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We are so pleased with Katie and what’s she achieved with Oscar it’s made so much difference to us all.
The updates from Katie during his stay with her were frequent and pleasing with photos and videos, it was so nice to see Oscar in action he was actually smiling in all his photos.
The first hand over session was very good but a lot to remember, this is where the videos sent to us helps a lot as I think the owners probably need more training than the dogs.
We also had a second hand over at our house as wanted some advice on indoor training especially with our daughter and Oscar. Also introducing Oscar with our cat Ruby which I think will be a time thing as he’s far to lively at the moment for her.

We will definitely recommend you to any one and re-use you in the future.
A big thank you to everyone at Adolescent dogs.

Stan went off for 2 weeks training as he was your typical adolescent lab who had no boundaries, was over friendly with everyone and everything, he countersurfed and had selective hearing when it came to recall. She kept us fully informed of his progress and sent us many photos during his stay with her. When we went to pick up Stan after his 2 weeks training, it was like seeing a different dog! He was calm, focused and an absolute pleasure to walk. She went through all the training techniques in detail and spent lots of time with us going through those techniques. We had a further handover session a week later to go through any issues we had encountered once he came home with us. She has also been in regular contact since. I am so pleased with Stan’s progress, it has made our bond stronger and he is a pleasure to walk. I would highly recommend Adolescent Dogs to anyone as the progress Stan made in her care was absolutely amazing.

We had a great experience with Rebecca from Adolescent Dogs who trained our Labrador puppy Malindi. She now has a great foundation of commands and we really liked the fact that training was in a home environment.

We decided to use adolescent dogs through a friends recommendation and we left our four month Golden retriever for three weeks whilst we were on summer holiday.
We had a fantastic experience with Andrea!!
Rosie (our puppy) had a lovely time and we felt that Andrea was the best trainer we could have had for her
Warm, kind, caring but also specific and diligent with all aspects of her training.
All communication with her was excellent and we had daily photos and feedback.
We felt completely at ease when we left Rosie at her house.
All concerns, priorities and wishes were considered to structure her training and Andrea was brilliant!
She focused in all the areas we asked her to work on and Rosie made a great improvement whilst she was under her care. The handover lesson in the end was comprehensive, detailed and very informative.
I would highly recommend Andrea for dog training and we hope to use her again in the future.

My 8-month old Labrador was booked into Adolescent Dogs for 5 weeks because of incessant barking and door aggression. The Advanced Senior Trainer I chose had an impressive list of qualifications and experience and her specialist areas included barking and aggression. A video of the problem was sent to the trainer before training commenced so that training could be tailored around this specific problem. After 5 weeks and once home the only way I could stop the barking and door aggression was to constantly feed treats when anyone came to the door, as I was advised to do. I was told it wasn't a “quick fix” and that dogs can “revert to old behaviours” so I persevered with the treat training and all the time she was being fed treats she was fine. I then received a link to the training video which showed my dog happily allowing a 'stranger' into the trainer's home without barking or showing any sign of aggression. She looked a different dog and I was thrilled so I wrote a 5* review based on the video and continued with the treat training hoping that eventually she would be as calm and non-aggressive at my door as she was at the trainer's door. Some weeks later whilst I was still treat feeding as there was no improvement without them, I discovered that the 'stranger' in the training video was a member of the trainer's own household who my dog had been living with for 5 weeks. I felt the training video was deceiving and complained to Adolescent Dogs who reluctantly offered a further week's training which I refused. After 5 weeks training with no improvement I didn't feel another week would help.

During the past week I started thinking about the trainer's background qualifications and experience displayed on the company's website and decided to look into it further. It now transpires that Adolescent Dogs' trainers' “Background Qualifications and Experience” mainly consist of webinars, seminars and watching dvd's. I brought this to the attention of Adolescent Dogs and all of the trainers' profiles were quickly changed on the website and now include webinars, seminars and dvd's.

Over 1,500 dogs have had training at Adolescent Dogs (although only 29 good reviews on here) and if their owners feel that the company has misrepresented its trainers' impressive lists of “Background Qualifications and Experience”, particularly if they were induced into a contract based on those qualifications and experience, they should write to Miss Jenny Trigg and Mr Mike Newland, owners of Adolescent Dogs. However, Miss Trigg will always lay the blame on the owner.

