Behaviourist and Dog Trainer
Sue is a professional dog behaviourist and puppy trainer based in Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex.
She is highly recommended, well established and extremely effective in treating a myriad of behavioural problems in adult dogs.
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27 customer reviews
Jake Fauvel
We did the short puppy course as we were struggling with certain aspects of training. I called a few different trainers around Brighton and found Dogs In Line the most accommodating for the hours we could do. We struggled particularly with biting and over excitement. Sue was in incredibly patient and knowledgable - giving us pointers with everything. Her knowledge of different pet feeds was also great, since she came we have noticed drastic changes in her behaviour and we are really seeing results even a few hours after she left. Dotty is now doing great both in and outside the house, I would wholeheartedly recommend Dogs In Line. Even if you think you know quite a bit about dog behaviour, there is so much more to learn (especially when getting a puppy). We are now going to keep up with the tips/training methods Sue has shown us - hopefully without the need for any additional lessons. Fingers crossed. More...
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Richard Pellant
We contacted Sue before before we had even picked up our first puppy Pretzel as we were completely new to the whole having a dog thing. Sue's first visit was the week before Pretzel arrived and she really helped us get ready, giving us lots of advice and ensuring our house was puppy friendly. Sue's second visit was when Pretzel was about 11 weeks where she helped completely put our minds at rest with some of the behaviour issues we were seeing. Sue left us after the second visit with some really useful techniques and feeling a lot more confident. Sue's final visit was a week later where she taught us some great walking tips and gave us the confidence to let Pretzel have some off lead walking time. We highly recommend Sue, not only to teach your dog but also to teach you. Thank you Sue More...
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Rebecca Harry
Sue's advice before and after getting our puppy was invaluable. It's like having a new baby again and there are so many things to crack to make sure you end up with a happy, well behaved doggy that fits into your life and doesn't take it over! Sue helped brilliantly with this and made everything make sense! Highly recommended, especially if it's your first puppy! More...
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Danielle Catherine Condon
Thanks so much Sue for helping us with Des � great at putting them myths to bed - like he will be bad at recall, he can't have this or that. He has come on lots & we have learnt lots More...
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Lorretta Walsh
Not only is Sue an excellent puppy trainer she offers excellent advice to owners too! As a new puppy owner I really benefited from Sue's down to earth approach and common sense. Also I have to say Sue was always willing to help with any problems or concerns in between sessions. This is one of the best investments I have ever made and worth every penny. More...
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Charlotte Raphael
Sue was recommended to us by a friend, she has been fantastic from the pre arrival session to help us prepare for collecting our puppy to the first training session and his first walk off the lead.
More importantly I think she has done an amazing job at training us! Sue has given us confidence and knowledge, to know how to look after our puppy and to start training him.
Our puppy loved Sue and enjoyed the sessions, as did we!
I would have no hesitation in recommending Sue, her help is invaluable.
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Laura Ellen
Thank you so much Sue for our puppy tuition with Hector. Neither of us have had a puppy before so it was a great way to learn everything we needed to know. Sue was always on hand to help with any queries and I would highly recommend to anyone! Thanks Lee and Laura More...
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Katie Pearce
We called Sue after getting our 8 week old Labrador puppy. Having never had a dog before we just needed some guidance and help with training. Cooper also used to cry every time I left the house or walked away from him and I was tearing my hair out wondering what to do with him. We are so pleased we contacted Sue, Cooper is now a well behaved lovely natured 5 month old puppy. He walks off the lead, comes back to recall and is so gentle around strangers, other dogs and our young nieces and nephews. Not to mention the fact that he is so relaxed being left on his own now, it's amazing! We would highly recommend Sue for anyone wanting general training or help with any behavioural problems with their puppy or dog, she's brilliant! More...
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Alex Marie Hughes
Really helpful advice and great guidance in training our puppy pepper. Thank you so much for your help!
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Justine Humphries
Sue is great. After a house burglary we finally succumbed to our long term plan of getting a family dog. We found a beautiful adolescent GSD who has become quite the guard dog, but who has had a few behavioural issues - primarily around persistently chasing and lunging at most moving things!
Sue has a very calming nature, both for our dog and us too. She has worked patiently with us to understand the behavioural issues and to tailor solutions appropriately.
