JA March 2024 on Google and Yell.com and Facebook : We took our Cocker Spaniel puppy to two of Linda's courses, each consisting of four weekly sessions - and very quickly worked out that it was the owners who were being trained rather than the dogs! Her courses are full of a variety of practical ideas to take away and practice - starting with small achievable steps (even for a cocker spaniel puppy) which then build into more advanced activities. Sessions are just the right length for the attention span of the dogs and she follows up each with emails with useful links and articles. Highly recommended.
TJ April 2024 on Google and Yell.Com and Facebook : I attended these training classes with my new collie pup. Linda, the trainer, was very knowledgeable and patient, providing clear instructions and demonstrations for each exercise. She took the time to understand each puppy’s personality and tailored her approach accordingly.
It was amazing to see the progress my dog made in just a few short weeks.
Linda also provided us with valuable resources and advice for continuing the training at home and was always available to answer any questions and address any concerns we had.
I highly recommend these classes. They are a great investment in your puppy’s future and an excellent way to bond with your new pet.
BB March 2024 : Linda dealt patiently with my queries .She is extremely knowledgeable about dogs and I found her tips most helpful
I enjoyed her training sessions
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RH March 2024 : We have been attending training classes with Linda since our puppy, Loki, was 13 weeks old he is now 7 months.
The classes have been invaluable as well as the weekly knowledge leaflets and advice.
Each class and progression is well thought out, the groups work well together with the abilities of each dog and the classes are small, so not to overwhelm dog or owner
We have thoroughly enjoyed each training class and have learnt so much.
Looking forward to the next set of progression classes
LB Feb 2024 : Thank you so much Linda for giving me the tools to feel more confident when out and about with Fraser. Have completed 2 courses with you so far and each session was fun, varied and relevant. Hope to see you again soon.
AC 4th September via email : Thank you so so so much for everything you’ve done for me and Hugo, i said from the start i just wanted to be the best i could be for him and you’ve gone above and beyond to make that happen so thank you very much
VH 20th April 2020 via email : you will remember when you visited me and Tia, you gave me some tricks for her to do in order to get her attention more focused on me and then to move on the recall. Well I can tell you it's made such a difference and she's learned very quickly so I am delighted, thank you. Doing the training every day has changed our walks and she now actually likes to walk along with me for some periods rather than race ahead the entire way. When she does run off, I give her the command after calling her and MOST times she obeys so I am really happy, and amazed, at the change in her. You did a brilliant job for us and I want to thank you.
ce 18TH aPRIL 2020 ON FACEBOOK : We got in touch with Linda after we had been struggling to find strategies to manage our very bouncy and intelligent 9 month old cocker spaniel, Teddy. He particularly liked 'biting' although we found this was just mouthing and was unable to control his excitement when we had visitors to the house and out on walks. Linda spent a session with us providing us with strategies we could use to help Teddy. We honestly were worried there was something we were doing wrong or even something underlying but Linda was so reassuring and quickly told us it was puppy behaviour and helped us to understand the behaviour but also to manage it with easy to follow strategies. Our pup isn't perfect but we now have found ways to manage the things we wanted to change and they are almost a rare occurrence. Thank you Linda!
PAT 31st March 2020 on Facebook : Having taken early retirement, I got my 1st dog, a very lively unruly schnauzer puppy. Took training lessons from Linda who was so knowledgeable, giving many tips on all aspects of training and taking care of your dog. Lessons take place outdoors in a safe environment and my unruly pup has now grown into a well behaved lovable dog with recall skills I would never have imagined possible. Would never have happened without Linda's help, and I would highly recommend her training lessons.
NP 9th DECEMBER VIA EMAIL AFTER BEING ANNOUNCED AS A MENTOR : i am so glad i made the decision to come to training although a little bit later on and so glad we chose you. you have gone above and beyond to get us to this level.
LS 8TH DECEMBER 2018 VIA EMAIL after being announced as a mentor : stanley and i have worked up through the grades and i am now a mentor. I AM SUPER SUPER PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED AND I still look forward to every class, I’m sure it’s Stanley’s favourite day of the week.
