• Professional Associations

  • The following associations offer modern positive, reward science based training / behaviour services and Right Start Dog Training Services are happy to be associated with these and recommend these organisations. 

  • The Association of Pet Dog Trainers is a voluntary organisation established to improve the welfare of dogs and the competence of dog owners through the promotion of training skills and techniques based on up to date, researched, methods that apply the principles of kindness fairness and effectiveness and are in keeping with modern learning theory.

  • INTODogs are a members-only organisation for Dog Trainers, Behaviourists and other dog professionals, promoting positive, kind methods in order to enhance the quality of life for owners and dogs, seeking to promote the highest standards of professional conduct.   Members have high ethical standards with the welfare of the dog central to the work and keep abreast continually with new regulations and teachings.

  • CAPBT, the COAPE Association of Applied Pet Behaviourists and Trainers, is the largest specifically qualified association for pet behaviourists and trainers in the UK. Membership offers all pet owners a guarantee of quality when seeking help with the treatment of behaviour problems, or in training your dog or puppy.

  • The Association of Pet Behaviour Councellors represents a network of behaviour counsellors that have achieved the highest proven academic and practical standards available in the field of companion animal behavioural therapy. APBC members abide by a strict code of conduct and continually develop their professional knowledge in the light of new research so that clients and the veterinary surgeons who refer them can be assured they receive the latest expert advice at a reasonable cost.