11/10/2025
"We simply cannot recommend K9 Control enough! In just 9 sessions, and a handful of pack walks, Peggy has made an incredible transformation. It is no exaggeration to say that Rob has changed all 3 of our lives.
Before K9 Control, Peggy was an anxious, aggressive, unpredictable dog. She lived in a very small world, spending minimal time outside as she was reactive to dogs, cars, all kinds of environmental noises, and generally just of unsure how to be. As a result, we only walked her twice a week, with walks limited to private fields - it was stressful and overwhelming for all of us, and any encounter with another dog was explosive. She would be so heightened and frantic in our garden, that even toileting was a real struggle. Peggy would shake, drool and cower at the sound of very distant gunshots/crow scarers, and on one occasion jumped on the roof of the car in attempt to escape them, and wouldn't come down. Peggy had to wear a 'blindfold' and have music on constantly in order to tolerate any car journeys. If she saw a dog within 50 feet of the car she would become absolutely frantic, rocking the car, thrashing around into the windows, and constantly barking.
Now, we enjoy walking Peggy twice a day, she enjoys the outside world, and she's so much more relaxed for knowing the rules. She walks off lead with other dogs. She enjoys the car, and is non-reactive to everything she can see and hear during journeys. Last weekend, we took Peggy to a clayshoot, and she calmly sat and listened to gun shots at close range for over an hour. In short, her transformation under the guidance of Rob at K9 Control has been notning short of staggering.
Throughout the process, Rob has been amazing. He is consistent, super clear in his instructions, and always calm. Rob took Peggy on when other trainers and behaviourists wouldn't, and had the resources and knowledge to help us. We believed in the process and where we are now is night and day from where we started. We will forever be grateful to Rob and the gang"
