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Puppies · Adolescent Dogs · Adult Dogs · All Breeds

The Off Switch™️

Help your dog learn how to switch off, settle and become calmer at home.

A practical, step-by-step crate training programme that shows you how to introduce the crate, build positive associations and help your dog become comfortable settling in their own space.

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Whether you’re introducing a crate for the first time or you’ve struggled with crate training before, The Off Switch gives you a clear process to follow.

Why some dogs struggle to switch off

Some dogs find doing nothing surprisingly difficult.

They’re constantly following you around the house, watching what’s happening, reacting to every movement or struggling to settle unless they’re exhausted.

And sometimes, without realising it, the way we live with our dogs can reinforce this.

The answer isn’t necessarily to give them more to do.

Sometimes we need to teach them that nothing is required of them.

Because switching off is a skill too.

The Off Switch™️ System

The crate isn’t somewhere your dog should simply be put when you need them out of the way.

Introduced properly, it can become a predictable space where your dog learns that they don’t need to follow, watch or participate in everything happening around them.

The Off Switch™️ walks you through that process step by step.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:

Introduce the crate properly
Learn how to introduce your dog to the crate gradually, building a positive foundation rather than simply closing the door and hoping they’ll accept it.
Build positive associations
Understand how to help your dog associate the crate with positive experiences, making it somewhere they can become increasingly comfortable.
Progress through crate training step by step
Follow a clear process that helps you understand when to move forward and why progressing at your dog’s pace matters.
Encourage calmness and settling
Learn how the crate can be used as a tool to give your dog opportunities to practise settling without constantly being involved in everything happening around them.
Avoid common crate-training mistakes
Understand some of the mistakes that can make crate training more difficult and how to approach the process appropriately.
Develop your dog’s off switch
Use the crate as one tool to help your dog develop the ability to settle and become comfortable doing nothing.

Crate-training seminar with trainer sitting in a pen with a dog and crates behind

Why I Created The Off Switch™️

Having spent over a decade working with dogs and the people who live with them, I’ve seen firsthand how beneficial crate training can be when it’s introduced and used appropriately.

But I’ve also seen how easily the process can be misunderstood.

For me, crate training has never been about simply putting a dog inside, closing the door and expecting them to get used to it.

It’s about taking the time to introduce the crate properly, creating positive associations and helping the dog understand what that space represents.

Over the years, I’ve worked with dogs of different ages and backgrounds, including delivering dedicated crate-training seminars.

I created The Off Switch™️ to make the process accessible to more people.

A straightforward, practical programme that shows you how to introduce crate training step by step, so you can work through the process with your own dog.

Ready to help your dog switch off?

Crate training doesn’t need to be complicated.

But how you introduce it matters.

The Off Switch™️ gives you a practical, step-by-step process to help you build positive associations with the crate and teach your dog to become comfortable settling in their own space.

Whether you’re introducing a puppy to crate training for the first time or revisiting the process with an older dog, you’ll have a clear starting point and guidance on how to progress.