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Our Border Collie, Jax, has just returned home after completing a 4-week intensive residential training programme with Beth at My Dogs Trainer in Southampton.

Firstly, we want to express our gratitude to Beth for taking such good care of Jax during his stay. It was reassuring to know he was not only being trained, but also shown genuine love and affection while away from home. Jax is a sweet-natured and generally well-behaved boy, with solid basic training already in place. However, we were looking for support with his reactivity around other dogs, which can be unpredictable.

After an initial phone consultation, we were advised to book Jax in for the 4-week Reactivity (Severe Behavioural Issues) programme. While the communication and check-ins throughout were positive, with Beth reporting that Jax settled in well, only grumbled occasionally, and responded promptly to redirection from day one, we were left wondering if such an intensive programme was the right fit.

Beth was very accommodating throughout and was happy for us to visit with our daughter during his stay. Because Jax had been showing such positive behaviour, we wondered if his usual reactivity might have been reduced simply because our daughter wasn’t present, as she often walks with us. Beth welcomed the opportunity to observe Jax with our daughter around, and from this, confirmed she was happy with the training strategies she had put in place and how he responded.

In hindsight, we feel it would have been beneficial for owners to have an in-person assessment for the 4-week stay, before committing to both the financial cost (£2,100 + £650 for boarding) and the emotional impact of being without their dog for a month. Had Beth had the chance to meet and observe Jax beforehand, myself and my husband believe a shorter or different training option may have been more appropriate.

That said, we are pleased with the verbal cues Jax now responds well to, particularly “let’s go” and “with me”, which are a testament to the training he received. While we haven’t noticed any major behavioural changes, likely due to his already good manners, we do feel more confident with clear strategies to manage his reactivity moving forward.

Overall, we truly appreciate the care Beth gave Jax and the positive tools we’ve taken away. We just hope that in future, more tailored recommendations can be offered upfront to ensure the best fit for each individual dog and their needs.

We had our five-month-old German Shepherd puppy, Floki, trained by Beth — and the transformation has been nothing short of remarkable.

Before training, we were doing everything we could: attending puppy classes, reading training materials, and trying our best at home. But without the right experience, it felt like we were getting nowhere. Floki was biting, jumping up, chewing his lead, having accidents indoors, and humping. He wasn’t a bad dog, we simply weren’t communicating with him in a way he could understand.

That’s when Beth stepped in, and everything changed.

After working with her, Floki is like a completely different dog. He listens to our commands, walks beautifully on the lead, and, best of all, we can now give him love and attention without the chaos that used to follow. It’s a joy to spend time with him.

Beth didn’t just train Floki, she trained us too. She helped us understand how our actions might have been unintentionally encouraging bad behavior, and she guided us to adjust our approach in a way that truly supports Floki's learning.

Beth is an incredible trainer and a true asset to her profession. We are beyond grateful for what she’s done for our family.

With heartfelt thanks,
The Bourgaize Family

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We cannot thank the trainer enough for the incredible support in helping Marley settle in the car! Before this, every journey was a chaotic chorus of barks and howls at the slightest twitch of a leaf or passing cyclist—but now, it’s like we’re riding with a seasoned traveler. The transformation is nothing short of miraculous.
From the very first session, the trainer was calm, attentive, and totally tuned in to Marley’s needs (and ours!). They took the time to understand his triggers and tailored strategies that actually worked, with endless patience and a brilliant sense of humour to keep things light. You could see their passion and expertise shine through in every moment.
Thanks to this guidance, car rides have gone from stressful to smooth. Marley’s more confident, relaxed, and we no longer dread opening the car door.
Absolutely fantastic service—highly recommended to anyone who thinks calm car rides are just a dream. They made it our reality. 🚗🐾

Our 6 month puppy Mabel did a 3 week stay. Caitlin was fantastic with Mabel, the updates were so thorough and the pup dates were brilliant so we could see how Caitlin was training her. It is a work in progress now we have her home but we have seen an incredible improvement with her behavior compared with how she was before she went. A big thank you Caitlin, you are amazing and Mabel loved you.

We have noticed a marked improvement in our boys jumping up when someone comes in (two days after returning home), the barking in the garden and house also appears much better (early days) so hopefully this will continue to improve, the lead walking is better but still issues if they see a cat, it would be nice if the trainers took them for lead training in the real world, not country lanes where there is no w traffic, kids on scooters and bikes as well as their mortal enemies cats, but hopefully we can work on that but it will take some time as I'm still not confident to walk them on my own through our estate to the park, due to their strength. We could see the love and care given to them by Beth and the kennel staff during their stay and would use them again.

Caitlin has been amazing, we had our Doberman in and he is transformed
We had regular updates and can’t praise the team enough

10/10

We had Caitlin as a trainer for our doberman puppy. She was amazing and there’s an obvious difference in her obedience. We also felt really at ease leaving our puppy with her and had so much fun watching Caitlin work with her. I must say her personality and performance is awesome, i bet my dog misses her already!

