Master Dog

Our 9 week old puppy Luna went to Robin for his residential puppy bootcamp and I can attest to the fact that it was the best decision ever made. Luna came home able to sleep in her crate almost uninterrupted through the night. Most importantly, she was perfectly housetrained and she simply rings a bell on the door when she needs to be let out to do her business. As a first time pet owner I can hand on heart say that Robin’s service was invaluable and our gorgeous pup Luna has come home a much more confident, happy and delightful dog. Just the training for toileting outside with the signal of a bell was worth every penny spent on Robin’s services. Highly recommended.

I had initially called Robin several months before we ultimately started working together. From the onset, he provided me with extensive, relevant info to make decisions on a suitable puppy and what my family needed to prepare for and be aware of (we are first time dog owners).Once we formally started working together, Robin was extremely professional and combined that with genuine warmth and understanding. He generated a great deal of trust and confidence in him. As such, we continued to expand the scope of his services which included sourcing our puppy, pre-training before arriving home and ongoing support (bouts of new training, dog walking, dog boarding).The overall outcome has been, and still is, exceptional - we know that our dog (and family) is in good hands with Robin, not least because our puppy formed such a close mutual relationship with Robin.

Robin is an absolute master dog trainer. Our puppy of 3 months went for a 10-day bootcamp and returned to us happier, more confident - he was toilet trained, lead trained, socialised and obedient; but his same cuddly self.Would highly recommend Robin to anyone.

Delighted! Hats off to Robin James at Master Dog for not only sourcing me a beautiful pedigree Golden Retriever puppy in the middle of a global pandemic, but for training that puppy to be the most responsive, obedient, and well-mannered pup I know!Robin's commitment to an intuitive style of training, using simple, universally recognised hand signals and sounds is very effective. After the Ten Day Puppy Bootcamp, my Golden Retriever came to me fully potty trained, responding to his name and location commands, and, of course, well-mannered and calm. Not sure what else you could hope for!Thank you, Robin!

Robin is FABULOUS. I have to say he is a true dog whisperer. We have an almost 2 year old miniature Dachshund who is quite nervous and lacks confidence when walking on the lead. We did try to train him before but he did not seem to respond to the techniques. I felt he was growing out of his puppy stage and that maybe he was a lost cause. He has always barked at strangers and big dogs. We felt it subsided a bit but then became worse. After our first session with Robin, the changes already started to happen. We have had three sessions with him so far and we have so much of the barking under control. I did not think that this would ever be possible and I know we still have more work to do to build up his confidence even more. Robin is a lovely person and his gentle approach and professional techniques have worked wonders on our dog. We highly recommend him if you want to see some amazing results.

Robin did a fantastic job of teaching our new puppy (and us!) how to behave. In one session he fixed our puppy’s over-excited behaviour when it comes to meal times, something we didn’t think was possible! Would definitely recommend him to every new dog owner.

Robin really is a dog-whisperer. One lesson and my 2 year old dog is completely different. So much advice, and a few things to work on that has transformed my relationship with my fur baby. Highly recommend

Robin did an amazing job with our new puppy Lisa. He gave us lots of tips and we have already seen progress just after one session. I highly recommend Robin, he is fantastic. We are extremely thankful!Best,Malin and Ali

My puppy came back from Robin 2 weeks ago. He went to do the 10 day bootcamp. I can personally highly recommend Robin as the care and attention that he had given to my dog was evident when he returned him. Robin sent me daily text updates with photos and even a few video montages set to music which I loved. We also did a few face times as I was really missing my puppy! He spent a long time doing the handover with me at the end of the 10 days when he dropped him back and explained all about what he had done during the training. He also helped me to integrate the puppy with my 10 year old dog as they were not getting along when I first got the puppy! When Teddy left to go to Robin, he was very wild natured and peeing around the house more than 30 times a day. It was exhausting!Teddy came back a much calmer dog, who very happily slept for 12 hours at night in his crate with no crying and no accidents. He was also biting much less and was happy to be washed and brushed. Teddy arrived at Robin with a parasite in his tummy for which he had just started antibiotics for, and Robin nursed him back to full health cooking him special meals to help his tummy. He put in him into a great routine with food as it was all a bit of a mess before he went to Robin. We have stuck with his routine and it is working perfectly. There were of course a few days of adjustment to moving back into my house where I probably didn't notice the signals and there were a few accidents, but Robin advised me of what to do those first few days frequently on the phone and even came to see us at home to show us what to do and my puppy is now fully house trained at 12 weeks. During this first few days of adjustment, Robin also offered to have Teddy back for a few more days with no charge which I thought was extremely kind but I decided to wait to see if things would change once he settled - which they did (as this was what happened with my older dog after she had done a bootcamp elsewhere).I have had many dogs throughout my life and have used many different trainers and I can honestly say that I am so happy with the service that is offered by Robin. What is most valuable is that I know that any other questions I may have in other aspects of raising a puppy, Robin is just a call away and can help me. For now, I am just enjoying having a well trained puppy to have lots of fun with. Robin is an incredibly nice man who is clearly not financially motivated, but simply has a genuine passion for dogs which is extremely refreshing especially in these Covid times where many dog services are being exploited.If you have a new puppy and you want someone to wave a magic wand to make them calm, sleep through the night, house trained, obedient and on a good feeding schedule - Robin is your man!!!

Robin helped us find a puppy and then had her with him for a 10 day boot camp. We are now the owner of a happy little puppy. Robin is very attentive and helpful to both owners & dogs. He makes himself available to answer any questions the owner may have & he looks after one’s dog as if it were his own. His love of dogs is quite remarkable. Dogs feel safe & happy around him and they can learn several commands from him.