The Dog Man

Our beautiful Maisy, the crazy Collie is now 15 months old, we bought her from what we thought was a legitimate farmer in Wales. Sadly it may not have been the case. We picked up a very frightened and what turned out to be a very poorly puppy dog whom we took straight to the vet when we got home. Sadly she was that poorly she was kept in for a week on a drip. Months on she is such a sensitive soul but by talking about her instincts and her drive to do what she does, Craig put a training plan in place to work on her focus, grass roots training which within days had produced such a positive outcome for Maisy and us. Maisy would be completely anxious when visitors come to the house to then over greet them looking for approval. She loves her walks but would worry herself, bark and pull when she saw other dogs and people. Following the plan to a ‘T’ and not letting our very bright Collie ‘test’ the plan we are astounded by the progress we see each day. Neighbours and friends have been to visit who are astonished by the difference they have seen in our beautiful girl. We are now starting to see a difference out on walks but know that we must not falter and rush the process. Craig continues to support us via his dog man messenger service which I personally find invaluable. Craig gives me the confidence in my own ability to help my dog have a rewarding relaxed and enjoyable life she so deserves after such a rocky start to her life. It wasn’t just Maisy that needed training, it was me, I can never thank Craig enough. More...

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Craig has a really relaxed approach that helped us to understand the steps that we needed to follow to communicate with our dog. Although people have tried to explain it to us before, they didn't give us the theory behind why we were doing it. He made it look very easy but it's motivated us to follow through because we actually understand now. and after seeing our dog during the session, we know it's possible to get him to behave the way we want him to. It's just a case of training his humans :) More...

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We saw Craig as had just got a 5 month old puppy who pulled on the lead and generally did not listen or focus on me, Craig gave me the tools I needed to train my puppy, we are now 4 weeks in and things have improved greatly continuing to get better by the day. Thank you craig

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We have met Craig today with our 7 month old puppy Arlo. We have had the best 4 hours learning basics from Craig , cannot believe how well Arlo did in such a short space of time. Craig is an excellent mentor and if you are willing to follow his guidance then you can start to enjoy your problem 4 legged friend. Cannot wait to move onto the next stage of our learning.Would highly recommend More...

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We saw Craig due to our border terrier Colin, being totally over stimulated by pretty much everything! He would lunge and bark at other dogs and people because he wanted to greet them and was intensely excited. He paid absolutely no attention to us outside of the house, had no loyalty to us and was more motivated by any external stimulus than by us. His friendly nature made us wonder if it was worth paying to see Craig as we didn’t have a problem like aggression with Colin, but as we’d tried general training classes with absolutely no success we decided to give it a go as holidays, days out and walks weren’t improving no matter what we had tried and Colin’s frustration on walks was clear to see. I wish we hadn’t waited so long as within a few days of seeing Craig we could see improvement and a few months later he is like a different dog. He pays attention to us, is generally much calmer and most importantly he is much happier and is not displaying frustrated, self soothing behaviours all of the time as he was before. Today we’ve had a follow up session at a really good price as Colin continues to be an excitable boy in very stimulating environments and we wanted to know how to help him direct that. Craig was happy with Colin’s progress and now that Colin is calmer and paying more attention we’ve been able to move on to new techniques to help him direct his excitement and desire to chase and have fun. I’m excited to be able to put the new techniques into action as I know they’ll get results after our previous success. I can’t thank Craig enough for helping us to understand our Colin and enabling him to be a calm and happy boy. I highly recommend! More...

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We went to Craig this weekend for help with our dachshund getting distracted on walks and showing aggression towards other dogs, were using the clicker training to help him focus on us and and we are already seeing improvments in him when walking. He’s not as easily distracted and is more aware of us being there. Craig has also given us the next steps to try in a few weeks time to help with Rex pulling on the lead and we will hopefully be able to let him off his lead in the coming weeks which is the goal. As Rex is our first dog is was so helpful for Craig to see Rex and us in our own environment so he was able to point out what needed changing and what Rex needs in terms of his food etc. Both us and Rex had an enjoyable and relaxed morning with Craig and learnt a lot! We’re looking forward to seeing further improvement in Rex and would definitely recommend the dog man! More...