JH 25th November 2018 via email : I can’t thank you enough for all that you have taught us so far! All I ever wanted was to be able to train her to have a good recall so that I could enjoy lovely stress free walks and I feel that’s what we have! I use all your tricks on our walks and can control most situations
RA 8th October at 14.45hrs Thank you Linda for such a lovely Sunday morning and for putting us back on track - “ off not down” is working !!
hg 3RD jUNE 2018 ON ACHIEVING THE bASIC tRAINING cERTIFICATE AFTER 5 LESSONS : That's great, many thanks! Really appreciate the advice and knowledge you have given us over the weeks and acknowledge I'm the weakest link ha ha. I promise in the next 2 weeks until our next lesson I'll walk Molly on the long line and also off lead when possible. I've now got total confidence in Molly's abilities, just need to work on mine.Thanks again for all your help, much appreciated and see you in a couple of weeks.
Flo aged 10 years old 0N 3RD jUNE 2018 VIA EMAILHELLO LINDA, THANK YOU FOR THE CERTIFICATE! I NEVER THOUGHT DAD AND DOG WOULD EVEN ACHIEVE THE BASIC!!!! I'VE NOTICED WHEN WE GO HOME AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE DOG TRAINING SESSION AND WHAT WE'VE LEARNT SOME THINGS I HAVE TO REPEAT BECAUSE DAD IS TOO BUSY KEEPING MACKIE BEHAVING DURING THE CLASS
"KC 7th Feb 2018 : Ava has come on so much since training with you, she will never be the perfect dog, as she’s a beagle, but I cannot thank you enough for helping me, every walk is now off lead and she always comes back!!
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hELEN : Linda is brilliant. We've been taking our rescue pup Remo to class for 6 months now. He's been a challenge but she's taught us what to do and what not to do but more importantly she's given us confidence in ourselves and our dog. He's become a very sociable dog thanks to her classes and loves her social walks getting very muddy and smelly with his friends!
She's very good with children too, turning a disinterested 10 year old into a young handler who is now working towards his senior graduate certificate.
I cannot recommend her highly enough. Thank you Linda
cARL : I recommend Linda to anyone who wants to walk there dog off the lead she is amazing makes everyone welcome and very professional at what she dose..I love going to the off lead training class on a Sunday me and bailey have learnt so much and still a lot more to learn he has now gained confidence in me like I have him off the lead... all down to Linda his recalls are good again all down to Linda for teaching us...I first let Bailey off the lead on kinver edge first few days was good third day he was off and it took me a while to get him back when I finally got him back I thought to myself I need to get him to some off lead training and a friend of the family recommend me to Linda who took her own dog to her training class....so I went with Bailey and it was the best thing I ever did his really good off the lead now it's us owners that need the teaching believe it or not iv learnt so much thank you Linda
aLEX : Fantastic training sessions! I took my puppy from 12 weeks and Linda has helped us with everything. 6months in and I still love the classes and there is always something new to learn. Digger loves going and loves socialising with all of the other dogs. Being outside it is a realistic environment which ensures we are well set up for a good week of walking! Highly recommend.
mICHAEL : Without doubt, Linda is a diamond. We and Henry have benefitted so much from her calm, practical advice. Straight talking, Linda will tell you if it's you or the dog who needs working on, but you always leave empowered and feeling good.
Clare Smith Friendly, welcoming training sessions in 'real' outdoor situations:Linda teaches dog owners how to understand their dogs so that training is really building a partnership between owner and dog and everything becomes fun for both dog and owner as they ...See More
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Victoria Pearson I completely agree with everything Clare has said. Fun, friendly, positive training done for real life situations. Always recommend. x
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Julie Miller I loved that the training is outdoors as for Murphy's problems indoor in a hall wouldn't have worked, you are down to earth and have a good sense of humour x
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Polly Minchin Agree with all the above... I only wish I knew Linda McKenziewhen I had my old lab as a youngster!! I have a Beagle now who with Linda's help has become a graduate!! I have learnt so much as an owner going to training, Linda is full of useful information!! Her classes work, simple!!
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Justin Thomas Can't remember a time when I wasn't training with Linda as I've been coming so long lol.
Great friendly class with, always going the extra mile for both the dogs and owners.
It's quite obvious how much dog training and the friends within the class means to Linda, I couldn't recommend her more.
Even though I'm very happy with the training standard reached with my dogs the fact that I can keep them refreshed and social each week is brilliant for me.
