Cooperative Care Dog Training in South East London
We provide private Cooperative Care dog training led by a highly experienced dog trainer working across South East London. Cooperative Care is a specialised training approach that teaches dogs to become willing and active participants in their own care. From nail clipping and haircuts to veterinary exams, dogs encounter many types of care throughout their lives—some of which can feel overwhelming or distressing.
With Cooperative Care, we empower your dog by introducing choice and control during these procedures, building their confidence and making these experiences more comfortable. Whether it’s a routine grooming session or a vet visit, our training ensures your dog feels secure and supported every step of the way.
If you live in a different area, we would be happy to offer remote training over Zoom.
Cooperative Care Introduction
Cooperative Care teaches animals to participate in their own care
Cooperative Care helps your vet to take care of your dog
Cooperative Care can help with fear and anxiety
Cooperative Care is beneficial for all dogs
Cooperative Care turns chores into teamwork
Would this be useful for my dog?
Cooperative Care training is for every dog. It is ideal for us to prepare puppies, who haven’t yet experienced the vet or groomers, for what those experiences will be like. It is also a valuable tool for dogs that have already had those experiences and may feel negatively towards vet and grooming procedures.
Day-to-day benefits
This type of training is not limited to vet and grooming procedures; some dogs struggle with day-to-day handling such as having a bath, putting on their harness or putting on a jacket. Cooperative Care training helps dogs in every area of their life to feel more comfortable around people and novel items.
Areas of life we can help improve
- Bathing
- Brushing
- Teeth cleaning
- Cutting hair
- Cutting nails
- Handling all areas of the dog’s body
- Administering ear and eye drops
- Administering injections
- Applying ointments to the body
- Putting on a harness or jacket
- Wearing a muzzle
And much more!
The specialist courses I have done in CC are:
- Heather Clever – Introduction to Cooperative Care
- Grisha Stewart – What is Cooperative Care?
- Companion Animal Training – Cooperative Care in Action
- Linlin Cao – Cooperative Care Unleashed
- Fear Free – Happy Vet Visits for Dogs
- Fenzi Dog Sport Academy – Yes Please! Cooperative Canine Care with Deb Jones PhD – Gold Level
Cooperative Care Training – CC Starter Pack
This pack is for 2 x 1 hour sessions. The first session is an initial consultation where we will discuss your dog’s cooperative care needs and learn about important topics that we need to understand before we start training.
The second session wil be a training session where we will learn the foundational behaviours for your individual cooperative care needs and how to progress them in the future.
You will also be able to follow-up with me via Whatsapp where you can send me videos of your training sessions for us to discuss and to ask any questions you might have until your package is finished.
Cooperative Care Training – CC Multipack
This is a package of 4 x 1 hour sessions. The first session is an initial consultation where we will discuss your dog’s cooperative care needs and learn about important topics that we need to understand before we start training.
We would then have 3 follow up sessions which would each consist of 1 hour of training and advancing the cooperative care procedures.
You will also be able to follow-up with me via Whatsapp where you can send me videos of your training sessions for us to discuss and to ask any questions you might have until your package is finished.
Cooperative Care Training – CC Add-On
This would be a 1 hour session that you can purchase only after completing The CC Starter Pack or CC Multipack.
In this session we can either continue with more training of behaviours or we can take a trip to a vet or groomers together to start practicing the behaviours in different contexts.
