Fantastic with our Labrador puppy
Our lives with an incredibly excitable 8 month old Labrador puppy have been made much easier through every interaction we’ve had with the team at Barkleys. We very much appreciate their force free approach and have learned lots of strategies to use at home.
We attended puppy classes with Kris where we never felt embarrassed by having the biggest, bounciest dog in the room, and really appreciated Kris knowing when to pop over and offer suggestions to try and keep Cosmo focused - some of which we now use several times a day!
We also booked a 1:1 with Kris to work on Cosmo getting over excited and jumping and mouthing on walks, he introduced some scent training games and explained how useful they are and how we can use Cos’ amazing sniffer nose to keep his brain engaged.
Today we attended the mantrailing progression course with Gee and Jack, who also ran the introduction session we attended and again both sessions have been fabulous! Adjustments to the activities were made for each dog to succeed, and it’s amazing to see Cosmo in his element when it’s his turn to trail.
He’s very strong and fast and I had been a bit unsure about taking a turn as the handler up until the last session today, but knowing the team would have control of the situation if I got it wrong gave me the confidence to let my husband have a rest and let me chase Cosmo as he did his work and found Jack (one of his favourite humans ever).
We reached out for advice on booking another 1:1 after Cosmo was recovering from being ill, and boredom had set back his self control and Abbie was incredibly kind and understanding, as well as rearranging a workshop session we couldn’t make when he was unwell. He very much enjoyed attending Bite Size fun with Abbie who again was patient and understanding about his over excitement.
We’re incredibly grateful for all Barkley’s input into Cosmo’s training so far, and are looking forward to attending lots more sessions in the future 💕 Vikkie, Dan & Cosmo
11. huhtikuuta 2026
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