Training Your High Prey-Drive Dog is like Making Entries in a Journal!
Because real progress is rarely linear.
Training a dog with a strong prey drive isn’t a straight path from A to B. Predatory behaviour is influenced by so many environmental factors that your training results will naturally vary from day to day.
Download your free Progress Journal now and start tracking your wins – big and small.
It’s Not About Perfection – It’s About Direction
Success doesn’t mean having a ‘perfect’ dog who never reacts to wildlife again. That’s not the aim. What truly matters is the direction you’re heading in – and that you are heading there.
Most of the time, you’ve made far more progress than you think.
But unless you pause and reflect, it’s easy to overlook just how far you’ve come. That’s where your Progress Journal can help – to keep you motivated, recognise patterns, and celebrate every step forward.
Meet Nellie – A Real-Life Example of What’s Possible
Nellie is a 4-year-old Small Münsterländer, and she is an amazing example of just how much you can achieve with your high prey drive dog, when you use kind, fair, and consistent training. Here’s a quick look back at the progress she has made over the past 6 months of us working together:
Nellie before PST:
When I first met Nellie, she was genuinely untrainable.
From the moment she left the house, her predatory instincts were triggered, and she was totally unable to do anything at all in the first session.
She was hyperactive, she couldn’t focus on her human at all, she couldn’t self-regulate her emotions or behaviour, she couldn’t consider taking any food outside, and she was so focused on wanting to hunt, that there was seemingly nothing that could reach her.
our First Training session
In the very first training session, there was no way that we could even attempt training until Nellie’s arousal levels were reduced.
So, myself and her guardian sat on a rock and breathed; inhaled, exhaled, making every breath intentional, to try and help Nellie to wind down.
Thankfully, her guardian was very open to the training plan and followed it really consistently, week after week.
And today?
Nellie can now be off-lead in most areas, she checks in with her guardian frequently, she can take food rewards outside, and she can be recalled successfully in around 90% of situations. These are all things which seemed almost impossible to achieve when Nellie first came to my 1-2-1 PST training session.
✨ She’s living proof that progress is possible.
Want Your Dog to Be Like Nellie?
If you’d like to learn how to support your high prey-drive dog using fair and friendly methods, have a look at my course Call Off The Chase.
How to Use Your Journal
Think of your training journey as a diary:
📝 On the left-hand page, note the tough moments – the setbacks, the frustration, the days that felt impossible.
📝 On the right-hand page, jot down your wins – even the small ones. A successful recall, a calm moment, a look back to you.
Over time, the number of ‘good entries’ will increase. That’s how you know you’re moving in the right direction – even if the steps feel small.
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