David Anderson Dog Training

David helped us with our 10 month old Cockapoo puppy who was resource guarding and aggressive. We tried various other trainers beforebut without success, and the behaviour was getting worse. David took him for a 2 week board and training which resolved the issues, and gave us numerous strategies to manage any future behaviour. We now have our lovely, cute dog back, and no bad behaviours. We couldn't be happier.

I contacted David as my 18 month old German Shepherd was very reactive to other dogs, birds and any movement outside. David came to do a consultation and we decided it would be best suited if Zeus spent two weeks on a board and train programme. On the day I dropped Zeus off, David invited me in to his house and we went through the plans, naturally I was nervous about leaving Zeus behind but I was impressed by the way he treated Zeus and allowed him to sleep in the house and socialise with his family. I received daily video and text updates, the videos were extremely beneficial to continuing the training once Zeus came home. David was very flexible with drop off times, he spent a couple of hours with the whole family going through everything and advised how to continue the training at home. 4 weeks have now passed and Zeus is almost like a new dog, he is still the same cheeky pup but is so much calmer in the house and has improved vastly, we have had several walks with no reactivity at all, we still have the occasional moment but with the training David gave me, I know how to deal with it. After dealing with a few dog trainers before and having no joy, we found David and he has done excellent work. I would recommend David to anyone, he is the most knowledgable and friendly man and doesn’t pass any judgement. Thank you David!

We have recently had our 5 month old male Doberman returned to us after an 11 day residential stay with David. Our dobbie (Zeus) was becoming incredibly reactive and bordering aggressive to other dogs whilst out walking, so we decided to enlist some external help.From the offset, we found David to provide an incredibly professional service and in just 11 short days he has been able to fully transform the walking experience with our dog. He now walks completely to heel, we can walk him confidently with no reactivity to other dogs and he will finally lay down when asked. He even managed to crate train - a process we gave up on about 6 weeks ago as Zeus would just howl through the night.There is still a journey for us to go on with Zeus in terms of his training, but David has provided some excellent foundations for us to work with (and some brilliant training for us as well on how to manage that process) and all achieved with non confrontational methods. We will definitely use his services again in the future if needed.

A month ago we’ve adopted Millie - a rescue dog from North Macedonia. She is a very anxious dog and wouldn’t go for walks as she is afraid of many sources of stress, including animals she’d see outside. With time it got worse and we’ve tried some tricks, but nothing could really help us. Also, I’ve contacted an online dog behaviourist, provided by our pet insurance company, but his suggestions just made the situation worse and Millie stopped going outside at all, our flat turned into her toilet.I’ve decided to get in contact with David after all good reviews I’ve read. After talking to us and observing Millie for ca. 20 minutes, he could already understand, what is the problem and offered a solution, which works for Millie. He spent with us 2 hours talking to us, taking Millie for a walk and explaining how Millie understands our signals, what we’ve done wrong and what has to be done to make her feel more self-confident and secure, how to build up a connection between us. Already in the evening we could take Millie for a proper walk (usually I’d carry her to her spot and she’d then pull me back home) and she followed us instead of trying to pull and run back home. That was like a miracle!We are very thankful to David for helping us with Millie. Just within a day she took such a massive step forward. Of course, one session is not able to take away her fear and there is a long way to go, but with all guidelines and reassurance from David we are on the right way. He also gave us tips regarding other issues, such as barking and the “no” command and left a training plan with helpful tips and commands, which could be used in many situations, eg. at the vet.Thank you so much!

I Got in Touch with David when l rescued a Golden Retriever from Doha in May 2019 .Luka was Fine for the first 6/8 weeks.He Started to Run off and then started to Nip which really hurt also he started to show a bit of dominance towards other dogs which a couple of times ended in Luka starting a fight. It got to the point where l dreaded taking him out and also l was starting to become nervous of him plus my 2 other dogs were not happy. So l contacted David for his advice . David came out and Luka and myself spend quite a bit of time going over Luka's problems l decided it would be a good idea for Luka to go and spend time with David. Luka spent 12 days with David and all l can say is OMG what a different Luka very happy now we all go for a walks and l call Luka and he comes straight back all l can say is David has done a Wonderful job training Luka and most importantly Luka is a much happier Boy and is loving his walks. I would Recommend Anderson Dog Training 10000%.

David was very patient with helping us with our reactive Border Collie. His knowledge and training has helped improve not only the life of our dog but also our own. We recommend him to anyone who needs help with their dog and we're very grateful. - Paul

We contacted David as we have been having a few issues with our 7 month old Doberman in terms of obedience, lead pulling/recall and separation anxiety. After spending the day with David for an assessment, we can’t thank him and recommend him enough for the training and help he gave us. Even after one day we already feel like Hendrix has made so many positive steps forward and we have also learnt so much ourselves and will take everything we learnt and continue the training each day. We also discussed the option of boarding and after today this is definitely something we will very much consider because of how positive we felt after David’s consultation.

Our 8 month old Cockapoo stayed with David on his board and train programme for three weeks. Our puppy's aggression was getting out of control and he was guarding anything he thought of as high value, including the dishwasher, his food and the family.We spoke with David over the phone before our consultation and arranged a non-obligation meeting where David could observe our puppy at home. He was able to start training that day, and while our puppy was away we got photo, video and phone call updates on his progress. David changed his diet to a natural plan which has resulted in our puppy growing, putting on weight and he has bulked out.David brought our puppy back after 3 weeks and spent time with the family doing a full handover where he demonstrated his new routine. We noticed an immediate, all round improvement from the moment he was home including recall, aggression, barking and lead walking. Since then David has been on hand with hints and tips to cement the training and to help guide us to having complete control.We all highly recommend David's board and train. A big, but worthwhile investment! 5 Stars.Thank you.

I contacted David because one of my dachshunds is very reactive, she got bit by another dog when she was a puppy and It lead to constant barking and running at other dogs when we go for walks because she’s so petrified. On the lead, she completely freaks out when another dog walks by and tries to wriggle out of her collar. We tried all the tricks and nothing was working.We met David last week and he was amazing with them! He has such a positive attitude and I love that all of his training comes from a place of compassion and patience. He went through with us what we needed to try and how we needed to behave and we have been doing it since. Although it’s only been a week, we are already noticing the changes! If you are having difficulty with your dog you are in very safe hands with David!!