I have been attending Neil’s classes for a while now with my little whippet ‘Izzy’. who had, had a few setbacks along the way - prior to signing up with M.A.D. Neil took the time to understand her current needs and carefully choose the class he knew she/we would do well in. He paid particular attention to getting to know and understand Izzy’s character and personality, along with evidently listening to my goals and ambitions for our training journey. The group we attend is small (just 6 dogs), which ensures that everyone gets adequate support and guidance during each lesson. This along with Neils ability to constantly evaluate and carefully manage the physical area, supports and enables a safe learning environment for all the dogs and their humans. This is particularly important for me and ensures that Izzy doesn’t become overwhelmed, as we work through some challenges. Neil’s classes are well structured, with a planned programme that builds week on week. However, they really are not a ‘one size fits all’. His ability to recognise and meet the specific needs of each dog and handler is priceless. He gives clear directions to achieve the required outcome for each activity. But will tailor and break down the exercise to meet individual needs and learning styles, helping you progress at your own pace. Neil observes how I am doing with Izzy and regularly offers constructive feedback, he helpfully critiques my technique and handling skills, taking the time to tell me what I’m doing well and how to improve. Neil never judges anybody and creates a supportive learning environment. He has a calm, practical approach and his down to earth and personable nature is always served with a side helping of fun and good humour. Choosing a trainer isn’t easy or straightforward - as well as having the right skills and ability to support our training needs, the set up and environment has to be favourable and supportive too. So I know I’m not the easiest of customers! However, I can say with all sincerity that Neil and the collaborative training programme ticks all of my boxes. This is by far the best group programme we’ve attended. I feel supported and enjoy the classes and Izzy is growing in confidence and making steady progress. What you can expect, as a given: A regular reminder to enjoy the time spent training and with your dog - even on the tough days. Practical support to take your training in to real life situations Follow up tasks as homework or guidance for the week ahead. A genuine interest in your progress, success and challenges.

I would highly recommend going to the Mad Dog club for puppy training. Dominique was really helpful and clear with all instructions during the classes. I found the follow up recap emails really helpful as she included small video links to exercises we needed to practise during the week. This helped if your puppy was over excited during the class and you missed some of the key points!! Excellent and thank you.

I would highly recommend M.A.D. Dog Club to anyone wanting to have a well behaved puppy with social skills that allow you to take them anywhere. Our trainer was Neil, who I would like to thank and highly recommend, for all our amazing help with Jax. Jax is a labra-pei, so will be a reasonable sized, strong adult dog, so obedience is essential. We as a family have loved this journey teaching Jax the things we have been taught. His behaviour has improved so much and we have all learnt so much about doggie behaviour and psychology. With the right training and support, it makes having a puppy so much more enjoyable and rewarding. We can already pretty much take him anywhere and he is only 6 months! We look forward to the next course with Neil. Many thanks Michele and Jax 🐶

Great trainer and really professional. My nervy rescued collie has come on in leaps and bounds

Neil was fantastic when we attended the life skills for puppies class’s. Really good support and guidance on how to train a large puppy - you can tell the trainers are passionate about what they do. We have definitely seen improvements in our puppy’s behaviour, even after just five sessions of training, and would 100% recommend this dog training course.