Boots and Paws Dog Training and Behaviour Specialist®
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You may have bought training books and spent a fortune on various recommended dog training equipment – all of it promised to fix the problem, but – at Boots And Paws Dog Training we know – it didn’t. Whether it’s aggression to people, other dogs or even cats, our respected training system offers a gentle, ...
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THE BEST DOG BEHAVIOURIST AROUND
After having my puppy at previous dog training & socialisation classes for her then to be more reactive now more than ever, we then tried to come to conclusions that what we was doing wasn't in the best interests in my dog. So we tried Sarah & just wow! She has made progress in the first couple of weeks of seeing my pup, I honestly can't thank Sarah enough. We've got a long journey to go to get my dog back on track but every step is going forwards not back. Its a real shame you can only give the 5 star review has i would rate a 1000 stars if it was possible. Thank you Sarah from the bottom of our hearts ????
Sarah has been helping me for a few weeks now try and understand why Dexter has been acting how he does, various guides, handouts and some very reassuring words have helped us tremendously. Much of the work needed is with us as owners but after meeting Dexter today for the first time by the end of the hour he was rolling around on the floor in front of her and listening to her commands and guidance. The drive home I felt a huge sigh of relief that we could work with dexter to overcome his main fears and insecurities with lots of dedication time and patience. There is a long road ahead but with Sarah just a text or call away it seems much easier.
The training sessions with Sarah have been brilliant , each week we recapped, discussed anything that happened that week and Sarah always offered advice and tips. That training session was then always based on something to help us. Each session we have taken some homework away to keep working on and these have not only been fun for bear but a great bonding experience for us. Sarah was on hand to help if we had an adhoc issue and I knew I was able to get in touch if we really need some help in between sessions. Even before we met on the first session, and before we adopted Bear , Sarah sent through a lot of information to read up on before to help with the first few days of her coming to her forever home. I am so grateful to Sarah and the techniques she has provided us with to ensure Bear is happy and enriched! Thank you so much for all of the advice and really ensuring the lessons were completely tailored to her even when she was a little ‘tired’. Thank you once again !
Did the 14 days focus and jumping up, what can I say, these courses are brilliant
The focus course is a must. Can't wait for the separation anxiety course
I recently saw a trainer in Sheffield for my fear reactive Frenchie, after the guy advised the use of an Ecollar i sought the help of Sarah. I was worried my dog would be reactive towards her as he doesn't really like strangers. And after the other trainer well i was also nervous. But i didn't need to worry, Sarah was really calm and just ignored my dog which for the first time my dog just went over and sniffed instead of the usual barking and lunging. Sarah explained the bucket method and about allowing my dog time to decompression. She showed us engage disengage which worked brilliantly. I even managed to walk near other dogs without him going off his head. Very happy and recommend to anyone who needs a trainer.
I rescued an 8m old Lab who's dog reactive, After countless trainers, residential training, every training aid known to man inc an Ecollar, i continued my hunt in vain hoping that someone could help us. I found Sarah & called her, she listened to me for a good 20 mins, Sarah was an hours drive away so she gave details of trainers who were closer & could potentially help. However i decided to go to Sarah's classes for reactive dogs and i'm so glad i did! In just 5 weeks i'm now walking past dogs with no reactivity. On the 1st day she gave me a clicker & showed me how to use it to gain focus & engagement, gave me tips on how to get off my close with all the cats around which trigger stacked him, so he wasn't in a calm state which was setting him up to fail, i was anxious & angry which wasn't making a pleasurable walk for either of us! Never knew force free reward based training could be so easy & fun. Would highly recommend Sarah, my only disappointment was i didn't find her sooner!
1st session was really good, its the first time my dog has ever listened to me outdoors. Sarah introduced a clicker and explained everything from why it works and how it works. We did some engagement work and some loose lead walking. Can't wait for our next session.
I love how sarah can think outside the box and sets up different situations so she can push our ability.I originally came to Sarah with my reactive Caucasian shepherd who hated people and other dogs, i was extremely against using any nasty tools, which the trainer before Sarah wanted to use straight away and wanted to use a shock collar. I know from Sarahs reputation that she doesn't use them or those spiked collars, so I made contact with her.She's been brilliant and very supportive, and I'm pleased to say that after several sessions with her my dog is doing great.I certainly recommend Sarah and so does Teddy my lad.
