Marky

I cannot thank Linnea & Gregor enough for all their help and support so far in training our dog-reactive little rescue terrier!

We got in touch with Walk & Train Edinburgh shortly after Marky joined our family, when it became apparent a few months in, that he struggled with dealing with strange dogs we met on our walks, lungeing, barking, and generally being a little antisocial terror. Our daily walks became stressful for everyone involved: us, Marky and every dog who had the misfortune to cross our path!

We asked Linnea & Gregor for help, and we are so glad we did! Marky joined their training programme, a mix of solo training sessions, followed by group classes when they felt he could handle them.

The difference in Marky’s behaviour has been amazing! Thanks to Gregor and Linnea’s help and advice, we feel we can now communicate better with him, and support him in stressful situations he would have found difficult to cope with only a few months ago. They gave us some tips and exercises to practice so that we could safely introduce him to our friends’ dogs, and fast-forward a few months, he’s now got a little pack of doggy friends he loves to go on adventures with!

We are still regularly training with Gregor & Linnea, as we’re is only at the beginning of our journey towards being chilled around strange dogs. And we’re really enjoying the training - the sessions are fun, engaging and stimulating for both dogs and humans. It’s also really great to be able to meet other people in the reactive group classes who are going through a similar journey, sharing tips and stories on how to best deal with the off-lead, “he’s just being friendly” dogs and their owners!

I’d recommend Walk & Train to anyone who is struggling with their dog’s reactivity. Marky’s happier, we’re happier, the neighbourhood dogs are happier The results speak for themselves!

- Laetitia