What our clients have to say

“We took our puppy to puppy classes with Sarah and found it to be invaluable. The training is reward-based, clearly delivered and advice is given to you for your dog specifically. Sarah is approachable, uses evidence based methods and always takes the time to answer any questions or concerns. After noticing the huge benefit the class had in the socialisation and training with our puppy, we went on to do the puppy plus class, progress class and a 1-1 with Sarah to work on excitement around visitors. Thanks to Sarah’s vast amounts of knowledge and enthusiasm she has provided us with the tools to help train our puppy to become a confident, happy and obedient dog. We could not recommend Mutleys highly enough.”

Dinah with Percy the Cockapoo

“We both wanted to thank you for the sessions as we have definitely got tons out of them in terms of training techniques, and Abi is (mostly) a good dog now and that is due to things we've learnt from the training. Plus it was so much fun - we loved it and Abi couldn't wait to get into class every week. As soon as she got out of car and realised where she was, she'd get so excited!”

Alison and Andy with Cocker Spaniel Abi

“Simply amazing. Have now attended Sarah's classes from puppyhood up to 1 year old, we've learnt so much and Sarah makes the classes great fun, learning such a broad range of skills and the benefits to your life are priceless. Highly recommend anyone to book in if they can..”

Laura and Murphy the Cocker Spaniel

“My puppy and me have really learnt a lot from training. Sarah is always very encouraging and patient and always very positive about what each dog has achieved. She has always offered very detailed advice when I have asked her about any behaviour problems I have had when training my puppy. She is always very fair and helpful. It's really important to me that I train my dog with positive reinforcement and Sarah is only ever encouraging and positive when showing the class how to train our puppies. I would definitely recommend the classes to everyone!”

Sally Darby with Annie the Schnoodle

“As novice dog owners living in the centre of the city, we were conscious that our working cocker spaniel puppy needed to be well-behaved for his own well-being as well as our peace of mind. Learning alongside him over the past 12 months has strengthened the relationship between us in a sort of virtuous circle - the more he pleases us, the more praise he receives, the more he tries to please us even more . and so on. The communication and comprehension between owner and dog is quite remarkable, and I am sure that much of this is down to practising the same core skills over and again at training. The dogs really enjoy going to training and love Sarah who quite clearly understands what makes them tick and how to deal with individual behaviour patterns. Positive reinforcement is the order of the day, and in the case of our much-loved spaniel, it works!”

Ann Batanero with Zebedee the Working Cocker

“I just have to say "puppy class today" and my baby pug Eddie is waiting at the door, ready to go. He adores both the training and Sarah, and has made great progress through Beginners and now Intermediate training. Small classes, a friendly atmosphere and lots of reward-based hard work have made this a weekly experience we both look forward to. Highly recommended.”

Sue Watson with Pug puppy Eddie

“Sarah is an amazing trainer! The puppy classes we attended were fun and relaxed but we also learnt a huge amount. We’re looking forward to our puppy continuing onto the “advanced” classes next!.”

Ellie Thomas with Robin, the mini American Shepherd

“We joined Mutleys as we were very keen to do the Kennel Club's Good Citizen Awards. We had already done some training and wondered if we would be required to start at the beginning again but after 20 minutes into our 1st lesson, Sarah asked if we could return 3 days later as she had an examiner coming in and would we like to go for our Bronze Award! Now we're working towards our Silver Award and loving the structured, well planned and recorded lessons. Guardians and dogs are all very friendly and we look forward to our weekly class. Yes, we would recommend this professional and happy training school. Go Mutleys!”

Leo Hewett with Moses the Irish Water Spaniel

“Over the years I have come to rely on patience, perseverance, praise and practice as a guide for dog training. Lisa cheerfully applies all these to us as she teaches us to train our dogs. She adds her encouragement, enthusiasm and expertise to make the sessions thoroughly enjoyable. Lisa also very willingly takes a lot of time and trouble to help solve any individual problems that occur.”

Carolyn Little and Samba the black Labrador

 “The puppy classes with you have been a complete success right from the off. You were recommended by a few people and have not disappointed. Both Karen and I have learnt so much and of course the proof of these lessons is there right in front of us all... Freddie. He has been and continues to be a real star at home and out and about. We have all eagerly looked forward to the weekly sessions, Freddie especially! We feel puppy classes should be compulsory, the training for the dogs and owners is invaluable and as our 'STOP' shout a week or so ago proved, it could save your dog's life. To see Fred stop and sit a few feet away from the road, with people opposite, well in our minds your puppy class training is priceless. We will continue to recommend you for the highest level of training possible. Thank you again, it's been a pleasure and immense fun.”

Carlo and Karen Ferretti with Freddie the Westie

“We did puppy classes at Mutleys as well as the progress classes and it has been fantastic. My dog loves going there and he has really grown in confidence since starting. I've found the structure and activities in the classes to be very beneficial, especially practising 'stay' and all the recall challenges with lots going on around us. I can't recommend Sarah enough!.”

Albertine and Migo the Havanese

“After waiting over 30 years for a dog, the perfect dog arrived about a year ago. Myfanwy and I joined Mutleys and undertook the basic training classes with Sarah. We then moved on to the Bronze Challenge and achieved this with just five weeks of training! Then we similarly did our Silver Challenge (we are now on a summer break before continuing to Gold). Sarah has a very calm, authoritative and informed approach to the training classes and seems to recognise the nature of each individual dog and perceives a way to get the best out of all of them. Big dogs, small dogs, good dogs, naughty dogs. Nearly all of them get to their goal with Sarah and Mutleys!”

Jane Whicheloe with Myfanwy the Welsh Springer