Im so happy that I reached out to sarah, he training is brilliant, I've seen many different trainers for my dogs reactivity and it's never worked. After seeing sarah, she straight away listened and gave some amazing advice. We worked on my dogs lead work first and then the reactivity. The difference is brilliant. I've had my dog in sarahs group classes with no reactivity and I'm able to walk around my village without 1 my dog kicking off and 2 with me feeling confident.Sarah i s Worth her weight in gold.
If you want a knowledgeable, down to earth trainer that is always willing to help look no further !!! When I first met Sarah my confidence was at an all time low due to other dog trainers but she's given me that back and probably more she's always willing to help and adapt to you and your dog no matter what.Training sessions are always fun and educational no matter what your or your dogs level of experience.Sarah explains the training in ways that are easy to follow and understand and if you or you dog aren't understanding the training she's got the knowledge to find a way that helps you.Sarah is always willing to answer any questions about dog training or dog behaviour no matter how big or small that question is.<span style="background-color: transparent;">I really can't praise and thank Sarah enough for all the help and support she's given me and my boy Blue I don't even think she realises how much she has helped I only wish I'd met her years before I did.
P.s if I could give more stars I would and I definitely know my boy blue would as well
Sarah is very patient, professional and a good laugh. She has helped me so much, not just in group class but also via WhatsApp. She even dropped me a home visit when I was in a blind panic with my pups behaviour. So above and beyond is second nature to her.Highly recommend
My dog has a few little issues that I wanted to work on, today I was gob smacked, Sarah showed me how to get my dogs attention and stay calm when other dogs are around as my dog starts to bark and lunge. An off lead dog came over and my dog just totally ignored it. I was really impressed and even more so when I tried it and the same happened. Thank you.
Had our session today for my dogs over excitement when he sees people and other dogs, Sarah was great and got out dog to list and respond. He was even ignoring the other dogs and he was listening and focused on me. Definitely recommend and can't wait till our next session
I was advised by the vets and another trainer to have my gsd pts, I contacted Sarah as she's experienced with the breed and we needed help urgently. The previous trainer wanted to use an ecollar for my dogs aggressive behaviour in and out of the house. Sarah sat with us and we went through everything from my girls history to her diet, the other trainer hadn't even bothered to ask. As it turns out my girl was having a phantom pregnancy, so thanks to Sarah for recommending her vets, our girl is now sorted and things are nearly back to normal. She's also a lot better outdoors with her reactivity due to the behaviour modification that Sarah has helped us with.Everything Sarah explained to use made perfect sense. Definitely recommend and her prices are great too ?
THE BEST DOG BEHAVIOURIST AROUND
After having my puppy at previous dog training & socialisation classes for her then to be more reactive now more than ever, we then tried to come to conclusions that what we was doing wasn't in the best interests in my dog. So we tried Sarah & just wow! She has made progress in the first couple of weeks of seeing my pup, I honestly can't thank Sarah enough. We've got a long journey to go to get my dog back on track but every step is going forwards not back. Its a real shame you can only give the 5 star review has i would rate a 1000 stars if it was possible. Thank you Sarah from the bottom of our hearts ????
Sarah has been helping me for a few weeks now try and understand why Dexter has been acting how he does, various guides, handouts and some very reassuring words have helped us tremendously. Much of the work needed is with us as owners but after meeting Dexter today for the first time by the end of the hour he was rolling around on the floor in front of her and listening to her commands and guidance. The drive home I felt a huge sigh of relief that we could work with dexter to overcome his main fears and insecurities with lots of dedication time and patience. There is a long road ahead but with Sarah just a text or call away it seems much easier.
The training sessions with Sarah have been brilliant , each week we recapped, discussed anything that happened that week and Sarah always offered advice and tips. That training session was then always based on something to help us. Each session we have taken some homework away to keep working on and these have not only been fun for bear but a great bonding experience for us. Sarah was on hand to help if we had an adhoc issue and I knew I was able to get in touch if we really need some help in between sessions. Even before we met on the first session, and before we adopted Bear , Sarah sent through a lot of information to read up on before to help with the first few days of her coming to her forever home. I am so grateful to Sarah and the techniques she has provided us with to ensure Bear is happy and enriched! Thank you so much for all of the advice and really ensuring the lessons were completely tailored to her even when she was a little ‘tired’. Thank you once again !