Would highly recommend The Dog Man to anyone who is having behavioural issues with their dogs. Firm but fair, no nonsense approach. Great job - A+

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Craig came to teach my 12 week old mini dachshund last week! The training was very informative and I was taught good techniques to gain control over my pup using positive rewards. She is responding really well and it has also given me more incentive to put more time into her training in order to get better results. She is already focusing on me more in busy environments and I look forward to our next training session! More...

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Took our 2 year old Labrador Collie Cross to Craig after a failed attempt with another trainer to help with over excitement and pulling on the lead. After completing the course and learning some calming techniques I'm pleased to say that we now have complete control over the dog and the confidence to take him out without jumping up at people. Thanks Craig More...

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I spent 3 days with Craig and my Dandie Dinmont Terrier Walter. Walter is a very timid dog when faced with other dogs or lots of people and I was worried that Walter's problems were going to be difficult to overcome. After spending time with Craig I was reassured that his issues will resolve overtime with the techniques I learnt, time and commitment. Walter has already improved in his behaviour and our other Dandie loves the training too! The training with Craig not only helped Walter but also let me gain some confidence and helped me with my mental health issues. I liked Craig's calm and relaxed approach and hope to learn more from him in the future. It makes me wish I had gone into a career with dogs! More...

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I really appreciate Craig's honest approach. I trust his methods and I have high hopes for the training he's currently doing with my father and his Boxer. He made it very clear that his efforts and advice must be equally met by the dog owner to get proper results. So far my father seems very satisfied with the training and up for the challenge. More...

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Craig's training has made such a change to the lives of our 2 dogs Gunner and Chase. They are both from working dog backgrounds and it's only since working with Craig we have understood what this means ! I've slowly realised that Craig doesn't train the dog . . He trains me to be able to train the dog's going forward and it's working ! Hes a great guy, who genuinely cares and really knows his stuff. If you're having behaviour issues ' the dog man ' is your guy.
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We have recently seen Craig for our dog Honey who has built up a fear of cars/walks and going outside of the house. We have noticed an improvement straight away with Honey and she is actually walking on the lead (she would sit and shake before) and is much happier and even wags her tail on walks! We are being consistent with the training and Craig assured us it would work if we stick to the advice and it has straight away. Craig is an expert in his field and I would definitely recommend his help and advice. Thank you Craig. More...

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Well I rescued a 4 year old working class pedigree springer spaniel 9 weeks ago. He was so neglected and untrained starved and unwalked. I was so sad when I saw him I had no choice but to save him from a life of neglect. Being disabled I was unable to walk the dog (originally named molock on his papers but then called barny and abused. Then taken to a foster home and neglected and starved and not walked) I named him the dude mk2 after the last dude I rescued. I knew he would be recoverable but with my disability it was too much. So I had help from the dog man. I was amazed as soon as dude saw him he was in tune. This guy mentally connects with your dog and know how to change their behaviour in an instant. In the nearly 9 weeks I saved this dog he has gone from a nasty and completely uncontrollable dog who doesn't care about me or anyone. To a seriously almost obedient and good dog. Thanks to the dog man the dude mk2 will have so much a better life than he would have had if I had tried to train him myself. I will continue this training daily and when dude mk2 passes I will retain this amazing knowledge to rescue other dogs and let them be happy. More...

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The dog man is very knowledgeable in his field and he is interested in furthering research in behaviour and in related subjects such as how the veterinary industry indirectly may affect the success of training of the field in which he works
He is friendly and accommodating and it is obvious how his positive attitude towards training and the dogs work leads him to high levels of success obviously a professional! More...

