~ Happy Tails from Clients ~
"Acquiring a dog, may be the only time a person gets to choose a relative"
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'Coco'
My son, James, has higher functioning autism and loves to teach his little whippet cross Coco lots of tricks as well as general obedience and Coco just loves to learn new tricks.
Coco had a very hard start in life and was extremely nervous (non aggressive) of everything. James attended another dog training class for just over a year but Coco's confidence was not growing and she was still timid and afraid of other dogs. The training sessions were just too harsh for Coco!
James has been with Jess for a while now training Coco and we have seen a huge change in both Coco and with James' handling of her. Coco no longer runs for the hills at the sight of another dog and her confidence has grown and is loving the training sessions, along with James. In fact we only have to say 'dog training' to her and she get very excited.
James takes his dog to dog shows and shows her. Since training with Jess she has gone from picking up 4th, 3rd and 2nd prizes to picking up mostly 1st and a trophy for Best in Show. This year we hope he and Coco do even better.
We all now have a better understanding of dogs and particularly how to get the best out of Coco.
Helen and James, and especially Coco
'Rico'
My 10 month old chihuahua has really benefited from Jess's visit and I want to thank her for her patience and perseverance with me in particular. Instead of a highly strung anxious pup I now have a calm and obedient one. Thanks so much Jess, I know you didn't think I'd do it but what you taught me has been put into practice with amazing results. Look forward to bringing Rico to your classes.
Best wishes Sandi
'Gem'
At a very young age my Rottweiler bitch Gem had a bad experience with a very aggressive and ill-mannered German Shepherd which left her with a fear aggression response to that breed in particular. However yesterday evening at your class we achieved something which we were unable to achieve during the 3 years of attending another dog training class - a totally relaxed and submissive Gem in the company of a German Shepherd. Now I believe anything is possible with the correct instruction and advice. Each week both mine and Gem's confidence grows as we continue to learn and the bond between us strengthens. The class is also great fun and we return home tired but enormously satisfied. Thank you Jess for making what used to seem impossible, possible.
Annette, Carnoustie
'Sparky'
Hi Jess,
Just wanted to say a massive THANK YOU for the other day - we learned a lot and are putting it into practice, with some great results already.
We took Sparks on a walk with the baby in the pram yesterday, all the way to the Ferry and passed lots of dogs - Sparky didn't say a word! One dog even started on him, but he just kept walking. I think it's partly down to his experiences the other day and the fact that we are using his soft lead properly. Dave and I were bowled over - he is like a different dog already. We know there is a lot of work still to be done with him, but it's looking good.
Thanks Again
Genna
'Belle'
Just a wee note to say how much I am enjoying your classes, no one can accuse you of doing the same thing every week, which is a comment/critisism I hear about many classes !
Ruremi Bluebelle
'Storm'
Storm is a 9 year old lurcher cross, a big softy with people but taking him out for walks had turned into a nightmare as he had taken to attacking other dogs. My wife attended a demonstration by the “Dundee dog trainer” at the Pets at home store and spoke to Jess about our problem. Jess agreed to come to our house and assess “Storm”.
Jess immediately struck up a rapport with Storm (as she seems to with all dogs) and she identified his problem as anxiety, she was also confident that she could help him (and us!). Jess also spoke to us about diet and exactly what was in some of the commercial dog foods! Jess thought that the best thing for Storm was to get him to mix with other dogs. We were more than a little apprehensive when Jess suggested taking Storm out for a walk with her five dogs, but she was confident that everything would be fine. Although there was the odd growl and show of bravado Storm was soon running around and socialising with the other dogs. We were really amazed and delighted.
Since that time we have attended some of Jess's training classes with Storm. These classes are fun both for owner's and dogs and as Jess says – it is not only the dogs that benefit from training, but much of the objective is the training of the owners! Storm really enjoys the lessons and at the end Jess always allows time to let all the dogs off their leads to socialise. A few weeks ago we would never have believed that Storm would be able to run around with a group of other dogs as he now does – and his tail wags the whole time!
We would highly recommend Jess to anyone who needs help with a dog, she is a lovely girl who obviously loves her own dogs – and her client's dogs too! She seems to be able to read a dog's body language and be one step ahead of what the dog is thinking.
Love and gratitude to you Jess and very best wishes for the future for the “Dundee dog trainer”
Frank & Helen Kidd
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