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‘20 Certificate of Excellence, 2020

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Offering one to one behavioural and basic training and social skills training for all breeds of dogs and puppies.

23 hires on Bark

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5 November 2022

Steve came to us this week to help us understand how to improve our training of Monty, our 10 month old Great Dane. His patience and methodology (and polite way of making us realise it was we who needed training! ) was exceptional and we have no hesitation in recommending his methods and expertise. More...

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12 October 2022

steve very polite gave time to explain after being with me lou I could see the difference

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3 September 2022

Steve was great! Our puppy took to him straight away and he had such great methods which he explained really clearly to help us train her. Would highly recommend! 🐶

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9 August 2022

Steve is great. Helped us with our GSD pup with the basics, specifically lead walking. Easy steps to follow and straight into the swing of things. Would highly recommend!

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27 June 2022

Steve is a fantastic, kind, passionate dog trainer who has such in depth knowledge about dog psychology and training. We have learnt alot from steve and we are so happy with the results of one session, i would highly recommend him to anyone who is looking for services regarding dog rehabilitation and training. A 5 star service absolutely brilliant!! More...

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20 June 2022

Steve spent a day with us and our Romanian rescue, Elvira. Elvira was very concerned about visitors and showed strong aggression towards them in our house. Steve helped us so much with realising that Elvira's anxiety coupled with ours was not going to help the problem! Steve gave us a number of coping and calming mechanisms for Elvira and us. Things improved very quickly using the techniques and they continue to help us and our beautiful ginger girl. All three of us have so much more confidence now when we have visitors. Thanks Steve. Matthew, Ian, Elvira (and Connie). More...

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17 May 2022

Thanks Steve for a great work out with Nellie today and we will continue where you left off. Thank you for all your advice and help. Lynn and Steve

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8 May 2022

Steve came to our house to help us with our Greek rescue dog Freddie, who came to us with a number of issues. He spent the whole day with us and helped us to understand how best to deal with these ‘issues’. We know it’s not always going to be easy but Steve has given us the confidence to help Freddie and us and see a way forward. His training methods are quite simple but effective. We feel we understand Freddie more and why he’s like he is. Steve’s a really nice, friendly guy and we have absolutely no hesitation in recommending him to anyone else needing help. Thank you so much Steve. Jon and Carol More...

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18 February 2022

Steve spent the day with myself and Vinny, my 15 month old English Springer Spaniel. Vinny is an anxious young dog and very nervous around strangers. He had developed behavioural issues at home and when meeting other dogs and people on a walk, where he is also a lead-puller. He is not generally a barker but had started lunging and barking at dogs, people and cars. Vinny had got away with far too much generally and bad habits had developed. However, my own reactions to Vinny had actually reinforced some of his behaviours (which was very obvious to me after Steve explained the reasoning). I need to learn how to be the pack leader and take control of the situation at hand! All aspects of dog training were covered and Steve explained everything thoroughly. Vinny needs to learn that for every behaviour, good or bad, there is a consequence, and he will quickly learn that the correct behaviour gets a ‘reward’ and the incorrect behaviour gets him absolutely nothing. Vinny had a setback due to health reasons but with training that is consistent, I know it is definitely possible to turn Vinny into the kind of dog that is a pleasure to walk. A few unwanted behaviours at home have already disappeared. Steve also provided an invaluable Behavioural Diagnostics Report which covered everything we spoke about on the day and more. An added bonus is ongoing help for rest of Vinny’s life, via phone calls and emails etc. I highly recommend Steve for any issues you have with your dog. More...

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3 February 2022

We have two German Shepards with several issues Steve worked miracles on them both we saw a change in just one session was amazed it was still our dogs

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12 January 2022

Wonderful training- we didn’t have serious problems, but in one session Steve helped us deal with some persistent annoying little issues like lead pulling. It was immensely effective- after just one session we had a lovely walk with almost no pulling and the dog seems far happier understanding what’s expected. It was all done with great kindness (towards humans and canines alike!) and a total focus on the dog’s perspective. It was really training us and not the dog, which is exactly how it should be! Would really recommend Steve, and go back to him if we ever had issues! More...

