WELCOME
Pretty Happy Dogs was built on a simple belief:
Happy dogs are not created through force or control — they grow through trust, understanding, confidence, and connection.
Behind every behaviour is a dog trying to communicate something about how they feel. Whether it’s excitement, uncertainty, overwhelm, curiosity, or fear, our role is not simply to manage behaviour from the outside, but to understand the emotional world beneath it.
That’s where real training begins.
About Your Trainer
With nine years’ experience in canine behaviour and relationship-based learning, the trainer behind Pretty Happy Dogs brings a calm, intuitive, and evidence-based approach to every case.
Trained at The University of Edinburgh (Grad.Dip. Clinical Animal Behaviour), Kirsten's focus is on improving emotional wellbeing through behavioural science. She believes that dogs learn best through clear, compassionate communication.
Each session is tailored to the individual dog — their history, their temperament, their fears, and their strengths — with one goal in mind:
strengthen the dog-human bond by building understanding and confidence from within
Whether working with a joyful puppy, a sensitive rescue, or a fearful learner, the approach remains the same: gentle, grounded, and deeply attuned.
My method is simple - gentle and kind, firm but familiar.
Kirsten Koh
Our Beliefs
Calm Dogs Learn Best
Dogs learn best when they feel safe, relaxed, and emotionally balanced. Calmness comes before cues, commands, or expectations.
Connection Comes First
Strong relationships create willing cooperation. When dogs feel understood, training becomes clearer, gentler, and far more enjoyable for everyone.
Every Dog Deserves Understanding
Every dog arrives with their own personality, history, sensitivities, and strengths. Whether puppy, rescue, or anxious learner, each dog deserves patience, kindness, and support.
Behaviour Has Meaning
Behaviour is communication, not defiance. We look beneath the surface to understand what dogs are feeling, not just what they are doing.
Training Should Feel Good
Learning should build confidence, not fear. We use thoughtful, evidence-based methods that help dogs and humans feel capable, connected, and successful together.
Life Is Better With Pretty Happy Dogs
At the heart of everything we do is a simple goal: helping dogs feel safe, confident, and genuinely happy in the lives they share with us.
Who We Serve
We support:
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Puppies finding their feet in a big new world
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Rescue dogs learning how to feel safe again
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Sensitive or anxious dogs needing patience and reassurance
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Humans searching for connection, clarity, and calm alongside their dogs
No matter where you and your dog are starting from, there is always a way forward — one built on understanding, trust, and small moments of progress.