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Just wanted to drop you a quick note to say thank you for all your help so far! As you know Scooby although only 2 didn't have the best start in life spending the majority of it in various rescue centres due to not having the best start so having all the traits associated. However after only 3 lessons he is a lot more relaxed and we even had a breakthrough! Whilst walking this week we came across other dogs but instead of lunging, crying and barking this time there was nothing. He did want to go and say hello but was quite happy to walk on by when asked, such a difference!! Thanks again for all your help and look forward to seeing you again soon. More...

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Myself and my partner have had a Chow Chow for over a year now and have continuously been told due to their stubborn nature we will not be able to get them trained off lead. In just two sessions with Craig we already know we have made the right decision in committing to this training and we cannot wait to see results after we are finished. Craig is extremely knowledgeable, friendly, approachable and always ready to give advice when needed. Craig is also very confident in what he does and gets the results he plans to get. Look forward to future sessions with him. Beth & Joel More...

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Reaching the end of my dog training holiday in Stafford with the Dog Man, Craig Flint....it's been such good fun and a real education. What a top bloke he is.......I'm definitely coming back.....big fan...clear training and finally I understand what I need to do.....I travelled from West Sussex...and I'll be coming back....also really appreciated his help with accommodation at the Doug and Doublet which was really excellently.....great 3 days. Like a holiday but with masses of learning too. Thanks Craig. More...

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Absolutely fantastic dog training, very helpful, informative & above all else The Dogmans technique works. We highly recommend The Dogman

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Craig is amazing, very welcoming and knowledgeable, in the initial meet and assessment, it was clear we had made the correct choice in dog trainer. Craig puts all his years of experience and knowledge in way that is easily understood and the reasoning behind his method. In the practical training, he was amazing our Solomon was putty in his hands and showed us that we under his guidance and training he had given us, we could be confident in putting his training into action. We have seen a glimpse of our Solomons potential and know now he will be an amazing dog. We will carry out this training religiously. And intend to have follow up training in three months. If you need to train your dog or even think that your dog is good, everyone can benefit from sessions with the dog man. Regards Steve thacker, Marie Atkins and Solomon More...

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We have a boisterous Staffy Cross who we needed help with in three main areas; jumping up visitors and taking forever to calm down, pulling on his harness and recall. We had 1 2 1 training as a 2hr sesson followed by three 1hr sessions. The advice provided by Craig has been invaluable, not only does he provide tips on how to deal with the unwanted behaviours but also takes the time to observe and understand your dog so that he can provide insight as to why your dog is behaving in the way he is. We thought our dog was just subborn, turns out he is an anxious little guy whose confidence we need to build upon. Since having the training our dog (and us!) are calmer, we have seen improvement in all three areas and our dog even stayed with us, off his lead, on a busy beach (I was amazed!) We still have a way to go, but thanks to Craig we now have the knowledge, understanding and the techniques to help our dog have a happier, calmer life. We would certainly recommend More...

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Earlier this week I travelled over 290 miles with Dexter my 74kg, 10 month old stubborn English Mastiff to meet with Craig for a 3 day intensive 1:2:1 training holiday. I had problems with recall, pulling on the lead and him generally ignoring all instructions given when outside the house. Dexter’s was fascinated by the outside world and his focus was on anything and everything except me. Today we went on out first off lead beach walk post training and there was a staggering difference. Although he still took himself off to meet other dogs on the beach, he recalled when asked and was a lot more focused on me and the rewards I had in my pocket for him.

We still have a long way to go, but by using the simple but effective training methods that Craig taught us during the 3 days, I am confident that Dexter’s focus and willingness to obey commands will grow stronger each day.

Craig has a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience in dog training and nothing seems to faze him nor test his patience. Craig has a fabulous personality, he’s very easy to get on with and has some great stories to tell. I thoroughly enjoyed my 3 days in Stafford with Craig and would highly recommend him to anyone having training issues with their dog. More...

