Welcome To
Dogknows Training
with Bobs Broadbent
Hi, I'm Bobs
I've been helping dog parents and dog professionals for over twenty years and now I coach and support new puppy parents with Pre-vaccination Puppy Training and assistance dog partnerships with Assistance Dog Training.
I work one-to-one to meet your specific needs and to ensure your dog's full potential is unlocked.
All my training is rooted in kindness, science and a wealth of experience and I'm here for you when you need my help.
Train One-to-One With Bobs
Here's what I offer:
Puppy Arrival Training
Bringing a puppy home for the first time is one of those unforgettable memories. The innocence in the eyes is a wonder to behold but as it is for all young, the world is there to be explored and experienced in all its glory.This is all very natural and unlike us, dogs go through puberty, adolescence to maturity very quickly.
Growing up so fast requires good guidance from the start to ensure everyday nurturing becomes the foundation for lifelong learning.
Puppies arrive ready to learn and Bobs will equip you with the techniques to help you teach the right lessons from day one!
Assistance Dog Training
If you're not able to start at the young puppy stage you can begin later for all round training including towards the Public Access Test. Bobs woks as an assistance dog trainer for Darwin Dogs, in and around Lichfield, Staffordshire. You may be able to train with her through Darwin Dogs* to work towards taking the Public Access Test.
Alternatively train independently to support your owner-trained assistance dog training journey
*Please be advised that Bobs cannot guarantee acceptance by Darwin Dogs but she can support your application, if you meet their requirements and she has availability.
Puppy Assistance Dog
You can start training with Bobs right from the very beginning with her Puppy Assistance Dog Programme, launched in 2023.
This provides a pathway for all the key puppy development milestones along with some early foundations for future task work. The programme is from puppy's arrival through to 6-8 months old.
Every puppy needs careful nurturing and ensuring your puppy isn't overwhelmed is essential too. All guidance and training from Bobs uses reward-based and stress--free methods and ensures learning is fun as well as purposeful.
Enjoy the difference when your dog knows they're in safe hands
Learn About My Signature 'Happy Dog Formula'
Puppy Parents Are In Safe Hands
Kindness & Knowledge Are Key
Bobs teaches her 'happy dog formula' with a positive and kind approach to training. She loves decoding the science behind how dogs operate, because with knowledge comes understanding and with understanding, compassion from which good ethics flow.
After 24 years of working professionally with dogs, Bobs has helped countless families to raise puppies into happy, resilient adult dogs.
Bobs helps puppy parents to develop harmonious human-dog bonds that are mutually beneficial and that make the world a happier and better place.
Assistance Dog Partnerships
Bobs offers a selection of services to help ADiT partnerships and can work solo with you on this journey or as part of the Darwin Dogs accredited programme.
Learn How Bobs Can HelpSpecialist Training Services
Qualified Trainer with a Wealth of Experience
Bobs is an established UK Dog Trainer qualified in the science of Canine Behaviour Management and has 24 years of expertise working full-time with dogs. Bobs is the founder of Dogknows, est. in 1999 and became a qualified Puppy Training Tutor with Gwen Bailey's Puppy School, running puppy training and socialisation classes for over 18 years in London, Rutland and Lichfield (2005-2023).
Bobs is a full member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (#0094) and a Registered Animal Training Instructor (ATI-Dogs) with The Animal Behaviour & Training Council.
Bobs is also an Assistance Dog Trainer with Darwin Dogs, enabling family pet dogs to become accredited Assistance dogs for adults with diagnosed mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, Bipolar, and PTSD
Training Bobs Offers
Dog-loving-testimonials
Damien & Puppy Sammy
Training with Bobs has been brilliant. Having had dogs all my life I was surprised how much I have learned and I looked forward to each online puppy training session. Bobs gave me lots of tips I didn't read about anywhere else, which were an excellent help and everything made sense.
February 24
Mike, Mark & Puppy Elma
As a first-time puppy owner we are grateful for the professional knowledge and guidance Bobs has given us. We started before our puppy was fully vaccinated, which I highly recommend as the support was valuable and really beneficial and Bobs was very patient with all our questions.
March 24
H & Gryff
Bobs is compassionate, understanding and is happy to adapt to my needs. She is so knowledgeable and has taught me so much about my dog so our bond is much closer now. We would never have been able to become a successful assistance dog partnership without weekly training sessions with Bobs."
September 23