I was once a very stressed and embarrassed dog walker who avoided every sort of encounter. I am now a proud dog owner with the skills and knowledge to deal with most situations and our GSD is an increasingly calm and obedient family pet.
Thank you Sue.
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Madeleine Tengblad
Sue was the best thing we did! As first dog owners we were very unsure how to go about it all and Sue's common sense approach was invaluable. Our now 15 week Hungarian Vizsla has had a brilliant start, though it's all a work in progress, but would not hesitate for a moment to contact Sue again if needed in the future. Can highly recommend. Thank you!!!! More...
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Arlene Williams
Sue came to visit us for one to one puppy training. She was friendly, reassuring and professional.She taught us how to train our 12 week old puppy Chester and covered everything we needed to know giving us the confidence to carry on our own training.
I would highly recommend using Sue.
Thankyou Sue!
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Amanda Bailey
Sue came to our home before our 9 week old Hungarian Vizsla arrived. She came highly recommend by a friend. I was very nervous about getting a dog and she helped to put my mind at rest.
I think having all the tools to know how to nurture a well balanced, happy puppy is so essential. The visit before her arrival gave the whole family the chance to ask questions that had been worrying them as well as giving us all the information on what to buy before hand. We had two more sessions with Sue after Jedda arrived. These included at home training and when we could go out onto the streets, the lead training and recall.
I couldn’t recommend Sue highly enough. Her knowledge and guidance has helped to make this whole experience a confident and positive one.
Thanks Sue.
Amanda Bailey
Hove
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Cathryn Kronhamn
Sue is the most fantastic puppy trainer. Olive our labradoodle is our first puppy and she gave us the confidence to handle her arrival and the subsequent training sessions were brilliant as Sue explained very clearly to our children how they should manage this unpredictable puppy. Olive is now settled in at 4 months old, (nearly) house trained, has never cried at night and having a fantastic time in our local parks off the lead and it's down to Sue and her clear rules. More...
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Roy Agyei
Sue is superb with her clear and friendly instruction on how we could train Lulu, our Minature Schnauzer, and ourselves so that we didn't make mistakes. We had just two lessons and Sue said that should be enough. How right she was. We have take and used her advice and we have a friendly, obedient and above all happy dog. We thoroughly recommend Sue and Dogs in Line as it is a great foundation for the start of our life with our precious Lulu. Thank you Sue. More...
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Susana Lourenco
I really don’t know what took me so long to write this review but here it is!
Sue is just amazing! The help we’ve got from her was priceless.
She came over to meet us before our puppy boxer came home at end of last year, and gave us all the tools we could possibly need to prepare ourselves for the ‘storm’ about to happen in our lives. It was followed by two other visits , this time with our puppy already at home where among lots of advices/teaching Sue managed to get our puppy to obey some commands within minutes! Impressive.
Considering that we had no previous experience with dog training, Sue’s guidance proved so far the best decision we could have made! Highly recommended 5�
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Laura Birt
Sue was highly recommended by a friend, we are delighted that we got in touch, Joey loves his sessions and he has learned so much from her and so have we! He is only 13 weeks old but already responds to so many commands and comes back to us like a bullet when we use the whistle! So much fun being trained by Sue! More...
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Sarah Breeze
Sue was absolutely brilliant with our puppy Jessie. As completely new dog owners, Sue has helped us so much over the first few weeks. Sue visited us before Jessie arrived and told us all the essentials we needed. Sue then supported me during the first evening when Jessie came home, which was amazing. The training sessions have been brilliant, and we now have Jessie recalling off the lead, and doing lots of commands, in such a short space of time. We would recommend Sue to anyone - she is brilliant. More...
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Stuart Murray
Sue was lovely and sorted out Cosmo's worries with other dogs. Help him and us become more confident around other dogs.
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Ian Hills
Sue is a fantastic trainer and makes it look easy :)
We enlisted her help with our Hungarian Vizsla who had some recall issues and general puppy behaviour.
We have have trained ourselves aswell as the dog and things are certainly heading in the right direction. We are now confident to let him off the lead and and his general home behaviour is much more relaxed. Would 100% recommend investing in Sue's excellent service THANKS!!
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Craig
Would recommend.
