Board-and-train
Your dog will stay with us and train with us every day. Then we will teach you the same words and the same timing, so you can carry it on at home.
The whole point is a loose line.
Force-free training for your dog, and for the person at the other end of the line. Vijay Rochani leads the Academy, and the first session is free, at your home in Ahmedabad.
Tap “your dog” and type a name. It stays in your browser.
A tight line is an argument.
A loose one is a conversation.
Every programme here will work towards the same thing: a dog who stays close because staying close is worth it. The line ends up doing nothing at all. Follow it down the page.
Five programmes, one line through them all.
All five are opening soon. The free first session is open now.
Puppy
The first months go quickly. We will start with the small things that matter later: a name, a lead, a hand on a paw, a moment alone.
Behaviour
For the habits that make walks and visitors hard: pulling, barking, lunging, guarding. We will ask why it happens before we ask anything of your dog.
Rescue-dog rehabilitation
For dogs who learned about people the hard way. We will go at the dog’s speed, with no deadline and no audience.
The global digital academy
For homes with no trainer nearby. The same methods, taught online, wherever you and your dog happen to live.
Where does it get hard with your dog?
Choose the one that sounds like your house.
Pulling on the lead
Board-and-train.
One kind first step:
Stand still when the line goes tight. Walk on when it goes loose. Five minutes on a quiet street is plenty for a first go.
Barking at the door
Behaviour.
One kind first step:
Teach a spot away from the door first: a mat, a treat, a quiet word. Practise it on a day with no visitors at all.
Alone at home
Behaviour.
One kind first step:
Step out for a few seconds and come back with no fuss either way. Build up slowly, and go back a step if your dog starts to worry.
A new puppy
Puppy.
One kind first step:
Say the name once. When the puppy looks at you, reward it. A minute at a time, and stop while it is still a game.
A rescue who is still frightened
Rescue-dog rehabilitation.
One kind first step:
Give them a quiet corner that nobody disturbs. Sit nearby, side on, and let them come to you in their own time.
No trainer nearby
The digital academy.
One kind first step:
Film one minute of the hard moment on your phone. It is the first thing a trainer will ask to see, and you may spot something yourself.
General guidance for most dogs, not a diagnosis. If your dog may be unwell or in pain, see a vet first.
Vijay Rochani will hold the other end.
Trains dogs across breeds and has worked hands-on in Dubai, Canada and the US. Will run the academy, care and retreat operations at Pawgrins and will answer for how your dog is treated here.
A looser line for your dog.
Begin with one free session at home in Ahmedabad. Vijay Rochani shapes it around your dog, on a day that suits you both. Nothing is charged, and nothing has to follow.