Wagging Tails Dog Training (South London)

I first brought my Cockapoo to Wagging Tails when she was four months old when we joined the puppy classes. She is now nearly three and we have continued to attend adult classes starting with the junior class and moving up to the advanced earlier this year.The classes are varied from obedience to agility. My dog loves coming to class (and so do I!) and I don’t know if we could have gotten through the first two years without Karen and Jenny for guidance.

We just completed the foundation course with our rescue dog and we'd recommend it to anyone considering it. We feel much more confident, more in control and like we understand our dog better having completed the course. We enjoyed the sessions as much as our dog and we loved seeing him progress each week. Thanks to Karen and Salem for all your help. Our dog sometimes took a little more time to pick things up than the others but the team always gave us time and helped us come up with alternative methods that worked for him. We look forward to coming to a drop in session soon.

We have been attending classes for the last six years and have progressed to the advanced class. There are a variety of themes from agility to scent work and obedience. Most important for me is the enjoyment of the dogs. Karen and Jenni provide lots of helpful advice and problem solving.

I have been going to Wagging Tails at South Norwood for a few years now after the initial foundation course. I can’t recommend them highly enough. I have a little whippet X. Karen’s positive training has given me so much confidence with Mia and helped us bond. The training helped me to “read” Mia much better and understand what she is trying to tell me. We do obedience, agility, play games and scent work. Mia loves it especially the rewards ( sausage). We both have fun. Worth every penny.

I have been attending WTDT for several years now. My dog has achieved the gold award and loves Karen. We continue to attend the advanced class because the dogs enjoy it

Karen and Salem led informative and fun classes that broke down key elements of training and obedience into bitesize and memorable chunks. Lots of practical exercises and theoretical explanations helped with embedding behaviours both with our dog and us - would highly recommend!

We've found the foundation session really helpful with our dog Murray. He learnt a lot of new things, and it gave us structure to manage and progress his training. The programme has been adapted really well to Zoom whilst we're in lockdown. We're looking forward to completing the next stage of training with Vera.

The course I attended with my puppy was highly priced (more than double than another class I found). I expected the service and product to match this, but sadly it did not. The initial two hour session could have been condensed into half the time in my opinion. It was incredibly basic e.g. don’t leave you dog in a locked car.One of the instructors was perfectly pleasant, warm and encouraging. Complementary videos recorded by the owner were very gentle and supportive. Sadly, this was not the case with the lead trainer in the live classes. Her manner to be most unfortunate and her teaching style extremely didactic and condescending. Demonstrations were only ever done with the most biddable puppy in the class.It would have been more helpful to have seen these done a range of dogs.I am left disappointed by this experience and I would not recommend these classes. The owner and I have been in contact by email; however, I do not feel that any amount of communication will improve my experience of these classes.

We have taken our dog to the foundation course, adult class and are now in the advanced class. We have always found Karen and Jenny very helpful and approachable. They have a wealth of experience with puppy/dog training and our dog has developed into a wonderful pet. Highly recommend.

Highly Recommended for Any Dog Owner at Any StageWe got so much out of our time at Wagging Tails. We came with our first dog, an adult bull lurcher rescue, wanting to learn basic commands and obedience. The classes gave us a great grounding in positive training and how to teach our dog all sorts of commands. We learned so much about how to communicate with our dog and what to expect from life as dog owners thanks to Karen and Jenny's experienced advice and instruction. Crucially, our dog enjoyed it too! He got to meet other dogs and it really helped him come out of his shell.The most valuable thing for me was having access to their support and guidance at the early stage of having a dog. We learnt a great deal from seeing them guide other dogs and owners in the class, as well as getting advice on things like nutrition, bad behaviour and emergencies.Getting their help at the start has meant we've been able to implement strategies from the get go and has made our - and our dog's - life comparatively stress-free and allowed us to solve problems quickly. But I'd strongly recommend this training for any dogs and owners at any stage!