Adolescent Dogs Ltd Reviews 

I have to say we were really pleased with the results when Bobbi came home after his stay with Sam. We weren't really sure what to expect but it was immediately clear that he was a much calmer dog. Sam was very clear with her handover as to how best to deal with Bobbi and also showed us the training methods used. We're getting on well - some excitement started to creep in a little but we're managing this well. We had a follow-up session with Sam which was very helpful as she gave us a few additional hints and tips. Bobbi was so happy to see Sam which was great to see.

Overall we've been really pleased with the results and would definitely recommend Adolescent Dogs to anyone considering residential training. While it may not be the cheapest, the most important thing for us was for the stay to be in the home rather than in kennels and for the training to take place over a period of time which would mean greater success, so this suited us well. A lot of friends and family have commented on how much more relaxed Bobbi is which is great to hear.

Cuts, burn marks and a bag of bones!!!!!Waste of money and time! I would not recommend this company under no circumstance to anyone. Receiving my Belgium Malinois Max who came back worse and false advertisement on your website 'Max has now learnt to focus on his trainer, no pulling on the lead and the remaining nonsense you have plastered on your Facebook page' the only reason why my dog done what he was suppose to do with the 'so called trainer' was due to a lack of food your trainer was feeding my dog! My 29 kilo dog return back home a bag of bones, ribs/bones showing and no muscle left what so ever in fact I was that concerned I took my dog to the vets a couple of days later who inform me that he had lost too much weight in such little time. According to your contract it states that the trainer WILL make contact if there are concerns over weight... where was my phone call? If anyone wants any pictures or vets Heath checks email me. Also after bathing my poor dog who was a Skelton I found rope burn marks and fur missing under his neck where the slip lead was too tight and used with force...again if evidence is required feel free to message me I have the images. When collecting my family pet I was disgusted to find him covered in horse crap where by the looks of it he was staying or kept for a period of time, I arrived an hour early just out of pure luck and noticed the trainer arrive approximately 30 minutes after me...if my dog was with a trainer tell me why did the trainer have to get him out the stables or a building? Surely he would be in the same transit van with the trainer he was apparently staying with.

Do not respond back with a pointless reply of recommending Max to revisit Adolescent as this will never happen, I am absolutely disgusted with how my dog has been treated.

We handed our 12 week old boxer over to Sarah at Adolescent Dogs for two weeks residential training, not expecting miracles. Our vet did say "well you have a boxer!".
We were absolutely delighted with the results, Sarah had obviously worked hard and given Sullivan (our dog) a lot of love and attention.
We continue our obedience training every day as instructed and he is coming along in leaps and bounds.
None of this could have been achieved without the guidance of Adolescent Dogs, I would recommend their residential training to anyone with a puppy or dog that needs retraining.

A two week residential stay got our puppy off to a great start. We received daily photos from our trainer, Katie which really helped our autistic daughter feel happy about the puppy being away. We have had wonderful support since coming home and we know we can contact Katie for her advice with any issues we are having. We are now doing the 12 week puppy training group and our pup loves seeing Katie each week. This group is helping us with our pups socialisation. I would recommend Adolescent Dogs to any new dog owners.

Amazing progress and results with challenging mini EBT- George spent 4 weeks with Alex who had, despite very difficult start in the first week, achieved results we did not dream of. George was a happy, obedient and playful dog, however after he suffered with skin condition for months, he became nervous and anxious dog which resulted in not enjoying being petted, listening to any commands and getting aggressive when he did not want to do something. By the time George’s skin improved, bad habits remained and some of them worsened. Whilst we were working hard on training and correcting bad behaviour, we were getting nowhere and started to seek help with various trainers, behaviourist but concept of day home visits or skype consultations costing few thousands of £££ were not viable options. We then came across Adolescent Dogs and their concept of residential training was more convincing than anything else we came across and after finding out a little bit more about them we felt this could be the way forward and enrolled George for 4 weeks residential training.
Whilst we did not expect much from the training, it seemed to be the only option for us to try and we truly believe this was the best decision we have ever made for George and for us. All credit goes to Alex who has found the way to deal with the challenges we have had with George and we are well aware this was not an easy task and required someone very special. Alex’s perseverance combined with his talent and skills definitely paid off and we now have a happy dog who enjoys his training, obedience, he fetches which for anyone with a bullterrier is often unthinkable task. On the first day we brought George home we noticed a vast improvement in George's behaviour and he responds to us the way he would not have before. He is nowhere near as nervous as he used to be, no signs of aggression when he does not want to do something he is being asked to. Alex gave us some very valuable tips and the training techniques which we have stick to and it is really rewarding for us all. We know that it will take more time and consistency for us and that George will continue to test us but we both feel more confident with the way we should handle such situations and knowing we can ask Alex for an advice is very helpful. We could not be more pleased with the results Alex had achieved with George and we would not hesitate to recommend Alex to anyone with challenging dog. I only wish we have found Alex earlier.

