From Growly Dog
to Confident Dog
Become the confident handler your dog needs you to be!
Do you dread walking your dog?
I know. You’re fed up with making excuses for your dog. You love your dog, but you’re always worrying about what others think, feeling you must be the world’s worst dog-owner. You’d love to be able to go for a walk with friends, have visitors to the house, pass a cyclist or a child - without your dog having a meltdown.
You think of your hopes when you first got your dog … and feel that those hopes are dashed and either you have a bad dog or it must somehow be your fault he’s like this.
You feel guilty. You think it must be your fault and you must be the world's worst dog-owner. And you wonder why spending time with your beloved dog has to be so hard?
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Proven Strategies - Real Life Results!
"When I first started this course I was in despair. Walks were no pleasure and had become such a problem that I literally used to dread taking Max out knowing that he would lunge and bark as soon as he saw another dog. He also did the same with sirens, mopeds and motorbikes! I had no idea what the problem was - I hadn't a clue about 'reactivity'. My confidence was at rock bottom as I didn't know how to deal with him or where to turn for help. This program has made such a difference to us - it has all you need to know in one place and you can take it at your own pace. Max has made such good progress and my confidence has grown so that I no longer dread taking him out for walks because I now know what to do."
Liz and Max
Collie x Spaniel
If you carry on as you are now ...
your dog’s challenging behaviour could become entrenched. You could lose faith in your dog. You could even be involved in huge expense if something goes really wrong and there’s an incident causing vets’ fees, or lawyers get involved.
But it doesn't have to be like this! We can change all of this! It just needs for you to commit to change, to do the work with me, and your dog will change all on his own!
Do you want to be in the same place this time next year? Still struggling with little hope, no support, plummeting confidence? Or do you want to get going now on this new adventure with your dog?
You don’t have to have a degree in dog behaviour to be able to change your dog - you only need to understand then put into action a few key skills in order to get dramatic and rewarding results. This program gives you those skills and techniques, step-by-step. I want to show you how to know what to do when -
and some of this will surprise you!
Yes - in just a few weeks you could be enjoying a new life with your Growly Dog!
- End frustrating and shaming dog walks!
- Start enjoying the pleasure of exploring the world with your dog without worrying what others think!
- Rest your poor aching shoulders!
- Work entirely with force-free methods - no blame or punishment - learn through games with your dog!
- Make new friends who understand exactly what you are going through!
- Enjoy your dog!
Strategies that work = Real Life Results!
"Thank you to Beverley for giving me my confidence back and helping me to see that I'm not the useless dog owner I was sure I must have become!"
Clare and Elsie
Great Dane
Can this really work for me with *my* Dog?
All I can say is that I've never met a dog who couldn't learn.
You won't have to spend hours trawling the internet and trekking miles to classes in order to help your Growly Dog learn to cope with our world. And remember that 1-1 help is not cheap! While behaviourists can charge £1000 ($1300+) for a single session, a weekend at a seminar (with travel, food, hotels, boarding) could set you back well over £500.
I'm giving you a shortcut through all the mumbo jumbo to what actually works.
I've done all the legwork for you and I'm giving you a proven system - all force-free - which will build your dog's confidence so that he can see another dog, say "Ah well," and move on without getting upset.
Hard to imagine? See what these students found after working with me ...
About Beverley
I’ve been training dogs for many years. First for competitive dog sports and over time to be stellar family pets. I found that a force-free approach was by far the most successful, effective, and rewarding for me, my dogs, and my students. It's a fascinating subject and I am continually studying and learning.
Ten years of teaching thousands of students in my Puppy and New Dog classes have taught me so much about how the critters learn and develop!
And having to learn how to make life acceptable for my own Growly Dog gave me the tools - and the empathy - to work with the hundreds of students who have come to me in despair at their much-loved dog's "aggressive" behaviour.
My style of teaching has been influenced by my students. These dog-owners are not looking for competition-standard training; what they want is a Brilliant Family Dog they can take anywhere. Working with real dogs and their real owners keeps me humble - and resourceful! You could be brilliant at training dogs, but it's no use if you can’t convey this enthusiasm and knowledge to the person the dog has to live with. So I’m grateful for everything my students have taught me about how they learn best.
Beverley Courtney
BA(Hons), CPC, ELI-MP, CBATI, CAP2, MAPDT(UK), ABTC Registered Animal Training Instructor, RDUK Authorised Trainer, and author of the popular Brilliant Family Dog book series.
Take a look and see what the program will give you:
Modules 1-3
Before you can fix something, you need to understand it - what do we mean by "reactivity"?
So - why my dog? What made him like this?
This is where you'll get started on the changes that will give you both a much easier life including 6 (yes, SIX!) Key Lead Skills: you'll wonder how anyone manages their dog without these Key Skills!
Modules 4-7
Inside these Modules you'll discover masses of new ideas and training approaches (all force-free, of course!) Lots of Lessons for you to learn and practice!
For those who want to go deeper, here's the science that underpins this approach, and reliable techniques for you to work on.