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28 December 2021

Steve came to see us to help with our 3.5 year old GWP who had become increasingly territorial of the house since getting a puppy (now 7 months old) and lockdown, when the only knocks we had on the front door were from delivery drivers (who never came in, but went away with the barking). Throughout the day, Steve gave clear, helpful advice and strategies to support how to change this behaviour. We have already seen it working and our older dog is beginning to understand that visitors are just that - and not intruders. Steve clearly is very knowledgeable and has helped us to understand our dogs better. We also did some lead walking and recall practice, which taught us new ways of keeping the dogs at heel and coming back when off the lead. I would definitely recommend Steve to anyone who needs some help understanding their dog. He arrived at 10am and left just after 5.30pm, so it was a really great day and well worth the money. Thank you! More...

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23 September 2020

We had a fantastic day with Steve, so many hints and tips that have helped us massively with training Pluto. We have a rescue saluki and he really has improved so much with his lead walking and reactive behaviour. Thank you for all your help and advice. We have a much calmer and happier dog and household now! ???? More...

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21 September 2020

I have two dogs that i needed help with, and I cannot thank Steve enough for all his help and the knowledge that he has passed onto me, it got to the point I thought I was going to have to rehome one of my boys because I couldn't control him, but thanks to Steve thats changed has of today. I absolutely ???? % highly recommend Steve. More...

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9 September 2020

What a nice bloke Steve is.. didn’t Once make me feel like a bad useless dog owner. Helped me out with all the Russians issue and I’m putting all this new knowledge into action. Thank you Steve x

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3 August 2020

Well what can I say Steve has been a lifesaver in regards to our 21 month old German shepherd Ace one of our main issues was ace becoming really excited when we would have children around (we live in a household of 3 adults) to the point we would have to have ace on the lead at all time when we have people because he is just too big. But I’m so thankful to Steve for his tips and tricks that he showed us that we have now had 2 occasions where children have been round and there has been no lead in site ???? and the other issues we were having like pulling on the lead and other things are slowly getting there so glad we found Steve are now more in control and at ease with our devil dog ???? will be highly recommending to anyone that needs help thanks once again Steve look forward to our catch up More...

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25 July 2020

Steve came to visit us on the 6th July 2020, to help us with our 16 month old German Shepherd Dog Harley. Harley has always had a nervous nature and continuously barks in our garden at birds/ neighbours and some dogs and people when out on walks. Within an hour Steve had Harley calmer in our garden. Steve sent us an excellent diagnostic report and we have been using these techniques and have noticed a dramatic change in Harley already. Thank you so much Steve. We highly recommend you ! More...

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Hi Teresa and Michael. Thank you so much for your kind review. I’m glad I could make a difference with ‘Harley’. Keep up the good work! 👍🐾🐕🐶

24 July 2020

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7 July 2020

Steve is so calming and patient he spent time at home explaining techniques to us and giving advice about both our rescue lurchers Martha and Dylan then we took our very anxious and reactive to other dogs Dylan out to learn to walk to heel then into the park to confront his anxiety around other dogs. Steve was brilliant with him so calm and encouraging reassuring us that Dylan was not a problem to other people with his noise and giving us ideas of how to cope with him so he was less anxious. I truly felt like I was walking a different dog after a while as he relaxed under Steve’s positive attitude. Thanks Steve from hubby and me but more importantly from Dylan and Martha a truly fabulous service and worth every penny of the relatively small fee he charges More...

