Building the confidence of a timid dog

A testimonial of a client who I helped to building the confidence of their timid dog who used to bark and lunge at other dogs while on the lead.

Rosie, my 2 year old Yellow Lab, was always quite wary of other dogs and some people.

She would bark, lunge and pull towards them when on lead. … Continued

Training a dog to stop chasing sheep (including video)

Colin trained my sight hound to stop chasing sheep

I have a whippet named Jess, she is a sight hound and sight hounds were originally bred to hunt by sight and so they instinctively chase moving objects.

We bought Jess at 6 months old and a few months after we bought her she started … Continued

Training a rescue dog from Serbia

A testimonial from a client who needed help training their rescue dog who kept running away! Earlier this year I rescued an adorable collie/retriever cross from Serbia who had been abandoned and clearly suffered from neglect and malnutrition.  Needless to say, her behavioural problems left a lot to be desired, none of which were her … Continued

Dog trained not to pull on the lead

This is Nala a 16 week Cocker spaniel x who had been to puppy class, but pulled like a steam train when she was out on the lead.

Once I had explained to the owner why dogs pull on the lead and we introduced the clicker so that our reward timing was better Nala never looked back. This is after … Continued

Video of progress at our dog training class

Watch this video to see how well everyone is doing at our adult dog training class!

All the hard work finally paying off. Well done guys

See you all next Friday

Training a dog aggressive dog

A testimonial from a client re. training a dog aggressive dog. Her dog was quite a handful on walks, growling and lunging at most dogs.

My husband and I have 3 teenage children who have always wanted a dog. We felt at the end of 2012 we were ready, visited the cats & dogs home and all chose … Continued

Training a Springer Spaniel to stop pulling on the lead

Dog training testimonial about a 10 month old Springer Spaniel who pulled on the lead and would not come back to me when I called him.

When I first contacted Colin my 10 month old Springer spaniel was not a joy to be with when away from home. He pulled on the lead and would not come back to me … Continued

One to one dog training

We learnt more in the hour with you than we have in months at dog class. A happy testimonial from a client who came for one to one dog training.

Thank you for your help with Indi. We have been doing all the exercise and advice you gave us she is doing really well, we have a few moments … Continued

Dog aggression on the lead

Dog's boisterous behaviour turning into dog aggression on the lead. A testimonial from a client whose Border Terrier became aggressive on the lead.

At first, the behavioural issues that Ralph, our 6 month old Border Terrier, was developing didn’t seem to be too much of an issue. In … Continued