Hi there, my name's Tracy, I am 57 years young and have many years experience in puppy training.
I have owned Irish Wolfhounds to Westies, so I am confident with both large and small breeds.
I offer one-to-one puppy training using positive reward and reinforcement.
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44 customer reviews
Sabrina Sabatini
Tracy’s training has truly been a game-changer for us and Pippo! She worked wonders with Pippo to correct his behaviour, but what really stood out was how she also empowered us as a family. Tracy didn’t just teach us how to manage Pippo’s behaviour; she gave us practical tools to improve our daily interactions with him. One of the most delightful things Tracy did was teach our 5-year-old daughter how to prepare healthy and tasty snacks for Pippo. It was such a fun, hands-on way to involve her in Pippo’s care and training, and now she takes great pride in looking after him! Thanks to Tracy’s thoughtful and patient approach, Pippo is much better behaved, and our family dynamic has grown stronger. We all feel more connected to him, and the bond between Pippo, our daughter, and us has deepened. Tracy’s ability to work with each of us, including our little one, has made a huge difference, and we’re incredibly grateful for all she’s done. If you’re looking for a trainer who truly connects with both dogs and families, Tracy is the one! More...
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Katie Allen
Absolutely fantastic. If I could give more stars I would. Really knowledgeable, patient and effective. So helpful in the early weeks
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Bea Abella
If I could give more than 5 stars I would! Tracey has been such a massive help for us. I couldn't say thank you enough. She has been patient with us, gave us a lot of resources for our puppy, and has supported us so much. No question seemed to small or to silly. We couldn’t be better pawrents without Tracey’s support More...
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Emily
Tracy has been amazing with helping us with our puppy!! We were struggling with puppy biting and we were given so many techniques which actually worked! After the sessions, we were given extra material which really helped with our understanding & furthering everything we learnt within the session. Especially for first time dog owners, I would highly recommend! Thank you again Tracy for all your great help☺️ More...
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Alix Fromageau
We worked with Tracy for six weeks to help with our puppy, Charlie, and she was absolutely fantastic! Tracy is so incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and patient — always happy to answer any questions, even outside of our lessons. It’s clear how passionate she is about dogs and how dedicated she is to continually improving her own skills and qualifications. I looked forward to our weekly sessions so much and genuinely miss them now! Charlie absolutely adored Tracy and has become the perfect dog — calm, balanced, and so well-behaved. I can’t thank Tracy enough for her help and guidance. I couldn’t recommend her more highly! More...
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Victoria Money
We have booked Tracy for two block sessions to help us train our cockapoo puppy Minnie. We are first time dog owners and after day 3 with our puppy, we felt totally lost and a bit helpless. We had had 3 nights off no sleep, we were struggling to toilet train, and we were receiving so much conflicting advice we didn’t know what to do for the best. Tracy was so reassuring from the first meeting and has guided us through with patience and so much care ever since. Minnie loves her training with Tracy. She’s warm and kind and intuitive, and has quite literally provided us with a hotline of constant help and advice since Day 1. Minnie has settled into being a loving, sweet puppy who sleeps all night in her crate and takes herself off to the toilet outside and we are now working on recall with Tracy, as Minnie progresses into her next phase of training. We couldn’t recommend Tracy highly enough. She’s brilliant and so supportive and I’m not sure where we would be without her! Thanks Tracy x love Vicki & Tony x More...
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rob johnson
Tracy was a lifesaver for me and helped me keep my cool so many times - going well above the role of trainer! She was in touch before I’d even got my puppy with tips and was flexible in her training and approach when some unexpected problems meant we had to focus on something else. Very responsive too! Thank you!!
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wei lin
Tracy is a very professional, meticulous, and patient dog trainer. Even before Lion came home, I had already booked six lessons with her, focusing on house manners and some outdoor training. Before the training even started, she guided me on how to set up Lion’s space and the equipment he would need. I’m very satisfied with the results of Lion’s training. Along the way, I also learned a lot knowledge from Tracy—for example, how to help Lion ease the discomfort during his teething period. After the first six lessons, I didn’t hesitate to purchase another package focused on recall training. Compared to other puppies his age, Lion is already doing exceptionally well. Thank you, Tracy—I highly recommend her classes! More...
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Kate Thompson
We had the best start to puppy life with Tracey for our cocker spaniel, Albert. Her sessions were fun, engaging, and full of practical learning for both us and Albert. Tracy gave us valuable advice and simple, effective techniques that we’ve been able to carry on day to day. We couldn’t have asked for a better beginning to Albert’s training journey! More...
