Durham Dog Care

The dogs are really well looked after

I hesitated to leave this review as the handful of previous reviewers have left 5 stars (though perhaps many of those are for the food). But, as a rescue-dog owner who was coping with (what I now know are) pretty common issues, I would have liked to hear from people who didn't have such a positive experience.Ultimately, we felt hopeful before the appointment and completely helpless after it. The opposite of how it should be. Dolly is protective and territorial in the home. Jamie knew this before arriving. He also knew we had success introducing her to people by first meeting outside and going for a walk together. Yet he insisted on coming into the house and us keeping her in another room before leading her to him. We trusted he knew what he was doing, but of course dolly just barked and barked, and Jamie looked terrified. He also said 'She would definitely have bitten me'. To clarfiy, she has never bitten anyone. Only barked and on one occasion nipped.Threw lots of treats at her while she barked, got us to hand her treats while she barked (basically, rewarding aggressive behaviour) - specifically, while she was on the lead and barking at him, I was told to say yes" and hand her a treat every time she looked my way. The most basic psychology and training says this is effectively her asking for my approval and me giving it

Cant recommend Jamie enough. Noticed a massive difference within our 18 month German Shepherd within just weeks. The after support that is offered is alsonanhuge help.

Giid pet care excellent staff

Great healthy dog supplier, very knowledgeable staff, friendly, good parking directly behind

I contacted Jamie after my dog Bailey began to show increased nervous behavior in particular when meeting strangers and new dogs while out walking. He was reacting to strangers coming to the house even some who he had met previously and I didn't want this to become an aggressive habit. Jamie's response was quick. Not only did he give us advice on behaviour he also advised on nutrition, vaccinations and harnesses. On his follow up visit he joined me on a dog walk so that he could give advice in action. Bailey is responding to the new techniques and walks have become a less stressful time for all. I would recommend Jamie to any other dog owner.

Excellent specialist dog food shop, with great advice on hand from the staff.

We contacted Jamie for help training our 6 month old puppy and I would highly recommend his service.Jamie has helped me implement different techniques to combat training issues, all of which have worked brilliantly with our dog. He has helped me understand and counteract my dogs troublesome behaviours in simple steps, which certainly seems to be working well. Jamie has been excellent to work with and I would not hesitate to contact him should we need further assistance training our dog in the future!It is overall, a very worthwhile and helpful service!