I got a brilliant opportunity to teach 50 3 and 4 year olds how to stay safe around dogs. We covered
🐶 What to do if a dog approaches you
🐶 The 3 second rule for petting a dog
🐶 Always and never rules for interacting with dogs

Keeping kids and dogs safe and happy is a real passion subject for me. Before working with dogs, I worked with babies for 6 years and have a level 3 diploma in childcare. As many of you will know, Dan and I have two little boys of our own too. Our eldest is up front in these pics wearing a blue top, proudly showing off his junior dog trainer skills- that's my boy! 🐶💙

'I grew up with dogs, as did my husband, but we instinctively knew that we’d need some help when we welcomed a 12 week C...
03/08/2025

'I grew up with dogs, as did my husband, but we instinctively knew that we’d need some help when we welcomed a 12 week Cockapoo into our household.
More to do with training for us, than our puppy
Enter Laura.
Spoiler: Be prepared for your puppy/dog to love Laura, more than you. She says it’s down to the chicken in her pocket (not a whole one) but we disagree.
Laura gets dogs.
They love her!
Our puppy cried with delight and ran in concentric circles upon seeing her, and then sulked when she left.
We quickly understood that we just ran the hotel where Bella (pup) lived and Laura visited.

Two years on and we have a happy, calm and confident dog – apart from big shapes and feathers – who can adapt from the coast to the city with ease. We put this down to the first 18 months with Laura’s force-free training methods and techniques. We had weekly sessions at the beginning, which became more ad hoc as Bella matured. Sometimes a particular issue would arise (recall) or we’d need a reminder.
Laura taught us to speak puppy/dog language and understand canine behaviour, which meant we could help Bella thrive and live her best life.
The biggest takeaway was learning how not to over stimulate an already energetic breed.
Laura is an expert, highly knowledgeable and constantly expanding her professional training.
Every puppy needs a Laura.'

The most wonderful, thoughtful review from some fabulous recent clients :)

If you've been thinking about booking training sessions for your puppy or dog for a while, now is the time! My new packa...
29/07/2025

If you've been thinking about booking training sessions for your puppy or dog for a while, now is the time! My new packages and prices will be rolling out from September but book in before 11th of August (2ish weeks from now!) and you'll pay current prices. Email [email protected] for more info and to book. Current packages as follows:

1 month training package:
- 4x in-person 1 hour training sessions
- Video notes and a training plan
- Video critique and feedback in between sessions
- Unlimited WhatsApp support
- Client Handbook PDF
£249

One off training session:
- 1x in-person 90 minute training session
- Video notes and a training plan after session
- Video critique and feedback after session
- Unlimited WhatsApp support
- Client Handbook PDF
£85

Training Walks (Available in Folkestone only):
- 4x 1 hour training walks with your dog (Laura picks up and drops off your dog for this training walk).
- Laura will do three games/training activities with your dog per session, working on the specific training struggles you’re working on e.g. reactivity, basic obedience etc.
- Videos of each training session with in depth, step by step guidance on how to get the same results on your walks.
- Unlimited WhatsApp support
- Client Handbook PDF
£129

A lovely new review on our Google page. We'd love some new reviews on our page too if you've worked with us bef...
16/07/2025

A lovely new review on our Google page. We'd love some new reviews on our page too if you've worked with us before and have a few mins to spare 😃 thank you!

16/07/2025

We have won the Prestige Award for New Dog Walking Company of the Year for London and South East England 🏆 Such exciting news!

Beth's first day with DDS today! She will be shadowing Dan all of this week and then taking over some of Dans walks from...
14/07/2025

Beth's first day with DDS today! She will be shadowing Dan all of this week and then taking over some of Dans walks from next week. Don't worry, Dan isn't leaving us, he's just reducing his hours to be able to spend more time pursuing his other role as a professional painter of Warhammer miniatures 😊

Huge thanks to Jenny Davis Illustration for our fabulous new logo!
08/07/2025

Huge thanks to Jenny Davis Illustration for our fabulous new logo!

30/06/2025

Walks for tomorrow Tuesday 1st July also cancelled due to the high temperatures. Looks like we'll be back to usual on Wednesday but will confirm tomorrow PM.

30/06/2025

All walks are off today due to the heatwave
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We will update this evening on tomorrow

Accidently got this action shot of Duke enjoying his .dog chew on the beach. I can't see that I'll ever manage to delibe...
30/04/2025

Accidently got this action shot of Duke enjoying his .dog chew on the beach. I can't see that I'll ever manage to deliberately take a photo like it again 😂

I grabbed this chew when collecting coffee and our favourite peanut butter cookies from I'm foreseeing popping into Mugs on the way to the beach for drinks &, snacks for my gang being our summer routine ☀️

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Folkestone

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Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm
Saturday 8am - 6pm

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