“I highly recommend Michelle. My dog and I were having problems after a firework went of near her at our local park. After that she refused to leave the house and became afraid of loud cars and even people. Michelle was empathetic and extremely knowledgeable. She taught me how to read Lolas responses more accurately and how to create an environment and set behavioural patterns that have set Lola on the path to recovery. She now happily leaves the house for walks and is much less frightened with unexpected loud noises. We’ve both come a long way and Michelle was instrumental in that. I cant thank her enough and know if I need any advice or have any issues in the future she will be my first contact.”
Laura Renic, Bristol, Avon
“We picked Frida up from a rescue centre just before Christmas 2014 and within minutes we discovered she had issues. Every time she saw a dog when on the lead she would lunge and bark even if the other dog was miles away, and the more dogs she saw on her walk the worse she would get. (Off the lead she was no problem at all). After just a couple of days we resigned ourselves to night time walks where we were not in danger of seeing other dogs and avoiding any public areas during the day. She was thankfully never aggressive (she just needed to say hello to every dog she saw) but she could often appear that way. As first time dog owners we felt completely out of our depth and contacted Michelle. We met a week later and she taught us a distraction technique that we have employed ever since. In the year and a half since then Frida has transformed into a different dog. We can now walk her wherever we want, even North Street in Bedminster, which was a big no-no for us and also take her to dog friendly pubs and restaurants – something we never dreamt possible. We’ve passed several milestones in the year and a half since first bringing her home and our walks are, at last, uneventful – she’ll now look at us for a treat whenever we spot another dog and will happily walk past even barking dogs with no signs of reactivity, all thanks to Michelle’s advice and a lot of perseverance!”