We can’t thank Adolescent Dogs enough. We left a frightened two year old rescue dog who shrieked in fear every time he saw another dog and barked at new people and returned to a confident and friendly dog who loves playing with other dogs and meeting new people. To be honest we didn’t think the change could be so radical. We are absolutely delighted as it has changed our lives for the better as well as our beautiful, wonderful little dog! Our trainer really was magnificent, I wouldn’t have any hesitation in recommending her or using her again if we had another dog with problems.

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Having saved for a year to book my dog into Adol, Dogs, I am very disappointed to say the least.
I ended up cancelling having found out just days before my dog went for a trial visit, that I am expected to meet the trainer in a park, and just hand my dog over. I am not permitted to visit the house or have the address where my dog will stay, and this is the norm! I was told an Advanced Senior Trainer was required for my dog, and given two options, one 2 hours away and the other over 3 hours away, then told the closest one was no longer available, so opted for the trainer over 3 hours away. I had to book my dog in for 3 days with this trainer for a trial visit to see how my dog coped, which meant I had to book accommodation near by in case I had to pick him up earlier, I did all this totally unaware that I could only meet at a neutral meeting place and hand my dog over to a complete stranger. I first asked for an address of the trainer on the 1st August and received no response. I then asked again last week and again received no response to my request, resulting in me contacting the actual company, as I had been directed all communication was to be to the trainer. Then I was told that the trainer would respond, which she did and somewhat aggressively telling me that her home was private and she could not have anyone just coming over there….! Initially I had been told that my dog was to have his trial in Sept, then this was brought forward to August, as she had no dogs there in August and this would be best. Imagine my surprise to be told today (18th Aug) that I could not visit her home when I brought my dog to her as she had a dog there that was anxious and nervous…hang on I was told that my dog would be on his own at the trial period. When I raised all my concerns and the fact that I had forked out over £700 on accommodation for myself and my partner up north, to be close by, I get told that I am someone who clearly lacks in trust and they have huge concerns about this… this is after I discover they have an “ADVANCED SENIOR TRAINER” just an hour away that actually specialised in my dogs needs and I confront them with it…
Now their trainer no longer wants to entertain my dog and she was doing us a favour as the trial was free, we would have happily paid for the trial, except that when they were talking to us on the phone and trying to bully us into booking 6 weeks, not the 4 they state on their site required for dogs with nervous aggression, they told me that our dog could have a free trial….! The whole lot stinks and I am very disappointed and upset as I was really looking forward to my dog receiving professional training but I have been left with serious questions, why have they not offered the trainer just an hour away, meeting them in a public place would have been so much simpler, not requiring us to book overnight accommodation, we could have met up once or twice till we felt confident in handing our valuable loved pet over, and not subjected to some sort of attack where we are left being told that we have “trust issues” as we wont drive 3 hours to Cheshire and hand our dog over to a stranger in a park and just trust that he will be okay and where we are told he is… Something that I am sure Max’s owners had wished they had when their poor dog suffered horrendously at the hands of one of their trainers, poor Max was clearly not where his owner thought he was.. Ya needs to learn something about customer training… and any vet or police officer worth their salt would not advise me to go to some park and hand over my dog to a stranger who is supposed to be keeping him overnight, unless I see the person beforehand, meet them and see where my dog will be staying! I don’t have trust issues, I have a gut instinct!

Our Spinone puppy was entering the ‘whatever’ phase when we left her with Adolescent Dogs this July. We possibly chose the hottest three weeks of the year - temperatures in excess of 30C for many days. Ada’s trainer Petra was amazing - keeping her safe in the excessive heat yet still managing to progress her training. We returned to an extremely happy dog who was far more responsive to us and whose basic training was firmly inbedded. We had two fantastic handovers - the first in a shady wood - it was still so hot! We were given demonstrations of all that Ada had achieved and clear instructions about how to carry on her training at home.

Adolescent Dogs say that training is 50%dogs 50% owners, I think they are being far to generous to us as owners! Petra has enabled us to enjoy our time with Ada even more with her excellent advice and hard work. We are very grateful.

