The human behind D.O.P.E.
Chris Brooks built D.O.P.E around owner education, practical handling and a holistic training system.
He learned because he had to.
The road to D.O.P.E started with Chris being out of his depth with his own Belgian Shepherd. Learning to train that dog properly changed what he thought training was for.
Professional training work began in 2019. D.O.P.E means Dog Owner Professional Education, and the name is the method: teach the owner, and the dog’s progress keeps going after the session ends.
“If you love your dog, you can become their best trainer. You just need the right system.”
Family-run since 2019.
One-to-one training only, no group classes. Based in Macclesfield, working across Cheshire, Manchester and Staffordshire.
Building better dogs by building better communication.
D.O.P.E Dog Training is family-run, based in Macclesfield and established in 2019. Chris works exclusively one-to-one with owners and families across Cheshire, Manchester and Staffordshire. There are no group classes, because the owner is half of every training session.
How Chris trains
Dogs and humans have been evolving together for over 330,000 years, a partnership built on connection, not commands. Chris’s approach blends natural communication, confidence-building structure, pressure control, reward-based clarity and handler emotional regulation, because the dog mirrors you. It is holistic, modern and practical: the DOPE System trains the dog and the human, and proves the results in the real world rather than a classroom.
Programmes run from first puppies and family pets to high-drive working breeds, anxious and reactive dogs and aggression rehabilitation, plus professional handling courses for veterinary teams, kennels, groomers and dog walkers.
Guild of Dog Trainers
D.O.P.E Dog Training is a member of the Guild of Dog Trainers.
Train smarter. Live better.