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Rebecca Wang
We are so grateful to found Tracy. She has been working with our dog, Dango, and Dango has made amazing progress. Her behaviour has improved so much in a short amount of time. Dango is now a perfect puppy for us and it's truly all thanks to Tracy's patience, expertise, and clear love for what she does. We couldn't be happier with the results and highly recommend her to anyone looking for a wonderful trainer! More...
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Kavisha Sharma
We worked with Tracy when our pup Shilo was just 3 months old, and she was fantastic. She really listened to our priorities, and Shilo picked things up so quickly even after just one session. Tracy made sure we practiced the training ourselves and gave helpful feedback so we could do it right. She was always available for questions and gave great advice between sessions. She’s patient, knowledgeable, and made a real impact on our bond with Shilo. Highly recommend! More...
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Michael Wallace
Dog Training
Tracy was a life saver! We loved our little Enzo but were totally out of our depth, Tracy quickly gave us really practical advice, her lessons were informative, methods simple but very effective. She saved our Rugs from his peeing, out lamps from his chewing, and our sleep from his hatred of his crate. I could not recommend Tracy highly enough. More...
Alissa Quigley
We couldn’t be more grateful to Tracy for the incredible impact she’s had on our puppy, Ringo. Thanks to her patient, thoughtful, and expert guidance, Ringo has become such a well-mannered, confident and happy little pup. From mastering basic commands to loose lead walking and recall, Tracy has helped build a strong foundation that we’ll continue to build on for years to come. She has such a calm, reassuring presence - not just for the dogs, but for the humans too! We always felt supported, never judged, and left each session with practical tips and renewed confidence. Ringo also LOVES her and enjoys his training sessions. Ringo is such a good boy, and that’s in large part down to Tracy. We couldn’t recommend her more highly. More...
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Isobel O'Brien
Tracey from Wagtails had expertise in spades, patience with us all and a very kind and caring attitude towards our puppy. She gave us confidence and competence in how to train our young pup and I’d highly recommend her.
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Camilla Mills
We cannot say enough good things about Tracy. She is without a doubt, an incredibly knowledgeable, intuitive, and supportive dog trainer. From even before the first session, Tracy was able to give advice and recommendations that made real differences for our puppy (and us!). Before we reached out to Tracy we were thinking we could get away with using google and ChatGPT to train our puppy, but honestly, Tracy’s input is completely superior to any online advice. She takes the time to really understand both you and your dog, before offering tailored and actionable advice. She was always on hand via WhatsApp to validate our worries and offer solutions. Then when she came for face to face sessions, she planned the session around our requests, always making the sessions fun for our puppy… and us!!! Thank you Tracy! More...
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Olly Rodriguez
We had Tracey as our dog trainer and she was fantastic. We love the way she taught and most importantly she got the results we were looking for with a puppy between 2-4 months old. She is always on hand on WhatsApp for any questions you may have so we really appreciated that and she gave us plenty of information/solutions on issues we raised. Great service!! More...
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Zoe Yan
We’ve had an amazing experience training our puppy Sandy with Tracy! She’s incredibly attentive and always very responsive whenever I have questions. Sandy has learnt so many important skills and consistently listens to commands both at home and when we’re out and about. Tracy uses positive reinforcement methods, and it’s clear how much Sandy loves her — always a great sign of an excellent trainer. At just six months old, Sandy is regularly complimented by strangers for being so well-behaved for her age, and that’s all thanks to Tracy’s guidance. I couldn’t recommend her highly enough! More...
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Violeta K
Tracy has a wealth of information to share and keeps in touch with us even after the training period has completed. We've implemented loads of her guidance and seeing great results in our pup!
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Hannah Nicholson
Tracy has been immensely helpful on life with our new puppy. Tracy is so supportive, kind and always has helpful advice when we need it. Tracy came to visit for our first session the day after we brought Maggie home, despite her being so little she learnt some skills in that very first session. We are very glad we chose Wagtails and would highly recommend Tracy! We know Maggie loves Tracy too 🐶✨ More...
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Elsa Memmi
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Iulia Stanciu
The help we’ve received from Tracy with our rescue pup has been absolutely amazing! Thanks to her invaluable support throughout this journey and the detailed notes she’s been sending us in between sessions, we’ve made real progress with our dog in a very short space of time. Tracy’s knowledge and patience are vital for any dog owner looking to understand their canine friend better and teach them important skills. We look forward to our next meetings with her and so is Leo, our dog 😊. More...
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Cecily Ward
Tracy has been an absolute god send when it’s come to our golden retriever puppy! Not only have the training sessions been invaluable but the thorough notes and reassurance in between sessions have made all the difference too! Arnold’s come on leaps and bounds thanks to Tracy and we’re forever grateful! :) More...
