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Dog Behaviourist and Training in Somerset, Dorset, Bristol And Devon 

The Sensible Solution, for all your training needs.

About Lynsey & Sensible Dogs

 My approach as a balanced trainer is practical, compassionate, and results-driven. With nearly two decades of hands-on rehabilitation, I help dogs overcome fear, reactivity, and aggression using a blend of clear guidance, humane training, and real-world application. I founded Sensible Dogs after years in boarding kennels and close work with rescues and welfare groups, including Many Tears Animal Rescue and British Dalmatian Welfare, where I helped foster, rehabilitate, and re-home hundreds of dogs.


I’ve run a doggy day-care (26-dog pack) and offered a range of services—from puppy classes and scent work to recall workshops and socialisation evenings.


Today I specialise in reactive, fearful, and aggressive dogs, and I regularly bring rescue dogs into training to model safe, compassionate techniques in controlled settings. I share my home with seven dogs (five rescues), several of whom assist in sessions to help others rebuild confidence and heal from trauma.

A career highlight was appearing on Channel 4’s Superstar Dogs with my dog Odie, reaching the finals.


What this means for you:

  • In-home private sessions plus real-world practice
  • Travel to your location included in the price
  • Proven, humane methods tailored to your dog’s triggers
  • A simple, actionable plan you can start today
  • Free lifetime post-training support

Certification


  • NVQ 3 Animal Welfare
  • Diploma (dist) Changing Dog Behaviour


Member of

  • Guild of Dog Trainers (MGoDT)
  • The Registration Council for Dog Trainers and Behaviour Practitioners (RCDTBP)


Sensible Dogs Family Members


Over the years I have owned a variety of different energy dogs and different breeds. Below are my  best friends who play an important part in helping me run my business. They help me to setup real life scenarios on my behaviourals, help build confidence with nervous dogs, teach manners to over excited dogs and they take me on the most beautiful walks.

Echo

Echo is a Working X Show Cocker Spainel. He was given to me when he was 4 months old. He is one crazy dog also the cheekiest one in our group. He is full of energy, every minute of the day!!


Shep

Shep is a Collie X Lurcher .who has just turned 12. We rehomed him at 5 months old. He suffers with nervous aggression due to poor breeding. Most people we work with can`t believe he suffers with nervousness because he feels safe at work with me. He loves swimming, catching a frisbee mid air, often overtaking it!

Rudi

Rudi is a Saluki x. We rehomed him from a local kennels when he was 8 months old.

He loves his home comforts after racing around the forest.

Odie

Odie was a Working Cocker Spaniel. 

He was the only one of the clan we actually bought as a puppy. He loved swimming, ball catching and keeping the gang in check. Odie has crossed over the rainbow bridge in April 2023 after a long and happy life with us.

Ottie

Ottie is a Golden Retreiver who is 2 yrs. We got her from a working home. She is 100 miles an hour and often runs into objects!.

She Loves being busy and adores Chester.


Chester

Chester is a Golden Retreiver who has just turned 3. We got him from a working farm He has been extremely poorly and has been under the care of Langford vets in Bristol. Him and Ottie are completely in love with each other.


Kizzy

Kizzy is a Collie cross stray adopted from Many Tears Rescue. She loves her cuddles, swimming, frisbee, balls and food.

We lost her at 17yrs old in April 2025 & is missed dearly.

Quirky

We adopted Quirky, the labrador, from Many Tears Amimal Rescue at 8 month Old. He had a broken nose and fractured skull due to the result of a puppy farm but it never let it bother him. We lost him to Cancer at 13yrs old in March 2022 and is missed dearly.

Forest

Forest is a Cocker Spainel but he is huge!  We took him on at 5 months old. He is full of energy at all times during the day, loves a squeaky ball, swimming, playing with our cats, his food, our food and your food! 

Willow

Willow is a Husky x Collie that came from Romania as a puppy. She is 6 years old & lives her life to the max every day and will try anything at least once!

Bruno

My dearest Bruno we were given from a client when he was 3yrs old. He loved everyone and all animals. He loved licking them all. We lost him to cancer August 2022 and is missed dearly.

Contact Lynsey for information:

sensible_dogs@hotmail.co.uk

07921103248

Langport, Somerset

TA10 0EW