Customer Reviews

Antiguan street dog extreme fear aggression

I met Patricia at a difficult time in my life, I lost my 16 year old Doberman, Bugsy, and had gained an Antiguan street Dog, locally known as a ‘Wadadli’ called Ralph. Ralph was always a very nervous dog, he’d not had a great start in life, and when Bugsy passed away he became scared of his own shadow. Life reached a point when I feared I was living with a wild untamed animal and wondered if I’d done the right thing in bringing Ralph to what I thought was a better life for him. I met Patricia at a very desperate time, all my prayers were answered! Ralph and I started behaviour modification programme and within a few weeks I started to notice the difference. It’s still early days, but the change in Ralph is massive and I can only put that down to Patricia’s expertise, experience, and knowledge. I followed her guidance and stuck with the training and it’s most definitely working! Thank you Patricia, for staying in constant touch and holding my hand all the way through x Highly recommend to anyone that has an extreme case of fear aggression, don’t give up, call Patricia!

Female Doberman reactivity

Hey, I had to rest my brain a bit to understand yesterday’s session and I just wanted to say thank you for taking us in. I know it was a lot for you too. But that energy of yours was a huge huge help to us. I have never seen her so calm after a session with dogs. Once maybe in the beginning I managed to introduce her to dogs and I was never able to do it again and I understand why now. Previous sessions with other trainers just made us more and more anxious and I could see that my partner lost his hope to help her and stopped working with her reactivity in a positive way , “choking” training traumatised all of us I think I’m so glad I had a chance to meet you in person. When I saw her approaching you in the end of the session just being there happy and calm enjoying your cuddles it just kinda opened my eyes that we weren’t there for her when she needed us most I don’t think I will take in another trainer I will try to restore that positive energy that we had. And rather paying and experimenting with new trainers I just prefer to spend some quality time with you if we can’t keep up.We were having a walk yesterday night and she was really calm. Sniffing a lot much more than previously on walks. And when she saw another dog she just stopped and looked instead of full blown off mode – she just came back to us when called and continued walking.Honestly best rehab ever for us after those very frustrating training sessions. Hard to find right words to say how grateful I am for you just being there with us.

Hollie Spooner – Cockerpoo mum

For a couple of months now me and my partner have wanted to get a little bit of help with some dominance issues we had with our cockapoo 9 month old boy Lenny – he is such an amazing lovely boy but we were a little embarrassed to ask for help thinking we could nip it in the bud ourselves however we bit the bullet & my god I’m so glad we did. After 2 hours with Patricia my dog is a new dog, we have lots of homework to do and new behaviours as owners to learn ourselves but we are so happy already within 2 hours so many improvements! & lead walking .. well Lenny was walking us! But after working with Patricia knowing the techniques and what to do… he is a new dog and a pleasure to walk! Anyone who is thinking do I/don’t I get some help – please do from one dog owner to another I’m so happy we did it was worth every penny  thank you Patricia xx

Cavachon barking at people, pulling on lead

5 year old CavachonPatricia came to my house yesterday to see my Cavachon who’s five. He barked at people walking past our fence, would only walk HIS WAY when out, and was over protective of me. Within 2 hrs of Patricia’s guidance he is a changed dog. Now listens to commands and walks behind me where I want to go. This woman is incredible, very professional and knows her job. Would highly recommend her. And it’s never to late for your dog no matter what age they are.

Spaniel 2nd dog advice Zoom session

I used Patricia via a Zoom session a few months ago. She was great then so I did not hesitate to contact her again for help with another issue with my cocker spaniel. I had a Zoom session yesterday morning and as expected Patricia had prepared well what she wanted to cover to make best use of the time and was full of helpful advice. I have already seen positive changes in my dog after implementing her suggestions. Patricia will remain my go-to for any doggy advice and being able to use Zoom makes it so convenient. Thank you Patricia!

Bulgarian Pointer cross rescue

Hi Patricia, I hope all is well with you.

I know we only ever did one session with you back in May with but in that one session I felt I learnt an awful lot about Sadie from you . The biggest thing I learnt from you is how much she liked to have her own space respected from other dogs and people. She wasn’t an aggressive dog but she just wanted and needed that space. So since our meeting I have respected that and not allowed other dogs or people to come into her space unless otherwise welcomed by her. 5 months on from our meeting and it’s like the penny has dropped. We have had her almost 2 years now and I have finally got to a point where she is fully engaged with me on walks. She’s not running off or getting distracted by other dogs , she wants to be my side off lead . It’s been amazing. Treats are now working in a positive way. Since our meeting, we have had hardly any negative interactions so both our confidence has grown with one another. My husband was super impressed with how far she has come along.