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T M
Sue's advice and support has been fantastic. I met with Sue even before we brought our puppy home, and this and a couple of further training sessions, really set us up well with how to manage the tricky early weeks and months. Sue is extremely knowledgeable, supportive, encouraging and fun, and I have no hesitation in recommending her. More...
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Andrea Ogden
Sue has been amazing we would definitely recommend! Molly was our first puppy and Sue has given us so much good advice and helped us gain confidents as new puppy owners. Thanks sue!!
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Sarah Froud
Sue has been fantastic and we would definitely recommend her. Charlie was our first puppy and Sue has given us confidence and great advice.
Thank you Sue!
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Turid Monteith
Sue's advice and support has been fantastic. I met with Sue even before we brought our puppy home, and this and a couple of further training sessions, really set us up well with how to manage the tricky early weeks and months. Sue is extremely knowledgeable, supportive, encouraging and fun, and I have no hesitation in recommending her. More...
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Mark Heeler
We ‘inherited’ Dusty when he was nearly 10 months old. Through no fault of his own he was a devil dog! Not even house trained, a nightmare on the lead, no recall whatsoever and a terror in the house, chewing everything, scratching, barking all night, poo eating, running away, you name a problem Dusty was up for it. That all said, he had such a lovely temperament and was so intelligent we weren’t prepared to give up on him but realised we could not solve his problems without some help! By pure chance from an internet search we found dogs in line. Sue then entered Dusty’s life.After 4 months under Sue’s tuition, some for Dusty; most for us we have a different dog. We could never imagine letting Dusty off lead in a busy park but are now confident to do so; he walks to heel on the lead, no scratching, poo eating or chewing now and he sleeps through the night!!! Heaven! Best of all his recall is now excellent.We are not saying it has not been hard work and if we had not put Sue’s advice and expertise into everyday life we’re sure we would not have achieved these fantastic results BUT without Sue we very much doubt Dusty would still be with us.Suffice to say we cannot recommend Sue too highly – if anyone wants a personal recommendation Sue has our number and we will be pleased to speak to you.Thanks Sue, More...
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A Google User
We cannot recommend Sue at Dogs in Line enough. Back in November we called on Sue to help us with our Bulldog puppy Clyde, we had trouble with Clyde chewing everything including my Wife, children and me.
We had already tried group puppy classes but had no joy as playing with the other dogs was more appealing to Clyde than behaving and learning. Even after our initial consultation with Sue's advice we had started to make progress with Clyde. After only 5 sessions with Sue we now have a totally different Clyde who is a joy to live with and a very big part of our family. We no longer have to worry about the children bringing their school friends home.
Thank you Sue for your advice and support and we would recommended you to any dog owner who needs a little guidance with their dog no matter what the problem is. Although they need to have a cup of coffee on the go for you to obtain your best results.
Simon & Alison
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Puppy Tuition
Why is early puppy training so important ? Once you’ve chosen the right puppy for you, it is vital that you start training and socialising your puppy immediately. This is because the first 4 months are without a doubt the most important weeks of your puppy's life. This is known as the critical period...Every single thing your puppy sees, hears, feels, smells and tastes in those first 16 weeks they will remember for life.
Much of what is learned during this early period is lasting, providing a foundation for many adult behaviour patterns and problems good and bad. A puppy who is properly socialised in this period will more than likely grow up to be well balanced, confident, calm and be less likely to respond to new things fearfully or aggressively. In contrast, a puppy who has not had this good start in life is more likely to be over-reactive, fearful, slower at learning and develop preventable behaviour problems.
Breaking tradition...The most traditional way would be waiting until your puppy is fully vaccinated normally after 12/13 weeks and then attending puppy training classes. But unfortunately the majority of the time, your puppy will be maybe missing out. They are going to be with you for a long time, so it's worth making the investment now. Training your puppy from the very start is one of the most important gifts you can give your puppy.
Why choose my personalised tuition ?...Owning a puppy is not always easy and knowing “what is the right thing to do” can be very challenging. Especially with all of the advice and mixed messages out there. If you knew what to do from the start, and had proper support, then things would be a lot smoother. With this in mind I have created Two specific puppy programs, that will equip you and your family with the essential skills and, knowledge on how to raise your puppy. This special tuition creates clear lines of communication that will help your puppy to develop in a positive way.
Please view our web site for our Puppy tuition opinions www.dogsinline.co.uk
