Train Positive Certified Dog Behaviourist

Andy is an extremely insightful, intelligent, experienced behaviourist who helped us restore our border collie to her fun-filled former self, and gave us essential tips for helping our dog in the long-term. We will be forever grateful for his knowledge, sensitivity and skill, and we dearly hope he continues to help dogs enjoy their lives to the full with their families for many more years.

Our young labrador started to get stressed when out and about soon after his first birthday, and things gradually got more tricky with other dogs and things in the wider environment potentially sending him into a spin.Having had an easy dog last time, this was a big shock.It wasn't until seeing about Andy in a newsletter from our vet's that we contacted him.Andy has enormous experience and diagnosed the situation at the first meeting. The relief in talking to someone who could make sense of the situation was huge. He explained the condition of hyper-reactivity, its likely cause being genetic, and that he was not a severe case. However he also made plain that bringing about change would take time and commitment on our part.We have met about 6 times over the past year. Every session has been a pleasure and a great encouragement. Andy is very positive. He understood my anxiety as well as understanding how Monty was feeling.He has provided fantastic advice, feedback and support.All his methods are kind and based on positive reinforcement, from a scientific understanding of a dog's brain and behaviour.The result is a 2 and a half year old, happy, waggy, loving, friendly dog who can mix and play freely on the beach, and with all the family. He is also walking much better on the lead:work in progress!!Thanks so much, Andy!

I cannot even begin to describe what a help Andy has been to us as owners and also our dog. We have had a hard time with our young German Shepherd but Andy's calm and committed attitude has made such a difference and we are seeing positive changes in our lovely boy after only a few sessions. Whisky (our dog) is a wary animal and only takes to certain people and he took to Andy straight away and is always delighted to see him. Andy has a deep understanding of dogs and people alike and really takes care of both owner and dog whilst always encouraging you to move forward. We cannot thank you enough Andy and we hope that with your help we can get Whisky to a stage where he has no problems or anxieties xxx

Andy is brilliant! I was skeptical anyone would really be able to do much with my two crazy Belgian Shepherds. We didn't have any really serious problems, they are just so lively that they're a real handful and very noisy! It's nothing short of amazing what Andy has achieved in just a few visits, and all with no force or stress to them - they love him! I have also learnt so much from him that I'm astonished by the progress we're making creating an environment where they're actually so much happier. Thanks Andy, I can't recommend you highly enough!

We are so pleased that we chose Andy. From the start he was incredibly helpful over the telephone, then spent a lot of time with us and our dogs to improve the situation. We couldn't imagine how we could change the situation beforehand but Andy gave us so much help, advice and reassurance even after the first session we felt much more hopeful. Following his advice has meant that not only do we have a much better understanding of why our dogs act the way they do but the problem has been almost resolved and we know how to continue to improve the situation. Andy broke the changes we needed to make down into manageable chunks that were practical and fitted in with our lives so it did not feel overwhelming. I found it useful that Andy was able to provide handouts and videos so that I could keep going over these in my own time and can be contacted so easily if there are any other problems. The way that Andy was with our dogs and how they have responded, it is clear that theory of positive reinforcement training fits. It's such a relief to know that our dogs are much happier and that we now have the knowledge to approach difficult situations in a better way in the future. I would highly recommend to anyone and wouldn't hesitate to contact Andy with any future concerns.

After a long search for a behaviourist to help us with our big anxious rescue, we've found The One"! I do wish we'd found Andrew earlier and not wasted time (and money) on the alpha-type "show your dog who's boss" guys out there.. who just want to give you an expensive 3 hour one-size-fits-all session

We have 3 lovely, mad labradors but sadly experience some difficulties with two of them who started to have some nasty fights with each other.Andy helped us to understand our dogs, their behaviour and their individual needs with a very calm and professional approach. He explains everything easy to understand and to put into practice .Andy is always happy to help at the other end of the phone if we need his advice . His knowledge and expertise about dogs is outstanding.When he is visiting us for a training session , it is like having a friend over for a cup of tea!We couldn’t have a better Dog behaviourist.Thank you Andy !

Our second romanian rescue dog, Alfie, joined us a year ago this week (we already had his mum who was such more confident and took to home life immediately and we had been warned that Alf was much more shy and would take longer to settle than Tina did, but so wanted to reunite them). In those early months, though very much loved, Alf was such a nervous boy around people he didn't know, of wearing his harness, walking etc. We realised we needed the help of a professional and I was so impressed by the positive reviews about Andy's approach and his success with helping nervous dogs. The change in Alf over the time we have been seeing Andy has been tremendous and although we still have a way to go, with Andy's patient and skilled guidance, and the time Alfie needs - we know his confidence will continue to increase so he can really enjoy his life in the UK to the full. To see our lovely dog now wag his tail as he sniffs around on his short walks from our house and start to see that the world outside our gate is not as big and scary as he thought, is so incredibly rewarding. Thank you for all you've done to help Alfie settle into UK life, Andy and here's to bringing him up for a good run around your fields very soon!

There aren't enough stars that equal the results our dog Amber got from the advise and instruction of Andy Hale. We moved from a rural to an urban area and Amber seemed to really suffer separation anxiety, impulse control, i.e. barking, pulling, not responding to commands, and she chased after cars but was afraid of confidant dogs. She became so anxious she lost fur from her haunches. My husband and I were not on the same page and our poor dog had to cope with mixed messages from us. Now it is such a pleasure having a happy and well behaved dog. We do not hesitate to take her anywhere. Neither of us had ever consulted a trainer before, but after our experience with Andy the bar has been set pretty high.

Andy is so helpful and understanding of the minor problems we have had with our pup. Even now he emails on a regular basis for updates and sends over tips and advice if I need. A true help and always uses the best interest for the dog. She is now a lot happier and chilled thanks to Andy!