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Every dog · every budget · Hastings & St Leonards

Find the right way to train in Hastings

Eight honest ways to train with us — from a £20 social walk to a live-in Board & Train. Filter to your dog, or let a free phone call point you to the best fit.

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Eight ways to train — honestly
From £20 to live-in residential
A free call to point you right
5-star council-licensed premises

Where to start

There's no single right way — just the right one for your dog

The right plan depends on your dog's age, what you're trying to fix, how hands-on you want to be, and your budget. Below are the eight ways we can help. Use the filters to narrow them down — or skip all that and book a free phone call. We'll point you to the honest best fit, even if it's the cheapest option on the page.

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A young dog learning to settle calmly on a walk during training

Puppy School

£1,200 for 4 weeks

Puppies 12–16 weeks who board with us and get the deepest possible start.

Toilet training
Obedience foundations
Problem prevention

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A dog walking calmly on a lead through a Hastings street

Boarding School for Dogs

£2,500 for 8–10 weeks

+£300 for large dogs

Adult dogs with real behaviour issues who need the fullest, live-in transformation.

Behaviour-modification coaching and strategy
Real-world environment training
Parent training Fridays from week 4

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A dog focused on its handler amid the distractions of a town centre

Intensive Dog Training

£2,000 for 2 months

+£300 for large dogs

Local dogs with behavioural issues — the residential-grade programme, home every night.

TAR method (Train, Adjust, Repeat)
Full day school included
Parent training from week 5

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A dog relaxed and attentive on the Hastings seafront

Holiday Board & Train

£1,500 for 4 weeks

+£300 for large dogs

Dogs boarding while you're away — a holiday that comes home better trained.

Boarding + training + structured day care
Daily training sessions
Daily video reports

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A puppy learning to settle in a busy café environment

Puppy Training Classes

£175 per course

New puppy owners who want to learn the ropes together — one evening a week, hands-on.

4 Thursday-evening sessions over 1 month
Concordia Hall, St Leonards
Three day-school intro sessions included

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A dog and handler working quietly together in the park

One to One Dog Training

£49.99 per session

One specific problem you'd like tackled privately, at your dog's own pace.

Private sessions at your dog's pace
Anxiety and behavioural problems

Dogs enjoying a calm group walk through the countryside

Dog Social Walks

£20 per walk

Existing school dogs who need calm, structured enrichment out with the pack.

Max 5 dogs per group
Enrichment focus

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Free Phone Consultation

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Not sure which fits? A free 15-minute call and we'll point you to the honest best fit.

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The line we won’t cross

Pain-free dog training — and exactly what that rules out

We are pain-free dog trainers. Nothing we put on your dog, and nothing we do with your dog, is designed to work by hurting them — no choke chain, no prong collar, no electric collar, not on the toughest case, not on the worst day.

We never use: Choke chains

A sliding metal loop that tightens around your dog’s neck whenever the lead goes tight, and only loosens when the pressure comes off. Repeated use can damage the windpipe, and a sudden jerk can strain the neck or spine.
We never use: Prong collars

Metal links with inward-facing points that press into the skin around your dog’s neck every time the lead tightens. Repeated use can bruise, break the skin and damage the nerves underneath.
We never use: Electric collars (e-collars, shock collars)

Contact points on your dog’s neck that deliver an electric shock by remote control. Even on “low”, it works by being unpleasant enough to stop the dog — who may link that to whatever they were looking at, often the other dog.

What we use instead

Positive reinforcement dog training, applied properly — and it works on the hard cases too, not only the easy ones.

Read what choke chains, prong collars and e-collars actually do to a dog →

Positive reinforcement. We pay for the behaviour we want with food your dog will actually work for, plus toys and play — so they learn what to do, not only what to avoid.
Work kept below your dog’s threshold. We set the distance and duration your dog can cope with, then close the gap as they steady, rather than correcting them for not coping.
Counter-conditioning. We change how your dog feels about the thing they react to, rather than suppressing the reaction and leaving the feeling underneath. On our training programmes that work happens where the problem does: the high street, cafés, traffic, the seafront.
Ordinary, well-fitted kit. A well-fitted harness, a non-retractable lead, a collar with an ID tag — ordinary kit, nothing corrective. Your programme’s own kit list is the one to pack from.

Why we say pain-free, not force-free: a lead, a collar, a harness, a muzzle where safety requires one, a nail trim, grooming restraints, a bathing noose, holding a dog steady in a busy street — every one of those applies a degree of force, and not one of them is there to cause pain. Force-free isn’t a promise any trainer can honestly keep. Pain-free is.

This page was last reviewed and updated July 2026.