Thanks for everything 😀😀😀
Clare Gwilliam : I can't recommend Linda highly enough to help train YOU and your dog. Love that the training lessons are in a real outdoor environment and fun for both owner and dog. Any issues I've had with my puppy, Linda has always had the answer to get me back on track. Not only are her weekly sessions excellent, I can also really recommend the additional monthly recall workshops. Recall for me was priority. Thank you Linda.
Nicola Delves : We thoroughly enjoyed the recall training. You taught me to have trust and confidence in my very lively dog! I came out of the session feeling very proud of both of us. He responded very well and I am looking forward to the next session. Thank you for all your help and advice.
Helen Davis reviewed The Dog Charmer Dog Training School and Walking Service — 5 star
3 hrs · I highly recommend Linda, her training was excellent we have a changed dog :) . We all loved the structure and environment of the training we were relaxed and enjoyed every moment, we will definitely be back in the Autumn as we loved it so much.
The following email was sent to me on 20th June 2016 from Karen
I enjoy our class every week and you can see how much Eddie is enjoying it. We have benefited so much from going to the class and look forward to seeing the beginners get as,much out of it as we do.
and an email from Julie also on the 20th June 2016
you make sense, and are making me feel confident that I don't have a bad, aggressive dog, just a confused dog who has no idea how to behave because he's not been led, just allowed to get on with it. So thank you very much and looking forward to seeing you next week.
an email from Rachael on 1st July 2016
Thank you for all your help with Peggy, a number of the things you've taught us have been really useful and I use them all the time.
The following email from PT on 25th July 2016
"Last year my young daughter was chased quite aggressively by a loose dog but coming to the Dog Charmer classes has encouraged her to get involved not only with her own puppy but with dogs of all ages in the class too."
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Victoria Pearson I completely agree with everything Clare has said. Fun, friendly, positive training done for real life situations. Always recommend. x
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Julie Miller I loved that the training is outdoors as for Murphy's problems indoor in a hall wouldn't have worked, you are down to earth and have a good sense of humour x
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Polly Minchin Agree with all the above... I only wish I knew Linda McKenziewhen I had my old lab as a youngster!! I have a Beagle now who with Linda's help has become a graduate!! I have learnt so much as an owner going to training, Linda is full of useful information!! Her classes work, simple!!
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Justin Thomas Can't remember a time when I wasn't training with Linda as I've been coming so long lol.
Great friendly class with, always going the extra mile for both the dogs and owners.
It's quite obvious how much dog training and the friends within the class means to Linda, I couldn't recommend her more.
Even though I'm very happy with the training standard reached with my dogs the fact that I can keep them refreshed and social each week is brilliant for me.
Thanks for everything 😀😀😀
Clare Gwilliam : I can't recommend Linda highly enough to help train YOU and your dog. Love that the training lessons are in a real outdoor environment and fun for both owner and dog. Any issues I've had with my puppy, Linda has always had the answer to get me back on track. Not only are her weekly sessions excellent, I can also really recommend the additional monthly recall workshops. Recall for me was priority. Thank you Linda.
Nicola Delves : We thoroughly enjoyed the recall training. You taught me to have trust and confidence in my very lively dog! I came out of the session feeling very proud of both of us. He responded very well and I am looking forward to the next session. Thank you for all your help and advice.
Helen Davis reviewed The Dog Charmer Dog Training School and Walking Service — 5 star
3 hrs · I highly recommend Linda, her training was excellent we have a changed dog :) . We all loved the structure and environment of the training we were relaxed and enjoyed every moment, we will definitely be back in the Autumn as we loved it so much.
The following email was sent to me on 20th June 2016 from Karen
I enjoy our class every week and you can see how much Eddie is enjoying it. We have benefited so much from going to the class and look forward to seeing the beginners get as,much out of it as we do.
and an email from Julie also on the 20th June 2016
you make sense, and are making me feel confident that I don't have a bad, aggressive dog, just a confused dog who has no idea how to behave because he's not been led, just allowed to get on with it. So thank you very much and looking forward to seeing you next week.
an email from Rachael on 1st July 2016
Thank you for all your help with Peggy, a number of the things you've taught us have been really useful and I use them all the time.
The following email from PT on 25th July 2016
"Last year my young daughter was chased quite aggressively by a loose dog but coming to the Dog Charmer classes has encouraged her to get involved not only with her own puppy but with dogs of all ages in the class too."