Testimonials

Cannot thank Sandy enough for helping me with my puppies. Not only teaching them both, I had a lot to learn as well. I was recommended by a girlfriend to get in touch with Sandy, best decision ever. Susan P

Sandy is a very pragmatic, realistic & honest person who is as good a judge of humans as she is of our canine friends.

As a first time dog owner at the ripe old age of 48, I needed advice & help. Sandy to the rescue! This woman is like an interface between the furry ones and the humans - like a dog language translator. She taught me how to read my very anxious scaredy dog, help him to feel safe and to help me to understand his signs and signals. Don’t tell others, but I think Sandy might actually not be a dog trainer at all - she might be a really good human trainer in disguise.

Highly recommend Sandy. Experienced, patient and intuitive. Laura T

Sandy was absolutely wonderful to work with. She was so helpful with our puppy training and very flexible with times. Highly recommend. Helen Louise

I would recommend Sandy as we seen marked improvement in our rescue dog’s behaviour after seeking Sandy’s help. I am a veterinary nurse and still needed extra guidance helping our new family member. Everyone who seen her before and now cannot believe she’s the same dog! Emily B

I contacted Sandy at skills for dogs after I had got my fear aggressive Rottweiler, Bella, to the point where she was losing the plot on seeing other dogs. I had been using harsh training methods and had made a scary situation even worse for her.

Sandy was very informative and explained why her force free methods work. Through using classical conditioning Bella is a lot calmer around other dogs, meaning she can enjoy her outings more and so can I!

Thanks Sandy. Rachel W

Not only did Sandy teach me how to manage my dogs behavior but also how to manage mine and how that affects said dog. Would recommend sandy for help to anyone. I especially love how it is all positive reinforcement! Sandy has also provided long term support and I know whatever questions I have no matter how small she is always happy to assist. Nat B

Highly recommended Sandy, she has done wonders with my two dogs.. in 12 weeks they have gone from fighting every time they were around one another having to be separated all the time. To now loving one another again. Thank you for all your work and support during this time..

Sample of CEU's

APDT conferences: Sydney 2011. Melbourne 2013. Gold Coast 2015
Chicken Clicker Training Workshop – Poultry in Motion with Terry Ryan. Sydney 2017
Numerous online courses with Fenzy Dog Academy. 2018 2019
Numerous webinars to improve training techniques and latest in science regarding changing problematic behaviours in dogs. 2018 2019
Lemonade Conference 2021- international
Aggression in Dogs - Michael Shikashio 2022
Scent and Sensibility 2023
too many webinars and podcasts to list