WOW!!!! Graeme came and visited me and my four dogs today. Luka our Samoyed, Ava our Westie, Maya our Romanian rescue and Charlie our Cyprus Poodle rescue. Within minutes of Graeme coming into my home I could see a difference in our dogs.
I called Graeme as I was having problems with the dogs barking at everything! The security light coming on, the postman, the door being knocked, family coming into the house, people walking past the bottom of our fenced garden, jumping up people, pulling on lead, craziness of actually trying to get the dogs on lead in a calm way and on a walk..
Well after a very in depth conversation which all made sense and why all my previous attempts of trying to get the dogs to stop barking, jumping up and pulling my arm out of the socket had failed, we put theory into practice. I honestly wouldn’t have believed the difference if I hadn’t seen it myself. The chaos that would normally ensue with getting leads out and putting them on the dogs to opening the front door never actually happened After Graeme took control and showed me how to walk the dogs to heel I took the lead.
I have been out briefly since Graeme left with each of the dogs and was amazed it was still working and he wasn’t present! I know it’s work in progress and consistency and hard work needs to continue but I a feeling very positive. I’m currently sitting with the back door open, i can hear people walking past and dogs barking in the distance and usually the dogs would charge out there and start barking but no, they are all laying on the floor.. they haven’t run off they are actually here.. but quiet?!?! It’s a whole new concept to me, Charlie had a quick low gruff and an ‘Ay’ nipped him in the bud.
If anyone is looking for a dog trainer this is the guy you need! I had four and a half hours with Graeme and is definitely money worth spending, lovely chap, easy to talk to with a sense of humour with it. Also I would like to say thankyou to Sarah who i spoke with initially, polite, friendly, lovely lady who explained everything to me and checked that i wanted to go ahead before taking the deposit. Very thorough and answered all my questions, well done for keeping up with all my dogs, their names, ages and breeds/where they were from!
