Sharon Kelly Canine Behaviour
Dog trainer
Council-licensed where required, real photos, verified-booking reviews. Typical rate: £40-150 per session.
6 businesses in Telford
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Telford was built around a network of green corridors and that shows in the dog walking. Telford Town Park (450 acres of mixed parkland in the centre, with the lakes and the wildflower meadows), Apley Woods, Granville Country Park, the Ironbridge Gorge walks down to the river and through the World Heritage Site, the Wrekin (the iconic local hill with the panoramic walk), Newport Long Wood, Sutton Hill local nature reserve, and the Silkin Way linear park running through the town all carry steady traffic. The Shropshire Hills AONB starts a short drive south for weekend walks.
Telford's housing stock is largely semi-detached and modern estate, with walker, trainer, and groomer demand sitting ahead of daycare. The family suburbs of Wellington, Madeley, Newport, Donnington, and Lawley are the busier walker markets. Boarding bookings cluster around school holidays. Telford's commuter overlap with Birmingham and the strong family demographic creates steady demand for puppy training and family-suburb walker setups.
Telford and Wrekin Council enforces the 2018 animal-activity licensing regulations through environmental health and publishes its register. Shropshire Council covers the surrounding rural areas including Newport's edges - a Shifnal, Wellington-fringe, or rural boarder may be licensed elsewhere. The Wrekin has lead requirements through working farmland sections, and Telford Town Park has lead-only requirements around the lakes during waterfowl nesting and through the wildflower meadow conservation areas.
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Every commercial daycare or boarder must hold a council licence. We show the number and star rating up top.
Book a free meet-and-greet. Any reputable provider will arrange this before the first stay.
Confirm dates directly with the business. No commission, no middleman, no upcharge.
As a UK guide, £40-150 per session. London and the South East sit at the top of that range; most other regions come in lower.
No - dog trainers is not a licensable activity under the 2018 regulations, so there is no council licence to check. We show insurance details on each profile instead.
Contact any listed business directly through their profile. Reputable providers will arrange a meet-and-greet before confirming the booking. There's no commission or middleman.
Yes - only customers with a confirmed booking can leave a review. Every review shows the service used and the visit date.
Plenty of Telford trainers specialise in reactivity and anxiety. Look for one-to-one or behaviour-focused sessions rather than group classes.
Public liability cover (typically £1m+), care/custody/control cover for dogs in their charge, and personal accident cover. We list the insurer on every profile.