Modules 8-9
Activate your new strategies and methods with your dog and see the rapid results!
This is where the ongoing support of your Tutor and your Community will really come into its own.
Modules 10-12
Discover the three proven techniques that have changed so many of my students' dogs (and my own dogs!) and made walks and life in general so much more fun and rewarding.
Desensitisation and Counterconditioning - often misunderstood - here’s how to do it effectively
Look at That! This technique alone will transform your relationship with your dog
Behavior Adjustment Training (BAT) - starting at the very beginning and building up to your first BAT session. With Troubleshooting sections to ensure you get the best out of your new team.
Modules 13-15
Here's where you learn how to apply your new knowledge to any fears your dog may have:
Fears of people, children, bikes, traffic ...
Fit all your new skills into your daily life with your dog for maximum results.
Here's the pay-off for all your diligence in following the program!
Strategies that work = Confidence restored!!
"Before enrolling in this course I thought the price seemed a little high. Now that I’m in the course I see how much is there - and how much of Beverley is there - it’s fully worth it, even if you have to pinch the pennies."
Laura
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And you get all these bonuses too!
- Downloadable audios of all the lessons, so you can listen in the car, on walks, wherever!
- Two of my books to download free
- Guides and downloads each month
- Monthly worksheets to build on your success
- A live Coaching Call every month (this bonus alone is worth more than the whole enrollment price!)
- Library of all the previous Calls, for annual members
- Brilliant Family Dog Progress Chart to show you how to catalogue your training and record your results. Recordkeeping is a skill you’ll develop and which will propel you forward!
- Video Think-pieces by Beverley Courtney
ON TOP OF ALL THAT, you’re automatically part of our private (non-Facebook) group where you can ask me questions (and get answers!), join the guided discussions, and get support from your fellow students. No-one will look down their nose at you here - we are all in the same boat! This is one of the stars of the course for students and fishes them out of their pit of isolation!
And in case you have any concerns, you also have a 30-day money-back guarantee. Let me know within 30 days of your purchase that this program isn’t for you, and you will get a full refund - no questions asked. There is absolutely no risk.
How safe does that make you feel?
Proven Strategies - Real Life Results!
"Beverley, I want to say thank you! We have returned from a wonderful week's holiday with Milo. We are all sooooooo relaxed, we walked miles of coastal paths and beaches, enjoyed quite a few tea and cake stops and saw many dogs, seagulls, sheep ..... Milo has not growled once all week. Did I feel confident? Yes! We felt like a team together. Six months ago our holiday was stressful. We have come such a long way and at the root of it is me finding confidence, you have given me a tool kit so now Milo can trust in me. THANK YOU! "
Adele and Milo
, Cocker spaniel x Poodle
"If you have a reactive or growly dog this is the course for you! Beverley will take you by the hand (or paw) and lead you every step of the way. It’s so easy to put into practice and gets real results quickly. Before starting the course Rosie was a nightmare to walk, she reacted to traffic and every unexpected noise. Things have improved so much since starting the course: she now walks beautifully ... You never feel you are the only person struggling with a hyper and sometimes challenging dog."
Lesley and Rosie
Terrier
"We rescued Zoe from a shelter here in France. I had visions of lovely walks with her, but we soon realised that things weren’t quite like that! I found Beverley’s books and I immediately loved their clarity and user-friendliness. 
 I have found this course really excellent - very clear and easy to follow. And the private group is also fabulous to be part of – such a wonderful community of like-minded doggy folk, and Beverley is always there too to answer our questions, and help with our problems. A really supportive community, worth its weight in gold. Zoe is so much better in every way – much calmer, gaining confidence, more trusting of life. I would encourage you to join the course – you will definitely not regret it! Thank you Beverley, for being there, and for all you do. "
Anya and Zoe
German Pointer
So why now?
Everything changed when Lacy came into my life.
She’d bark and lunge, growl, chase, grab - so I know just what you’ve been going through with your dog! I really have experienced it first-hand, and I know just how stinging people’s words can be when they walk their “perfect” dog past your growling, snarling, tornado of a dog.
I’d never had a reactive, growly, fearful, “aggressive”, dog before. And I knew that I had to learn quickly how to help Lacy adjust to the world she now had to live in - and that’s where my journey began.
I spent a couple of years researching, studying, reading, and experimenting - and devised a system (all force-free) that worked to change Lacy from a loose cannon to a reliable (and happy) companion.
So I can save you the time of all that research - and the expense! - by giving you here my system that has worked - not just for Lacy - but also for the many dogs whose owners have come to me for help.
If you’ve read any of the books in my Essential Skills for a Brilliant Family Dog series, and Essential Skills for your Growly but Brilliant Family Dog, you’ll know that I break everything down into tiny, manageable steps, making sure that you understand each technique before developing the next.
This course will take you speedily from where you are now with your dog to where you want to be: having a companion you can trust and who trusts you.
Passion, Understanding and Humour = a Winning Combo!
