Behaviour Consultations

Referrals

The following steps are needed to make sure that CBPC has as much information as possible on you and your dog. This allows us to make an accurate diagnosis and training plan. 

Step 1: Please contact your vet and get them to fill in the referral form below and email it to info@caninebehaviourandphysioclinic.com along with your dog’s medical history. 

Step 2: Book your first appointment which will be an online history taking appointment. Please email me for the booking link.

Your appointment will only be able to go ahead, if we have also received your vet referral.

The majority of appointments are held at Canine Behaviour Clinic, Sutton Fields, Chester Road, Runcorn, WA7 3EY. This is an outside venue, so appropriate clothing and footwear must be worn. 

Appointments can sometimes be held at your home or local area, however this is dependent on the problem and location. There is an additional charge of 0.45p per mile to cover travel costs. Appointments can also be offered online.

INSURANCE

If your dog is insured, I recommend that you speak to them to see if they will cover behaviour treatment. If they do, then give them my qualifications to make sure that they will cover me (different insurance companies have different organisations that they want behaviourists to be accredited with). It is your responsibility to make sure that your insurance company will cover treatment with me specifically.

My qualifications are:

• BSc (Hons) in Bio-Veterinary Sciences from University of Liverpool

• MSc in Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare from University of Edinburgh

• Accredited member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) membership number: 01481

• Member of the Dog Behaviour and Training Charter

• Practioner of the Animal Behaviour and Training Council (ABTC) as an Animal Training Instructor (ATI)

• PGDip in Veterinary Physiotherapy from University of Nottingham

• Accredited member of The Institute of Registered Veterinary and Animal Physiotherapists (IRVAP)

Behaviour Consultation

£400 (+ travel costs if applicable)

The costs includes:

• 1-hour online history taking appointment: Where we discuss your dog’s history, work out the emotions driving the behaviour and put management in place to try and prevent your dog from practising the behaviour. This is a theory based appointment.

• 1-hour Management Appointment: (usually held 1-2 weeks after the history taking appointment) where we will start to work on the foundation behaviours that we need to change your dog’s behaviour. This is a practical based appointment.

• 1-hour Diagnostic Appointment: (usually held 2-4 weeks after the management appointment) where we will work on the techniques that will change how your dog feels about their triggers. This is a practical based appointment.

• 1-hour Follow Up Appointment (usually held 4-6 weeks after the diagnostic appointment) where we can talk about any problems that you are experiencing and work on the training plan given. This is a practical based appointment.

• 6 months telephone/email support: from the date of the history taking appointment, you can contact us with any problems and are encouraged to send us videos of your training sessions for feedback.

• Handouts and training plans after each session.

• The option to join a private Facebook group which has additional training resources in it.

If you want additional appointments or telephone support then there is an additional charge (see below), you are welcome to have as many sessions as you want.

One Hour Follow Up Appointment

£45

During this appointment, we will discuss your dog’s progress and practise the training needed. This fee includes the appointment and 1 month’s telephone/email support.

1 month’s telephone/email support.

£30

If you do not want a follow up appointment but would like further advice after the initial 6 months, then you can pay for an additional month’s support.