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Cathy Buicksvia Google

4 months ago

We had a fantastic experience working with Alisdair training our new puppy, Guinness. He guided us through both indoor and outdoor training with patience, clarity, and a real understanding of puppy behavior. Thanks to Alisdair, we feel so much more confident as new dog owners, and Guinness is already showing great progress. Highly recommend!

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David Armstrongvia Google

4 months ago

We had a fantastic trainer in Alasdair. He made every lesson unique and tailored to us. We have dog who we trust and spend many happy days on and off lead thanks to the time we spend getting to know our behaviour. The best thing about Alasdair is how he helped us learn both dog behaviour and our own. We have a great dog who we feel comfortable with in all situations and it's all down to Alasdair. If you want a dog training that flexes to your needs and your dogs I highly recommend Dogs and pups.

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Gemma McGroryvia Google

5 months ago

Alasdair helped me with my dog who became reactive following the death of an older dog. He worked with us both at identifying the issues and putting strategies in place to disengage the behaviour before it started. I was keen to get on top of things before the arrival of a puppy, and I’m pleased to say that the pup has been successfully integrated and my dog is back to her usual self. This is no doubt due to the help we had from Alasdair - would highly recommend!

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Emmavia Google

10 months ago

We started using Alasdair for my Maltese pup Mia not long after her 6 month birthday in August 2023. We’ve been using Alasdair for just over a year now and his work has been amazing! We had our dog mostly trained however, there were a few things we needed help with. Our dog was struggling with toilet training and would often have accidents in the house. Alasdair was able to provide us with tips on how to get her going to the toilet outside and within a visit or two she was successfully toilet trained. She also struggled with reactivity to bigger dogs (her having wee man syndrome as we refer to it). Alasdair was extremely accommodating and would meet either at the house or at our usual walking route. Alasdair got to know our dog from day one and she still completely adores him. Alasdair would assess her issues whilst out on a walk and he listened to any concerns we had and eased them. We were extremely reluctant to letting her off but Alasdair was able to provide lots advice regarding recall and we’re now happy that she is able to walk off lead and listens to recall as it has given her more independence and freedom. Alasdair is not only there to train the dog but he also creates a special bond with owners and trains them on how to then train the dog in his absence. Walking our dog is now a special time as he has increased our confidence and never made us feel embarrassed. My Mother-in-law got a pup a year after we had brought ours home and our dog wasn’t too keen on him and we were extremely worried as we felt that we couldn’t enjoy time together anymore. Alasdair worked with both of us and the dogs to ensure that they got along. Before Alasdairs work we couldn’t have them in the same room together but now they chill out together for hours on end! We will always be grateful of Alasdairs work and it’s good to know that is only at the end of the phone if we require any further training or assistance. We throughly enjoyed the sessions with Alasdair as did my dog and every session was knowledgable. Alasdair is someone to lean on when you are struggling with training and will alleviate your worries. Alasdair will make a serious difference to you and your dog and I would highly recommend him! Thank you Alasdair! We will miss your sessions as will Mia🐾🐶

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Kirsten Douglasvia Google

11 months ago

Absolutely thrilled with the work Alasdair has done with our beagle, Zoey! Beagles aren’t exactly known for their recall, but thanks to Alasdair’s expert training and calm, consistent approach, Zoey now has excellent recall and can confidently be off-lead—even in busy places like Kelvingrove Park! He clearly understands how to work with a dog’s instincts rather than against them, and Zoey absolutely loved her training sessions. We’ve gone from being nervous to let her off the lead to watching her run, explore, and return on command with confidence. Couldn’t recommend Alasdair highly enough—he’s genuinely transformed our walks!