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Testimonials
"Pals - TARA and BRADY relaxing, Tara is nearly 3 years old and Brady just over 4 months.
"I would like to say a huge thank you to Tracey and Hannah at Puppy Gurus. They have both been absolutely brilliant. There isn't enough room on this page to be able to tell you all the amazing support they have given me. I started Puppy Classes after a relative went, and I knew then the classes were great. Tyson, my Shih Tzu, has been extremely hard work and has had quite a few issues to deal with even though I had him from a puppy. Puppy Gurus have helped me every step of the way, from the very basics of training through to the more advanced training. Tyson would not be the dog he is today if it wasn't for the classes and their help. I would recommend these classes to anyone who has a new puppy; they are professional, fun and were a life line to me and Tyson! Thank you."
"Having completed the basic puppy and advanced training we can absolutely recommend Puppy Gurus. Tracey and Hannah were amazing with our pup Harley and me, giving me the knowledge to confidently train our mischievous border terrier. The lessons were well structured covering everything you needed and wanted to know, as well as being great fun.
"I couldn't recommend Puppy Gurus more highly. I have had dogs before but this is the first time I have taken on a puppy and I just didn't realise quite what a difference attending this training program would make. I have so enjoyed the sessions and learnt so much about living and working with dogs which will forever be invaluable to me. In a surprisingly short time my crasy little puppy has developed into the most lovely well mannered dog and there is no question that I could have achieved that without the benefit of Tracey's infinite wisdom and knowledge of all things doggie."
"I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for all the wonderful training you put us owners through. Each class served to show us that our dogs were quite smart enough and that our task was just to catch up wth their clever wave length! I'm quite sure that Puppy Gurus has had an enormous impact on the dog population in Devon ( and probably beyond), making it much safer and more fun for dog owners to be with their dogs in public! Many thanks to you and your team!"
"I would absolutely recommend puppy training. Firstly because you experience that you are not alone and many owners are going through the same issues and it is encouraging to have that mutual support. Secondly you see the progress the puppies make week on week and get instant feedback on where to go next or how to put mistakes right. Thirdly it builds your confidence and that of your puppy.After puppy training, advanced training then gives you the added incentives to continue as your puppy really does try it on through their 'teenage years' and it is good to talk to other owners who have the same teenage tantrums to cope with!! Great course, great advice and it works!!"
"We signed up with Puppy Gurus after a “socialisation” class within our Vets. After meeting Tracey, I liked her approach to “puppy training”. Tracey and the team were fantastic in supporting me with Murpy's training and this has helped him become a very loving, obedient and loyal dog, not withstanding, being extremely playful!
"Tracey and the team were absolutely brilliant. There were training needs that I thought our dog Buddy would totally not abide to! However, with the calm professional manner (and patience!!) that was evident, the team managed to get the point across to dog and owner with positive results.
"Dougal is the second boxer I have owned and I felt that this time I wanted to get everything right with him including attending training classes. Our vet recommended 'Puppy Gurus' to me and so I signed up for the first course.
I found the lessons to be well structured and it was easy to see that Dougal was making quick progress. Tracey and her team were always willing to listen to any problems and to give advice when needed.
"Thank you so much for your great classes at Puppy Gurus. You and the team made everything so much fun. You have made training Mollie very easy. We all miss our Thursday evenings with you and the team."
"So many people told me you cannot train a Dalmatian but with all the good things I had heard about Tracey, her team and Puppy Gurus, I knew with help I could get Hope to achieve great things! We both enjoyed the way the puppy training was taught that we continued with the advanced training with great success. The training was fun and constructive in a very relaxed environment, and I was able to ask lots of questions as the training progressed. I met some lovely trainers as well as owners who were all in the same situation - wanting a trained dog!
"As first-time dog owners, we had no idea what to expect but wanted to make sure that our puppy was trained well and trained fairly. Tracey and her team were wonderful and always available for support, using a positive, reward-based training method for Conan. We now have the confident, well-behaved and happy black Labrador that we longed for and we would recommend Puppy Gurus to anybody. Thank you!"
