Nose To Trail

I started working with Rachel in May 2023. I have a 3 year old chihuahua maltese cross called Eric who quickly became my best friend after my stroke. Eric is afraid of big dogs, strangers and traffic. Rachel couldn't be more helpful and I am learning so much about how to make Eric feel safe. Even though there is lots of work to be done, Eric is more settled and calmer around the house. It means so much to me that he is happy especially with all the support he has given to me since my stroke. The 1:1 sessions we have had, the Reducing Reactivity class and the Settle Workshop at Charlie & Co have all been amazing. The additional resources and notes are so helpful for me to follow up with afterwards if I didn't catch everything in the moment. Rachel has gone the extra mile to make sure that everything is accessible to me. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her.

Rachel’s classes are both fun and engaging for me and my dog. It’s obvious she pays attention to the dogs we works with closely and understand them well. Finding a dog centric trainer is so important and it’s benefit shows when you get a trainer like Rachel. My dog isn’t engaged by walks, toys or playing, but she absolutely loves nose work and I’m so glad to be learning something with her that she enjoys doing! Rachel is a great teacher for both me and my girl!

Rachel has helped our dog and us enormously over the last 6 months!Her ability to read our dogs behaviour and help us understand what she is doing means has been such a help!Her behaviour has improved so much over the past 6 months and it is definitely down to Rachel’s skills and guidance!Thank you Rachel - We appreciate everything you’ve done and can’t recommend Nose to Tail enough to anyone with a dog!!!

Rachel is such a calming and grounding trainer. She has helped me realise how much I needed to reset my relationship with my very reactive dog and just calm things down between us. He is doing so well now, all my dog walking acquaintances who know him keep saying ‘he’s so much better’. With guidance and support from Rachel we are at last beginning to understand each other - after almost 4 years!

We expected our French Bulldog to be the best of friends with our newborn when he arrived but unfortunately that wasn't the case and as soon as we arrived home our dog became anxious and struggled to breathe with anxiety.After a visit to the vets to help they recommend Rachel to us.A long story short, 8 weeks of him living with my parents and coming home for training to return back to the home with reduced anxiety thanks to Rachel we managed to get him home albeit for the time being in the kitchen alone.Following this Rachel set us a number of training tasks and methods on how to slowly bring him in to the same room as the newborn.We truly never thought we would get where we are now, seeing them both sitting and playing together 12 months on was a dream come true for us.We could not recommend Rachel enough or thank her for what she has done for us as a family!

We were referred to Rachel initially due to Nala having lots of different issues around reactivity, anxiety and resource guarding. Through a thorough consultation with Rachel and identifying pain as a likely cause of some of the issues we have now been able to seek appropriate support from the vet in terms of managing this which has reduced many of the difficulties and has given us our happy, relaxed dog back!We have also now completed the No Nonsense Nosework course and the Parkour level 1, as well as watching the sessions on freework and managing separation anxiety, and Rachel’s knowledge and understanding of each dog and their individual needs is amazing.We can’t wait to progress onto the next levels of scent work and parkour and would recommend Rachel to anyone!

Rachel is a fantastic trainer and I recommend her to everyone I know. She is vastly knowledgeable but also kind and approachable. I think training with your dog can be a bit nerve wracking but I find it very easy to ask Rachel any questions and feel more confident around her. We attended her Reducing Reactivity session which can be scary if your dog barks and lunges but she placed everyone far enough away gradually reducing the distance and when my dog started to struggle she gave us a wee break to sniff about and calm down!! If you’re considering booking with her I would definitely recommend it.

We had Rachel out last week as we needed help with mousse's behaviour. She can become quite stressed when she sees another dog or hears an unexpected sound. I have been trying for ages to help mousse but I couldn't find the right technique to help her. After one session with Rachel, we tweaked what I had been working on and now mousse is really starting to relax. She was always on alert before but I am starting to see improvements and her body has become less tense. This is so lovely to see only after having one session last week! We still have a lot to work on, but I can't wait to see even more changes in mousse's behaviour in the next couple of months. Thank you again Rachel

Rachel from Nose To Trail has been an absolute godsend. We were referred to Rachel from another behaviourist who didn’t feel she had quite the expertise to help us, and it was honestly the best thing that we’ve done.From the start Rachel has been nothing but patient and understanding, making us realise we weren’t at fault for our dogs behavioural issues whilst helping us to understand the best way to help our dog become more at ease in life and more relaxed.Myself and my partner felt like all our worries and concerns were heard, and Rachel has done everything she could too walk us through it all.I would recommend her highly to everyone who needed help. She is so knowledgeable and her advice has been fantastic.