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Reviews (84)
Katie Vickers
2023-09-18
We went to see Sophie with our dog who has some reactivity issues with dogs and some work needed doing with lead work and recall.
Sophie was very helpful and was really relaxed but professional in her approach and we saw results that worked for our boy quite quickly during the session and it’s something we are putting into practice from now on in.
She was really keen to understand our dog and us as owners. Great advice and really confidence instilling for us.
A huge thanks to Sophie! Would definitely recommend using Southend Dog Training to anyone looking for some class dog training.
Gareth Kemp
2023-09-18
A very professional and pleasant experience from the moment I arrived in the carpark, took my excitable boxer Gordon for some much needed lead training. Sophie was excellent throughout and will be booking up again soon to train other aspects. Highly recommended
Kimberley Miller
2023-09-16
Huge thanks to Sophie at SDT, she has been brilliant helping me with our Alaskan Malamute, Cloud ☁️😊 he is reactive and anxious, and was literally taking me for a walk! With Sophies' guidance I feel so much more confident walking him, I was at the point of nearly rehoming. If you are thinking this, please give SDT a call it's the best money I have spent! I am in control now and Cloud is having great controlled walks, I feel confident and calmer and instead of feeding him anxiety down the lead he is walking right by my side and we are loving our walks again, Sophie cannot thank you enough 😍
Dear Kimberley, we're thrilled to hear how Sophie and the team have fostered a positive change for you and Cloud. Your confidence reassures us that we're doing our job right! Continued happy walking to you and Cloud. Thanks for choosing SDT! Team SDT
Fiona Cloke
2023-09-11
Dear Fiona, thank you for taking the time to leave your review! We're thrilled to know you had a positive experience with us. Feel free to share any feedback in future. Once again, thank you for your support. Best, [Your Name] Team SDT
Rachel Riot
2023-09-08
Had a zoom call with Lee. He delivered concise and practical advice, followed up with information and links promptly.
Gave advice to myself and partner on the call, with little judgement and a pragmatic manner of responding.
Have had some communication with them since regarding some changes and questions to which I have been responded too, with again more great advice.
Can't praise the outcome enough. Well worth the money!
Dear Rachel,
We're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with Lee. His commitment is to provide the best advice and follow-up with our clients. We appreciate your kind words and look forward to assisting you in the future! Team SDT
Debby Richards
2023-09-04
Brilliant visit from Aaron, gave us so much to work with Freyja on, and really helped solidfy what we'd already done
Dear Debby,
Thanks for your kind words! We're thrilled that Aaron left such a strong positive impression on you. We always aim to assist and provide the best service. Look forward to serving you further.
Best, [Your Company] Team SDT
Shona B
2023-09-04
We had a great 1:1 working on pulling and reactivity. Kim was patient, down to earth and gave clear guidance. Really happy with progress made and know what to continue working on.
Dear Shona, we're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with Kim and the progress made. We believe in providing clear and practical guidance for optimal results. Keep up the good work and thank you for your feedback. Team SDT
Nikki Joannou
2023-08-25
From the moment we arrived we were made very welcomed, listened to with no judgment. Our trainer Sophie was very professional in her approach, knowledge and handling of our GSD. She really works well with you and your dog making sure you understand your dogs behaviour giving the right tools and techniques so you leave with good understanding and more confidence to continue the training once your back home.
We had such a positive experience at Southend dogs, a no nonsense, no pressure and respectful environment, highly recommend.
Thank you so much everyone especially Sophie! and Alex who took some amazing pictures!
Nikki & Pablo
Dear Nikki, we're delighted to hear about your positive experience with Sophie at Southend dogs. Your kind words truly motivate us to deliver even better service. Thank you for recommending us, and we look forward to seeing you and Pablo again! Team SDT
Kuljeet Sodhi
2023-08-18
I have an 11-month-old strong, energetic, and very excited staffy puppy, getting her attention during important moments was impossible and becoming increasingly difficult to walk her.
