I adopted a terrified 8 month old rescue from a Macedonian rescue in December. This poor pup was…read moresaved from the side of a busy road before her eyes had even opened. She had spent most of her short life in a private rescue kennel before making the long journey from Macedonia to Ireland. Needless to say, she was completely bewildered and extremely anxious when she arrived. She had also picked up kennel cough en route, so wasn't too well. Wendy advised on various ways to ease her anxiety and had suggestions on how to manage her symptoms until I could get her to the vet. Wendy also gave invaluable guidance on introducing our resident 28kg Irish water spaniel to the 6.5kg puppy. This was a difficult task, given how reactive the small dog was & the huge size difference. (I wasn't expecting such a small dog- I was under the impression she was 11kg!) I strongly recommend Wendy's services for anyone rehoming an anxious or reactive dog. I believe key pieces of expert advice made a huge difference. Initially the pup was showing signs of dominance towards the older dog, but this was nipped in the bud before it became entrenched. It's so easy to unwittingly exacerbate behavioural problems without the insight of an expert, and a book will only take you so far. Doing exactly the right thing at exactly the right moment works wonders in dog training. It's not an easy thing to pull off without the help of an experienced eye. Wendy watched the dogs interact via video call and was able to tell me what was going on in real time. The pup is settling in beautifully and is now submissive to the older dog. More recently, chasing games in the garden have ended badly as the older dog gets carried away in pursuit of the smaller dog. Wendy has experience of mediating behaviours between large and small dogs during play, so she was able to help with this also.

Wendy helped us when we brought our puppy (Rollo) home with no previous knowledge of dogs. We…read morethought the training was for him, but we soon realised it was for us. Wendy was fantastic at explaining to us how a dog thinks and reacts and got us to understand the benefits of praising good behaviour rather than punish bad behaviour. We often go away and so it was wonderful to have Wendy there to look after Rollo and know that he was in excellent hands and also that all the good training was being reinforced while we were away. The best sign of how loved Wendy is, is when we go to her house Rollo practially pulls our arms off trying to get to her.

Gills style is more encourage then discipline which means it is more fun for the dogs…read morealso she gives the owners common sense down to earth advice. I am now starting an agility class with Gill having done the basic training course and have her to thank for my well behaved puppy who is now a joy to take on walks

From the owner: Dog training classes. private lessons. Behaviour advice.read more

Absolutely brilliant dog walking company. Marvin loves going out with Hayley and comes back…read moreabsolutely knackered. Loads of photos of him out enjoying himself too which is always nice. Thank you!

We had a pretty good thing going for a while with this dog walking company. All of a sudden, they…read moretell us that our usual dog walker, who has been walking our chocolate labrador for nearly a year, can't take him anymore because he is 'too playful'. We now have to pay 50% extra for individual walks for him. They refused to wash or even dry him on muddy and rainy days so I've had to clean my floors and walls many times. Finally, when we'd had enough and requested our key back to give to our new walker, they held our key hostage until we paid off our final bill. As though they have had trouble getting us to pay our bills in the past... When we paid, they said they would leave our house key in a bag on the street outside their house to pick up. What?! Evidently they don't take their responsibilities as holders of your house key very seriously and feel fine about jeopardising the security of your home. I would not recommend.