ABC For Dogs
Dog training and Dog Behaviour solutions

“Absolute miracle worker. I have had many dog trainers out to help with my pup and was never very happy until I found (Adrian). Very professional, understanding, and nothing was ever too much. Highly recommend—5 from me and my very happy puppy.”
– Joanna N

“Adrian is genuinely amazing at his job and is a very nice guy—changed our lives for the better multiple times!”
– James B

“Excellent training from Adrian and Bella.

Very friendly groups and a wide range of breeds. It’s been a fantastic year of training with my dog. From overexcited and unruly to a pleasure to take to the park. I am chuffed by how many lovely comments I get from the public about how well my dog behaves, with very good recall. None of this would have been achieved without ABC For Dogs. Highly recommended.”

– Paula R

“Adrian is great! He can transform your dog with his knowledge and expertise. We would definitely recommend him to anyone looking for a dog trainer! Thank you, Adrian!”
– Khaila D

“I first attended ABC For Dogs with my Japanese Spitz puppy, Roxie, 10 years ago for puppy classes. We ended up staying on for obedience classes too once she had completed the puppy classes and worked through the Kennel Club Bronze, Silver, and Gold awards. I have had countless people remark to me over the years that they can’t believe how well-trained and obedient Roxie is. Many have said that she is the most well-trained dog they have ever seen. As good now as she was then.
The past 10 years with Roxie have been a joy, and that is thanks in no small part to the work we did with ABC way back when. I would highly recommend Adrian and the team, and I will certainly be going back when I get my next puppy, which hopefully won’t be long!”

– Charlotte R

“Purchasing a puppy during Covid brings some challenges in that puppy classes can’t readily happen. Whilst I’d done lots of reading up on the basics, I really felt I wanted some help and advice to get it right from the start. We’ve invested in one-to-one sessions with Adrian, and it’s worth every penny. By consistently applying his advice, we are seeing improvement day by day, and our puppy will hopefully mature into a well-rounded dog if we continue to keep it up! Cannot recommend enough.”
– Amy T

“Our lives have been turned around since Adrian came as a behaviourist to our house two months after we adopted a traumatised, very nervous little Shih Tzu who had been ill-treated.
We contacted Adrian about two weeks after we got him with issues related to touching, combing, washing, and aggression. He first advised us over the phone, followed by a visit. We’d taken the dog to the groomer, but he wouldn’t let the groomer touch him. He growled and bit us when he was touched around his head and wouldn’t be washed. He also barked a lot and wouldn’t come in from the garden.
Under Adrian’s instruction, we groomed him, called him in, took his collar on and off, washed him, and Adrian gave us advice on aggression with dogs coming into the house and around grandchildren.
All in all, after three months, we have a lovely, confident, happy, loving little dog—all thanks to Adrian.”

– Lesley P

“Brilliant, not just for training your dog, but also yourself as a dog owner. Created a greater bond. Classes are relaxed and friendly.”
– Chris W

“I was having trouble with my pup being food aggressive. It became very stressful when having other dogs around, so I knew I had to do something about it. I decided to look for people on Facebook and came across ABC For Dogs.
Adrian has such great knowledge and experience, and I’m so glad I found him. He stayed with us for an hour trying to find out what the triggers are with Reggie and food. He gave us some tips and guidance on how to help the problem and said he’s only a call away if we need him.
I’m normally so tense with Reggie being around other dogs and food, but Adrian helped us feel at ease. It’s small stepping stones, but it has massively helped. Would definitely recommend and will be using him again in the future if any other issues arise.
Thank you so much.”

– Natalie K

“Great puppy classes at Higham Memorial Hall School! Our puppy has done so well from attending and learnt not only commands but also how to socialise well and behave around other dogs at the same time. Thanks, Adrian!”
– Nikita K

So, a few weeks on since seeing Adrian, our dog is improving each day with her lead and chase aggression.
We took on a five-year-old rescue Rottie, as we have always kept Rottweilers, and we couldn’t stand seeing this dog being homeless. Tess settled in well considering how much she’s been passed around, but issues started to show, and being off the lead became a big NO NO. She loved to chase everything, and being her breed, people really didn’t appreciate this huge dog chasing their dog—and I don’t blame them. She didn’t listen to any recall commands, so after a couple of nightmare situations, she went back onto the lead. Then the aggression started to appear towards dogs, which is known as lead aggression.
After one session, Adrian really helped. The lead aggression has gone, and we can now pass dogs and sit with them on our lead without looking like a monster, and we are slowly getting there with the recall.
I call Tess our ‘blue Smartie’ dog. She suffers from allergies, and certain things send her a little hyper. She does go a few steps back if she has a hyper moment, so finding the right treats and dinners has been interesting.
Thank you, Adrian.”

– Natalie E

“We’ve had dogs before, so I wasn’t unduly concerned when we took on another rescue dog. We had her nearly a week, but things were not going well. I knew we needed help.
Adrian came to see us yesterday and helped so much that we have a different dog today.
Excellent service, so knowledgeable, such a big help.
Thank you.”

– Mary B