Dog Behaviourist in Bristol
Helping You Resolve Your Dog's Reactivity
We help dogs who struggle with reactivity, aggression, fear or frustration.
What Reactivity Looks Like...
Barking and Lunging
Over-Arousal & Frustration
Fear-Based Behaviours
Why Dogs Become Reactive
Reactivity is often the result of:
• Fear or uncertainty
• Frustration caused by restraint (lead tension, excitement, impulse control issues)
• Past negative experiences
• Lack of resilience
Understanding the underlying reason is the first step to solving the behaviour.
How our training works
Step One: Discovery Call
We book a free ten-minute call to discuss your dog.
Step Two: Behaviour Assessment
The assessment is an hour-long and can be arranged at your house or at a park.
This is an in-person, practical training session.
Step Three: Training Plan
Working with you we put a plan in place to resolve your dog's behaviour problem.
Rehabilitated Reactive Dogs
"I'm the owner of a dog who was, I REPEAT, was reactive. So much confidence has been unleashed in me I can now take him to places I would once have avoided.
He's the calmest, happiest boy I have ever seen. It’s helping me
to form a bond that I would never have thought possible.”
– Marcia & Scamp
“Our rescue dog, Diggle was extremely anxious, which presented as aggression, and we had several fairly serious
incidents with other dogs, which unfortunately resulted in my dad being bitten.
The change in in our little dog is amazing. He even has several doggy pals that he walks with on a regular basis. I honestly can't thank Nick enough, he has
changed our lives and given Diggle a quality of life that we don't think he has
ever had before.”
– Laura & Diggle
"We have been working with Nick and couldn’t recommend him more!
We started working with him because our puppy was fear reactive.
Our dog can now pass dogs without any reaction and can be off lead without any issues!”
– Charlotte & Layla
Common Behaviour Problems We Help With
✔️ Aggression towards Dogs
✔️ Aggression towards Humans
✔️ Fear-based reactivity
✔️ Lead frustration
✔️ Recall problems
✔️ Resource guarding
✔️ Pulling on the lead
How we can help
✔️ One to One Dog Training
✔️ Residential/Board and Trains
✔️ Day Training (Kickstarter Days)
✔️ Dog Training Classes
About Your Behaviourist
Nick Benger is a professional dog trainer and behaviour consultant based in Bristol, known for his work with reactivity. He holds a degree in Canine Behaviour and Training and was the dog training expert behind Amazon Prime's 'The Pack' TV series.
Nick also hosts the 'Dog Talk with Nick Benger' podcast, where he has interviewed many of the world’s leading trainers and behaviour experts. He's acted as a dog behaviour expert for The Guardian, The American Kennel Club, The Dodo, Bella and Duke dog food - and more locally BBC Radio Bristol.