Our Older dog, Bella the Spinone, although lovely is a difficult dog to manage. With steady constant training, over time her perfomance (and ours) has really improved. We could not have achieved this without Lesley. Our youger dog started from early puppyhood and had the benefit of pre-trained owners and is a dream now. She is a terrier though, so has had her challenging moments, which again we would not have resolved without Lesley's support and guidance. She is very knowledgeable and able; really easy to work with and very friendly.

Over time I have also watched her handle a wide variety of problems with other peoples dogs, sucessfully. Sometimes I learn as much from watching her deal with other members of the class, as well as the focussed time with our dogs.

Richard (with Bella) and I (Liz with Tilly), have been working towards the Good Citizen awards with the club. To date we have both achieved the Bronze and Silver Awards and are focussing on the long road to achieving Gold (no mean feat for us). The Good Citizen awards provide a real focus for our training, working on specific specific behaviours and attaining a certain standard. These behaviours are not tricks, but useful commands for day to day living. Love it!

So we enjoy coming to the club, maintaining a focus on what we are teaching our dogs, supported by Lesley correcting and providing positive comments for us; to reinforce our abilities/understanding and skill set and how to pass this on to our pooches. The community within the classes is also very supportive, even as the faces change, the bond of common issues is fabulous and a very comfortable environment.

Liz, Richard, Bella (Spinone) and Tilly (Terrier).