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We sent our 4 month old cocker spaniel to Jenny at Adolescent Dogs for 3 weeks during lockdown to give him (and us) the best start to his working London life.

I thought it’d be rather beneficial to write this review 6 months later so those who are curious if the dogs retain their training have a little insight.

We’re working professionals and wanted to take our new dog to work each day with us. We’re also an active couple and wanted to be able to take the dog with us on our adventures. It was important that our pup Parker learned a few key things:
* Greeting manners (to avoid jumping on people in the office and tube)
* Settling for the office (a loud, distracting environment)
* Recall and off-leash walking
* Lead walking
* General control queues like “Come”, “Leave it”, “wait”
* Socialisation skills

Whilst it’s super difficult being new dog-parents and missing your pup for 3-weeks, I genuinely can not recommend the experience highly enough.

From the get-go we had access to start the training at home and luckily lockdown meant we had time to spend working on it. Throughout the 3 weeks, we recieved daily photos and feedback on Parker’s progress. And when we picked up our pup we noticed instantly how much more confident he was!

Keeping up the training and consistency of your marker words is key, because we noticed whenever we would get busy (lazy), parenting would get frustrating. Luckily it never lasted long and we’d get ourselves back on track.

My favourite and most useful things Parker has learned:
* Extremely reliable recall
* Checking in on off-leash walks - he never gets too far without coming back to check on us
* “Wait”- doors, food prep, roads
* “Leave it” - this was so important for all the gross things he would pick up on his walks, also a very cool trick.

Parker is doing really great and we are extremely happy with our Adolescent Dog investment! We need to spend some more time on his training in highly distracting environments - although he can settle at home, as the office gets busier he struggles to settle for any reasonable amount of time, but that’s our next stage that we are even considering enlisting the help of Adolescent Dogs again for that.

For a busy working couple, this training has made the inclusion of a puppy into our lives so much easier!

Thank you so much Jenny!
Tamar, Harrison & Parker

Thank you so much to Jenny, Mike and the team. Our rescue dog Bella came to live with us a couple of months ago, very frightened of people and most things and at one stage we did wonder if we would be able to cope with her. Very reactive and very bright and although I have always had rescue dogs Bella is by far the most challenging. However, after following the Puppy, Reactivity, Naughty Dog and Enrichment clinics we have learnt so much together and she is gradually turning into a fabulous, happy dog. The training and lecture videos are clear and concise and very informative. They have given me the extra skill set I have needed to help train Bella and show her that her new world isn't such a scary place.
About to sign on to Recall and Impulse.

I signed up to 3 of the online clinics with my lab pup. They have been fantastic for us and we have made huge improvements. The weekly lives are brilliant, always supportive and informative. Jenny Mike and Verity thank you for all your help and support. Can’t wait to do more courses with you.

We sent our young Norfolk terrier to Bekki for 4 weeks, to help us overcome problems caused by him being a very reactive dog. She gave us regular updates throughout his stay, which was very reassuring. When he returned home, we could see immediately that he had quietened down and was much calmer. When I collected him from Bekki, she explained in detail what particular aspects I should work on, in order to continue the good progress she had made. I had numerous follow up training sessions with her and asked her many questions via email and she was always patient and helpful. I've been absolutely delighted with the results. I couldn't have worked with anyone nicer or more supportive than Bekki. I can't recommend her highly enough!

We sent our adolescent dog who was very reactive to stay with Bekki for four weeks. Sending our dog away from home was inevitably nerve wracking but Bekki immediately reassured us that our dog was in a loving family home. The results of training have been amazing, she is far less reactive and we now enjoy going for walks rather than dreading them. Bekki kept in touch throughout the training and the follow up sessions have been great to train us. Bekki feels like part of our family now!

Hi, we signed up for the online Pupply Clinic when we got our Miniature Schnauzer pup as it had been a while since we had a dog and it has been really helpful. We have been away for a week visiting family abroad so lots of new experiences and she has coped really well. Using our boundary mat to settle her everywhere we go has been brilliant! We had an issue with biting and since we follow the suggestions made at the clinic we haven't had any problems. We learned a lot during the course and would highly recommend to anyone. Have now signed up for the Puppy Plus and Enrichment course as well.

I bought 3 clinics in July; recall, impulse control & Naughty dog. Naughty dog especially has been brilliant for us, as our dog is a keen counter surfer and stealer! I have been working on boundaries for a long time, but just a small change to an elevated bed as suggested was a massive improvement. Thank you Jenny & Mike! I am now going to buy some more :)