We can’t recommend Adolescent Dogs enough, especially our trainer, Jolene. She really is a wonderful trainer and very patient with Zac, our Border Collie - and with us! After four weeks of intensive training Zac knew exactly what he was doing. I suspect we weren’t such good pupils. In the handover session Jolene took lots of time to explain what we should be doing and let us try it out with Zac under her guidance - and then correcting us when necessary.

Zac seems to have had a great time with her and, although he was very pleased to see us (and us him!!), he had obviously built up a lovely bond with Jolene and this was great to see. We could see he was happy and had had fun while learning lots.

Now Zac’s home, we're all sticking to the new rules and he seems to be gaining confidence that he has to do what he did with Jolene with us too. We just keep repeating everything over and over and we're getting there. We've got the follow up session booked and Jolene has been in touch to check we're all OK. It’s really helpful to know she’s still on hand for those questions and guidance when we need reassuring.

We send our thanks and highest praise to Jolene. She really does do a great job!

I left my rescue German Shepherd with the trainer for five weeks and at the end of the time she was a different dog. The regular videos and messages allowed me to follow some of her training and the two hour handover at the end of her stay allowed me to begin to change my behaviour towards her. I learned a great deal about how she was interpreting some of the messages (the wrong messages) that I was unconsciously conveying to her and both our lives have changed for the better. We are now going on long walks and if we meet another dog I feel much more confident to deal with the situation and keep her stress levels to a minimum. The trainer was very professional and well-informed and I have been delighted with the outcome of her stay. I would highly recommend this experience to anyone with a difficult or reactive dog.

Our Cockerpoo puppy had a 3 week training stay with Natalie from Adolescent Dogs, starting at 10 weeks of age. It was a bit of a wrench to part with our new pup but Natalie obviously loves dogs, loves training them and treats her charges as part of her family. The training she gave set our puppy up with great foundations in recall, lead walking, socialisation, and basic obedience skills. When she came home problems e.g. nipping were vastly improved and we have enjoyed having our puppy much more because of the training Natalie provided. It has been a really worthwhile investment for our family, and has a achieved a level of training we never would have managed attending puppy classes. It is also reassuring to know that someone is there for advice if we need it as our puppy grows up. We would highly recommend Adolescent Dogs.

Poppy is a lovely golden retriever puppy and although we had been to 2 different sessions of puppy classes we were struggling to follow this up out of the classes. As she was getting bigger and her jumping up at everyone was becoming a problem we decided to get some help and having read many reviews decided to proceed

From the first contact with Andrea the experience has been amazing. Everything was explained clearly to us and we understood what we needed to do. She supplied us with loads of pictures and feedback whilst she had Poppy and we felt happy to know where she was and what she was doing. It is lovely to see that Poppy was treated as part of her family and cared for so affectionately.

Poppy now consistently sits/down/wait/stay and no longer jumps up or steals food. Her recall is improving all the time and we are continuing to follow the trainer’s rules to achieve this

We have had 2 handover sessions as we were struggling a little with Poppy’s recall and the trainer happily gave us some more help and tips and has said we can contact her anytime if we need further help.

I would not hesitate to recommend your service to other people as I feel we are now able to enjoy our beautiful dog even more.

Back in March we introduced a working cocker pup into our family with the hope of working the dog with some of our hawks, she quickly decided to latch onto our toddler who is autistic and is currently awaiting major brain surgery.

It soon became very clear that the pup was his best friend and they became very attached to each other, our hopes of using her for flushing vanished and we quickly realised what a positive impact she had on our child.

He struggled to interact with us and was pretty much non verbal until the dog came along, he started interacting and playing with her and she seemed aware of his needs and would lie with him gently nudging him if he had a meltdown. Our biggest problem was she was such a lively pup and would barge her way out of doors at 100mph regardless of who was in the way, we knew that with our toddlers upcoming brain surgery we couldnt risk this and after many hours of research and debating what was best for us and the dog we decided to send her for training.

It wasnt an easy decision, we knew how close the bond was between the pair of them, we just wanted to ensure she was calmer around him and had good manners.