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Yatin Mistry
Tracy from Wagtails has been amazing with our little Maltipoo Tyson!! He arrived at 8wks old and with a new puppy new challenges arrive. We got in touch with Tracy through Bark.com and from the very 1st message Tracy sent us, both my wife and I felt she was genuinely keen to help us and do the very best for Tyson. Her compassion, professionalism, engagement and undoubted training skills helped us through difficult times and allowed us to embrace puppy hood with greater confidence. She’s been in regular contact with us, both in / out of the booked sessions and has provided a lot of individualised advice and guidance for Tyson. The training sessions we had were well planned out, highly interactive and easy to implement. We’re really grateful for the support she has provided us and would 100% recommend Tracy as a trainer! More...
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Emma
My puppy Ethel and I completed the 6 session course with Tracy! Ethel loves Tracy and found the training sessions really fun and we both learnt so much. Would really recommend Tracy to anyone as Ethel’s behaviour has improved so much! Thanks Tracy! More...
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sue hasler
My Cockapoo cost £600 but training is going to cost more than he costs to buy to expensive for me
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sara nehring
Tracy absolutely saved us in the first few months of having our golden retriever puppy. She was available via WhatsApp for all my questions (which they were a lot of) and she was constantly checking in to see how things were progressing - always providing guidance and advice on how to improve things. She gives practical advice and understands there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to training a dog and is honest in her feedback to you. Can only highly recommend!! More...
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Joana Osório
Tracy has been amazing! Having her come to our house and tailoring the training to what was more relevant to us was great. She went on walks with us and showed fun games to play at the park so we could see practical examples of what we can do to have a happy and well behaved puppy. All her training in focused on positive reinforcement and that shows in our puppy's reaction whenever he sees her: couldnt be more excited! More...
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Rebecca Archer
Tracy truly helped us with our 7 month old pup - Patate. The knowledge she shared over 6 sessions has helped us build great training such as sit, down, recall etc with our Jack Russell. Thank you Tracy!
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Cassie Jackson
Can’t recommend Tracy enough. We have done six sessions with our Labrador puppy Sunny and he has made so much progress. Really was a life saver at the start learning to crate train and stop biting and begin learning recall and pavement walking. Thank you !
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lily hawking
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Denitsa DAMYANOVA
Tracy, was fantastic! I recommend her to all my friends and anyone who would asked me if I know a good trainer. I was a bit late with the socialization of my puppy and the transformation she helped with was phenomenal. My main concerns with my toy poodle were the biting phase, walking and separation anxiety and Tracy provided me with great tips on how to overcome our issues together. I love that she trains me to train my dog and makes the information very accessible and easy. She is also very sweet and sends me reminders, genuinely checks on me and my puppy. She enjoys her role and she is happy to see our progress. Thank you Tracy! More...
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Elizabeth Elizabeth
I recently worked with Tracy to train my puppy, and I’m so glad I did! Tracy helped us create a clear and effective training plan, and my puppy has improved so much since we started. She was incredibly patient, professional, and provided fantastic tips during each session. The progress we’ve made thanks to her guidance has been amazing! I would highly recommend Tracy to anyone looking for a knowledgeable and supportive dog trainer. Redmund says hi 👋🏻 More...
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Evgeniya S
Tracy is amazing!!! We first met when our Sheldon was 2 months old, and she has not only trained him and us, but also supported us along the way saying that we were doing a good job. This brought much confidence and comfort. Tracy has been highly responsive, professional, shared so many useful materials about different aspects: commands, playtime, treats recommendations, entertainment, games and many more. We couldn’t be happier having her support us and our boy! More...
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Jessica
Dog Training
Tracy is a brilliant trainer. She came to my home to help me and my 10 week old puppy and gave practical, easy to follow advice. She is professional, knowledgeable and gives thorough follow up plans. She immediately boosted my confidence as a new, first time dog owner. I will be booking in more sessions with her and I cannot recommend her highly enough! More...
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Thank you Jess, I'm really looking forward to working with you and the very adorable Peggy!
Joan Patterson
Dog Training
I’m very happy with the contact i’ve had with Tracy, starting training on 30th July
Mandy
Tracy is an extremely talented and knowledgeable dog trainer. She is kind, helpful and understanding and has helped us with our puppy. Would definitely recommend her services. Thank you Tracy 🐾 More...
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Thank you! Have loved working with Rusty and all of you.
Hayley Pearce
Tracy is the only other person my cat likes. She is fantastic with him and I know I can go away and relax while she is around. I wholeheartedly recommend her!
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Kerry White
We have been very lucky to find Tracey, she first started walking Nala then we went on to do some 121 training this has been a huge help in making a me more confident when walking her. It is amazing how after the first session I was seeing a difference. Highly recommended. More...
