Canine Coaching

"Up until 25th February 2009 I was the proud owner of two Rottweiler dogs, same parents, different litters 2 years apart. My dog Rocky died in his bed in his sleep at the age of 9 years old, from heart failure. I was left with a nearly 8 year old Rottie Bitch who is my wonderful Jods. Jods was lost and a bit depressed in the months following Rocky's death as she was always used to having another dog around. Quite by chance I was presented with the opportunity of rehoming two small dogs, a Dandie Dinmont (we think) cross and Jack russell bitch, Knuckles and Tippy. Both dogs are about 2 years old and had lived together for about a year. I thought naively, how wonderful, good fun for me and company for Jods. How wrong I was. Jods was immediately hostile and unfriendly towards them. The little dogs approach to Jods wasn't exactly how I wanted or expected it to go either. I then feared for the little dogs mainly due to Jods sheer size.

There then followed a different regime for Jods and Tippy and Knuckles. I had baby gates up all over the house, with dogs being moved around the house with almost military precision, so as to avoid any potential flare up or conflict. Walks were taken separately with the two little dogs out and about, followed by a walk for Jods. Watching TV in the evening was a nightmare because whichever dog was shut out of the living room would whine or bark in frustration at being left out.

Cue Paul. My friend and I had visited the Live Dogs Show in Peterborough and had met Paul at his Canine Coaching Stand, we were both immediately impressed with Paul's confident and easy manner and within a couple of days my friend actually rang Paul for assistance with her German Shepherd bitch who was displaying extremely challenging behaviour. Paul, I was told, worked wonders with this dog and little did I know that within a couple of weeks I would also be seeking Paul's help.

Paul's first visit to our home was a relevation, he immediately got to grips with the problem, and incredibly within an hour we were out on a walk, with me holding all three dog leads and being totally in control and not only that but all three dogs were relaxed and walking together so nicely it was almost unreal. The second visit was just as incredible really, again within what seemed like seconds of Paul's arrival the dogs were out and about in our garden together off lead, with Paul encouraging them (and me) and also correcting any negative behaviour. Fantastic and we are going from strength to strength. As a family we thank Paul, so much for his amazing knowledge and instinct, and wisdom beyond anything that we could have hoped for.

Going from a despair situation where you believe that you have made a terrible mistake to the joy that comes with having a contented family of dogs that we can now enjoy and have great fun with, is about as good as it gets. If only he could do the same with the kids!!!!!!!"

Regards

Michele & Alex

Chip (English Springer Spaniel)

Paul had my spaniel for 1 week & the results were amazing. He changed his diet which immediately made my dog easier to manage. The training was excellent & I now have a dog that is a pleasure to take out walking instead of it being a battle for supremacy. Well done Paul

Fin (Irish Water Spaniel)

"Hi my name is Michele. I have a 6yr old English Springer spaniel called Dylan and a 4yr old Irish Water spaniel called Finn. Finn was very dog aggressive. Paul suggested Finn go to his rehabilitation centre for a few days which he did. When i picked him up Paul showed me what he had been doing with Finn and told me to keep on doing it .Which I have done. I still take Finn to the drop in class on Fridays and thanks to Paul I can let Finn off the lead with other dogs now. Dylan helps with puppy classes and I help Paul with other dogs rehabilitation with Dylan and Finn, which they both love doing. Thanks again Paul.

What can I say about Paul, "Britain's answer to Cesar Milan",

I first met Paul last summer at the Dogs Live Show at the East of England Showground. My friend Michele and I went along because we wanted to see Jan Fennel. We saw Paul at his stand and went to have a look. I have a German Shepherd, at the time Rio was 8 months old with very challenging behaviour ie: Dog aggressive to every dog, traffic shy, aggressive to people including children and she locked down every few yards. I explained all this to Paul and what struck me was Paul had a very calm , softly spoken way about him. He asked how I was feeling, which at the time was like a total failure, frustrated, angry, and out of control. All the wrong ingredients!!

Paul gave me his card and a few days later I rang him for some help. A week later he came to see me and I explained that Rio had been going to Puppy Classes for 18 weeks. Paul works on the theory of energy, how people are feeling, which I totally agree with. Paul then said that we would take Rio out walking to assess how bad she was.

I was dreading it, especially meeting another dog which we did 2 minutes into the walk. Rio lunged forward, barking, growling and within 10 seconds Paul had her sat down not making a sound. I was astounded!! We then walked further on and there was another man wit his dog coming towards us. Paul then said he was going to walk over to the man and talk to him, I just thought "Oh God"! Paul did just that, Rio sat beside him not making a sound!! Let me tell you my jaw dropped, I could not believe my eyes. That's when I realised everything about ME was wrong, my frame of mind, body language, everything, so I had my work cut out. For the next 2 - 3 months I worked with Rio and things got better each day. Then for some unknown reason Rio totally regressed worse than before. I rang Paul again and asked for his help, I was really thinking at this stage about giving up and felt I could not cope with her. So once again I took her over to see Paul.

We did the same thing with her, Paul walked her and she was okay but when I came near her she was different, so we spent all day walking. Paul has a way of making things simple and explaining what's going on. He taught me some ways to handle Rio when out, especially if the other dogs are aggressive and also taught me to read body language. What I was doing with Rio was right but my energy was wrong. So once again I came home more positive and since then have worked with Rio. She is doing so well now, hardly any lock downs. A few weeks ago she started sniffing the ground!! I was son excited as before she was too stressed to do normal dog things. I still keep in touch with Paul but now its to say something Rio has achieved.

So anyone out there needing help don't hesitate and ring Paul, it's the best move you will make and you will have a much more balanced dog because of it.

So, Paul, thank you so much and for putting up with the excited voice mails I kept leaving. You did in 6 hours what Puppy Classes couldn't in 18 weeks.!!

Marina.