We rehomed Leila, a 6 month old working cocker spaniel, who up until that time had not really be walked on a lead nor learned any form of recall. It soon became apparent that she had learned so many bad habits which we were struggling to undo, and in all honestly, however sweet tempered she was, she was a bit of a nightmare in many scenarios - stealing, running away, jumping all over people and other dogs and generally running riot 24/7 whilst turning 'deaf' to us. We felt we really needed professional help with her, as much for her sake as ours, as we couldn't walk her off lead etc, so felt she was missing out on the best life she could have. We favoured residential training over weekly classes for this little girl, as we so wanted to get her on the right track and residential training ensured she would have 4 weeks of total consistency. The idea that the dog lives with the trainer rather than being kennelled, sealed our decision to send her to Adolescent Dogs, as we knew she'd be comfortable and loved whilst away from home.

The trainer Libby was exceptional. From the moment we met her, during the handover and going on a walk together, it was obvious Libby had great knowledge about different breeds and their specific behaviour / training needs. She was also so kind and loving towards Leila, that we knew our pup would have no trouble settling in at her temporary 'home'. We had twice weekly updates and so many fantastic pics, we knew all was going well and our dog was happy.
It wasn't the cheapest option, but my husband and I both saw it as a long term investment, paying dividends over the lifetime of our pup.

When Leila came back to us, the improvement was amazing. Her obedience was remarkable, and she had obviously formed a very strong bond with Libby which was lovely to see. It was also great to see that Leila had retained all of her joyful personality, though now we could harness her energy and willingness to learn. We didn't receive a robotic dog back of course, we still walk her on the long line, have to be one step ahead of her if we know distractions will pop up, and practice commands every day - it's very much up to the owners to commit to continuing with the training.

During the handover at the end of 4 weeks, Libby went through not only the commands, but also how to deal with any scenarios which may arise, and devoted lots of her time to us before she left. She was very clear that if we felt we needed further help to call her as soon as possible. Indeed I called Libby the week after as was getting worried about Leila not listening during recall, and Libby was back at our house, coming for a walk with me, reminding Leila (and me!) of the rules and showing me again what to do in various situations. Leila behaved like a dream and I was equipped with more knowledge and confidence to keep up with training. It's very comforting to know I can contact Libby in the future if needed, and we'll be booking a top up stay when we go on holiday towards the end of the year.

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Adolescent Dogs. They really know their stuff, care about and understand the animals in their care, work on the basis of positive reinforcement and quite honestly were a lifesaver for us.

Libby, thank you!

(As a footnote, when Leila was in training, I followed Adolescent Dogs closely on Facebook as really enjoyed seeing all the updates and videos of the dogs in training. One particular dog was very agressive with their owners, even in day to day scenarios. By the end of its stay, it was on its way to becoming a confident, happy and calm dog. It really brought a tear to my eye as without such professionals, there is every chance that dog would not have had a future. Another shining example of what these professionals can do.)

We were reunited with our dog this morning and I am absolutely blown away by the change. I can now feed him in his crate, get him in and out without problems and have strategies in place to ensure we continue to build on the positive changes that Alex achieved.
Alex has been absolutely brilliant at a time when we, as a family, were at the end of our tether and starting to wonder if we would ever be able to live with a dog who was so very aggressive. Alex has gone above and beyond to help us at a time when we were beginning to believe there was no hope. We now have the confidence and knowledge to continue to build on the amazing work Alex has done with Kasper. He is clearly very talented at what he does and so very patient in helping us understand how best to work with Kasper. We truly didn’t believe anyone could change the downright dangerous behavioural problems Kasper had and could not be happier with the help and support we received throughout.