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Fantastic training that is easy to follow and easy to maintain. He is a very knowledgeable man who provides you very clear instructions and videos to aid the training. After two sessions there is already a marked difference in the behaviour of our Lakeland terrier. Thank you! More...

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We are so very pleased to have found Craig. His superb understanding of Stella ( our chocolate Labrador) and how to help us affectively communicate with her, has been a revelation. We look forward to each stage of her and our development and can’t wait to have some quality time with a happy �= happy owners !! (in sync) � More...

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Well where do I start !!
Firstly I would highly recommend Craig the dog man to anyone needing training with your dogs , his knowledge and expertise has made such a positive impact on our husky family ,
Our training journey began in sept after we rescued a husky named Otis whom had been abandoned in central London found tied to a park bench with his father bow ,after trying to introduce Otis a former sled dog into our pack of 2 domesticated huskys was certainly not as easy as we had hoped which led us to our training with Craig , we have stumbled over a few bumps throughout our time with Otis but by following the training Craig has implemented the difference from sept - December has been amazing we really cannot thank Craig enough a genuinely lovely chap that’s so very easy to spend time with whilst training Otis ,we hope to continue all the invaluable training and move forward to future stages with Craig and Otis in 2018 � More...

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Just finished our training with Craig for our puppy Honey. I can’t believe how much we have learn and how well Honey is doing. The training has been fun and easy as long as you work at it. The results have been amazing and every moment with our beautiful dog have been the best. One very proud dog mum!!! Thank you very much Craig for all the tips, advise, training and encouragement. More...

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Watched The Dog Man working with a previously 'untrainable' puppy yesterday. WOW !!

I've owned and worked with dogs 30+ years and met dozens of dog trainers but this man seriously knows his stuff.
Cant wait to catch up again in the future. More...

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Having grown up with a border collie, I knew they were a lot to handle. But when my girlfriend and I bought little Morty together there was some thought that he was getting too much.

Craig's training, as others have mentioned, is not a quick fix solution. It is a framework that allows you to soon build real trust in your dog. He's still a bouncing jack in the box in the mornings, though he is excellent at focusing on us when required.

The training is complemented with the Craig's food and long dragging lead that we really recommend. Be prepared for very muddy hands though! More...

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My German Shepard Rex was adopted from a rescue centre nearly two years ago. We had Craig come out to see us in the first year and thought we could handle the dog on our own, we were wrong, after continued aggression towards other dogs we tried various "trainers" and ended up back to Craig, best decision I've made regarding Rex.

After the first day of training I was amazed by the results. Rex's was more obedient than ever before and showed how clever he was.

The way Craig talks about training dogs just gives you a great sense of satisfaction that you are doing the right thing. I would recommend Craig too anyone who needs a bit of help training their dog (big or small)

Such an enjoyable experience.

Jake More...

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Craig has been excellent with our 4 month old Maltipoo. Everything he has taught our pup and ourselves has been very very helpful. Little Ted is walking very well on the lead, and responding to the "clicker" training. He is a happy intelligent pup and Craig has helped develop the potential good behaviour of Ted.Training is almost complete and the work will continue by myself and my wife but Craig has definitely pointed us in the road to a happy well behaved dog for the future.Many thanks to the "Dogman" More...

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I went to Craig for training a number of years back having read plenty of books and been to plenty of dog training classes. The knowledge I gained from craig was a real eye opener and has helped me move my dogs standard on to a much higher level. Craig is a passionate, professional dog trainer and understands how to get the best from a dog. I whole heartedly recommended this for anyone who is serious about getting the best from their dog and understanding how their dog learns. More...

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Watched The Dog Man working with a previously 'untrainable' puppy yesterday. WOW !!

Reviewed on Facebook

Couldn't recommend enough! Within 3 days Craig had helped our very dominant and very large dog with his aggression and helped to stop the need to attack our smaller dog!

