ABOUT CANINE UK
Canine UK is a national collective of highly skilled canine professionals specialising in behaviour rehabilitation, advanced obedience and real-world training.
WHO WE ARE
WE’RE HERE FOR THE DOGS OTHERS STRUGGLE WITH.
We work with dogs ranging from much-loved family pets needing structure and clarity through to complex behavioural cases involving aggression, predation, resource guarding, severe reactivity and failed previous training. Our philosophy is simple: behaviour does not change by accident. Every outcome is influenced by genetics, environment, learning history, fulfilment, handling and communication. Lasting change requires more than generic advice or one-size-fits-all training plans. At Canine UK, we assess each dog objectively and build a strategic training framework tailored to the individual in front of us. We do not chase trends. We do not rely on guesswork. We engineer behavioural change. Designed. Structured. Deliberate. Engineered.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
CLARITY. STRUCTURE. CONSISTENCY
Clarity
Dogs thrive when communication is clear and expectations are consistent.
Structure
Calm structure builds confidence, reliability and emotional stability.
Balance
Training should be fair, appropriate and tailored to the dog in front of us.
Real World Reliability
Training must hold up where it matters most: everyday life, distraction, pressure and challenge.
James Herrington
ABOUT JAMES Helping owners achieve real, lasting change with their dogs - from everyday obedience to complex behavioural rehabilitation.
- 8+ years professional dog training experience
- Rescue dog owner and rehabilitator
- Dogtra UK Master Trainer
- Level 2, 3 and 4 Canine Welfare, Training and Behaviour Diploma
- Advanced off-lead reliability and remote collar communication
- Real-world behavioural rehabilitation experience
- Aggression and reactivity
- Behavioural rehabilitation
- Recall and off-lead freedom
- Resource guarding
- Nervous and insecure dogs
- Bite history dogs
- Predatory behaviour and recall failure
- Large powerful breeds and working dogs
My approach is built on structure, clarity and accountability. I want owners to understand the dog in front of them, set realistic expectations and build behaviour that holds up in real life." James Herrington
James Herrington is Co-Founder and Principal Rehabilitation Specialist at Canine UK. With over 8 years of professional experience, he is known for transforming difficult, misunderstood and behaviourally complex dogs through structured, realistic and accountable training.
Lisa Whitehouse
ABOUT LISA Helping owners achieve real, lasting change with their dogs - from everyday obedience to complex behavioural rehabilitation.
- 20+ years specialist experience
- Degree in Psychology
- Advanced Diploma in Canine Behaviour
- Studying towards an MSc in Clinical Animal Behaviour
- Co-Founder and Chair of NAPET
- UK and international behavioural case experience
- Media contributor on canine behaviour, welfare and modern dog ownership
- Severe aggression and bite history cases
- Predatory drift, chase behaviour and high prey drive
- Complex recall failure and livestock chasing
- Resource guarding and conflict aggression
- Multi-dog household conflict
- Behavioural deterioration during adolescence
- Complex rescue rehabilitation
- HPR breeds and high-drive working dogs
- Welfare and authority-linked behavioural cases
"Complex behaviour needs calm strategy, not guesswork. Every dog deserves an individual approach built around risk, welfare, clarity and long-term stability." Lisa Whitehouse
Lisa Whitehouse is Co-Founder and Principal Behaviour Strategist at Canine UK. With over 20 years of specialist experience, she has built a highly respected reputation across the UK and internationally for working with complex, challenging and behaviourally deteriorated dogs.