Wow, what fantastic results in no time at all. After engaging 5 different "dog tainers" and 2 different "dog behaviourists" and spending huge sums of money in the process with absolutely nothing to show in return, I was bordering on despair with my loveable dogs. One of my dogs, Jaz, has from a very early age been a constant puller on the lead and a lunger at passing cars to the extent that he we pull me into the road and has caused me severe ligament damage to both arms and wrists. These two issues alone are something I have been unable to correct with any significant change or regularity, until now !!. I came across Steve Swallow purely by accident, and having read the fantastic reviews I was very impressed but also slightly sceptical at the same time. I decided to take a chance and travel from our home in Kent to Norfolk in the hope that Steve could make a difference. I booked in my two 4 year old Border Collies (Jaz & Willow) for three 121 sessions with Steve. The transformation within the first 10 minutes was nothing short of incredible to see first hand. Steve is not a Dog Whisperer, he is not a miracle worker, he is just an honest, down to earth, no nonsense, but knowledgeable and extremely experienced dog trainer who is passionate about dogs and also about making a difference to dog owners to make their relationship with their dogs much more enjoyable. Having returned home, I and more importantly my wife, can now walk Jaz and Willow individually on a loose lead with no pulling whatsoever, we can also walk both dogs together with very little pulling/competition but this is still very much a work in progress. More importantly, the lunging at cars issue has significantly improved to the extent that Jaz looks and makes to move towards them, but with the knowledge and methods that Steve taught together with praise for Jaz as instructed rather than irritation and frustration on my part, the improvement is nothing short of incredible. Steve also helped with obedience and recall during our sessions with him and the relationship with and enjoyability of walking our two dogs has within three days changed significantly for the better, we cannot thank Steve enough for his patience with myself and my wife, for his knowledge, experience and methods of training dogs, and more importantly for making the whole experience such fun and so enjoyable to be a part of. If anyone out there is struggling with their dogs training, obedience and behaviour issues, as we did, I would thoroughly recommend Steve without hesitation, and I now understand and believe the reviews that Steve gets and deservedly so. Thank you Steve so much for the pleasure of working with you. Ian & Susan
