About Un-leashed
Fiona – years of experience and a deep passion for dogs
My philosophy
Every dog is unique and deserves an individual approach.
The name “Un-Leashed” stands for exactly that belief. Welcome to Un-Leashed – where creatively trained dogs are allowed to show their best side!
Thanks to my special approach, I’ve been able to rehabilitate many dogs and effectively resolve their behavior issues. Happy clients report a noticeable improvement in everyday life with their dogs.
Mission
My mission is to build trusting relationships between people and dogs through effective and fair training.
Vision
I strive to promote harmonious coexistence between people and dogs in the community.
Values
Integrity, fairness, and sustainability are the cornerstones of my training philosophy.
Lily
It started with Lily. My first dog of my own—whom I loved so much—and who, at the same time, confronted me with a challenge I didn’t have an answer to back then: Lily couldn’t be motivated with food.
That was a problem. No matter which course I took or which trainer I went to, food was always the focus. I stood there with my dog and wondered: So what now?
That question wouldn’t let go of me. It pushed me to go deeper, learn more, and rethink everything. Today I can say with pride: I can train dogs without using food at all. What was a necessity back then is my greatest strength today.
My training
My path first led me into theory. I completed courses at the Martin Gaus Academy in the Netherlands and deepened my knowledge with the world-renowned behavior expert Turid Rugaas in Sweden—two names that stand for empathetic, stress-free, dog-friendly work. That foundation still shapes my thinking today.
But theory alone wasn’t enough for me. I wanted to truly work—with real dogs, in real situations. So I spent around four years using every vacation and every day off to work with an experienced trainer in Germany who specializes in rehabilitating difficult dogs. Dogs of all breeds and backgrounds—many officially classified as dangerous—abandoned, without hope.
There I learned the most important thing I’ve ever learned: There is no hopeless case. Only dogs who haven’t learned the right language yet.
Since mid-2024, I’ve also been supporting another experienced trainer and her 25 dogs in Germany, who has started her own dog school—whether in training, grooming, or wherever hands are needed. With all my heart.
Luna
In November 2021, Luna arrived.
For almost four years, she was part of my life—and every day she questioned everything I thought I knew. Luna tested every boundary, challenged every rule, and pushed me to rise to the occasion again and again. She was difficult. She was exhausting. And she was the best thing that could have happened to me as a trainer.
Because Luna showed me what I had only suspected until then: love alone isn’t enough. You can love a dog with all your heart and still fail if clarity and consistency are missing. Bad behavior doesn’t disappear through affection. It takes structure. It takes boundaries. And it takes someone who holds those boundaries—lovingly, but unmistakably.
Luna left me in 2025. In her memory, I work today the way she would have deserved: honest, consistent, and with all my heart.
R.I.P. Luna.
Challenging dogs
I specialize in dogs that are considered uncorrectable. The ones that clash everywhere. The ones that push their owners to their limits. These are exactly the dogs I get up for every morning, in Upper Valais and beyond.
My philosophy can be summarized in one sentence:
I work fairly but consistently.
The more clear boundaries and rules a dog has, the more true freedom they can enjoy. A dog that knows what is expected of them is not a restricted dog; they are a relaxed, confident dog. One who trusts their human. And one whom their human can trust.
No bribery, no pressure, no fear. Only clarity, consistency, and a real bond.
Does that sound like your dog?
If you feel your dog needs exactly that, get in touch. I’ll listen, I won’t judge, and together we’ll find a way.
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