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Hayley Pearce
I have a nervous cat, he sometimes doesn't like me and is very timid around new people. Tracy looked after him while I was away for the weekend and he loved her! She sent me pictures of him sat on her lap and being super friendly. At that point he'd only got on my lap once before! She made me feel really at ease leaving him and I will definitely call on her again. More...
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Thank you! We had a lovely time!
Maria
Tracey, has been a lifesaver. She is very professional, very punctual and organised.
She is amazing with our Nala. I'm never worried about my dog is with Tracey.
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Thank you! Live walking with her
Alexia
Dog Walking
Tracey is a friendly, reliable and patient walker for our stubborn boy. She has become a friend to him and greets her with affection having earned his trust. I would definitely recommend her service. More...
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Thank you! He's a big softie, love walking with him
Celia
Absolutely amazing dog walker, and so thrilled I found her. Tracy is patient, diligent and a great communicator. Ozzy always comes back a lot calmer from his walks and I feel reassured knowing that he’s in safe hands with her.
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Thank you! He's such a cutie, I love our adventures 😊
Izzy
Dog Walking
A truly excellent dog walking service. I’ve used many different companies over the years and this is one of the best. Tracy is reliable and flexible and very compassionate towards the dogs. She also runs her business efficiently and makes it as easy as possible to make bookings and payments etc with excellent technology. The dogs adore her and I completely trust her with them. I highly recommend her services. More...
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Thank you so much, they are always a pleasure to walk
Tony Murray
Pet Sitting
As it was an early booking we've had great contact with the sitter we feel confident and comfortable with our choice .
What do you love most about your job?
First and foremost getting to meet so many lovely puppies (and their owners too of course! :) )
One to One Puppy Training. The most effective training is where I teach both 'the humans' and the puppy together, teaching you how to train your puppy.
For the best results good training relies on repetition, reward and reinforcement, so your puppy continues to remember what they have learnt. With puppy training normally once per week, you can see that most of the ‘reinforcement’ needs to be done by you as the ‘human’.
All training will be backed up by handouts that allow you to easily continue reinforcing what your puppy has learned. For a solid all-round training of the basic commands, this normally takes puppies about 4-6 months of training, mostly by you in small short sessions. However, if you then consider you are going to have 10-15 years or more with your polite, well behaved and happy dog, it’s well worth putting in the effort at the very beginning when they are easiest to train. Of course all puppies are different and just like us some take longer to train, whilst others may be super quick.
I am happy to offer single one off sessions or as a discount package.
I am fully insured, with a clear DBS check and am also trained in Pet First Aid and CPR.
Please do not hesitate to contact me for an initial chat and I look forward to meeting you and your puppies soon!
6 weeks - 6 x 1 hour - £349 - includes ongoing telephone/email support for 2 months.
3 weeks - 3 x 1 hour - £189 includes ongoing telephone/email support for 1 month.
1 week - 1 x 1 hour - £69
What can my puppy training include?
(Note: For owners using the single session option, I will focus on a couple of commands or behaviour issues of your choice, which can be discussed during the initial consultation. (Video/telephone call).
Basic commands including:
Sit, Down, Stay, Come, Leave it
Teaching good behaviours including:
- Learning their name
- Loose lead walking
- Socialisation
- Greeting and Jumping up
- Housetraining
- Getting used to being handled/examined (for the vets and groomers)
- Nipping and biting/mouthing
- Crate training
- Car travel
- Recall skills
- Tricks
Not sure what you might need. Ask me for my puppy shopping list
- CPD Certified Professional Dog Trainer
- CPD Certified Complete Puppy and Dog Training Professional
- Canine Behaviour Training Diploma
- Pet First Aid and CPR Level 3
Have a look at my Google reviews and Instagram and Facebook for a total puppyfest!
What inspired you to start your own business?
Starting out as a dog walker, puppy training is the perfect job for me. I am 55 years young, passionate about your pooches and love being able to help you bring them to their full potential. I live in Woolwich and have many years experience in looking after dogs both my own, customers and friends and family.
Why should our clients choose you?
I have many years of experience looking after dogs and cats, both my own and through friends and families. I live in Woolwich but travel throughout London and some of Surrey and Kent. I have owned Irish Wolfhounds to Westies, so am confident with both large and small breeds. I will look after your Pooches and Moggies as if they were my own. I have a clear DBS check and am fully insured.
What changes have you made to keep your customers safe from Covid-19?
I use sanitizer regularly and will happily wear a mask in your home if required
Puppy training. Need some help?
121 Puppy Training - Positive Reward and Reinforcement training.
1 x 1 hour session - £69
3 x 1 hour sessions - £189
6 x 1 hour sessions - £349
For further information on what can be included, please see the Q and A section or contact me directly so I can answer any questions you may have.