DO NOT USE FOR TRAINING, it is of poor quality and not as advertised.
We let Daisy, our King Charles Spaniel, stay at Royvon for 3 weeks in November/December.
We picked Royvon as we had special requirements for our dog. My mother suffers from a severe spinal cord injury, which had made training difficult. We were assured that they could accommodate this and adapt the training to make it suitable for my mother. A key promise was that they would train Daisy using a special walking belt that my mother needs to use.
Royvon advertise extensive pre-preperation and a chat with your trainer on the day of arrival. YOU DON'T GET THIS.
Although we supplied detailed information of our needs and requirements, we did not get this. In fact, when we arrived we were told that no trainers were available to discuss our needs. When we insisted, instead we were given a different trainer to talk to. We asked that Daisy be trained to walk on the right hand side.
The first sign of problems to come, was when we spotted pictures of Daisy being trained to walk on the left hand side. We were surprised to find that this , despite us telling them specifically to train her on the right.
When we picked up Daisy, we were unimpressed by the handover procedure, we were cooped up in a dismal shed from a far distance to watch the assessment. Daisy broke away from the trainer during the show and would not return to her for a good while.
Royvon did not train Daisy with the walking belt for my mother's disability as they promised us.
During handover our trainer betrayed her ignorance of my mother's disability by telling my her to bend over and push Daisy down if she did not sit on command. We feel cheated that we were promised our needs could be handled in relation to my mother's disability.
When we brought Daisy back, her recall was non-existent.
She would not walk loose lead, and she was TERRIFIED off the choke lead that Royvon had been using on her.
Either Royvon did not train Daisy to walk thoroughly or they did a very bad job.
Do not take your dog to Royvon for training. They might be able to train basic commands such as sit and down, but if you require anything more than this, do not bother.
We also did not receive a three week homecare plan as promised on their website. Do not believe their promises.
After complaining, we were told that we would need to come back for aftercare sessions. I can understand this if there were a few small issues to sort out. But I do not see why we have to come to aftercare sessions to do the training from scratch, that we paid a significant amount of money to sort out.
Royvon have continued to deny any responsibility and refuse to make amends. We are proceeding with court action. read more