10/09/2026
Fifty five star reviews.
I sat down this week and read all of them properly, which reminded me of problems that felt enormous at the time and got quietly solved.
A few that stayed with me
Rolo was adopted at nearly two and used to bark and lunge at dogs on a walk. What his owner wrote about was not just Rolo, it was her own anxiety about the behaviour, and how that was feeding straight back into him. That is the bit people rarely say out loud, and it is very often the real work.
Mr P is a Dashshund cross who was obsessed with squirrels, something I know a fair bit about at home. His owners had stopped enjoying walks entirely because he would run off and not come back. He is now off lead in squirrel infested woodland, and apparently does a figure of eight round the legs when he is recalled, which I am delighted about.
Otis the Dalmatian came to me at eight weeks and we worked together until he was eight months. His family now get comments on how well he behaves in pubs and cafés, which is exactly the sort of ordinary life win I care about most.
Ticker was a first ever puppy, and his owner wrote something I think about often. What helped most was not just the core skills, it was being equipped on how to train a dog. That is the whole aim. Not a trained dog, but owners who know what to do next when something new crops up months later.
Cheddar was rescued in 2025, a chihuahua cross with, in his owner's words, some very large emotions.
Mabel was a first puppy whose owner had forgotten what it was like to shower without a puppy waiting outside the door.
Fifty families. Puppies, rescues, older dogs, reactive dogs, first timers, and people who have had dogs all their lives and found this one different.
Thank you, all of you. Wherever you are with your dog right now, somebody in that list has been exactly there.
