May 2023 by Amanda Cordwell
I attended puppy level one with Davina. With my two frenchie puppies. And I really enjoyed my time with Davina she is wonderful and knowledgeable! Always made things easy to understand and lessons we?re comfortable and informative. My Frenchie?s were set up with super foundations that?s to Davina. Shortly after we finished. We got another puppy. An American bully. I had concerns about his lack of focus and engagement. I phoned Davina and she was happy to give me some tips and advice over the telephone. Along side the advice she gave me I began to do the things I learned at puppy level one too and low and behold I now have him focused and learning same as the others.Thanks to the help and advice from Davina my three puppies all entered their very first dog show and won five rosettes between them! Super proud and couldn?t have done it without you! Thank you so so much ??
April 2023 by Alexandra Jane
Extremely knowledgeable team and great training. They know everything there is to know about dog behaviour. Great shop too, selling tons including fab natural dog products, raw feed and loads more.
April 2022 by D Lawn
I initially tried a dog training service nearer to me when I first got my dog, Ona, but didn?t really enjoy the experience. Walkabout Hounds was well worth the extra driving time! And on top of that was so much better value for money. I had a 121 session with James, and completed the dog training Level 1 course with Davina. Both are so friendly and really know their stuff. Davina taught me so much more than the course?s set lessons. Ona?s my first dog, and I found having someone with so much experience to sit and chat to about her progress each week invaluable. It?s very true what they say about owners needing as much training as their dogs, and as soon I had that improved understanding everything else followed much more easily. I wish I could have carried on to do the Level 2, but am sadly moving away before it would have concluded. But even just doing the Level 1 has helped Ona and I so so much. I would highly recommend!
April 2022 by Tom Giles
This training works for some people and not for others. Personally found the trainer to be arrogant and unwelcoming and wouldn't recommend. lessons felt boring and repetitive
February 2022 by Victoria Douglas
Knowledgeable training and advice, friendly staff, shop is also great for good quality training treats, food and accessories highly recommended.
December 2021 by Katy Goodall
We have been coming here with our rescue dog Oscar for the last year and he has come on leaps and bounds! We love James, he is amazing, gives us such great advice and him and Davina are always there to help.
May 2021 by Vanessa Knight
We have just finished level 2 dog training and we cannot recommend walkabout hounds enough. From the initial contact with davina who helped us to decide which level we needed, to James delivering the training sessions, everything has been fantastic. James has such an innate understanding of dogs, their behaviour and their psychology. He?s showed us some things our dog was doing which we had not even noticed and helped her training to come on leaps and bounds in just a few weeks. We cannot wait for the next training class.
March 2021 by Tyler Cheetham
Fantastic place, very friendly staff, and great training tips, our staffy has had some anxiety issues which caused him to chase his tail constantly when people visited or when he got too excited, couldn't have people round due to his behaviour, after 2 121 training sessions with James his behaviour increased dramatically, when people used to come round he wouldn't settle, we once tried to see if he would ever calm down and after 3.5 hours we gave up.First time having people over after this training he laid on his bed and went to sleep after 5 minutes, which he has never done before, cannot thank you enough James, he's a different dog!
March 2021 by Maureen Dempsey
Excellent would recommend this establishment to anyone. They have helped me so much with my dog Flo. Not only with her training but also to understand Flos needs and how her needs affect her behaviour. Brilliant sessions.
March 2021 by Ruth Halligan
James and Davina are brilliant trainers and give plenty of time to help training humans to train dogs. I've used them with every dog to refresh my knowledge. Cant thank them enough for there help
March 2021 by stephen wells
Great place for buying frozen Turkey blocks. We Just text them to order 2 cases, and collect on the arranged day if not in stock. Great value.
March 2021 by The Big Paws Little Paws Co
I highly recommend Davina & James for all your training needs. Not only are they amazing dog trainers they are super patient and they will take you through things step by step. I wouldn?t recommend anyone else to any of my clients. They give you the tools you need to be a good dog owner and handler and you can have a good laugh and make some great friends in the process.
January 2021 by Adele O?Brien
Our second puppy class completed today with Freddie our cocker pup.
James has been fantastic and we have come away from each session feeling confident that we can master the 5 key elements. Freddie loves the sessions and he?s very proud of himself. Highly recommend Walkabout Hounds training centre.
September 2019 by Deborah Hunt
Professional. Their cover includes far more than other vets. Easy parking. Great with my dog.
September 2019 by Jo France
Highly recommend. Loved it! Someone who knows how to train dogs and humans!