Did the 14 days focus and jumping up, what can I say, these courses are brilliant
The focus course is a must. Can't wait for the separation anxiety course
I recently saw a trainer in Sheffield for my fear reactive Frenchie, after the guy advised the use of an Ecollar i sought the help of Sarah. I was worried my dog would be reactive towards her as he doesn't really like strangers. And after the other trainer well i was also nervous. But i didn't need to worry, Sarah was really calm and just ignored my dog which for the first time my dog just went over and sniffed instead of the usual barking and lunging. Sarah explained the bucket method and about allowing my dog time to decompression. She showed us engage disengage which worked brilliantly. I even managed to walk near other dogs without him going off his head. Very happy and recommend to anyone who needs a trainer.
I rescued an 8m old Lab who's dog reactive, After countless trainers, residential training, every training aid known to man inc an Ecollar, i continued my hunt in vain hoping that someone could help us. I found Sarah & called her, she listened to me for a good 20 mins, Sarah was an hours drive away so she gave details of trainers who were closer & could potentially help. However i decided to go to Sarah's classes for reactive dogs and i'm so glad i did! In just 5 weeks i'm now walking past dogs with no reactivity. On the 1st day she gave me a clicker & showed me how to use it to gain focus & engagement, gave me tips on how to get off my close with all the cats around which trigger stacked him, so he wasn't in a calm state which was setting him up to fail, i was anxious & angry which wasn't making a pleasurable walk for either of us! Never knew force free reward based training could be so easy & fun. Would highly recommend Sarah, my only disappointment was i didn't find her sooner!
1st session was really good, its the first time my dog has ever listened to me outdoors. Sarah introduced a clicker and explained everything from why it works and how it works. We did some engagement work and some loose lead walking. Can't wait for our next session.
I love how sarah can think outside the box and sets up different situations so she can push our ability.I originally came to Sarah with my reactive Caucasian shepherd who hated people and other dogs, i was extremely against using any nasty tools, which the trainer before Sarah wanted to use straight away and wanted to use a shock collar. I know from Sarahs reputation that she doesn't use them or those spiked collars, so I made contact with her.She's been brilliant and very supportive, and I'm pleased to say that after several sessions with her my dog is doing great.I certainly recommend Sarah and so does Teddy my lad.
Im so happy that I reached out to sarah, he training is brilliant, I've seen many different trainers for my dogs reactivity and it's never worked. After seeing sarah, she straight away listened and gave some amazing advice. We worked on my dogs lead work first and then the reactivity. The difference is brilliant. I've had my dog in sarahs group classes with no reactivity and I'm able to walk around my village without 1 my dog kicking off and 2 with me feeling confident.Sarah i s Worth her weight in gold.
If you want a knowledgeable, down to earth trainer that is always willing to help look no further !!! When I first met Sarah my confidence was at an all time low due to other dog trainers but she's given me that back and probably more she's always willing to help and adapt to you and your dog no matter what.Training sessions are always fun and educational no matter what your or your dogs level of experience.Sarah explains the training in ways that are easy to follow and understand and if you or you dog aren't understanding the training she's got the knowledge to find a way that helps you.Sarah is always willing to answer any questions about dog training or dog behaviour no matter how big or small that question is.<span style="background-color: transparent;">I really can't praise and thank Sarah enough for all the help and support she's given me and my boy Blue I don't even think she realises how much she has helped I only wish I'd met her years before I did.
P.s if I could give more stars I would and I definitely know my boy blue would as well
Sarah is very patient, professional and a good laugh. She has helped me so much, not just in group class but also via WhatsApp. She even dropped me a home visit when I was in a blind panic with my pups behaviour. So above and beyond is second nature to her.Highly recommend
My dog has a few little issues that I wanted to work on, today I was gob smacked, Sarah showed me how to get my dogs attention and stay calm when other dogs are around as my dog starts to bark and lunge. An off lead dog came over and my dog just totally ignored it. I was really impressed and even more so when I tried it and the same happened. Thank you.