We would not hesitate to recommend Alex to anyone who is having problems with their dog, no matter how serious. If he is able to help us I’m sure he could help anyone!

We are so proud of our Archie; the trainer has turned him into an absolute star - well done!

Working with our trainer has been and continues to be a pleasure; we have been in regular contact during and after Archie’s four weeks of training.
We have been able to successfully introduce much of the behaviours established by our trainer, after returning home with Archie.
We still have lots to sort out but we think our level of success is remarkable!
In fact Archie’s enthusiasm for training has helped us massively and we are very much looking forward to building on our capability during next weeks second handover training session.

We have to say that “Adolescent dogs” has introduced a much needed "step change in dog training”.
This unique approach of expert trainers conducting intensive training directly with the dog and leaving the owners at home; will fast track the dog to an incredibly high behaviour standard in a very short time!
Yes leaving your dog for four weeks is incredibly tough on the owners, but in our case we would never have achieved such a high standard with Archie’s behaviour, with a more traditional weekly training session approach!

Also the excellent manual provides masses of essential information that helps the owners to prepare for the handover.
Adolescent dogs has real structure to its dog training model, this massively increases the potential for our dogs to achieve an enviable standard of behaviour.

If we were to wind back the clock to that point in time when we made our booking, we would select the same trainer again without a moments hesitation.

We highly recommend Adolescent Dogs to all dog owners!

Our rescue 8month old Labrador cross puppy Milly went as we were going on holiday and didn't want her to be locked in a cage for two weeks. Her behaviour needed a lot of attention. She lived with the trainer in her own home receiving training every day. Whilst on holiday we received regular emails on her progress and also photos which showed her having a lovely time. When we got her back we were amazed at how much she had learnt. She was crate trained, could walk to heel, recall trained and much more. We had a different dog. The follow up sessions are also very good. We have had two so far since returning and received many emails and nothing is too much for them. Any problems we have even now can be discussed with the trainer. We would not hesitate in recommending them and intend to send our Milly to them again when we go on holiday. Well done Adolescent Dogs and trainers

With great trepidation, we sent our five month old labrador puppy to Adolescent Dogs for three weeks obedience training fearing that he was too young to concentrate long enough to learn anything. How wrong we were! His trainer was just amazing...a lovely, kind, caring lady who taught our pup so much in such a short time. All the main basic commands were instilled in him as well as good manners regarding food, doorways and most important of all the vital Emergency Stop discipline. All this was done with kindness, patience and with treats, either food, toys, play and outings.
Although our lively, exuberant pup still is very 'bouncy' around strangers and other dogs, we are going to send him for a further top up week to help with these two issues. Fortunately, he is still very much a mischievous, playful pup, pushing the boundries but this early, concentrated training as been fantastic. Happy pup and happy owners!

Rosie is a rescued Romanian street dog, a German shepherd cross. She has a naturally sweet nature but had missed all the puppy training so essential to a dog of her size and strength. We sent her to Adolescent Dogs for a three-week course to address particularly her pulling on the lead and aggressive attitude towards other dogs.
Her trainer, Lila, established a great rapport with Rosie and I can only describe her as being transformed. She walks beautifully on the lead,her recall is excellent and sit/down/stay are all very good. Out on a walk she has no issues with other dogs. I would recommend Adolescent Dogs without reservations.

Our dog Zuma went to Lyn for his 2 weeks stay. We couldn't be happier with what she has achieved with him. He went a thug of a dog who was a nightmare to walk and deal with and he's come home a wonderful boy. He's much calmer, a lot politer and can actually take him to places we've not dare take him before. All in all I would highly recommend this company and especially Lyn. Thank you

My 9 month old cockapoo had 2½ weeks residential training in Bolney, and the results are generally very good. During her time away I very much appreciated the email updates and photos that I received at intervals. She is now much calmer, more obedient, and responsive to commands. In addition I am sure she actually enjoyed the training, and definitely showed lots of respect and genuine affection for her trainer at the handover and follow up session. Personally I find the hand signals are a real help in reinforcing the commands. Inevitably it is necessary to do a little homework to make sure that bad habits don't creep back, and I try to have at least one session each day. I very much appreciate the fact that I may consult the trainer for follow-up advice. I have no hesitation in recommending Adolescent Dogs to others. Well done!