“Five stars for Sara at Rewards Dog Training. It was a pleasure working with Sara who is calm, understanding and her knowledge of dogs was educational as well as interesting. She really helped us bond with our puppy, Nala, particularly the relationship with my two year old (who loved joining in on our training sessions) will be everlasting. Sara was flexible and reliable. I would highly recommend her, especially for families with young children looking to get a puppy.”

“Recently completed the home puppy course with Sara. Wow! What can I say? It’s really helped me and my puppy. We have gone from strength to strength with Sara’s guidance which really helped my confidence. We made the right choice in Sara in starting off Aoife and her training. For anyone with a puppy it’s a must!”

“Soon after bringing home our delightful cockapoo pup, Twiglet, we had a Preschool Puppy Session with Sara in our home. She met the family including our slightly bemused cat! This visit gave us reassurance that we were on the right track and also tips and advice for the forthcoming days and early weeks with a new pup.I would thoroughly recommend Sara’s dog training skills and, importantly, her friendly and approachable manner ensuring that each encounter is enjoyable with laughs along the way!”

“I wanted to have some basic training for our 12 week old English Bulldog called Mabel and opted for some 1-2-1 lessons as primarily, she wouldn’t be awake for the classes in the event so having them at home really helped. Sara clearly has a vast and in depth knowledge of dog training techniques and tips/advice etc. and Mabel absolutely loved her. I would have no hesitation in recommending Sara and can only thank her for the help and advice shared for Mabel.”

We rehomed Harry, a 5 year old Lakeland Terrier cross in October 2022 from a rescue centre. He was so friendly we fell in love with him Immedately. Although we were experienced terrier owners we quickly realised that Harry had significant behaviour difficulties. He had no basic commands, wasn’t house trained, pulled hard on lead, was constantly destructive, trying to attack our guinea pigs and generally creating havoc.

Of most concern however was his fear of other dogs. When seeing anoter dog he would buck, cry and deflect his fear onto Debs, biting her legs so they became covered in large bruises. We were so concerned that he may injure another dog or a child that we were considering whether he should be put to sleep.

We contacted Sara in November 2022 to work with us on Harry’s behaviour. From the first phone call owards, she was so positive and supportive, calming our fears and providing step by step guidance to resolve each of Harry’s difficult behaviours.

Within a month Harry was house trained and his destructive behaviour was reduced significantly. His walking took longer to control and we know that Harry will never be able to go off lead. Sara worked consistently with us, encouraging us when we became despondent and taking us out of walks to instruct us within real life situations. After 6 months he was walking beside us and could pass a dog on the other side of the road without reacting. He also completed his basic training and was working with the clicker too.

We had a serious crisis but Sara came round as soon as she knew and worked with us sothat we were able to see the progress we had made with Harry which enabled us to move on from this incident. We would never have succeeded in helping Harry without Sara’s paience help and support. She even brought her own dog, Edie, to meet Harry and they became the best of friends. We would highly recommend her to anyone struggling with dog behaviour. Harry will never be totally free from his past trauma but we are now proud to own a happy, healthy, loyal dog that brings everyone who meets him lots of joy.