Had our session today for my dogs over excitement when he sees people and other dogs, Sarah was great and got out dog to list and respond. He was even ignoring the other dogs and he was listening and focused on me. Definitely recommend and can't wait till our next session
I was advised by the vets and another trainer to have my gsd pts, I contacted Sarah as she's experienced with the breed and we needed help urgently. The previous trainer wanted to use an ecollar for my dogs aggressive behaviour in and out of the house. Sarah sat with us and we went through everything from my girls history to her diet, the other trainer hadn't even bothered to ask. As it turns out my girl was having a phantom pregnancy, so thanks to Sarah for recommending her vets, our girl is now sorted and things are nearly back to normal. She's also a lot better outdoors with her reactivity due to the behaviour modification that Sarah has helped us with.Everything Sarah explained to use made perfect sense. Definitely recommend and her prices are great too ?
THE BEST DOG BEHAVIOURIST AROUND
After having my puppy at previous dog training & socialisation classes for her then to be more reactive now more than ever, we then tried to come to conclusions that what we was doing wasn't in the best interests in my dog. So we tried Sarah & just wow! She has made progress in the first couple of weeks of seeing my pup, I honestly can't thank Sarah enough. We've got a long journey to go to get my dog back on track but every step is going forwards not back. Its a real shame you can only give the 5 star review has i would rate a 1000 stars if it was possible. Thank you Sarah from the bottom of our hearts ????
Sarah has been helping me for a few weeks now try and understand why Dexter has been acting how he does, various guides, handouts and some very reassuring words have helped us tremendously. Much of the work needed is with us as owners but after meeting Dexter today for the first time by the end of the hour he was rolling around on the floor in front of her and listening to her commands and guidance. The drive home I felt a huge sigh of relief that we could work with dexter to overcome his main fears and insecurities with lots of dedication time and patience. There is a long road ahead but with Sarah just a text or call away it seems much easier.
The training sessions with Sarah have been brilliant , each week we recapped, discussed anything that happened that week and Sarah always offered advice and tips. That training session was then always based on something to help us. Each session we have taken some homework away to keep working on and these have not only been fun for bear but a great bonding experience for us. Sarah was on hand to help if we had an adhoc issue and I knew I was able to get in touch if we really need some help in between sessions. Even before we met on the first session, and before we adopted Bear , Sarah sent through a lot of information to read up on before to help with the first few days of her coming to her forever home. I am so grateful to Sarah and the techniques she has provided us with to ensure Bear is happy and enriched! Thank you so much for all of the advice and really ensuring the lessons were completely tailored to her even when she was a little ‘tired’. Thank you once again !
Did the 14 days focus and jumping up, what can I say, these courses are brilliant
The focus course is a must. Can't wait for the separation anxiety course
I recently saw a trainer in Sheffield for my fear reactive Frenchie, after the guy advised the use of an Ecollar i sought the help of Sarah. I was worried my dog would be reactive towards her as he doesn't really like strangers. And after the other trainer well i was also nervous. But i didn't need to worry, Sarah was really calm and just ignored my dog which for the first time my dog just went over and sniffed instead of the usual barking and lunging. Sarah explained the bucket method and about allowing my dog time to decompression. She showed us engage disengage which worked brilliantly. I even managed to walk near other dogs without him going off his head. Very happy and recommend to anyone who needs a trainer.
I rescued an 8m old Lab who's dog reactive, After countless trainers, residential training, every training aid known to man inc an Ecollar, i continued my hunt in vain hoping that someone could help us. I found Sarah & called her, she listened to me for a good 20 mins, Sarah was an hours drive away so she gave details of trainers who were closer & could potentially help. However i decided to go to Sarah's classes for reactive dogs and i'm so glad i did! In just 5 weeks i'm now walking past dogs with no reactivity. On the 1st day she gave me a clicker & showed me how to use it to gain focus & engagement, gave me tips on how to get off my close with all the cats around which trigger stacked him, so he wasn't in a calm state which was setting him up to fail, i was anxious & angry which wasn't making a pleasurable walk for either of us! Never knew force free reward based training could be so easy & fun. Would highly recommend Sarah, my only disappointment was i didn't find her sooner!
1st session was really good, its the first time my dog has ever listened to me outdoors. Sarah introduced a clicker and explained everything from why it works and how it works. We did some engagement work and some loose lead walking. Can't wait for our next session.