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Can’t recommend the dog man enough , spent 3 days with Craig and our dog Mille who was a rescue dog we have had for nearly a year. She was aggressive towards strange men and other dogs. She is now fine around around other dogs and I have no issues taking her to the park again. A++++ More...

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We adopted our dog Maisy in February this year and tried to teach her to walk on the lead without pulling my arms out. She had never walked to heel, she would hang on the collar or harness with her front legs off the ground and at very best she had selective recall. Craig assured me he could help. Our training was undertaken at numerous locations, including where I experienced the most difficulty. Craig's detailed training programme, his methods, patience, wealth of knowledge and experience really has turned my relationship with Maisy around. Thank you so much Craig. More...

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We cannot thank Craig enough for all his time, commitment and training for our Ziggy. After being left terrified of everything after a vicious attack we now have a dog that walks to heel, responds to recall and is no longer showing aggression to other dogs. Ziggy started off hating Craig and finished by getting on his lap and kissing him! We have our dog back and will be eternally grateful to Craig. More...

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Me, mum and dad can never thank Craig enough. He's worked miracles. ��

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Have finished our first session feeling positive and confident that we can help our dog through Craig's programme. �

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Myself and my partner have had a Chow Chow for over a year now and have continuously been told due to their stubborn nature we will not be able to get them trained off lead. In just two sessions with Craig we already know we have made the right decision in committing to this training and we cannot wait to see results after we are finished. Craig is extremely knowledgeable, friendly, approachable and always ready to give advice when needed. Craig is also very confident in what he does and gets the results he plans to get. Look forward to future sessions with him.

Beth & Joel Stourport-on-Severn More...

Myself and my partner have had a Chow Chow for over a year now and have continuously been told due to their stubborn nature we will not be able to get them trained off lead. In just two sessions with Craig we already know we have made the right decision in committing to this training and we cannot wait to see results after we are finished. Craig is extremely knowledgeable, friendly, approachable and always ready to give advice when needed. Craig is also very confident in what he does and gets the results he plans to get. Look forward to future sessions with him.

Beth & Joel Stourport-on-Severn More...

Trained not only our dog but us as well and as Alfie was our first dog this was most important!!

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After seeing one of my clients dog who had been trained by Craig, we decided that we wanted his expertise for our new husky puppy. Our puppy Bella was displaying behaviour such as jumping up, nipping, messing in the house and lack of concentration. After just 2 sessions with Craig we cannot believe the difference in Bella's behaviour. She now sits, lays down, walks on a loose lead and is learning new things everyday like returning on command.

Craig is worth every penny, friends of ours have paid twice what we have and have for a behaviourist and have nowhere near the results we have.

Craig is also a lovely guy who is a great support and always willing to help be it night or day.

Danny Martin Wednesbury More...

We have just got home after a very informative and helpful three-day course with Craig. We have two dogs, both rescues, and he was extremely helpful in identifying that it's really Buddy who has the issues and Sasha is picking up on his nervousness and compounding our problems! We have come home brimful of positivity, ideas, information and strategies that we are working on. It's a long road ahead but we believe there is light at the end of the tunnel. The online client-zone is a blessing as when we need to remind ourselves of things the information is ready to hand. I hope to be able to write a further review in a few months saying how Buddy has been transformed - watch this space! I can already report that Sasha no longer pulls on the lead and has become much more focused on us. More...

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Craig was brilliant with us and with Rafa. He is an excellent dog trainer and worth every penny he charges. His charges are clear and his training methods are first class. Highly recommended!!!

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Was in a state of despair with my 4 yr old chocolate Labrador - ex breeding bitch who hasn't been socialised at all. A nightmare to walk when she saw anyone else or another dog. After 2 sessions with Craig can see a huge difference in her - still a way to go but feel much more confident. Craig is really easy to talk to and bases the training on the individual dog/owner - I know I need as much (if not more) training than Elsa does :-( Highly recommended More...

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