A massive Thankyou to Caitlin - fabulous and very funny young lady. Her pup dates were informative and our boy looked so happy on all the videos sent. We were initially apprehensive of leaving our Huggie (silver worm) for 3 weeks but after the first pup date we knew he was going to be ok and in good care. We thought we would give him few weeks at home before writing a review and whilst we will have to continue with his and our training we have noticed a difference in him. We have also been given excellent support since he’s been home. We highly recommend Caitlin and team Thankyou.

Beth was great, our dog has come back so much calmer after 2 weeks, we need to keep up the work, but been so much easier after spending the time with Beth!

This is Rocky’s second time with MyDogsTrainer and again Beth has been absolutely amazing. Beth goes above and beyond in helping with Rocky. The communication is brilliant. Beth kept me constantly updated answering every question and advising me. If ever I worried Beth put my mind at rest immediately. I truly can’t thank Beth enough and will always use her for any dog training. Beth has been more than just a trainer and Rocky loves her.

Beth has been amazing for our cocker spaniel Oscar!
Not only has Oscar grasped the training that we asked Beth to help us with but he also got lots of walks and cuddles with cute photos to show us how happy Oscar was with Beth.

Beth has given us all the tools to continue her hard work at home, happy pup and happy home!

Thank you Beth!

Super communication from start to finish made our experience so much better leaving the dog with Beth. She’s been great, keeping us updated on his progress throughout with messages, photos and videos. On pickup we went through everything he’d been working on and how to keep up with it at home. Definitely recommend if you’re struggling with the training. Thanks Beth!

I’m very happy with the training. They were all lovely and caring. I noticed a great improvement in my dog’s behaviour form the minute we left the kennel. Of course, we have to keep working at home with her but it was a great foundation. Thank you so much ☺️❤️

Caitlin was superb and our dog has improved x10 since his 12 day reactivity training.
The process with the back office team was also seamless and simple.

Would use again and highly recommend.

Giles as a male Jack Russel is a strong character but after 6 weeks he returned much calmer and some boundaries now in place which makes it much more fun for both of us
Off lead in park , listening ,tolerance of other dogs are particular benefits of his 6 week course

Many many thanks

Beth kept me informed of progress with videos and messages. Doris is a different dog much calmer today when I collected her and no jumping up. I have very clear instructions on what to do to continue the training. Beth was amazing with Doris and I am extremely impressed with the progress.

Another amazing experience with Beth. My dog Duke has been back for another 5 day stay as a refresher for his previous training. Could not rate Beth any higher, she is amazing with him and also with me - providing regular updates and a great hand over on collection so I can work on progressing his training myself at home.

I would like to say a big thank you to Yasemina for her effort and support while our Jack Russell, Pickle, had three weeks of residential training with her at Birchwood Kennels in Worlingham. From the minute I dropped her off, I felt that she was in good hands. Yas really listened to my concerns and focused her work and attention on the issues that were worrying me the most. She sent me honest, regular updates and has continued to stay in touch to see how we are getting on. I really feel she cares about Pickle's progress. In terms of Pickle, from the first walk after picking her up I noticed instantly that her recall has been consolidated and she is much more conscious of what I am doing - looking at me, listening and responding to the "let's go" command that Yas introduced for me to use when I need Pickle to be less reactive with other dogs. I know there is no such thing as a quick fix, but Yas has equipped me to build on her training and I know that she will help me out going forward if I have questions or need a refresh. She has even offered to meet up for a walk, which I think goes above and beyond! In terms of the kennel experience, something I had been dreading, I don't think the staff could have been more caring and attentive to the many dogs of all shapes and sizes they have in their charge.

We are so pleased with the work Beth at Southhampton put into our vizsla Molly. They worked on loose lead walking, jumping up, and other behaviours. We noticed the moment Molly came home the changes, Molly seemed calmer and less hyper. Molly visited Beth nearly two weeks ago and her loose lead walking is almost perfect!! Beth has also been really supportive after we’ve had Molly home and I feel I can drop Beth a message and she’ll respond and reassure me! Thank you Beth. I think Molly misses you 🐾 thanks again. We would highly highly recommend, The Hickman’s x

I highly recommend Caitlin, she has done a fantastic job with Rio our German Shepherd. He loves her and all the crew in Oxford, he wasn’t so sure he wanted to go home!
He was sent to them as a last resort! He was always a beautiful dog with a wonderful temperament but he would not listen! He needed to learn some manners, he is still only young but with continued training at home, we can see the light lol
He is so much better he listens most of the time .
I will definitely book him in with them in Oxford if we go on holiday, that way he will have a great holiday too with the people he has grown to love.