"I just want to say this has been one of the friendliest, most supportive, helpful and responsive courses I’ve taken. It’s felt like family as we have and continue to take this journey together. Franklin and I have benefitted greatly. He is much less growly!"
Yvonne and Franklin
German Shepherd Dog
"Without Beverley Courtney, I don't know what I would have done. I had adopted a seven year old rescue dog who came with unexpected and unanticipated problems and issues which were beyond anything that I had previously encountered. Walking her was a nightmare which I dreaded. Things were going from bad to worse. I was feeling hopeless, overwhelmed, stressed and isolated. I felt like a failure because I did not know how to help my reactive dog and then, one fine day, I found Beverley Courtney. Beverley responded immediately to my desperate email. From her response, I knew that she absolutely understood my situation. Her encouragement and non-judgmental communications were reassuring. For the first time since adopting Bella Jelly Bean, I felt hopeful. I was thrilled that I had found a professional dog trainer who not only understood what I was going through but she also understood my dog's behaviors, and she knew how to help us. I bought her books, and enrolled in her online workshops and courses. Beverley offers her students invaluable tools and skills that are amazingly effective, and immensely helpful. Her methods are kind, skilful, and fun to learn for you AND your dog! Beverley's understanding, support and encouragement are with her students every step of the way. As a result, Bella Jelly Bean and I have come a long way. My dog may always have some challenges and issues, but the difference is that, thanks to Beverley, I now understand my dog and I now know what to do for her. I am immensely grateful to Beverley Courtney and I highly recommend her!” "
Elle and Bella Jelly Bean
Spaniel x
"From Growly Dog to Confident Dog has given me the tools I need to help Annie cope with the things that scare her. No more yelling, saying "no" or "ah-ah" dozens of times per day or jerking on the lead. Now we communicate and I give Annie choices, knowing she is fully capable and happy to make them. Her reactivity and fear are not "cured", but I am more confident and better equipped to help her cope and avoid the things that make her afraid."
Laura and Annie
Boston Terrier x Italian Greyhound
"Beverley’s passion, understanding and humor help guide us through the trials and tribulations of living with a Problem Child. The interaction in this course is invaluable: although you can view many internet videos and articles, and peruse many books, the personal interaction is a wonderful benefit of this program. The course appears deceptively simple, but the table is set with a full 15-course meal, offered in bite-sized pieces. Dessert comes in the form of the Resources downloads, full of goodies. I would caution people though, that this is not a quick fix, and takes time and much patience, but each small success is something to build on, and well worth the effort. I have become increasingly aware of Winston's perceptions, responses and body language. This is an ever-growing, ongoing, process, it seems. I'd read different sources about body language and thought, yeah, I get that. But I really hadn't. The tone and presentation of From Growly Dog to Confident Dog is great! Just a natural extension of Beverley’s books, and now I can put the voice to the words! She lays out basics, and we can go from there, either acting on them as presented, or delving more into the blood and guts starting with the Resources."
Christine and Winston
Mini Aussie
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the program start and finish?
You can start as soon as you enrol and go on for as long as you stay current! While it’s a good idea to move through the course steadily (it will be released to monthly members in stages) there are fifteen modules to work through, so you can space that over several weeks or months - giving you lots of time to practice with your dog. People all go at different speeds - it’s not a race!
How long do I have access to the program?
After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this program for as long as it exists - across any and all devices you own, including our amazing App! You can also download the Audios, Lessons, Action Steps, Guides, and Key Lead Skills to your own computer for offline access.
What if I am unhappy with the program?
It's so important to me that you enjoy and value this program! So if you decide that it's not for you, just let us know in the first 30 days, and we’ll give you a full refund - no questions asked.
Is the course useful for dogs who like other dogs but are afraid of people?
The essence of the program is to give your dog confidence and teach him not to be afraid. And yes! it works with any fears your dog may present to you - traffic, people, horses, dogs, children, car travel … you name it! There are special sections for these, with plentiful video illustrations.
What if my dog loves other dogs and pulls me over to get to them?
The same principles of teaching your dog to think, reflect, and assess will serve this end too. Dogs who are over-excited and frustrated will learn a lot through this program.
Proven Strategies + Genuine Support!
"The best result for me so far from this course is that I'm so much more relaxed when taking Elsie out, and I'm much more confident knowing that I'm doing the right things to help her to improve, relax and get out of 'danger' when we need to. We still have a way to go with Elsie's worry about dogs but I feel sure we're heading in the right direction now. Thank you to Beverley for giving me my confidence back and helping me to see that I'm not the useless dog owner I was sure I must have become! When I began the course Elsie was an extremely exuberant, highly-strung and determined girl who'd spook at things very easily ... I no longer beat myself up thinking that I must be the reason Elsie is the way she is - I've accepted that her exuberant and forceful personality combined with some unfortunate experiences have made her the way she is, and with Beverley's help I know I can do my best for my much-loved girl. It means so much to me just knowing Beverley’s there in the background to help with any questions and problems that I might have now and in the future."
Clare and Elsie
Great Dane
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