Aaron was very good with my puppy and very quickly analyzed her personality to a T. He was very patient with me as I had many questions, he explained everything thoroughly and introduced the right tools to use for my puppy.
I been walking my puppy since the training, it's been the best walk I have had with her. I will 100% recommend Southend Dog Training and will not be looking elsewhere if I need further help with dog training.
Thank you very much to Aaron, Phoebe and very well-behaved Henk 🐕.
Dear Kuljeet, we're thrilled that the training with Aaron made such a positive difference for your puppy. Thanks for recommending us!
Vanessa Silva
2023-08-15
We had a training session with Sophie and it was great! She is super informative and knowledgeable and left us feeling more confident with training our unsure Cavapoo.
Thanks Sophie!! Couldn’t recommend her and Southend Dog training enough.
Thank you, Vanessa! We're thrilled to hear Sophie made your training session informative and enjoyable. Your recommendation means the world to us!
TV Ann
2023-08-09
My experience with this dog training company was outstanding. The best money I have spent in a long time
My trainer Aaron was very patient with my very over anxious rottweiler who I believed was too old to change his ways. Aaron explained the reasons for my dogs anxiety.
He worked with him in many different ways until his level of anxiety was under control.
My level of controlling his anxiety is much better too.
So I have gone from having to walk my dog at times when the park is empty and never walking on the streets to walking my dog on a busy street. This was achieved with only 2 hours with Aaron. So I have booked a weekend away with my dog. Can't wait
Thank you so much.
We're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with our trainer Aaron, Ann! Enjoy your weekend getaway with your rottweiler. Thank you!
Mattia Conti
2023-08-06
Adam and the team are really great. They were really helpful and definitely highly recommended.
Thank you so much for the lovely review :)
Renata Sutkuviene
2023-08-05
I want to say a big thank you to Sophie. We came for help with our Rocky's reaction to other dogs and leash pulling. One lesson was enough to understand how to help yourself and Rocky. Sophie was very friendly and professional. Whenever you meet someone who loves their job, you already know that in good hands. I'm very happy that I decided to go to them ;) If you want the best for yourself and your friend, don't spare money or time. This company works for us because they love their work. This can be seen immediately upon arrival. Thank you and good luck. PS Big thanks to the photographer Alex for his time and wonderful photos
Dear Renata, we're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with Sophie and Alex! We appreciate your praise and look forward to seeing you and Rocky again.
Amy M
2023-07-29
Yesterday we had the pleasure of Aaron from Southend Dog Training coming to our house for a 1-1 session with our English Bull Terrier. We were having problems with our dog within the home and towards strangers. We had a previous experience with another behaviourist who said he would require multiple sessions, at great expense, and we were worried there would be no guaranteed results as he was reacting badly to her and they were unable to help us to calm the situation from the get go.
On arrival, Aaron had a chat with us about our dog and the behaviours that we were experiencing and he listened intently to what our concerns were. Then we brought the dog in! It was like Aaron had already sussed him out before he had even entered the room! We saw immediate results from the methods/techniques Aaron told us to use. We couldn't believe the transformation in such a short space of time. It was nothing short of miraculous!
Our dog has never let anyone unfamiliar anywhere near him in the home, however within 45 minutes our dog was loose, comfortable and totally at ease with the fact that Aaron was a total stranger in our house. He has helped our dog enormously to realise that not everyone is a threat, and he has made us realise too that all our dog needed was a different approach, some understanding and guidance as to where we were going wrong. Aaron is outstanding at what he does, his whole approach was calm, relaxed, consistent and totally professional. He was a really lovely guy and we felt very comfortable and not judged by him at all.
I wouldn't hesitate in highly recommending Southend Dog Training. We have always been huge fans of their witty, no-nonsense approach attitudes in their videos and couldn't believe that they would come all the way to Bedfordshire to help us. We are eternally grateful. Upon leaving, Aaron and Hansel were firm friends. So much so, that when Aaron finally went, Hansel was running to the door to see where he had gone! A dog once full of fear towards strangers is now learning to trust, and it is all down to the skill, kindness and dedication of Southend Dog Training. Well done, Aaron - we all thought you were truly amazing
Thank you, Amy! We're delighted to hear how Aaron was able to help your dog. We're passionate about what we do, and your feedback is much appreciated.