I love how sarah can think outside the box and sets up different situations so she can push our ability.I originally came to Sarah with my reactive Caucasian shepherd who hated people and other dogs, i was extremely against using any nasty tools, which the trainer before Sarah wanted to use straight away and wanted to use a shock collar. I know from Sarahs reputation that she doesn't use them or those spiked collars, so I made contact with her.She's been brilliant and very supportive, and I'm pleased to say that after several sessions with her my dog is doing great.I certainly recommend Sarah and so does Teddy my lad.
Im so happy that I reached out to sarah, he training is brilliant, I've seen many different trainers for my dogs reactivity and it's never worked. After seeing sarah, she straight away listened and gave some amazing advice. We worked on my dogs lead work first and then the reactivity. The difference is brilliant. I've had my dog in sarahs group classes with no reactivity and I'm able to walk around my village without 1 my dog kicking off and 2 with me feeling confident.Sarah i s Worth her weight in gold.
If you want a knowledgeable, down to earth trainer that is always willing to help look no further !!! When I first met Sarah my confidence was at an all time low due to other dog trainers but she's given me that back and probably more she's always willing to help and adapt to you and your dog no matter what.Training sessions are always fun and educational no matter what your or your dogs level of experience.Sarah explains the training in ways that are easy to follow and understand and if you or you dog aren't understanding the training she's got the knowledge to find a way that helps you.Sarah is always willing to answer any questions about dog training or dog behaviour no matter how big or small that question is.<span style="background-color: transparent;">I really can't praise and thank Sarah enough for all the help and support she's given me and my boy Blue I don't even think she realises how much she has helped I only wish I'd met her years before I did.
P.s if I could give more stars I would and I definitely know my boy blue would as well
Sarah is very patient, professional and a good laugh. She has helped me so much, not just in group class but also via WhatsApp. She even dropped me a home visit when I was in a blind panic with my pups behaviour. So above and beyond is second nature to her.Highly recommend
My dog has a few little issues that I wanted to work on, today I was gob smacked, Sarah showed me how to get my dogs attention and stay calm when other dogs are around as my dog starts to bark and lunge. An off lead dog came over and my dog just totally ignored it. I was really impressed and even more so when I tried it and the same happened. Thank you.
Had our session today for my dogs over excitement when he sees people and other dogs, Sarah was great and got out dog to list and respond. He was even ignoring the other dogs and he was listening and focused on me. Definitely recommend and can't wait till our next session
I was advised by the vets and another trainer to have my gsd pts, I contacted Sarah as she's experienced with the breed and we needed help urgently. The previous trainer wanted to use an ecollar for my dogs aggressive behaviour in and out of the house. Sarah sat with us and we went through everything from my girls history to her diet, the other trainer hadn't even bothered to ask. As it turns out my girl was having a phantom pregnancy, so thanks to Sarah for recommending her vets, our girl is now sorted and things are nearly back to normal. She's also a lot better outdoors with her reactivity due to the behaviour modification that Sarah has helped us with.Everything Sarah explained to use made perfect sense. Definitely recommend and her prices are great too ?
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Sarah is excellent and has really helped with my reactive GSD . He can now be walked in company and I’m not worried. I cannot praise her highly enough x
Brilliant trainer and knows her stuff, my young Malinois has some reactivity issues and Sarah has not just given us the tools to be able to deal with the ...Read more
My girl has come on leaps and bounds with her excitement reactivity, even being able to be close to other dogs without reacting since we began training ...Read more
Absolutely brilliant dog trainer straight forward tells you how it is what you need to be doing and just an all round lovely trainer.
Absolutely amazing. Had a reactive dog that just wouldn’t listen to us. Even after the first session we started noticing a difference. Would highly ...Read more
Absolutely brilliant dog trainer, helped us massively with our dogs
10/10 top trainer! Funny, easy to talk to, dosent make you feel stupid or small and gives more support than anyone could ask helped me with everything ...Read more
My go to person for all advice relating to animals. Knowledge is so good and the training sessions are brilliant. It's not just training for your dog but ...Read more
I swear this lady is the dog whisper, after trying so many dog trainers ( which was actually making my dog worse) I felt as though I was losing my mind. ...Read more
I contacted Sarah about my reactive dog Freddy. She was helpful from the moment I made contact, offering me advice and reassuring me that it was something ...Read more