Reviews

I honestly don’t think words can fully express how grateful and happy I am.

After investing so much time, effort, and money into different trainings, I had reached a point where I genuinely believed online training wouldn’t be able to make a real difference. Before we started, recall was completely unpredictable. I never knew if my dog would come back or ignore me, so off-lead freedom wasn’t something I could even consider.

After just one week of working with you, you’ve completely changed my perspective. The progress has been far beyond anything I expected, and seeing such a reliable recall in such a short time has given me something I had almost lost confidence and hope.

What makes the biggest difference isn’t just the results, but the way you teach. You’re always responsive and fully invested during every session. It truly feels like you care about our success as much as we do.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and helping us. We both are happy now. Our walks are so much more enjoyable now. I’m genuinely excited to continue work with you and I feel incredibly fortunate to have found you.

I wish I went down this route years ago.

After spending thousands of pounds on different types of trainers for my two reactive and high prey drive girls; special harnesses, turning around every 3 steps, hiring private fields, managing every step of the walk, medication, endlessly scattering treats, waiting for the street to be clear before we can leave the house etc. I was close to breaking point feeling like I had failed my dogs because they didn’t get to be dogs anymore. We didn’t get to go to the field or the beach because of off lead dogs, and the fear of my girls starting a fight etc.

I was originally opposed to a firmer trainer such as Ian. My girls are my babies. They’re not pets, or performing monkeys, they’re family. They are my whole entire world. And the idea of someone I didn’t know being quite strict with them made me feel uneasy.

However, after chatting with a friend who has a very well trained dog, and seeing how much freedom and enjoyment his dog has now he’s trained, gave me the push I needed to pull my big girl pants up and go for it.

Tonight, we went to a local lake for the first time in over a year. This place was previously a ‘no-go’ zone for us due to the volume of off lead dogs. Tonight we confidently and calmly walked around. For the first time in a very long time I didn’t want our walk to end.

I actually feel quite emotional writing this. Our world had become so small, stressful and isolated. I have been pulled over, pulled into traffic, injured and humiliated by their behaviour. The girls will now be able to enjoy dog friendly days out and holidays and lots of adventurous walks. I used to hate leaving them at home when going somewhere dog friendly, and now I don’t have to. Our world isn’t small anymore.

The training was worth every penny, and the guilt I felt leaving them at ‘naughty girl school’ for two weeks has now disappeared.

Thank you so much Ian!

Great transformation of our puppy, from an over excitable puppy who dominated walks and had recall at choice, to a dog who is great on/off leash, has a lovely temperament socially and is a joy again to be outdoors with. From seeing your videos online to now- We get commented a-lot about our puppies off leash behaviour. Keep up the great work!

We can’t thank Ian enough for everything he has done for us and our dog. His knowledge and expertise were incredible, and the results have been nothing short of amazing. The training has completely transformed our dog’s behaviour and has genuinely changed our lives for the better. Ian’s support, patience, and understanding made all the difference, and we are so grateful for his help. We would highly recommend him to anyone looking for a truly exceptional dog trainer.

We couldn’t be happier with the results! Our Doberman was extremely reactive and stressed, even during short walks. He was pulling constantly, reacting to everything around him, and honestly we couldn’t take him out comfortably even for 20 minutes.

After just one month of training, the difference is incredible. Walks are now calm and enjoyable, whether on a long leash or using the “heel” command — he walks nicely by our side with no stress.

The trainer was patient, professional, and really understood how to work with problematic and reactive dog. We’ve seen such a huge improvement not only in his behaviour, but also in his confidence and overall calmness.

Would definitely recommend to anyone struggling with a reactive or difficult dog!

I’ve taken my Labrador to the 4 week residential training and she is now brilliant. She used to run straight to dogs and now she won’t even look at them. Her heel work is amazing. I would really recommend!

My two dogs aged 5 have just come back after a three week residential training. Milo was aggressive with other dogs, I could not walk the same side of the pavement without him attacking. Had my second walk with them in a park and they are doing amazing with all their commands, this has given them both a better life, and a less stressful one for me, I dreaded taking them out everyday. Now I will be able to take them everywhere with me. I received daily updates and videos of how they were doing, which put my mind at rest.

Highly recommend Ian explains fully what he does and gets results. Reasonable price for a trained balanced dog no regrets. Thank you ian

Sent our two year old Miniature Schnauzer Stanley, to Ian for three weeks residential training. We had issues with his constant pulling on lead and very reactive towards other dogs with little to no recall. On collection, it was like we had a new dog, even after training , Ian is contactable to answer any questions regarding Stanley’s progress, so it’s up to us now. Sending Stan to IB k9 Training was the best decision we could have made.

I was having issues with my dog being reactive towards people and other dogs. After a chat on the phone with Ian, I chose to have him placed on the three week residential course. The difference in him now is night and day. I can go anywhere with him and have no worries at all. Ian is a top trainer and I wouldn’t leave my dog with anyone else. Great trainer and a nice person too. Can’t speak highly enough of him. Cheers Paul