From the original email to the handover training session we have been delighted, Lila our trainer took it all on board as to how the dog needed to be calmer and to be his service dog, throughout her stay Lila sent us pictures and videos for our son as he found the seperation from his dog difficult to deal with.

The end result is absolutely fantastic and we are amazed at her progress!!
She is so much calmer, walks closely on the lead, doesnt charge around the house like a loonatic and her manners mean our little boy is safe around her.

Her training has exceeded our expectations by far and we highly recommend adolescent dogs and have already done so to other parents with special needs children who want the perfect buddy for their child.

A huge heartfelt thankyou to Lila for making our sons best friend a top dog!!

My dog has recently returned from a 4 week residential course. He received wonderful care and training throughout his stay. The excellent communication between the lovely trainer and myself gave me peace of mind whilst away. I can see the results of the training, and am supported by great advice/feedback from the trainer, the staff at Adolescent Dogs, and the training manual and videos. Thank you for looking after and training my lovely dog, and for helping me develop my skills.

Luna and Naomi

Naomi from Adolescent Dogs has worked miracles with my Dog Luna.

Could not recommend her enough.

Thank you

Adolescent Dogs took Nigel in as an untrained street dog on behalf of a charity. Living with his trainer meant that he was given intensive training accompanied by great care and love to give him the all important boundaries for living in a home. One month on from their initial handover to us and with a second brilliant handover to follow-up, his transformation is incredible, all thanks to you. He's a perfect fit for our family and we have been supported so brilliantly by you at every stage, we cannot thank you enough.

We would thoroughly recommend Adolescent Dogs - the service we received from our first enquiry through to the incredible training they did for our puppy and the handover and after care has been incredible. You can tell that they care so much about dogs but also about the individual needs of each dog and also their owners. Our trainer Ola was superb and she has transformed our Labrador puppy - she has been so supportive and provided frequent updates and pictures throughout the training and also detailed follow-up notes. We now have an incredible well behaved dog and real confidence of what we are doing to continue his training.

Having a boisterous boxer puppy that was growing rapidly was starting to cause concerns for my wife. Solid muscle, full of energy and hard to control. She was walking us, not the other way around.
So a bit of web surfing brought Adolescent Dogs to our attention. Seemed quite expensive at the outset, but reviews were good and we made a commitment to our boxer when we bought her.
From the first enquiry, and the way in which our queries were handled, we started to get more comfortable. And we made a 4 week booking within a few days.
We were also nervous about ‘losing’ our dog for 4 weeks, but from the first meeting with Ola I could tell that our puppy was in safe hands.
From the run-up we were aware that we would get once weekly direct contact, plus weekly updates from Facebook. However that wasn’t the case. We received regular updates and pictures through WhatsApp, and some of the contact was in query to the puppy’s health and well being. For example we had provided a coat that covered her back, but this was through the period of snow and we were informed that this won’t cover her stomach. Ola provided our pup with a better coat through her stay, with advice for us on what to look for in a replacement. The food we had provided was too small for a dog of her size (small kibble), so again we were put on the right track. All in thee right way, and all done with the pup’s welfare in mind.
When we picked the pup up 4 weeks later, we had a 2.5 hour handover to show us how to continue and build upon what had been taught. Another 3 hour handover since then, and another one this weekend because we have one or two minor struggles.
Did we get a perfect dog back? No, but that would be impossible within 4 weeks. We do have a boxer puppy who can walk ‘loose lead’, come when called, has calmed considerably and is far better than we could have imagined. Less stress, calm yet playful puppy and absolutely no regrets for taking this route.
I’m not a review writer as standard, unless there is an exceptional reason for doing so. This is one of those rare instances that fully warrants the time and effort to do so.

My puppy and I learnt a lot in 8 packed weeks. Great team, with Libby being a very patient teacher. Katie was also very helpful and gave me a lot of useful advice. Would absolutely recommend to anyone looking for a puppy training course.

Hi Libby & team ,

Willow here , just want to say thanks for my present and the classes , really enjoyed it and my parents now know a lot more then when they started, but I keep them on their toes ;-)

As for the the puppy sit-ups I think you humans would say Fi and myself “smashed it at 20” ;-)

Must go , as I’m off to play in the snow as I love it and if I wind them up too much I might be calling on you ;-)