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5 July 2020

Didn’t think anyone would be able to help with my ball stealing bulldog but Steve was fantastic! So knowledgeable and now I can actually see a light at the end of the tunnel! Thankyou so much

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30 June 2020

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26 June 2020

Steve has been amazing. I can't recommend him highly enough. He is always on the other end of the phone if you need him - going beyond the "call of duty". Steve has been training (me) and Ranger (German Shepherd) since we got him at 12 weeks old - he is now almost 14 months. We have had issues with him becoming aggressive towards other people, however Steve has guided us, supported us and reassured us. There is no doubt that he needs his own TV show. Thanks for everything Steve! More...

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23 June 2020

We recently rescued a 6 month puppy with severe behavioural issues including aggression towards people. Steve's advice and manual has not only been reassuring for us in times of stress, but also incredibly helpful and effective. Steve went above and beyond in being 'on-call' for us when new issues arose, taking time out to personally advise us over the phone. We're very much looking forward to working with him in person when lockdown restrictions are lifted, and thoroughly recommend him to anyone looking to rehabilitate and train their dog. More...

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17 June 2020

1st meeting part 1. We highly recommend Steve, I have a 15 month old bubbly Staffy who pulls on the lead and is reactive to some dogs, Steve came to our home and we worked with Lily outside and walking via social distancing? ???. gave us the tools on how to deal with this which we have been doing and are definitely working. before we found Steve we tried another trainer which was fruitless, Steve is a god send and helped us immensely. look no further this guy is brilliant. 2nd meeting Part 2. We met up with Steve for the 2nd time today at a dog park and again another amazing time spent with Steve and his extensive knowledge with dogs, their behaviour and everything about dogs issues in general, I genuinely cannot praise this man enough and has given me huge amount of confidence when out with Lily in dog parks, there is nothing he doesn't know about dogs and how to help. I am so chuffed with today day and absolutely blown away, we highly highly recommend Steve, he is truly brilliant. More...

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2 June 2020

Steve helped me with excellent tips on how to prepare to receive my TT puppy. We had a phone conversation during lockdown and then a very thorough and detailed email with all the things I would need to buy, how to collect puppy from breeder, what to do when getting home, crate and toilet training. it made me feel much more empowered and calm about the arrival of my lovely puppy. I would most certainly recommend him and would use his services again for extra training when puppy grows a bit more. More...

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21 May 2020

After just 1 phone call and some amazing advice from Steve, my ridiculously strong 8 month old king charles cavalier has gone from pulling me left, right, and down the road, to walking beside me after just one walk following Steve's advice! I cannot wait to carry this on and to share our progress! Thankyou so much Steve!!! More...

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21 May 2020

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25 April 2020

Steve selflessly took a phone call from us during the coronavirus restrictions and managed to guide us over the phone as to how to control our very excitedly reactive Rhodesian Ridgeback. On day 1 of testing his humane but assertive methods... different dog! Amazing. He also followed up the call with a write up and a guidance video... we can’t thank him enough and look forward to working with him properly once the lock down is lifted! Thanks Steve More...

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18 April 2020

What a difference a day makes! We had a dog that we couldn’t get off the driveway due to his traffic phobia. Now he walks anywhere. He still gets nervous sometimes but Steve has helped us understand how to deal with the anxiety and help him through it. Has completely changed his behaviour on the lead in general. Lots of other positive changes too following other useful tips from the day. Thank you Steve ! More...

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17 April 2020

Steve was an amazing calm voice when needed help. The dogs already seem to be calming down. Thanks for your time

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12 March 2020

Steve's approach was extremely welcoming and inclusive for us. He has a very positive attitude when dealing with new dogs (ours can be quite territorial). He gave us fantastic advice and taught us how to train effectively. I would highly recommend his services. More...

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10 March 2020

We have been implementing the training recommended by Steve over the past few weeks and already we can both notice how much easier it is to walk our energetic and lively Rory. We still have a way to go but Steve has educated and provided us with a plan, to enable us to develop a simple but highly effective routine in managing and changing unwanted behaviours. Dog walks are now more enjoyable and I am now more relaxed whilst out on walks as I feel more in control. Steve is very professional, thorough and methodical in his approach, with a friendly and easy to talk to manner. He is clearly very knowledgeable in his field and could quite easily have his own dog training T.V programme/series. I for one would definitely watch it! More...

