Trinity & Inverleith · Edinburgh · approx. 15 min from base

Trinity & Inverleith Dog Trainer: In-Person Sessions at Your Home

Clan Dog offers 1-2-1 dog training in Trinity and Inverleith, at your home and on the parks and old railway paths nearby. Allan Ritchie MGoDT (MPDTI) uses the area's disused rail lines for controlled passing practice. Sessions run about two hours from £190.

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Allan Ritchie MGoDT (MPDTI): four decades of professional dog experience
Sessions at your home and on your own Trinity & Inverleith routes — approx. 15 min away
No e-collars and nothing that causes your dog harm
Rated 4.9/5 based on 39 reviews

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Why does dog training in Trinity & Inverleith need a local approach?

Trinity and Inverleith have something most Edinburgh neighbourhoods do not: a network of disused railway paths. They are straight, long, quiet and predictable, with clear sight lines in both directions. For training a dog that struggles to pass other dogs, that is close to ideal. You can see what is coming from two hundred metres away and set your dog up to succeed rather than reacting to a surprise.

The rest of the area gives you variety within a short walk. Victoria Park and Starbank Park are small and busy in different ways, Inverleith Park is large and dog-heavy, and Newhaven harbour front brings gulls, fishing boats and a hard edge next to deep water. Few areas let you rehearse so many different situations without getting in a car.

Where can you walk and train a dog in Trinity & Inverleith?

The same dog can be faultless on one route and unmanageable on the next. These are the Trinity & Inverleith walks behind most local enquiries.

Trinity and Inverleith: an unusually good area to train in
Walking spot	What it throws at your dog	What we work on there
Disused railway paths	Long sight lines, predictable approaches	Rehearsed passing at a distance your dog can handle
Victoria Park	Small, enclosed, dogs at close quarters	Greetings, disengaging, working in a confined space
Starbank Park	Terraced planting, steps, narrow routes	Close lead work and controlled movement
Newhaven harbour front	Gulls, boats, hard edges beside deep water	Impulse control near water and ignoring birds

What problems does Allan see most often in Trinity & Inverleith?

Owners here often arrive having already tried a group class, and having found it made no difference to the actual walk.

A dog that passed a class but still cannot walk past another dog on the street
Gull chasing at Newhaven that has become the point of going there
Pulling on the narrow terraces at Starbank Park
Recall that works in small Victoria Park and not in large Inverleith Park
A second dog copying the first dog's reactivity

Where there are two dogs in a household, Allan will usually want to see them separately and together, because the behaviour is rarely the same in both configurations.

Longer answers on the two most frequent problems live at loose-lead walking training and recall training in Edinburgh. Also worth reading: why your dog pulls on the lead and identifying your dog's reward hierarchy.

How does an in-person session in Trinity & Inverleith work?

Allan travels to Trinity & Inverleith — approximately 15 min from base. In-person sessions from £190 (£150 for members), with no separate travel charge for this area.

Trinity sessions make deliberate use of the old railway lines. Being able to see an approaching dog from two hundred metres away means Allan can set the distance your dog needs and let you practise properly, rather than reacting to a surprise. You end up with something workable for your household, not a training script.

An online session is often the faster way to begin if diaries are tight. Whichever you choose, book a session with Allan and describe the problem first.

Trinity & Inverleith pricing: standard rates alongside the Clan Dog member rate
Session type	Standard	Member rate
Two-hour visit to your home	£190	£150
Two hours online over Zoom	£120	£90
One hour online over Zoom	£60	£45

Nearby areas Allan also covers

Plenty of clients come from just beyond Trinity & Inverleith. The nearest covered areas are below, and the rest are on the areas we cover page.

Dog training in Stockbridge Dog training in Leith Dog training in Cramond & Barnton

Who will actually train your dog?

Clan Dog's head trainer is Allan Ritchie MGoDT (MPDTI). He started with dogs in the RAF, spent years in the Police on rapid-response and hostage-rescue work, and later ran a training centre.

Setting a dog up to succeed rather than testing it until it fails is the core of how Allan works. The railway paths make that unusually easy to demonstrate. Clan Dog teaches owners, not tricks. A session in Trinity & Inverleith is measured by what you can do the following week on your own. You can read more about Allan and how Clan Dog works.

“If I could give Allan 10 stars, 100 stars whatever the max is I would!”

Paul D — published Google review. Clan Dog is rated 4.9/5 based on 39 reviews.

Sources and further reading

External sources worth reading alongside this page if you walk a dog in Trinity & Inverleith:

Enjoy our parks responsibly — The City of Edinburgh Council
Dog training — basics and classes — The Royal Kennel Club

Written by Allan Ritchie MGoDT (MPDTI), Master Professional Dog Training Instructor, Clan Dog. More than 40 years working with dogs, including service as an RAF dog handler and in the Police.

Reviewed by the Clan Dog Training Team — last reviewed 25 August 2026.

Dog training and behaviour guidance is educational and training-focused. Behaviour can have multiple causes, and where a medical or health issue may be involved, appropriate veterinary advice should be sought. Training results vary between dogs and depend on factors including the individual dog's behaviour, circumstances and the consistency of training.

Dog training in Trinity & Inverleith: your questions answered

Why use the old railway paths for training?

Sight lines. You can see an approaching dog long before it is a problem, which gives you time to set the distance you need. That is exactly the ingredient missing on a normal pavement, and it is why so much of the passing work here happens on those routes.

We have two dogs and one is making the other worse. Can you help?

Yes, and this is common. Dogs learn from each other, including the unhelpful parts. Sessions normally involve working with each dog individually and then together, because a plan that only works when they are apart is not much use.

Is a group class or a 1-2-1 better for a reactive dog?

A hall full of dogs is a hard place to learn for a dog that finds dogs difficult. A 1-2-1 lets the work happen at whatever distance your dog can actually cope with, on your own route. That is the reasoning behind Clan Dog's approach.

Do you cover Trinity, Inverleith and Newhaven?

Yes, all three are treated as one area, about 15 minutes from base, with no travel surcharge.

Ready to get started in Trinity & Inverleith?

If a group class has not moved the needle, a session on your own routes usually will. For a stress-free life with your dog.

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