Holly's Happy Hounds Dog Training

Our little pup's has just graduated with Holly. Holly has helped both our puppy and our relationship with each other. Very friendly and plenty of positive advice,also very professional. I'd definitely recommend Holly's Happy Hounds. Thank you Holly for helping bring our sky confidence out. Absolutely loved working with you 🐶 💜 More...

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Holly has been fantastic with our boxer Bobbie. I initially contacted her to help with Bobbie's dog reactivity. I was so excited to find that she had a boxer too as they are a uniquely challenging but rewarding breed! She totally gets Bobbie with all her crazy quirks! We love our sessions with her. Her enthusiasm and passion for her job are infectious. She has been an incredible source of practical information giving me lots of tips and training ideas which are really working. She is holistic in her approach and has given so much invaluable advice on how to help keep Bobbie mentally stimulated and as a result calmer. Holly clearly really cares about her clients and their dogs and is always happy to offer extra advice via text between sessions. I honestly cannot recommend Holly enough. She's a fantastic, caring trainer who gets results. More...

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Highly highly recommend Holly for dog training! We had two sessions with her and her guidance has made such improvements with koda as well as increasing my confidence with him. She is such a positive upbeat lady and a pleasure to be around! Really understood mine and my partners wishes from the training and exceeded all expectations! Thankyou again you truly are a star! More...

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Our experience with Holly and the time she spent with bear was amazing my little bear was showing frustration reactivity on the lead , in just 2 training sessions with holly he has improved massively and we can’t thank her enough ! She was so patient with him! She also helped us nail his re call! She made his training sessions so fun , he loved them !We can’t thank her enough ! We would definitely recommend to anyone! More...

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I couldn't recommend Holly highly enough. After seeing a couple of trainers who didn't provide me with the right advice or guidance, I was feeling quite desperate with my reactive dog until I found Holly. She took time to talk things through on the phone before meeting me and my dog, Angus, in our home. Angus can is quite reactive in the home too as can be unsure of new people but Holly's calm and friendly energy meant he took to her right away. Over the sessions when we were out and about with Holly, both me and Angus built up confidence and learnt new strategies to help us on the walks. I started to really enjoy walks again by making them more fun for us both but also recognising what our limits were, and slowly pushing through those day by day. Even though my sessions have finished Holly is still on the other end of the phone when I have a bad day, or a good one that I want to share. Thank you Holly for everything x More...

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Holly has been recently to help with our puppy Spud who was showing signs of reactivity when out on walks, and attachment to myself in the house. After just 2 days since seeing Holly, we can already see a huge change in Spuds behaviours. Thank you so much Holly! xx More...

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Holly is a happy fun-loving lady who brings heaps of energy and enthusiasm to the training sessions. She has helped us to train Bruno, a German Shepherd, from 9 weeks old. She has given us the tools to be confident with recall, reactivity and loose lead walking. She has also given us lots of tips to keep Bruno mentally stipulated and deal with separation anxiety. Holly has an enormous amount of knowledge and is always available at the end of the phone for extra support. Bruno loves her special bag of goodies. We would have no hesitation in recommending Holly. More...

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I highly recommend Holly the dog trainer to anyone looking for professional, effective, and compassionate dog training services. Holly worked with my dog, Hugsy, and the results were outstanding. Holly's approach to dog training is based on positive reinforcement, which means that she rewards good behavior rather than punishing bad behavior. She has a deep understanding of dog behavior and psychology and uses this knowledge to create customized training plans that work for each individual dog. During our sessions with Holly, she was patient, kind, and supportive. She took the time to explain the training techniques and methods, and she was always available to answer any questions we had. Thanks to Holly's guidance and expertise, Hugsy has made tremendous progress. She is more obedient, better behaved, better off the lead and much happier than before. We have seen a noticeable improvement in her behavior, and we are grateful for Holly's help in making this possible. Overall, I highly recommend Holly the dog trainer to anyone who wants to see real results in their dog's behavior. She is an expert in her field, and her compassion and dedication to her work are truly exceptional. If you want to train your dog, Holly is the person to call. More...

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Holly was fantastic with my dobie pup and he absolutely loved her! As first time dog owners, Holly provided us with lots of useful tips and guidance and was great with our dobie using positive reinforcement which we have seen from Holly is the best way! He is great with recall, doesn’t react to anything and is great with his tricks even as a young pup and has gained lots of confidence! Thank you Holly! More...

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Holly is an amazing dog trainer. Even though I only have only 2 sessions booked, she has always been available to offer advice as and when I need it. 100% recommended !

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Holly was amazing with our rescue puppy Star. Unfortunately Star has suffered terribly before we fetched her to live in her forever home from the RSPCA. Holly showed us how to build Stars confidence during walks and her advise was invaluable. We continue to build on the help and advice Holly has given and I know she will always be there for us if we need her as she genuinely cares for the dogs and their humans More...