Me and my puppy, Beaui, recently finished three of their online clinics (Reactivity, Impulse Control, and Recall), and I have to say they’ve been amazing. Even though I’m a little behind as my dog had to have surgery near the end, and has been on strict rest, he has become much better behaved. He listens better, he understands what I’m asking of him better, and with the fact that the courses are there for life for me to go back to whenever I want is extremely helpful given the situation. The video tutorials they put out are simple, well thought out, creative and very useful, and as they say at the beginning of the courses, each video/lesson is a small piece of the bigger picture, and every lessons makes it clearer. They compliment the great lessons with live Q&A sessions, in which they answer all your questions live and in great detail, as well as excellent lectures which take you through exactly why the training works, and how your dog thinks and sees the world, which is invaluable. This training has given me the tools and the confidence that I can prevent, and handle unfavourable situations, as well as keeping my dog happy, and giving him more confidence out in the world too. I highly recommend using these clinics to everyone, especially those who lead busy lives as the convenience, and QUALITY of these courses is incredible. Jenny and Mike are clearly very passionate about dogs, and training and even with all the people on these courses, they still remember the names of people and their dogs, and the struggles their facing - which to be honest I did not expect from an online course, but they clearly care about every single person they’re teaching. I loved the courses so much, I’ve already purchased another and I plan on doing every course they offer. If I could give Adolescent Dogs more than five stars, I would. Thanks so much, Jenny and Mike!

We sent our new puppy to Adolescent Dogs at 10 weeks old for residential training to give him the best start. He spent 5 weeks with Kassie, who was absolutely brilliant! She guided him through the key stages of puppyhood and developed his socialisation and confidence. He can now do sit, down, middle, come when called really reliably. He is confident and comfortable settling in his bed and is really good at boundary games. He can walk to heel and we now have the tools to develop this with him further now he's back at home. The handover lessons were really excellent and gave us confidence in how to develop his training ourselves. Kassie was amazing and was so supportive of us in the transition back home. Really wonderful - thank you Adolescent Dogs!!

I have worked through 4 clinics throughout lockdown with our staffador Frankie. We have seen absolutely amazing results with her. We are currently in impulse control and this is really helping massively to improve her focus. Thanks so much to Jenny & Mike 😀

Our whippet puppy Shadow has had the full Adolescent Dogs experience! He did 4 weeks residential training at 5 months with Katie in Guildford. This training has really set him up for life, improved his confidence massively and given us the tools to maintain all the hard work that Katie has put in. Katie has been fantastic, and because our training crossed over into the lockdown gave us excellent videos for the handover at completion.
We have then also taken part in several of the online clinics as follow ups, Puppy, Lead Walking, Recall and just this month the new Impulse Training. We’ve found the Impulse Training to be really helpful. The exercises are more challenging than the other clinics and we are still working though them, but we love the format, short bite sized videos that you can really work on. The ‘lives’ every week are also brilliant and a direct line to Mike and Jenny if you need any guidance. Shadow is a lovely dog made all the better with the help of Adolescent Dogs. Thank you!

We signed up to the online Impulse Control Clinic for our rescue Cane Corso. I found it really helpful understanding how some simple techniques could improve our dog’s attention on us. I think there has been improvements in our dogs attention but I think the most improvement has been in my behaviour!
I enjoyed the format of the course and the support from the team is great. I also think it’s great value for money, we enjoyed it so much we’ve signed up for another :)

We’ve taken part in 3 clinics over the lockdown period. I have to say I was dubious about how it would work online, but it’s worked really well.
The team are always able to get back to you promptly for feedback and questions and the live sessions each week are also helpful.
It’s nice to see training exercises demonstrated by dogs of different breeds and capabilities. And also watch the videos of others in the group.
The exercises start of simple and easy and gradually become more challenging.
We’ve really enjoyed our clinics and we’re looking forward to being able to take part in some actual face to face workshops soon!

Amazing online clinics! They have allowed us to train our puppy a wide range of commands and obedience from home, making training fun and simple for both us and puppy! The bite-size videos have been easy to follow and the techniques used, effective - the results in our puppy’s obedience have been amazing. It has been invaluable during lockdown to have the help of these amazing trainers. We hope to continue with a third clinic soon - thank you Adolescent Dogs!

We attended the online reactivity clinic for some help with our dog Alf.

The format was great with clear and easy to follow videos and really useful theory lessons to help get a better understanding of the training.

We have seen some real improvements in Alf's reactivity but more so in our ability to train him.

The courses I’ve attended online so far have been fantastic, step by step, clear and very helpful. Any questions I asked were answered quickly and the answer worked! I will be doing more as my puppy grows, that’s for sure.

Thoroughly enjoyed our reactivity clinic, found the videos easy to follow & put into practise. It’s nice that the fb page stays open so I can refer back to videos at any time. Thank you

Amazing, I done the online clinics and was really happy with the support given, nothing is ever too much trouble! The weekly live sessions were great and you are able to ask questions that directly relate to your problems or concerns. The videos are super easy to follow and the lectures are given with great detail. They really do know what they are talking about. I’m glad I found adolescent dogs!

I subscribed to some of the Facebook clinics. It's been great to be able to do training at our own pace. The videos are clear and easy to understand. Would definitely recommend!

subscribed to the reactivity clinic in April 2020. Very useful and helpful. Nice demonstration of the techniques and good backing up of practical with theory and lectures. My dog is alot better on the lead and more trusting of people. My dog actually listens to me and enjoys the scent work and commands I do with him. Others have noticed a positive change in my dog's behaviour and so have I. Thank you xx