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Heather Stevens

Welcome to Beyond the Breed

The first website in the World dedicated to Canine Functional Characters

  • Imagine breeders being able to place pups into homes where each one will complement the life and requirements of their new family?
  • Imagine a better success rate in completion of training for Assistance Dogs than the
    current 50%?
  • Imagine it being rare to see rescue dogs advertised as “must be the only dog in the home”!

If you are struggling with dog training, it might be that you need a deeper understanding of your dog’s personality. All sorts of issues that we often assume are ‘training issues’ are in fact inherently linked to missing knowledge of a dog’s personality, or Canine Functional Character.

In 2018, Dogs Today Magazine reported that 1 in 10 pups are given up after just one month! And in March 2022, a report by Pets4Homes told us that 20% of dogs in rescue centres had already been rehomed once! How much longer do we put dogs through this?

At Beyond the Breed we are not suggesting that the knowledge of Functional Characters alone will end the problems dogs are facing, but surely if we have a deeper understanding of our canine companions, we can start to make a difference for future generations.

BEING ABLE TO TAILOR TRAINING, LIFE CARE, AND SOCIALISING TO AN INDIVIDUAL DOG IS A GAMECHANGER!

Understanding functional characters in dogs can benefit everyone, particularly if you live or work with dogs, and we are sure you will agree that a deeper insight into our pets can only improve and enhance our relationship with them.

Without understanding our dogs at a deeper level, it can be difficult to navigate and solve what many see as “bad behaviour”. For affordable, tailored support for you, your dogs, and your clients if you are a dog professional, click the link below to join our Community Circle.

WHO WE ARE

We are a group of dog enthusiasts and professionals in the North of England obsessed with understanding our dogs more deeply to help connect with them more easily and enable them to live their best lives.

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