Rhiannon Rosenberg
2023-07-27
Lee is super knowledgeable and after my zoom call with him today I've already started changing some things for my 16 week old pup and am seeing a slight improvement. Love the no nonsense approach and down to earth advice, there's no ambiguity in instruction or reasoning. Well worth the money to iron out kinks and make sure my boy grows up to be the best gsd there is! Thanks Lee, wishing you a speedy recovery!
We're thrilled to hear Lee's advice is helping with your pup, Rhiannon! Thanks for the well wishes, we'll pass them on to Lee.
Ross Sinclair
2023-07-21
Great training session with Kim! Very knowledgeable and gave me lots of practical advice to work on over the next few weeks with my reactive border collie. Very worthwhile and would definitely recommend. Brilliant session! Will be booking a home visit. Thanks again.
Thank you for your kind words, Ross! We're thrilled to hear that you had a great training session with Kim and found her advice helpful for your reactive border collie. We look forward to seeing you again soon for a home visit!
Garry Deakin
2023-07-16
I have had 3 different dog trainers and seen a behaviour specialist as my GSD would not stop pulling , I have spent £££’s and nothing has worked UNTIL ….
If ONLY I had come across SDT earlier , in ONE session Sophie has managed to stop him pulling , he is now a joy and absolute pleasure to walk . Thank you Sophie ! 😊
We are so happy to hear that Sophie was able to help your GSD, Garry! Thank you for your kind words, they mean a lot to us!
Wolodymyr Wereszczuk
2023-07-12
Hi Wolodymyr, thank you for your support. We're thrilled to know you had a positive experience with us.
Sonali Dattani
2023-07-06
We had our session with Aaron yesterday and oh my gosh the entire visit was amazing from start to end. When we reached we met the photographer whom offered us a drink. The service was impeccable. We were then greeted at our car by Aaron to ensure our dog and others were kept safe again, such a great point of service. Aaron watched us interact with our dog Vinny and really took the time to understand his rescue journey and his journey with us so far. He never rushed us and really listened and answered questions. He then took the reigns with Vinny in a calm, authoritative and gentle way once Vinny had acclimatised. He gave us some phenomenal strategies to walk away with and even spent longer than the allotted time to answer questions. Nothing was too much for Aaron, he didn’t clock watch and he constantly validated our feelings and answered questions to ease anxieties. Not once did we feel like we were condescended or spoken to rudely. The advice he gave was right on the mark and he gave some great reassurance at the end. He wasn’t there to make more money of us, you can tell as a centre that they truly want to help the dogs.
Thank you to Aaron, Adam, Lee and the entire team for such a phenomenal visit and for helping dogs the way you do. We had used a local trainer and didn’t enjoy the one hour ad hoc sessions he provided. We travelled all the way from Watford to Southend and it was worth every minute and penny.
Highly highly recommend.
With gratitude,
Sonali, Shaf and Vinny xx
Thank you for your wonderful feedback, Sonali! Our team, particularly Aaron, is overjoyed by your appreciative words and we're glad your visit was worth the trip!
Bobby Havoc
2023-06-26
We recently had a fantastic home visit from Aaron.
I can’t praise him highly enough (Or SDT as a company) .
He listens to our fears and issues, explained that we aren’t alone and there are things we can do.
He armed us with knowledge skills and tools to do the task correctly.
Rather than not getting him excited, or using exercise to wear him out, we have practical actionable ways to bring his adrenaline down. So we can have fun, play games and enjoy being a dog family.
We have been empowered to rebalance the relationship; we have with our dog. So, he can become an amazing dog.
Wish I had done it a year ago, and saved us all a year of stress and fear and doubt.
Thank you, Bobby! We're thrilled to hear how much Aaron's visit and our team's support have empowered you and your dog. Your feedback means a lot to us.