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Holly is amazing, her enthusiasm and care for your dog is incredible, I wouldn’t hesitate to anyone looking for puppy and dog training, we’ve booked in for more sessions and can’t wait to see what we will be teaching our puppy next, thanks Holly

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So happy I chose Holly to help guide and train my little pug into being a better dog! Little lola never realised her size and was reactive to all dogs (no matter the size). I really wanted lola to be more obedient on walks and to stop pulling to the point of making herself sick. After the first session I noticed a change in lola, she did regular check ins with us when walking and stayed closer to my side. She is also becoming more confident off the lead and is finally listening to me. Holly's training tips work inside the house also and lola is finally listening to us and not being stubborn. The lessons are great fun and enjoyable for the whole family. I would 100% recommend Holly ! More...

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We needed help with our 20 month old Collie cross, Gnasher, who was great off lead but aggressive with some dogs on lead. Holly recognised this was fear aggression and gave us the tools we needed to help Gnasher with this behaviour . She had an instant connection with him and he was receptive immediately. Her tips were spot on and he reacted positively which gave us confidence to carry on. With Holly's expert help we were able to extend his training to achieve a strong recall and to be neutral with other dogs when off lead. Holly is positive, full of energy, and enthusiasm radiates from her. Thank you so much Holly, you made training sessions fun for all the family x More...

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Holly has been absolutely amazing with our little Bonnie, who was struggling with anxiety and reactive behaviour since she lost her big brother. Within a few sessions bonnie has been the happiest we’ve seen her in a long time. Holly really took time to understand her needs, taught us some brilliant tactics and training support, that we’d genuinely recommend her to anyone. Bonnie looks forward to her training sessions and this weekend had the best walk she’s had in a long long time, running free and happy and that’s down to Holly’s amazing support!!! More...

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We worked with Holly after adopting our rescue cocker spaniel Twiglet. He was very reactive to other dogs on walks and struggled to settle at home. Holly made a big impact from day one and there were lots of things we put into practice to make things easier at home. We felt much better prepared to calm him down and keep him stimulated, which also helped him sleep better. Holly also helped us create a better routine for him and pointed out how things we were doing were getting him too excited during the day. His reactivity has improved lots and we're continuing to work on this with the skills Holly taught us. I can't recommend Holly and her friendly methods highly enough! She was just what we were looking for and we really enjoyed working with her. She really cares about the dog's individual needs and will take sessions at the right place. We all feel a lot happier at home and on walks. Holly has shown us that behaviours can be improved in a friendly way. More...

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Within one week after just one session with Holly I can’t believe the difference in my dog. Holly took time to understand our needs and was very empathetic. She gave us lots of tips and suggestions on what we need to be doing to help with my dogs anxiety. My dog froze on walks and now is happily striding away in front of me. Holly has been available following the session to answer any quick question. She is an absolute gem. We will continue to work on what we have been instructed to do for the next few weeks knowing and will call on Holly for any more sessions we need. More...

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Brilliant dog trainer top person I could see the difference in milo when working with Holly she helped me a lot with my dog milo and I would definitely recommend

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We were first time dog owners and were so overwhelmed with whether or not we were doing anything right. We found Holly and she helped us and our lovely boy Duke. We only wanted to train positively and Holly gave us the much needed confidence to know we were doing everything right and he was a happy dog. We’re definitely biased but Duke is so well-behaved and it was positively enforced, so at no point was he bullied into being a good boy… we’ve had so many comments on how good he is and people can’t believe he’s a (45kg) puppy. This is thanks to Holly’s help… which we will no doubt call on again now we’re in the terrible teens! Would 10/10 recommend, Holly is a wonderful trainer, puts the dog first and is just a lovely person. We‘re so grateful that we found Holly and wouldn’t recommend anyone else. More...

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Having Holly as our puppy trainer has been an absolute godsend. Her passion for helping us with our Huntaway, Huey, really shone through from the moment we met her. Holly had fully researched our puppy as Huntaways were not a breed she had dealt with much before. She has helped us understand his natural instincts and how to fulfil his needs. Holly is always happy to give us help and advice when needed and has helped us grow in confidence with handling our puppy's excitable ways. We couldn't have got through the last few months without Holly and its not only us that love her, but so does our Huntaway Huey! Thanks so much Holly for everything ❤️ More...

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Holly has been absolutely amazing with my 8 month old Labrador Barney. His recall was none existent until Holly came along and worked her magic! Taking Barney on his walks used to be a horrible experience but now it’s both mine and Barneys favourite thing to do! Holly also helped me gain my confidence while out with Barney as I was just as nervous as him. She is a fantastic dog trainer and person. She is passionate about the job she does and was dedicated to crack the crazy mind of Barney. 10/10 thank you Holly 😊 More...