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15 February 2020

Steve spent the day with us and our two dogs, Herbie and Stanley on Tuesday. We have had problems with over- excitement and pulling on the lead especially, and in the four days since he visited we have seen a marked difference. Both 'boys' are much calmer generally and have responded really well to the positive rewards. Walking to heel seems to be a real challenge for Herbie but Stanley is a changed dog on the lead. We will persevere! We would recommend Steve to anyone needing advice or guidance with their dog's behaviour. More...

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4 February 2020

Steve spent the whole day with us addressing lots of issues with our 2 year old lab/dal/Springer cross rescue dog. Mostly fear aggression on lead. He gave us lots of training to do with him both at home and outside and have already seen an improvement in his behaviour. We would highly recommend Steve. More...

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15 January 2020

Highly recommended. Great advice and valuable tips learnt. Reinforced with practical guidance, and everything thoroughly explained in easy terms, which made so much sense. This in turn made it easy to put into practice. You can see that Steve is dedicated and committed to what he does and clearly achieves the results. We loved his enthusiasm, knowledge and his experience shows in his work. Steve is definitely the man to call if you need a pet behaviourist. ???????????? More...

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11 January 2020

I'm writing this on behalf of my mum Heather & her dog, Berkeley the German Shepherd xx We just cannot thank Steve enough. We have a 6 month old German Shepherd who is reactive to people & dogs, yet was fine at puppy training etc. It got to the point when taking him out for walks, I was apprehensive and dreading the daily 'ordeal', as he is so strong When Steve came, he told us that I was transmitting these feelings down the lead to the pup, which is why he was so reactive. He took us out on a walk, and BANG, 4 reactive dogs appeared, as soon as we left our house. With Steve showing us the proper way to react, pup walked past with no reaction at all. I'm not ashamed to say, I cried. It was like a Eureka moment!! After 6 hours of Steve being here, I felt confident that I would be able to cope & be calm and not let the pup think he had to protect ME. I have taken him out since, shown him the calm assertiveness that was needed and even when he does react to people or dogs that are too close, I now have the confidence to walk by. I just feel so sad that pup was trying to protect me, as he sensed my fear, and that I was the problem, not him. Father Christmas has given me the best present ever, thank you Steve, I can now enjoy my new pup and turn him into a well balanced boy. We just cannot praise Steve enough & would NOT hesitate to recommend him. Money well spent, worth every penny and more. From Heather P Bury St Edmunds More...

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1 January 2020

Absolutely fantastic such a noticeable difference in both my pugs behaviours within the first day and constantly improving they listen and bark less reduced pulling on the lead and constantly improving when consistent and sticking to training plan couldn’t be happier we haven’t had a single incident of aggression between the two of them since your visit can’t thankyou enough

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28 November 2019

We have 2 young German Shepherd boys whom we needed some guidance with as one is a little nervous From the moment we met a Steve everything he said and showed us really worked and some information was really useful which once Steve left us after being with us all day we were shown how we can get one of our dogs near to another dog and heal walking is fantastic as even though both over 1 we have reintroduced treats. We have also changed leads again after showing us a good lead for the breed and the challenges we have I was amazed as this morning I walked both on my own put Into practise everything Steve showed us yesterday and was a great walk. Thanks Steve we can definitely recommend you to anyone with a few challenges and needing direction More...

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25 November 2019

We have a rather energetic Short Haired Pointer called Rocket and Steve has spent only 2 hrs with him and we now have a different dog. when we first met Steve the Rocket was running up the walls and spent most of of the first hr in the ground floor Loo! Yesterday was the second hr and Rocket was so chilled it was unbelievable. Steve is the dog GOD! We cannot thank Steve enough and Rocket loves the hotdog treats ???? More...