Zoom session – ShihTzu aggression

I had two Zoom sessions with Patricia, my dog Beau had become reactive to strange male dogs whist out on our walks, ever since my female dog had gone into season. Patricia was really knowledgeable and gave me the tools and advice to put an action plan in place. With a few small adjustments to our routine Beau went back to his normal happy self on our walks. I’m so happy that he is now happy! Our walks are now fun for both of us. He is far calmer and I feel more capable to read a situation and make a judgment call based on the canine body language skills Patricia taught me. Thanks so much for all your help!

Lauren

Rescue greyhound

Patricia has been invaluable in helping us to settle in our rescue greyhound. We are first time dog owners and Patricia has taught us how to form a good relationship with our dog from the outset. She has also been enormously helpful when we’ve had specific issues with our dog such as separation anxiety, sleep issues and socialisation. Always on the other end of the phone, Patricia has given us thorough, sensible, expert advice that has yielded immediate results. We can’t thank her enough for her support. We would highly recommend Patricia.

Dalmation cross nipping joggers

I can’t rate Patricia highly enough. She helped us with our rescue dog, Penny, who had started chasing joggers and cyclists and had actually nipped one cyclist after catching up with him. She came to see us at home, as well as on walks and gave us strategies and steps to put in place as well as supporting us throughout. Before we saw Patricia we were at our wits end, had resorting to using a muzzle when letting Penny off the lead and had actually stopped enjoying dog walks. Penny has now completely stopped chasing and is also a much calmer dog at home. Patricia is so passionate and knowledgeable about dogs and gave us the confidence to start enjoying our walks again. She is amazing!!!

Aggression help on Zoom

We had a zoom call on Monday as we live so far away but Patricia was recommended to me. The recommendation was spot on! She listened to our problems with one of our dogs being aggressive, we were at the end of our tether & thought we were going to have to give our beloved dog away as he was biting me & the other dogs. Patricia helped us to understand Teds behaviour & why he was doing what he was & helped us be more intuitive to his feelings & when he was feeling stressed & likely to act out. By the end of the session we felt much better about being able to control the situation. The last 3 nights have been 3 of the best nights we’ve had since having Teddy! He will go to his bed & lay down with a little bit of help & our other dogs are learning as well & we have had only one episode of snarling & that was us taking our eye off the ball.I cannot recommend Patricia highly enough! It feels like our home life with dogs has been saved & we would never think about giving Teddy up now. She is a magician with dogs & to be able to deal with this over a zoom call is beyond amazing to me! Thank you Patricia from the bottom of our hearts!

Cockerpoo first time dog owners

We would highly recommend Patricia and Be More Dog. So far we’ve had two sessions with Patricia to help counter some challenging behaviour in our cockapoo puppy Lottie. Patricia’s insights, suggestions and training techniques have been truly fantastic. It is evident that Patricia has a wealth of knowledge and experience and really understands dog psychology and behaviour. Patricia took the time to observe Lottie in her home environment and listened carefully to the challenges we were facing around biting, recall and aggression before explaining potential triggers for this behaviour and demonstrating methods and exercises we could use to improve her behaviour. The results are really starting to show and I am positive that all dogs and their owners could benefit from Patricia’s insight and guidance. Patricia really is fabulous and are delighted to have found her.

French Bulldog attacking owner in garden

Due to having a very opinionated Frenchie that would get over excited and start biting my legs, I asked Patricia for help. We had literally tried absolutely everything to stop the behaviour but she would just go into a zone and nothing would get her out of it. It resulted in tears, frustration and thinking nothing could help stop the behaviour to the point where we were starting to loose our puppy sitters when we wanted to go away or out for the night after they had seen the state of my legs.Patricia came to see us as an emergency which was very kind as we know she is very busy. After discussing everything we had tried and her meeting our dog we made our way outside so I could show her the issue. Sure enough, Lola started on Patricia after about 2 minutes. After various training tips and learning that actually a lot of it was our doing (as it usually is) we have a completely different dog. We almost had an episode today but managed to use Patricia’s advice to deal with it before it progressed and doggie carried on with her walk nicely. Can’t thank Patricia enough. Looking forward to our next session.

German Shepherd lead pulling

We just had our first session with Patricia, who was helping us with our big German shepherd puppy Chi Chi. Chi Chi has been relentlessly pulling since we started walking her and we had no techniques left to try and were feeling rather helpless. Within minutes of Patricia being here, we saw huge improvements in Chi Chi, and have been shown a tailor made technique that suits her needs and works perfectly at preventing her from pulling on the lead. Patricia made us feel so comfortable and was completely non-judgemental. We instantly felt at ease. She has a super relaxed yet professional, no nonsense approach. By the end of the session Chi Chi was walking nice and calmly on a loose lead, and we felt a sigh of relief. Highly recommend her to anyone that needs some behavioural assistance. She is wonder woman.

Husky escape artist

Problems presented: Recall, scaling fences

“We were very distressed as she ran off on a few occasions on walks and escaped by jumping the fence. Since the consultation she has not scaled the fence and is responding to commands very well. We are able to maintain her attention. Your advice was very positive and encouraging, we learned a lot about training and the detailed report is very useful to refer to if we need to check strategies”.

