Southend Dog Training Reviews 

Oh my gosh from the moment I arrived (I was so nervous) Sophie made me feel welcome and relaxed me … we sat and talked about Bobbie’s issues and she was completely comforting and empathetic about the issues and a great understanding what I needed for him… we worked on the issues I was shown what to do have started to receive training to help Bobbie … I went home smiling looking forward to our life together, thank you Sophie you are amazing … now can’t wait to put it into practice (and I’m still crying happy tears)

Great session with Aaron today.
Good, sound, sensible advice to help our 2 year old goldendoodle.
He taught me how to handle tricky situations. I left feeling confident and indeed put into practice his advice on the way home and it works.
We have had some training for our other dogs in the past from Southend Dog Training and know the advice works.
We feel very lucky to have been able to get their help.

My trainer was Aaron, I went for training today with my Cane Corso for reactivity, lead walking and better overall control.
It was like a total make over by the end of the session I could walk her past another dog with control. This was purely from taking everything in Aaron told me to do. We made a plan and a goal to make sure this gets trained into her over the coming days/weeks so this behaviour sticks but I couldn’t be more grateful for the understanding and education from Aaron he is a very knowledgable teacher !! I’ve wasted so much money on trainers but this training was priceless !!!

We were made to feel comfortable straight away,my boy is a rescue and no history known, Sophie done everything at his speed, didn't overwhelm him with anything

Sophie is amazing!! Had our second 1:1 session today. And the outcome is just insane from the day we rescued missy to now and that’s all thanks to the knowledge and support Sophie has given us!
Thankyou so, so much!!

I had two sessions with Sophie to help deal with my dog Franklin’s reactivity. The reason I went was because He would lunge and be uncontrollable on the lead and I was at the end of my tether after having 2 previous behaviourists and not having any luck. They assessed his reactivity and understood why he was reacting by his behaviour and reading his body language. She then assessed my collar and lead and provided me with a better set up for Franklin to help me control him. She then came up with a plan to help deal with this by building up distance to dogs in a controlled environment and techniques to use and I literally seen a different dog there was no lunging or him being up on his back legs. She has given me the correct tools to practice out in the real world and we will have a follow up in 4 weeks time to see how we have got on. I found the service and expertise amazing I drove 3 and a half hours to come here and was well worth it. I cannot recommend them enough.

After a conversation explaining the situation with my dog, who is a rescue from the meat trade in Korea, I arrived at the centre where Aaron was waiting. He had done research on a particular breed which is in common in this country, he took time to talk, watch my dog and how we be behaved, Asking questions all the time. He identified my dogs desperate need for self preservation and how he behaves being down to a highly wired level of fear. He showed me things I can do and has given me a lot of homework. Brilliant. Will change my boys life

Had a fantastic training session with AAron Rogers . He did a fantastic job helping me help my boy Jackson by using a slip lead . Jackson was able to be around his dog Hank and not lunge and bark everytime they look at each other . 10 + stars . I Highly recommend Southend dog training.

The observations and highlighting the start of the problematic behaviour to us has enabled us to start training and take control of the behaviour

Another brilliant packwalk with Adam and other like minded dog owners.
I cannot thank all the team at SDT enough for all their help and advice on this journey with my Shepherd.

John

Had a great session with Adam this morning, we both come to the conclusion it was us that needed the training more so than our Rottie! Adam was honest, confident and direct which is something that we like in a trainer/person, within a couple of hours we had taken away so much information and felt so confident. We still have another session to go which we are looking forward to learn so much more , so Thank u also great tea!!!!!

Sophie is amazing to work with! She’s been so understanding of our family situation and helpful in adapting training to suit our current needs as we brought our baby home. Her passion for what she does is so apparent in the way she shows up to each session and we are so appreciative of her willingness to go above and beyond for a family from across the pond. Our dog’s behavior has improved immensely, and my wife and I grow more and more confident in how we can help him continue to do so. Thanks so much for all you do!

Aaron was fantastic even with the mix up on timings ☺️. I can’t recommend him highly enough he was super friendly,welcoming and nonjudgmental, giving so much advice and support. He totally understood all the issues we spoke of and we left feeling like the time we spent with him was invaluable - although we are very aware that we have a lot of work to do to embed new mindset and behaviours and in their normal environment it may be more challenging Aaron showed us that we can walk without lead pulling with two calm boys. Thank you so much Aaron for all your help, advice and professionalism

Amazing experience. Adam and his team were really welcoming, friendly and professional.
Left there feeling confident in managing my Miniature Schnauzers reactivity.
If you are struggling then I would definitely highly recommend!!

What can I say. We went to see the fabulous Sophie. The regret only I have is not going sooner. I couldn’t recommend her more.

Just got back from my first walk with George and I couldn’t be happier. If I ever have an issue with George in the future I will travel the 2+ hours to see you again thank you so much 🤗 future.

From the start to finish our engagement with South End dog training has been 5*. Gemma was brilliant on the lead up to our training session, keeping us informed with everything we needed to know in advanced. Adam is amazing to work with, for context I’ve seen 2 other dog behaviourist before driving 4 hrs to visit these guys. By far Adam is the best, offering to the point and practical advice. Our confidence has been restored in both our dog and how we need to handle him. Thanks very much Adam and team :-). Matt

Had a great training session with sofie today such a lovely and understanding woman she helped me out greatly with my dog training I would recommend Southend dog training to anyone

We had a two hour training with Sophie today and she was just amazing! We instantly felt at ease. She was amazing with Nala. We couldn't believe the progress we made and honestly feel like what we learnt today will be life changing for both myself, my partner and Nala. We can't thank Sophie enough.

Sophie was very approachable and experienced trainer.
Highly recommended to use this company!