MzSim

Thank you both for your PM & replies. I'll research them tomorrow & contact who I think would be suited for our boy & us :). Kew might be a little far for classes as he's not the best in long car trips but I might still look into their private sessions. You both have made me feel a bit better about our situation, he is a very excitable boy & doesn't understand his own size or weight. I know he's smart which has potential, he knows the basics sit, shake, drop & stay but that's where it ends so hopefully we can both learn.

Hi, My partner & I currently have a 14 month old German shepherd. We are in desperate need of a dog trainer or behavioural specialist. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. By the time we purchased him from the breeder he was already too old to start puppy classes at our vets & we signed him up at KCC for obedience training with other GS. However he is just so excitable & not treat orientated at all in classes so we ended up not continuing with classes. We have also tried taking him to another training school however the trainer wouldn't let him participate in the class and had my partner on the other end of the room copying the same things as the class, we weren't happy with this and didn't go back. Our GS Is lovely with other dogs but he is just overly excited as mentioned before in a class setting which is why I am looking at private lessons/training. Other issues we currently need to deal with are his pulling on his lead when walking, he is a big boy 44kgs & we have tried all the harnesses but they don't help, he also jumps & tries to hump both of us, bites my partner in a non aggressive way & bites skirting wood & his kennel wood(won't sleep in his kennel) & lastly he barks at any little noise he hears out the front or if he smells people or dogs walking past so his barking has increased lately. Sorry for the essay I'm just hoping someone may read this & be able to help with any suggestions. We love him & eventually want to find him a companion & have children in the next few years but in order for that to happen we need to train ourselves and correct his behaviour.