2 pugs toilet, lunging at cars, not sleeping

 Brentwood

Problems presented: Separation anxiety, toilet, aggression to dogs, bullying.
When I reached out to Patricia I was really struggling with my 4 year old and 1 year old pugs. They were going through a stage of not sleeping through the night and toileting in the house, they both have separation anxiety and the younger pug had additional issues such as: dominance/bullying over the older dog, lunging at cars when walking, dreadful lead walking in general, aggression towards other dogs etc. We had tried group training classes but it only seemed to make things worse. Patricia worked with us over a series of sessions, to help us better understand the underlying issues causing the ‘bad behaviours’ of both dogs with noticeable improvements after day 1. We now understand their behaviour and body language so much better and are working on a plan to help their separation anxiety and our youngest’s fear of cars and other dogs which is the underlying issue behind what we thought was just disobedience and aggression. I am pleased to say that the nighttime issues were solved within one week, and the bullyish behaviour and toileting corrected. Patricia also provided recommendations on food which has changed their general health/weight/teeth which has been invaluable. Patricia has helped us significantly, we would highly recommend her and her services. Thank you so much Patricia! Jess, James, Doug and Dolly

Viszla change in behaviour

Problems presented: Fear aggression, nervousness. We were wary and felt as though we had a different dog in the house, this was very hard on the family but your knowledge and approach were excellent, and helped us get our dog back! He is more responsive and understands who is in charge, he responds to commands a lot better and is more relaxed, it was very helpful advice”.

Irish rescue dog fear reactivity

Problems presented: Reactivity to dogs, nervous rescue.

Patricia from Be More Dog has been amazing in rehabilitating our 9 year old Rescue Dog who was extremely Dog Reactive (had a dislike to other dogs). We could see from the start, the love and passion Patricia has for dogs. With her help and positive based training, we are now able to mingle and take walks with other dogs thanks to the advice and guidance given during our 1-2-1 sessions. Now our furry friend has become a well rounded, confident and happy dog. We can’t thank Patricia (and Buddy and Luna of course!) enough for her dedication and comes highly recommended.

French Bulldog biting and recall

Problems presented: Jumping up, mounting, chasing and nipping.

I cannot recommend Patrica enough!!!! We have a 6 month old Frenchie who quite frankly, we were at our wits end with. He jumped up at us, was biting (out of over-excitement) and had no concept of recall but with the help of Be More Dog in a 2 hour session, we were given the tools and advice to teach our dog. In under a week, I can confidently walk my dog without a lead and give him commands that he understands. Patrica knows what she’s talking about and most definitely gives sound advice.

Patricia at Be More Dog is fantastic and I would highly recommend her to anyone wanting support for canine behavioural issues. We reached out to her after a few failed attempts to find a trainer/behaviourist who could help us with our labradoodle’s reactivity. She is exceptionally knowledgeable, understanding and patient but also clear and no nonsense. She took the time to really understand our situation and concerns and gave us new insight into the reasons why our dog was behaving as he was. She then gave us some techniques to help him have more confidence with us and not feel like he has to be on ‘high alert’ all the time. Our boy is still a work in progress (aren’t they all!) but we’ve seen significant improvements in him since we started working with her which has been such a relief and given us the confidence that we can keep moving in the right direction.

We also use Patricia’s colleague Lucy for dog walking and sitting. She’s fantastic with our two, it’s such a weight off our minds knowing we are leaving them with someone so kind, skilled and trustworthy. In short Be More Dog have been a godsend, we’re so glad we found them!

Bichon X Maltese rescue dog

Patricia demonstrated excellent communication skills with my dog. She has a great understanding of canine behaviour, and showed an impressive level of patience during the training sessions.

Patricia was able to quickly adapt to my dog’s personality and needs, and managed to establish a strong bond with the dog she trained. She provided clear and effective instructions to the myself the dog owner.

Patrica maintained a positive attitude throughout the training process, and consistently delivered high-quality training sessions.
She demonstrated a genuine passion for working with dogs, and was able to handle Charlie with ease.

She always arrived on time for the training appointments and made sure to provide regular progress updates to myself the dog owner.
Patricia went above and beyond to ensure my dog received the best care possible. She had a deep knowledge of different dog breeds and their specific training requirements.
She was professional and courteous at all times when dealing with us and provided helpful tips and advice on dog nutrition and health. She was respectful of the dogs’ individual needs and personalities.

She exhibited a calm and patient demeanor during the training sessions and also told us safety precautions to take when working with aggressive dogs.
She made sure that the training sessions were fun and engaging for both the dog and owner. Patricia provided ongoing support and guidance to the myself even after the training was complete and demonstrated a commitment to continuing education in the field of dog training. She was able to effectively address any concerns or questions raised by myself the dog owner.
She used a variety of training techniques to cater to different learning styles and personalities.

Thank you for being Charlies trainer.