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One-to-one training for puppies, dogs and families across Ireland, shaped around real life at home.
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Premium one-to-one dog behaviour, puppy & dog training delivered directly into Irish homes for families across Ireland.
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Advanced Higher Certificate in Dog Behaviour & Training Professional Practice
Cambridge Institute of Dog Behaviour & Training
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Philip Alain
Guild of Dog Trainers UK
Learn how our in-home dog training approach is structured, personalised, and built around real behavioural results.
Clare Dog Training Ireland is designed for owners who want proper professional guidance, not generic advice or quick surface-level training. The service is built for people who genuinely want to understand their dog, improve behaviour, create structure in the home, and develop long-term control, communication, and confidence.
Every programme is tailored around your dog’s breed, age, temperament, history, home environment, family routine, and daily behaviour. Support can include puppy training, puppy raising and development, adult dog training, lead pulling, recall, overexcitement, reactivity, aggression, separation issues, poor boundaries, lack of focus, and wider behaviour problems.
Proper dog training and behaviour work requires understanding what is happening, why it is happening, and how the dog is being managed in real life. The focus is on practical structure, calm handling, better engagement, improved communication, and realistic changes that can be maintained in the home and outside environment.
Lifetime follow-up support is included as standard. This means you are not left on your own after the visit. Continued guidance is available as your dog develops, as new situations arise, or as the training needs to be adjusted for puppy growth, adolescence, adult behaviour, household changes, or ongoing behavioural progress.
Clare Dog Training Ireland works with families and dog owners across Ireland who need practical, real-world help in the environments where their dogs actually live and behave. The service is based on experience, structured assessment, clear communication, and professional in-home support for both dog and owner.
At Clare Dog Training Ireland, we are dedicated to a compassionate, professional dog training and behaviour-led approach that places your dog’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being at the core of all we do.
Our philosophy focuses on canine training that meets the environmental and instinctive needs of dogs, creating safe, structured home settings where they can gain clarity, confidence, and stability before navigating the wider world.
We work to help dogs adapt to the pressures and confusion of the modern pet home through practical, real-world dog behaviour work, free from rigid rules or limiting ideologies.
We firmly oppose one-sided movements that promote only one method, recognising that every dog is different and requires informed structure to achieve lasting success.
By working with fairness and clarity, we adapt to each dog’s individual needs, including puppy training and early development, focusing on communication, understanding, and guidance.
Our goal is to support both dogs and owners, building confident, well-socialised companions equipped for life in a human environment.
Clare Dog Training Ireland's vision is realised by founder Philip Alain, an advanced professional behaviourist practitioner and master dog training instructor with decades of hands-on experience.
Philip's expertise ensures that every training programme is tailored to each dog's specific needs, fostering trust, respect, and clear communication.
Our mission extends beyond dog training; we provide owners with the knowledge and skills they need to effectively understand and communicate with their pets.
We help owners build deeper connections with their dogs by teaching the fundamentals of dog psychology, as well as addressing behavioural issues such as aggression, separation anxiety, and excessive barking in a kind, supportive manner.
We believe in results-orientated, humane practices that foster long-term, positive relationships between dogs and their owners.
Clare Dog Training Ireland provides ongoing support and guidance to ensure that every dog thrives in a loving, respectful environment, while owners gain the confidence and tools to foster a fulfilling, balanced relationship with their dogs.
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Based in Ireland, providing premium one-to-one in-home dog training and behaviour support nationwide.