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Akela K9 Services
A dog boarding and training experience like none other.
A boarding and training experience like none other
What Our Clients Say About Us
We cannot thank Scott enough. Our German Shepherd Max has come back with so much confidence. He used to be very wary of strangers, but can now walk past anyone in the street without a reaction, even some of his biggest old triggers, such as scooters, small kids and postmen.
Max loves other dogs to the point of obsession, which made recalling him very difficult, and meant he could not be off-lead as much as we’d like. Max now has reliable recall, even around groups of dogs. This means he can have more off-lead freedom and fun.
This is only scratching on the surface of the positive improvements we’ve seen in just 2 weeks. He is calmer, more confident, more obedient, putting on healthy weight - the list goes on.
Unfortunately, Max was diagnosed with hip dysplasia this year, which limits his physical activity. Scott did an incredible job at tailoring Max’s training to accommodate his needs and we’ve even noticed improvements in Max’s leg strength and mobility - probably from all the swimming! Scott is definitely very knowledgeable about Shepherds and knows what’s good for them!
We were provided with regular updates, videos and pictures, to show us what Max was up to and what he was learning. It looked like Max had a fantastic time and we almost felt bad taking him away from all his new dog friends and Scott!
After seeing 2 other trainers with our Doberman and having zero results we had wasted money and still had a dog that pulled like a train on the lead, absolutely no recall at all, and jumped around and pulled on the lead whenever seeing another dog. Walking our dog had become a chore and certainly not enjoyable at all.
We then came across Scott on Instagram and were impressed with his content so decided to book a consultation, from there we booked a 2 week day train programme where we dropped our dog off at 9am and collected her at 5pm, with a 2 hour handover at the end of the 2 weeks and 3 follow up sessions that we can book as and when we feel we need them.
Firstly at the consultation Scott was friendly, approachable, has a good sense of humour yet extremely professional, he explained everything in simple terms that we understood and had a clear and concise answer for every question we asked.
Throughout the 2 week training programme we were kept well abreast throughout each day with video updates of what Scott had been working on and again any questions answered.
On our first day with our dog back we have a different dog!! It’s been an absolute pleasure to walk her, her quality of life will improve as she has more freedom, we feel confident around other dogs, children, parks, roads, water there isn’t a scenario we feel that we couldn’t tackle. Other dog owners have also complimented us on how well trained our dog is and it’s a very good feeling, we feel proud and excited to spend time with our dog rather than it being an absolute nightmare.
We have no more than 5 commands to remember from the behaviour that Scott has instilled into our dog it’s absolutely bullet proof.
If you have a problem dog then do NOT waste your time with anyone else just go straight to Scott and let him solve the issues you have. Which he will!!
Thank you Scott.
The two week board and train program changed not only our dogs life but ours. Before the program our dog was on Fluoxetine for her anxiety and every trainer we’ve worked with in the past said our dog has aggression issues (with humans and dogs) and she would never be ‘a normal dog’. We gave up complete hope and accepted the fact our dog will never be able to do normal and ordinary things like going to a park or simply walk on a busy street. If you have a reactive dog, I’m sure you know the feeling.
We weaned our dog off Fluoxetine completely before the training and once Scott took in our dog we didn’t have any expectations - fast forward two weeks later our dog was completely different (for the better). Not only was she neutral to other dogs and humans, she learned amazing recall and can be off lead in parks.
Scott also went above and beyond to send us regular updates to keep us informed of her progress which we found to be so helpful and reassuring.
We’ve wasted so much time, energy and money on other trainers and nothing has changed in the past and Scott completely changed our dogs behavior in the program. Our lives have drastically changed and we’re so excited to start our new life with this version of our dog.
If you have a ‘reactive’ dog - this program will allow your dog to literally live it’s best life. Can’t recommend Scott enough - thank you for everything!
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