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We were having lots of problems with our 10 month old staffie who was over excited on walks and jumping and nipping us because he didn’t know what else to do. We were at a point where I wouldn’t walk him in my own and was anxious about going out with him. After just one session with Hollie the nipping stopped completely and she taught us how channel his excitement into fun and we now have really enjoyable walks and Reggie is so much happier and calmer even when at home. After two sessions with her his recall is great and he’s off lead most of the time. She’s been so positive at every turn and never once criticised or discouraged us, Reggie loves her and her magic bag! She genuinely cares about your dog and this makes the training sessions really enjoyable! I’d recommend her to anyone. More...

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Holly helped us with our 18 months old labradoodle Colin. He needed some work with his recall and lead walking to make sure all his walks were fun and safe for everyone. She made us feel comfortable from the start, and we definitely finished our sessions feeling like both Colin and ourselves benefitted from the experience. She never tried to change Colins personality, appreciating him for the larger than life character that he is, but helping to give owners the tools they need to support their pups. This was something she made clear from the start and it was a no brainer that she was the perfect fit to help us! We can’t recommend Holly highly enough, she clearly has a wealth of knowledge and a passion for helping dogs and owners to get the best out of each other. More...

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Holly was absolutely amazing! Neither of us ever had a dog growing up, so making sure we were doing the right things for our Murphy was so important to us! Holly never made us feel stupid (even when we definitely asked stupid questions), and taught us as owners more than we ever could of imagined. Holly set us up to have the most perfect, loving and smart puppy dog - we couldn’t have been without her! More...

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We contacted Holly after a few walks ending in tears due to a very excitable and playful golden retriever puppy, Mostyn, jumping up at the lead at the end of every walk and lunging towards every human/dog/moving object he saw. With just one quick suggestion of how to prevent the lead biting before he got too excited, Holly had solved that problem in our initial consultation - we couldn’t believe it! Holly took us to big open spaces with some other dogs and gave us the confidence to let Mostyn off lead after some recall games which were fun for both us and Mostyn. She has given us the tools to manage his reactivity and still checks in now after our sessions have ended. We can’t thank you enough, Holly! More...

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I recently adopted Cookie and although she is good with other dogs I quickly realised she had issues with dogs on leads which was making me really anxious taking her out. Holly has come to my rescue (and Cookies) and after a few sessions her behaviour is so much better and I have much more confidence, we are both now able to enjoy our walks. Cookie absolutely loves Holly and looks forward to her walks with her when I am at work. Holly has given me lots of tips and is always available if I need to ask anything. Myself and Cookie can highly recommend her More...

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Holly has given Shadow & I our confidence back when we’re walking & meeting other dogs. He’s quite a shy, anxious dog & has had bad experiences with other dogs in his past that have made him fearful. In turn I would also be anxious & we appeared to be in a downward spiral. Holly has been nothing but patient with him (us) to get him where he is now. We can enjoy our walks again safe in the knowledge that we know how to react in various situations to remove any anxiety or fear. He absolutely adores Holly & gets very excited to play whenever he sees her. I get a lot of comfort knowing that he’s so happy! She is super knowledgeable & a lovely person, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her. More...

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Wicked with big dogs I got 2 cane corsos that were running havoc on a daily basis but with holly coming down to me every week to work with both there needs and now there is a massive improvement thanks to holly would highly recommend ! ! Excellent service always happy to help through messages also keeps checking up to see how they are getting on 5 stars from me ghost and stormy More...

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Would absolutely recommend Holly to anyone! My pup adores her and our sessions have filled me with so much more confidence.

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Max is an extremely anxious rescue GSD who is very reactive to other humans and dogs, It got to the point where he was refusing to walk at all as he was too scared to go outside. I had worked with another trainer with little success so decided to try Holly. I could see straight away she truly understood Max, and he warmed to her almost immediately. Although we had a ‘difficult’ first walk, she could see straight away how to help max and gave us both some excellent techniques to help max cope with the stresses he encountered. I couldn’t believe the transformation; within a week he was running to the door as soon as I got the lead out as he was now excited to go out of the house. He is also much quicker to settle when new people enter the house, something else Max struggled with. She is so dedicated to her work, whenever we have any challenges I know she is just at the end of the phone to offer advice. She really cares about the dogs and their owners and I couldn’t recommend her anymore highly. More...

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Holly is the third dog trainer we have worked with after our German Shepherd Indie developed reactivity towards other dogs. Walks were incredibly stressful for all of us and it got to the point where I lost all confidence and couldn't walk her any more. After just three sessions with Holly my confidence is back and walks are no longer a chore! Holly listens to our concerns and is happy to adjust training to our and Indie's needs. It's still a work in progress but we feel that we are definitely in safe hands. More...

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Holly was so helpful with our first session with our dog. She listened to our concerns and the issues we wanted to address without judgement and helped us to improve the things we wanted to. She was holistic in her approach and was so knowledgeable. Holly tailors her approach to your dog and what works for them rather than a ‘one size fits all’. I genuinely can’t recommend her highly enough More...

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