Does your dog pull on the lead? Jump on your sofa? Bark through the night? Is it aggressive towards other dogs or nervous of strangers?

If any of these problems sound familiar and are causing you concern for your dog, then you might like to employ the services of a pet dog consultant.

Sandra Morris from Jeffreyston is a professional dog listener who can improve your four legged friends' behaviour by listening to them and observing their manners and habits.

Sandra says her techniques can improve the behaviour of even the most unruly dogs by 'teaching' the owners to understand the animal's natural instincts.

Sandra's technique can work on something as simple as pulling on the lead right up to aggressive behaviour towards other dogs and humans.

"It's working on the dog's natural instincts as a pack animal," Sandra explained.

"Then it's about interpreting that and teaching the owners rather than the dogs," she continued.

"They already understand why they do these things, it's their own language and once you start to speak it they understand perfectly."

Having trained with fellow dog listeners Ian Fennell and famous horse whisperer Monty Roberts, Sandra has been helping dogs and owners for seven years.

"It's a non-confrontational method, there's no shouting at your dog, you don't use a choke chain and you don't hit your dog," she added.

"It is an awareness thing, I would like to help everybody realise the mistakes they are making inadvertently because they don't understand their dogs."

If you would like your dogs problems solved and cured quicker and easier using the gentle approach, then book now for a one-to-one home consultation.

Making a home visit ensures the owners get their dogs individual problems sorted out.

There is also a 24-hour helpline available to help owners if they have further queries regarding their dogs behaviour, after the visit.

To book a home visit or for further information, telephone Sandra on (01646) 650285.