K9 boot camp Reviews

We have two German Shepards, one dog who is 2 years old and has hip displeasure and our puppy girl. We also had a little terrier who was 16 years old, but has gone over the rainbow bridge. When we lost the terrier, we had not realised how close the dogs were and our GSD puppy became very reactive. We did get a dog behaviourist who was recommended by our dog trainer. She came to the house, did not look at the dogs and spent about 60 min of telling us how bad things were, she told us the muzzle train her and get the vet to put her on tramadol. She did not contact us again, so when we chased her up, she told us Erin was not the dog for us and we should either rehome her or have her put down. We asked if she could rehome her as she worked with a dog trust, but she refused to help. Luckily when we were ordering some coal from Rochdale the lady that was taking the order got chatting about dogs and told us about Andi. We contacted Andi almost straight away, and she spent longer on the phone talking through the problems than to other behaviourist spent in the house. As a result, we booked Erin in for a block of sessions with Andi. At the first session with Andi, Erin was barking like mad and pulling to get to her. We did a short walk and very quickly started to get Erin under control. WE fitted a slip lead and Andi trained me how to use it. By the end of the first session, Erin has gone from improvement to improvement. We have had follow up sessions with the two dogs together and that is going well, we are now able to walk to two dogs at the same time. (one dog each). Erin has improved so much that we had the grandchildren visit and both were able to sit with Erin and she would let them stroke her as she lay next to them. I can not thank Andi enough for saving our little Erin

We got in touch with Andi, to help us with our new rescue German shepherd, Max. We chose the home visits as we wanted to see Max in his home environment and surrounding areas where we walk Our main aim was being able to walk him without being dragged over the hills, never to be seen again and Andi gave us the tips and appropriate lead/collar to be able to do that. She is knowledgeable, patient, professional and quick to answer any questions or queries, and clearly loves helping train people like me, because let's be honest, it's the humans, not the dogs who need it. Once you know the key to unlock your dog's potential, and you understand why they do what they do, it makes living and walking so much more enjoyable and harmonious. Would highly highly recommend Andi and K9 bootcamp.

Andi is knowledgable and loves dogs and it shows

We spent a long time looking for a trainer to help with our GSD Lyla, unfortunately we do not know what happened to her for her first 2 years, all we know is that she hadn’t been treated well so we wanted to make the right choice with a trainer. Our dog was highly reactive to other dogs, she had previously pulled us over, dragged us into the road and continuously barked at any other dog no matter how far away. Andi has been amazing! We booked the 1-week boot camp. In such a short space of time we have gone from hiding in bushes, behind cars, people’s driveways, or very early morning/late night walks to avoid people with dogs, to being able to walk her with confidence and feeling much more relaxed (including Lyla). Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Andi, she is very knowledgeable, has a friendly approach and great communication she also kept in touch afterwards to see how we have been getting on. Would not hesitate to recommend – thank you Andi!

Thanks Andi For all your help with my dog Mia a GSD. She has an unpredictable streak and with your help and training. She listens now and walks by my side and not ahead of me. You have given me confidence and that helps my dog feel confident and less anxious. Highly recommend. I booked a 90 minute training session.

We booked a course of 4 hours for our reactive and protective Cane Corso. The difference after the first session was so obvious and really positive for us all. Andi is extremely knowledgeable, approachable and wants the best for both dog and owner. Her calm, confident manner put everyone at ease and our walks are so much more enjoyable. We are now practicing the techniques/ approaches that we developed with Andi. In a couple of weeks we hope to go back and work on further improving Mia’s reactivity and eventually her re- call. Delighted that we found someone who could make such a difference. 100% recommended!

I first contacted Andi when my 4 month old Malinois Maisie was out of control, she was lunging and barking at everyone, a jogger on a previous walk had spooked her and since then she was barking at anything and anyone and becoming a nightmare and embarrassment to walk, after just one lesson with Andi we noticed an immediate difference in her behaviour and felt confident that we had made the right decision to book a block of 6 lessons. With the lessons and continuing with what we were taught Maisie became a well mannered and obedient dog. Months later we needed Andi again as Maisie had been attacked by an off lead dog and she had become reactive again, so again we booked another 6 lessons and she is doing well again. She is no longer as reactive it is of course still a work in progress. But I am sure we will get her right and we even book the group walk's which help with the socialisation and give me confidence, which is great as she and I do really well and feel proud of what we have achieved together.