The Poochie People

100%!! Nicola came for one session with Mary who has never used the stairs. Following this within 2 days Mary goes up and down all by herself by her own choice!! She is literally a dog whisperer

Reviewed on Facebook

Nicola is friendly and non judgemental. Comes with an open mind and a whole bundle of knowledge to boot. She is fantastic with dogs and provides achievable advice, hints and tips to help you and your dog to improve their behaviours. Consistency is key, so by providing straight forward and achievable goals, built with your lifestyle in mind, she really sets you up to help rather than fail your four legged friend. I had two sessions with my dog Hope, one for lead reactivity and one for recall and getting her back on lead. I am already seeing huge improvements in just a few weeks. I found myself voice noting Nicola saying’ Thanks for the distraction technique, such a simple thing to do but it worked so well and not just with my dog but with dogs I walk as well’. Thanks Nicola. Lucy (and Hope🐾). More...

Reviewed on Facebook

I cannot recommend Nicola enough for the support she has given us with our 3 year old cocker spaniel who had become reactive to certain breeds of dogs due to some bad experiences in the past. Nicola really took the time to get to know our dog and has built up a great relationship with him. Nicola is very knowledgeable and great at understanding different behaviours and knows exactly how to address them. Nicola wrote us up a very detailed plan to help improve our dogs behaviour and we have definitely seen improvements since we have been following it. We really appreciate the efforts Nicola goes to and we wouldn’t trust anyone else to look after our dog. More...

Reviewed on Facebook

I first got in touch with Nicola last year (2023) for help with my Rottweiler's recall as at nearly 2 (he is now 2.5) it was pretty much non-existent and both he and myself wanted him to be off-lead to enjoy the walks more but I also needed to be able to trust him to come back to me when needed. Nicola spoke to me about him and asked what he was like, was he food orientated, or toy orientated etc and then came up with a plan for me to follow in regards to helping West master his recall skills. I also asked her advice about what a high value treat would be and we both agreed primula cheese would be it - and I also asked instead of a hand signal if I could use a whistle which again she agreed too. By following the plan that Nicola created specifically for myself and West - we have managed to overcome his "I'm going to pretend to be deaf" and have actually 99% of the time cracked his recall. His recall is still lacking when it comes to him having or have found a tennis ball or anything like that but I have booked in again in June with Nicola and her behavioural services to try and come up with a plan to try and crack that issue now. Without Nicola's constant support and the plan that she created for myself to crack recall with West, I don't think I would have been able to do it - now I can happily let him off-lead and play with other dogs etc but also know that he will come back to me as and when needed. I highly recommend Nicola and her behavioural services, she is a lovely lovely person who you can tell clearly loves her job and it helps that my boy, West, adores her too which when you are trusting someone to help you with them is important. Definitely 10/10 stars from myself and we have used her walking services while I was away on holiday and will definitely be booking him in again for the odd walk or so! Be ready for more dive-bombing Nicola! More...

Reviewed on Facebook

⭐️ Nicola gave our cat 5 star treatment in our home when we went on a short break recently. We were a bit worried about leaving her but Nicola sent us regular updates and put us at ease. We will definitely be enlisting the Poochie People again to help care for our cat ⭐️ More...

Reviewed on Facebook

I cannot recommend The Poochie People enough. Louie is always so excited to see them and have a play with his 4 legged friends. They are reliable and trustworthy, and give regular updates. They prioritise the welfare of the animals in their care and look after them as if they were their own pet. They are very approachable and will answer all my silly questions! I feel very lucky to have found them. More...

Reviewed on Facebook

The poochie people have looked after my dog and cat a few times and even stayed at my house to take care of them They have even done pop in calls for the cat. They are very trust worthy and my pets have been well looked after Which means I can go away and not worry about my pets More...