"When Smudge was a puppy she was full of mischief and seeing that my husband and I had used Puppy Gurus before with our other dog, we immediately knew where we would go for training classes with our new dog. Tracey and her team are (in our eyes) so helpful and friendly and however big your problem seems to be Tracey and her team have plenty of time to advise you. We had plenty of fun and laughs training our new dog and once again with Tracey and her teams help Smudge is a pleasure to take out and about. Smudge is a year old now (so a typical teenager) so we know it is very important to keep up the training and that Tracey will always be there if any other problems arrive. Once again thank you Tracey (and your team) for all your hard work and help."
"I wanted to thank you for all your support with both Rosco and particularly with Peppa (whom I miss dearly). Tracey, you really helped me through some difficult times and to make some tough decisions but thankfully all for the best for both Peppa and myself.
"I went to Puppy Gurus with my 10 week old German Sheperd x Alaskan Malamute puppy, Boycie. Tracey and the team were very very helpful and were able to give me lots of useful information on all aspects of owning, caring and training him. I really enjoyed the classes and my dog did too. The training was teaching me as well as my dog and the methods they use to train are very kind and worked really well. I would like to thank you all very much for helping me train my beautiful Boycie. He's nearly a year old now and is a lovely boy. I will keep up with the training and he keeps getting better and better! I would highly recommended Puppy Gurus!! Thanks again."
"A friend of ours recommended Puppy Gurus after we bought Dora and after looking at the website there was never a doubt. Dora was my first dog so the guidance offered was very refreshing and welcoming. We progressed onto the advanced course after completing the initial puppy socialisation course and would recommend it to anyone whether it was their first dog or not! Tracey is fantastic and her team are always on hand to answer any questions we had, sane or otherwise! Thanks Puppy Gurus!"
"Fantastic training - thank you so much to Tracey and her team of Puppy Gurus. We knew when we took on a border collie puppy it would involve training and hard work but weren't sure where to start. We were delighted that our vets put us in touch with such a great team who have guided us through the challenges and given us the confidence to bring out the best in our puppy. Each week has brought new rewards and the course has set us up for a future of really enjoying and training our dog. We just wish the classes didn't have to end! We really can't thank you enough."
"Tracey and her team have shown me an alternative way to basic dog training and I am very happy to utilise these new techniques when required. I was pleased she and her team 'suggest' ways of improving ones control of ones dog, not impose it. Their programme is very flexible and should suit every dog. In short its owner training, not dog training and it's now great to be able to refer friends with problem dogs (or should I say uninformed owners) to Tracey for help. I only wish it was compulsory to attend such classes before one purchased a dog as there would be fewer unwanted or aggressive dogs in the country. Keep up the good work guys! I only wish the techniques worked as well on teenagers!"
"Having had Spaniels and Retrievers as family pets getting a Terrier was, has and is a real challenge in comparison!! Tracey and her team are amazing and I would highly recommend them. Having a puppy is such an exciting time but can be a uniquely stressful period too what with house training, chewing, barking and all the other little foibles our little four footed friends bring to the home! I found it so useful to be able to go to a meeting each week and learn that we were not alone in our problems and that constructive advice, help and praise was always on hand as well as basic training on the night with practice during the week. Milly has attended both the Puppy Training and the Advanced Training and now fully understands commands, her recall is excellent she is well socialised and I have learnt that she doesn't like 'hyper' dogs so know who to avoid on the beach!
"It was always a certainty that our new puppy Mingus would follow in the paw-steps of his 'big sister' Phoenix and attend Puppy Gurus training. What we couldn't know is that, to begin with at least, the two dogs were like chalk and cheese, and where Phoenix was bold and eternally excitable, Mingus was uncertain and a little shy. The Puppy Gurus atmosphere worked a treat at developing both his obedience and social skills and now Mingus is perfectly confident and a complete joy to live with. He's also had a quite amazing début year in the show ring, breaking several records for our breed. He has become by far the highest scoring puppy in the history of the breed & at just 9 months of age, the youngest ever to be awarded Best Gundog in Show, and as well as charming all whom he meets along the way. This picture shows Mingus winning Best Puppy in Show and demonstrating his Puppy Gurus trained paw-shake at the same time! Thanks so much to Tracey and the team for helping us with our wonderful boy.
"Hi Tracey just an update to let you no how its going with Winnie.She has turned into a lovely pet and part of our family. She is kind and gentle and very greedy but we would not be without her now. She has given us so much pleasure and the grandchildren love her. I have sent you a photo I hope you like it.Thanks again for all your help and your teams help."
