Storm Freestone
Founder & Dog Behaviourist
Storm Freestone is the Founder and Dog Behaviourist of Splendid K9.
Perhaps you've heard him on Cape Talk or CCFM Radio?
He has introduced and created a unique approach to Dog Behaviourism.
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Approaching skills of Positive Reinforcement, Counter Conditioning and Desensitisation along with the newly introduced coherence of Cognitive Coaching. Creating a highly effective impact with behaviour-related challenges.
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Establishing the integration and effectiveness of emotional contagion between dogs and their people. To establish an understanding, create new patterns of behaviour and an overall greatly progressive relationship. On top of understanding your dog's behaviour, reasoning behind the behaviour and what needs to be implemented to change it.
Focus areas:
Aggression, Reactivity, Anxiety, Nervousness, Separation/Isolation Anxiety, Fear, Idiopathic Based Aggression, Socialisation.
My Story
​Storm is fueled by his passion for not only understanding what creates and what can change dog behaviour, but also the relationship and understanding between dog and human. He considers himself a pioneer in the field of dog behaviour, eager to advance the understanding of dogs and what more we can learn about their intelligence. As well as what we can learn about our emotional intelligence, and how it affects our animals.
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Storm's hunger for learning effectiveness between people and dogs led him to grow from a dog walker in 2016 to the Top Rated Dog Behaviourist in Cape Town, 2019, as Splendid K9. His competence was noticed by Dr. David Rosenstein, a Neuroscientist and Psychologist. Storm began working with David to aid clients who are fearful of dogs with Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy.
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''Storm assisted with exposure and response prevention therapy. He was professional, containing and thorough in his approach. I would highly recommend him as both a coach and dog trainer, as well as assistant with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in guidance with exposure with dog phobias.''
-Dr. David Rosenstein.
Neuroscientist and Psychologist.
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