Co-Evolve Dog Training and Behaviour Consultancy

From the moment Michelle walked through the door, I knew everything would be okay. Previous experience with some very well meaning amateurs had left us feeling confused, even accused on occasion. Michelle is the real dog deal - a fully qualified behaviourist of the highest pedigree (pardon the pun) and also a people person. She showed tremendous empathy and respect for all the efforts we'd put in to trying to help our dog, helping us understand what we'd been doing right, not just wrong! Her written recommendations following the session were clear, pragmatic and achievable; and subsequent follow up sessions completely sealed the deal. Thanks to Michelle's incredible knowledge, support and encouragement, the progress we've made has been incredible. Our dog is now so much happier and more confident - as are we! I couldn't recommend Co-Evolve highly enough.

Michelle is so brilliant. She has helped us to completely change some negative behaviours that our 4.5 year old lab started displaying. She's very gentle in her techniques and our dog adores her now. Highly recommend ⭐

Michelle has been a huge help with our dachshund. Rolo had developed resource guarding issues from a pup which we think was due to him being hand reared (mum had mastitis and pups couldn’t feed together and learn to share) Michelle helped us to understand why Rolo reacted the way he did and also gave us advice on how to manage this. I think managing his anxiety will be ongoing but with Michelle’s help we feel much more well equipped to help Rolo be a happier dog. I highly recommend Michelle - she is very reassuring and supportive and does not ever make you feel like you are at fault. She understands dogs behaviour and explains why they react in certain ways and how to overcome it. If you have any concerns about your dog then Michelle is the person to turn to.

Michelle was fantastic, professional and really helped put our minds at rest. We decided to avoid puppy classes (in a group situation) that other places do as we had heard bad reports, and besides our dog was very well socialised. I think we got more out of the one to one as Michelle came in and did an assessment of our puppy, and gave us some great ideas/tools and things to work on over the coming months. She's really amenable and was also on the end of email if we had other concerns or questions.

Michelle is a fantastic dog trainer and behaviour specialist. She worked with us and our rescue dog Archi over 12 months. She is brilliant at holistically reviewing the struggles and troubles you may be having and she gives a huge amount of support to dog and human alike. Simple and clear advice was the norm; which allowed us to make some much needed progress for Archi, who suffered from anxiety and the city life. We would throughly recommend her to anyone. Thank you again Michelle!

Michelle is a superb trainer. Right from the start we knew she could help us with our very nervous dog. She is so friendly, knowledgeable and a very nice person too! We have used other trainers in the past but Michelle's methods are all positive, easy to follow and you find out the reason why your dog is behaving the way it is. Our dogs (and children!) love her! If you need any help outside of a session Michelle is always on hand by phone or email to help. She also arranges her visits at mutually convenient times. It is fantastic to be able to work with someone so highly qualified yet down to earth, reasonably priced and personable. Definitely recommended!

Michelle came to visit us and our incredibly nervous rescue dog, Marple. Michelle immediately understood the situation and was able to explain to us why Marple behaves the way she does. She produced some strategies that we could use right away and then sent us a very comprehensive report with a longer term plan that we are now putting into practice. Her explanations helped us understand why we had to do certain things and we have already seen an improvement in Marple. We would absolutely recommend her for any doggy problem, she has a genuine insight and a real way with dogs.

We were struggling with our dogs behaviour - pulling on the lead, barking at other dogs, barking at our cats, etc. Michelle came in and could immediatley see what the issues were. She offered simple, yet practical solutions and in a very short period of time, his behaviour improved tremendously. Michelle was professional, helpful and a great sense of support. We had regular follow up training sessions and she was also available via email to answer any questions or offer advice. She also sent us very useful summary documents of our training sessions. My only regret is that we didn't get her help sooner! Thanks Michelle!

I cant recommend Co-Evolve Dog Training and Michelle enough. We are the proud owners of Capote, a French Bulldog puppy, and having tried and failed to get him into Puppy Classes (it would have been easier getting him into Clifton College) we came across Michelle by doing an internet search.Her website is very clear and its obvious that she is highly qualified and loves dogs. Co-Evolves pricing is very competitive and remember that this is a 121 session, you are not part of a big group where you simply don't get the individual attention you need. Michelle is also flexible with when she comes to see you which fitted in well with us and our busy lives.When you first meet her she is very personable and friendly, which lets face it is as important as often we the owners are the ones that need the training! We did some very simple straight forward tasks both here at home and also in the local parks which were fun for all of us. Michelle really brings her background in animal behaviour to her sessions and makes you think like a dog and what they relate too.We have ended up with a very well behaved little dog who we can take anywhere, he is great with other dogs and children and this is in no small part thanks to Michelle and her intuitive training methods. We have already recommended her to friends who had adult dogs and she has also helped them too.When Capote's little brother arrives in the near future we have already arranged for further sessions with Michelle to help integrate him into our family 'Pack'. Thanks Michelle (the real dog whisperer).

Michelle is briliant. We had terrible problems from the beginning with our cocker spaniel Missy . She was becoming more and more aggressive and and had bitten me quite seriously on several occasions. I had decided to have her put to sleep but that wasn't an easy option. We took her to the vets and explained the situation and they gave me the names of some dog behaviourists in our area. We chose Michelle and she was wonderful. Michelle understood exactly what the problem was almost at once and advised us on how we dealt with it. This was in November 2018. The results were almost immediate. It is now May 2021 and she really is a lovely dog.Missy will never be a dog I can trust completely but by following certain precautions the bitting has stopped. She is very possessive with stolen things but we have learnt how to deal with herThe rest of the time she is a joy to have. She loves people and is perfectly safe around dogs and cats. She as never bitten anyone else.We are very grateful to Michelle because through her we still have our dog because despite everything we love her to bits