"Tracey, thank you so much to you and your wonderful team for being so patient and kind whilst offering us such invaluable information and advise on how to train our puppy. We decided to bring Coco to training with you as we wanted a well behaved dog that didn't pull on the lead, we never realised we would get so much more out of your excellant classes, we have all learnt so much whilst having fun at the same time. I would recommend anyone who is thinking about taking their puppy to a class to LOOK NO FURTHER! Monday nights just won't be the same."
"Thank you Tracey and all your team, especially Debbie, Chris and Steph - it really helped to have such a high ratio of skilled staff to puppies. Poppy and we have had a lot of fun doing both the Puppy Socialisation and Advanced Training courses - the classes have been the highlight of the week! We have loved working alongside both novice and experienced dog owners in such a warm, friendly and caring environment. It was fascinating to see how the individual puppies matured and rose to the challenges you set them. They and we learnt so much from all your excellent support and advice. We look forward to continuing the rewarding work of training Poppy to fulfil her potential. Thank you again - they were brilliantly organised courses that have made all the difference."
"Tracey you have been absolutely amazing with Douglas, every step of our journey offering advice, help, patience and above all emotional support to deal with his behaviour and health problems. Douglas enjoyed both the socialising and advanced training classes especially learning tricks, and going through the tunnel - well, getting half way and going to the toilet! Sally your support has been great too, you have been very helpful putting us in contact with people for further advice. My gratitude towards you all cannot be summed up!!!!"
"AMAZING!! We have enjoyed every minute of attending the Puppy classes with Patrick! Tracey you are a star offering us a lot of help, advice and information that every new puppy owner should be aware of! Hannah and Amanda you have really helped every step of the way, you are so kind and patient with puppy and owner. The information provided is given in abundance, I would recommend your classes to anyone!! Patrick would like to add - the liver cake is delicious!"
"We found Tracey and the girls very helpful with teaching us and Winnie everything we needed to know. Things had moved on a great deal since we had our last dog in the 80's. They helped us with obedience training, the law and nutritional information and anything we needed to know.
"Scout and I would like to say thank you for the excellent training we have both had with you, we have really enjoyed the experience and have learnt so much!! "
"Tracey and her staff at Puppy Gurus were extremely welcoming when going to each of the puppy classes I attended. All of the training methods used were kind and gentle to the dogs and helped me and my family to get Bella to where she is today. Bella is now very obedient and enjoyed the classes every week. Classes will be sadly missed by all of us, but we could not of got where we are today without the help of Tracey and the team so I would and will always highly recommend the Puppy Gurus to anyone."
"Even before our new puppy Phoenix was born we were absolutely determined to find a positive-based training programme for her, both for obedience and show training. After checking out several local trainers, none of whom provided anything close to what we were looking for, we were thrilled to find Tracey and Puppy Gurus and the amazing clicker-based training system. From the very earliest days Tracey & the teams' supreme enthusiasm, knowledge, passion and good humour has been an utterly essential part of Phoenix' upbringing, and remains the backbone of everything that we do with her, even long after the formal training was complete.
The training programmes themselves are extremely well structured with much very helpful advice and information given along the way - it really feels like there's an expert back-up team should any problems occur! In her first year Phoenix has become the UK's top scoring show puppy in her breed, and is 8 times Crufts qualified, as well as being a continual delight to live with and train. We're certain that we couldn't have achieved this without Puppy Gurus and we would (and regularly do!) recommend them to all."
"Going to Puppy Gurus was a wonderful experience and a great start for our puppy, we learned so much about positive reinforcement and it has helped us to understand how to successfully train this dog and any others to come, there was lots of helpful friendly advice from Tracey and the staff, after the puppy course it gave us real confidence to proceed with the training and gave us a true interest in training dogs and is now part of our daily routine."
"Although we'd had dogs as a child, my border terrier Jack is the first dog of my own and I was obviously a little nervous that I would get everything right. I had no reason to be since Tracey Berridge and the Puppy Gurus team made it all seem so easy and also enjoyable. With their emphasis on positive reward-based training and their specific attention to the needs of each individual dog it was such a joy to see not only Jack but also the other dogs in the class develop both in obedience and also in their behaviour and manners more generally. Though by the end I did get the distinct impression that it was actually us, the owners, who were the ones who had been trained! Thank you to all of you for your hard work, dedication and patience."
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