Testimonial – Neville the Labrador

I contacted Damian in July 2020 having been given poor advice with Neville’s training. Neville was 8 months at this point and had no recall unless we had treats and he pulled on the lead – he was almost fully grown at this point and about 26kg, so it was like holding onto a moving train!

Before training with Damian, Neville’s obedience was based around treats of different values. When faced with not having a treat, Neville would jump up and often leave us head in hands on walks, stressed and not knowing how to change it.

From our first session with Damian, Neville was a different dog with a mutual respect starting to build for us all. Neville is very clever, from a line of working dogs and the Tessleymoor methods really appealed to his nature and he loved it.

After a year of training, Neville is a pleasure to walk and has great steadiness and recall – with no treats. We are enjoying lots of outside walks with no stress or worry and Neville is able to use his agility and cleverness with games to keep him mentally challenged.

Damian’s approach is very logical and practical but you need to be prepared to put the work in outside lessons. If you are really looking to put the effort in for your dog and yourself, then Damian is the trainer for you – the results and testimonies speak volumes!

Posted: July 5, 2021