Lauren & Dexter Carlisle

Brian’s first visit lasted a good two to two and a half hours during which he taught us the basics of dog training when walking your dog. Dexter had been a nightmare before this, he pulled on his lead, would jump up at passers by and would pull like crazy to get to another dog and walk time was a time where we felt very on edge. After Brian taught us the basics of lead training, walking Dexter back after the first lesson was like having a different dog on the end of the lead! Brian advised us on our choice of dog walking equipment and we have to say this made a huge difference.
It was reassuring to know that if we had any questions, we could ring Brian and he would get back to us. He came to assemble the cage we bought Dexter (despite my reservations) and Dexter is really happy to have somewhere in the house which is his exclusively to where he can retire when family life becomes too much!
Brian also advised us on Dexter’s food requirements and suggested changes to his diet which have made a difference. I can see a change in Dexter’s coat, it is much glossier and his eyes are brighter. He also told us about a condition called bloat and told us how we could prevent it, and we took the preventative action as soon as we could. We have taken Dexter through the complete training programme with Brian and he is very good at explaining how things should be done and his demonstrations mean that there is no chance of a misunderstanding.
What Brian has done for us has been to give us the tools we needed to train our dog to do what we need him to do and we feel that we have a much happier dog now that we are able to communicate what we want him to do. We certainly feel happier with Dexter and would like to thank Brian for giving us the knowledge and confidence to train our dog and to get the most from our handler/dog relationship. His advice has been invaluable.