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20 November 2019

After a bit of a stressful year with a long wait to finally move to a new home, we were all struggling with maintaining focus on training. Eli became even more of ‘barker’ in the car and even short journeys were fraught with anxiety...and cross humans! Thanks for your help and guidance again Steve; I’ve relayed everything to David and he and Eli are currently ‘searching’ for a teabag (cheese is too easy now!). I feel much more confident just from going over things today and we’ll keep you updated. If anyone is looking to be helped to understand ‘dog’ then Steve is just the person to help YOU to help your furry friend ???? More...

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19 November 2019

Steve spent over 6 hours with us and our 7 month old staffy x mastiff, Hector today going over all our training needs, covering a wide variety of things. Hector has been a generally well behaved dog but had shown some possessive tendencies which we wanted to address immediately to prevent escalation, and also wanted to "fine - tune" our training to make sure we were giving hector the correct direction in life. Steve has given us the tools to address these issues and the confidence to move forward with the right training techniques. Can't be happier and will be highly recommend all dog owning friends to invest in a day with Steve, who's fee is much lower than it should be given the value of his work. More...

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15 November 2019

Professional and caring assistants to all our puppies needs. Highly recommend Steve

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7 November 2019

We would recommend Steve he is really good with dogs and teaching owners. Its a week now and Nero walks to heel without pulling as if he never pulled. I am more confident walking him and we have met a few dogs without me going into melt down. Best training ever. More...

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6 November 2019

Steve was fantastic help with our overly excitable Staffy. Seen huge improvements since day 1 and could not be happier.

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21 October 2019

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20 October 2019

Thoroughly recommend Steve, he is a really nice guy who is fantastic with dogs. He came to help us with our rescue Harry and his territorial barking which was getting out of hand. Steve was able to teach us in three hours how to communicate to Harry some simple, positive but very effective ways to stop the barking. Obviously Harry is still allowed to bark, as dogs should, but we can now quieten him and calm him down when we need to which is good for us but also very good for Harry as he doesn’t need to be as stressed out. The session was worth every penny. A big thank you to Steve. More...

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15 October 2019

Spent the best part of the day with Steve, helping us out with our 7 month gsd. Zola, had started taking liberties, and after a few moments Steve had her sussed and proceeded with training us on how to train zola ? ??? A wonderful and enlightening experience! Zola is already, a different dog. Thank you!!!! More...

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13 October 2019

A valuable day spent with Steve who worked his magic with my two young boisterous Irish setters. By the end of the day they were calmer and listening. They still have their spirit, sparkle and energy but now it's controllable. Steve uses consistency, positivity and praise to achieve results and also explains why methods do or don't work. An enjoyable and informative day which I would highly recommended. More...

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7 October 2019

Steve was fantastic with my bulldog Rupert. Explained everything in really easy to understand terminology and made it seem so easy. had him walking to heel within 10mins. Fingers crossed Rupert stops barking so much! Cheers Steve. More...

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28 August 2019

Steve basically spent the day training us how to handle our lab pups. it's a work in progress but we've got one dog almost walking to heel and both with near perfect recall after 3 weeks. it's hard work and consistency is the key. Steve explained the dog physio really well. More...

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Q&As

To work with dogs every day is the ultimate job. If you get paid for doing your hobby, then it doesn't get better than that!
When owners are at their wits end due to not knowing what to do with their dog, there is no finer thing than to see the joy and relief when I get them to change their dogs behaviour for the better!

Having worked as a Police Dog Handler for 19 years, I wanted to continue with my hobby once I had retired. To work for yourself doing your hobby is great satisfaction.

I have a broad experience working with all types of dogs, big or small, from puppies to problem rescue dogs.
I use proven positive reward training methods and pride myself in this, as the dogs welfare always comes first.

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at £40 per hour. ( Buy 3 one hour sessions for £110)