3 Best Dog Trainers in Winchester, UK

Karen really is incredible at what she does and I cannot recommend her enough to people. Our red fox lab Goose idolises her. Before we started working together, Goose was extremely anxious, reactive around people and always went from 0 to 100 – we couldn’t see a way through this. After our free consultation, Karen suggested we try gun dog training. We never considered this before as it’s not been something any other behaviourist had mentioned however made perfect sense, tapping into what he was bred to do. Goose was ‘unemployed’ With Karen’s help, we have a much more confident dog and since working with her, we’ve had many comments on how much better he is. His impulse control has improved massively and we’re able to welcome people into the house without a hellish bark-a-thon. We still have lots to work on however it’s important to remember this is a journey and won’t change overnight. Karen has given us a catalogue of advice and activities to channel what makes Goose feel really good and is always there when we need her. You can really tell how much she loves her job and the care she has for all the dogs she works with. I’m really excited to continue our training, we wouldn’t be able to do this without her. Thank you Karen, and big thank you from bonkers Goose.

I adopted Lionel my rescue scent hound from Greece in May 2021. He has been such a good boy in all aspects apart from recall which we have really struggled with. In my opinion training a scent hound is a specialist field and there are not enough dog trainers / behaviourists out there that have the skill to help. Karen is a rarity in the UK and is really knowledgeable when training this type of dog. I’ve only been working with Karen for about two months but I’m amazed at how quick our progress has been. Lionel and I still have work to do, but every time I finish a session with Karen I am always on a high about how well our session has gone. I would definitely recommend Karen to anyone struggling with a behavioural problems, especially people owning scent hounds that struggle with recall.

Karen has been fantastic in helping us to work on some changes on Loki’s behaviour after he reached 1 year old. He began barking and lunging at every dog we would see on a walk and then this soon turned into the same for every car also! Karen’s approach helped us to use positive techniques which he quickly picked up and working with her also helped us to rebuild our confidence in being out with him. Loki has improved and we continue to work with him each day to build on what we have learnt. We also know that we can call upon Karen in the future at any time and would definitely do this if more issues arise. We found Karen when witnessing her working with other dogs whilst on a walk at Hursley park ourselves and a quick search onto her website was very impressive and Karen did not fail to live up to this. Thank you for all of your help once again!

We cannot recommend Jade highly enough! She helped us with our cocker spaniel following a really testing few months after the birth of our daughter. It's like we have fallen in love with him all over again. She is professional, thorough, kind, understanding and approachable. She has kept in contact following her visit to ensure that everything is still heading in the right direction. I would thoroughly recommend Jade to anyone, thank you!

Jade has been fantastic with our dog. She gave us excellent advice and demonstrated how to implement actions. She reviews/checks in on you regularly and always responds if we message with a quick question. Her love and care for animals is crystal clear. We are so glad we found her.

Jade has been brilliant! She had excellent ideas about how best to integrate our dogs and new kittens. Her report was detailed and she has been very proactive and supportive regarding following-up and plans going forwards. Thank you Jade!