My name is Paul Gaughan.

I've been involved with dogs most of my life. I remember pleading for a dog when I was very young. I wanted to touch every dog I saw even if my mum or dad said not to.

What makes you a dog person? Heaven knows but I have always loved dogs and that's unlikely to change now. True dog people have a natural affinity with dogs irrespective of breed, size or shape.

My mum's friend gifted us a toy poodle when I was around 8 years old. That little dog followed me everywhere. He was my companion when I delivered newspapers and I remember having to break off the snow from around his legs so he could walk with me during the cold Scottish winters.

I've been involved with dogs ever since.I learned how to work and train gundogs using traditional methods and worked at many professional shoots in high-pressure situations.  Shortly after we were married, my wife and I picked our first Rotweiller bitch. She was a true test for both of us and looking back, she taught me lots about the high drive guarding breeds.

A few years later I was lucky enough to encounter the Boxer breed and enjoyed some super relationships and adventures with them.

I now share my life with my wife Nancy, son Louis and my 2 Rottweilers, Oscar and Lulu.

I've developed my own flavour of training and communicating with dogs and I enjoy a good measure of success rehabilitating aggressive dogs and helping owners deal with problem pets.

I'm not a bonefide clicker trainer. I use lots of pack behavioural techniques and I'm an advocate of positive energies and calmness.

People refer to me as a canine behaviourist. I see myself as someone who can communicate with dogs at their level. I attempt to modify canine behaviour without the use of force or bullying techniques. I believe that life is about managing and maintaining relationships. Dog training is no different and all good trainers have the ability to create and maintain a relationship with the dogs they work with. 

I currently spend a large amount of my time working with owners of rescue dogs. These dogs have normally had a bad start in life and their opinion of humans is less than complimentary.

I'm constantly learning, tweaking and fine tuning my methods. I find that every dog has it's own strengths, weaknesses and character. I dont think there are many bad dogs. In fact I see more mixed up and confused souls than out and out aggresive dogs.