Vislor Dog Training - Burton

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  lisa rogers

  Great experience with my dogs bonnie, really supportive. Guided me through a new training plan, I have noticed a difference with bonnie more work needed with bonnie but I know I have come to the right people to support me and bonnie in this journey.

  26-05-2023
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  Calum Raistrick

  3 weeks with Vislor Dog Training and I can honestly say the positive impact this training and habit formation has had on our mini dachshund is life changing. Cooper, who's not had formal training in the past, having got him as a pup in lockdown in 2021, had started to form anxious tendencies, aggressive and protective behaviour towards other people or dogs on walks, and very territorial behaviour at home when visitors entered. This would lead to constant barking, lead pulling, and often if walking out in public around other dogs, nipping and biting, albeit not harmful as he's 30cm tall and weighs 5kg's. Sharne has totally decluttered and reprogrammed his anxious, busy mind. Giving him full clarity when walking and out in public, where his sole focus is obedience and pleasing you by following command. His temperament is drastically improved, being much calmer, at ease and evidently happier in himself. When we came to pick him up, it was clear Cooper and Sharne had formed a great bond, so we knew he'd been looked after and cared for dearly, something we had initially worried about beforehand, but Sharne has been an absolute star. We will send Cooper back to stay and follow up with more rehearsal and training when we next leave the UK for short trips, as it has been so valuable for us as a home unit, and he clearly loves his time there. 5 star, I couldn't recommend Vislor Dog Training enough!

  06-05-2023
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  Big Ol

  Our 14month old GSD was a real handful both in and out of the home, we tried many trainers with no success, then we found Vislor and they’ve literally changed our lives! We booked her in for a 3 week residential course, our dog no longer barks or lunges for other dogs, she is chilled and respectful around the house and our toddler, she’s gone from zero to hero! Our dog was so highly sprung she couldn’t settle anywhere other than her crate which was heartbreaking for us. Now, with a refreshed approach on leadership she settles at home anywhere she’s allowed and happily has a snooze. I think she is so much more fulfilled because we’re able to confidently take her anywhere dogs are allowed. The handover was also excellent, Tom and Sharne gave us lots of time, patience and advice, training us to be the leaders our dog needed, setting everyone up to succeed! I cannot recommend these guys enough!

  06-05-2023
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  Bernadette Sherwood

  Hope is a beautiful girl; she came to us through a rescue centre. She was fine with us to begin with but slowly, very slowly she became very bad mannered. She developed guarding issues with my husband. She did not like to be apart from him and would whine and cry, it was heart-breaking. She began barking, snapping and snarling when someone approached him. She began pulling on her walks, I was finding it difficult to walk her, my husband is a strong chap, but she was even becoming difficult for him. When asked about her we would say “She pulls like a chuffing train” We tried a lot of different avenues, asked many people for ideas, watched videos and lots of programmes. All to no avail, then one day we received a text message from a family member with the link to “Vislor training” A whole new world opened to us. I read the website cover to cover, read all the reviews and even watched instructional videos that Vislor had produced and uploaded to the web. We talked about it for quite some time. Having our Hope go away for three weeks was a big thing in our lives, but if Vislor could help surely it would be worth it. We made contact and were directed to Tom and Sharne. We met up a week later and introduced Hope to them. She was true to form, so they had a good idea of what they were taking on. Tom and Sharne wanted to know what we were hoping to get out of the three weeks of “Bootcamp” for Hope. A better-behaved dog and one that doesn’t pull on the lead. Tom and Sharne made us feel relaxed about leaving Hope with them. They recognised that we were worried about leaving “our little girl” They talked us through the whole thing, assured us that they would stay in touch, and we would get regular updates. We took Hope on a little holiday and then she went to Tom and Sharne a week later. They were great, they could see how upset we were about leaving her, they gave us plenty of time to say goodbye, reassuring us that she would be well cared for. Everything about Tom and Sharne felt knowledgeable and professional, and we were right because Step back, this is a new dog. Tom and Sharne have done an amazing job with her. She is walking on a loose lead, she is paying attention to Tom, she is ignoring everything going on around her, she is following direction. We think we got more than we asked for and we are extremely grateful. We got to work with her before they gave her back, this showed us the work they had done with her and the work she had put into it. Hope has come on leaps and bounds. Yes, she still barks a bit at people passing the house. But on the lead, she ignores everything, its just us and her. We are still learning and Hope still tests us, but with a small correction she is back on track. We wasted so much time before we found Vislor and Tom and Sharne. Look no further your answer is here in the form of two very professional, knowledgeable, kind and caring people. Oh, and they fix your dog as well. What more could you ask for?

  27-12-2022
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  Nicola Allen

  Can't recommend Tom and Sharne, highly enough. We had tried one to one training with our dog Milo,with 2 different training companies, to no effect. Milo was pulling on the lead, he also jumped and nipped visitors. He would not listen to us at all. We did take a while to decide on the 3 week course ,we looked at the prices and were worried in case it didn't work, we needn't have worried. Tom and Sharne worked wonders with him,he is still our boy but better behaved. He settles when we have visitors and walks by my side. We couldn't have asked for more. He is also very good in his crate now,he no longer chews his bedding. We can't thank Tom and Sharne enough.

  27-12-2022
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  Alek Dokic

  Before discovering Vislor, we were on the verge of returning our six month old Border Terrier to the breeder. She was uncontrollable for us with numerous issues. She constantly pulled heavily on lead,constantly lunging to pick up stones,tarmac,litter or tearing the heads from plants. She was also, though not aggressive, was starting to react to people and dogs by barking and growling. We tried normal training classes which were, frankly, a disaster as they were three hours of chaos. We found Sharne and Tom with a Google search and decided to give it a try as a last throw of the dice. After an initial meeting we felt reassured that it was worth a try. We dropped Nell off and crossed our fingers. All through the three week session we were constantly updated with messages, photos, and videos, and quite frankly, we were very impressed. All the misbehaviour was under control. When we met up to have Nell returned to us, we met at a country park where there were lots of people,dogs,bikes, and we were given a run through on how to carry on the good work. To be honest, it couldn't have gone better. Nell was well behaved on lead, not trying to pick everything up, and ignored all the activity going on. RESULT! On returning home, over the next week Nell tried to revert to some of her old ways. A message to Sharne and a quick meet up later, we found out what we were doing wrong. We've put these things right and Nell is making progress again. Much praise to Sharne and Tom as they've given us something to work with. We've no hesitation in recommending Vislor for training.Thanks so much for your wonderful help.

  27-12-2022
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  Pippa Cole

  Vinnie stayed with Tom and Sharne on a 3-week residential course. It was really important to us that we'd had enough time post-training to fully comment on our experience at Vislor Dog Training - Burton. Today is 4 days post-training. We came to Tom and Sharne because we were out of ideas with how to train Vinnie - our beloved Hungarian Vizsla. We've had 3 dog trainers over the last 18 months with no to "some" success. However, at the age of 2 years old, we decided we had to take a different approach with Vinnie. Fortunately, Vinnie loves people, dogs and balls and is a happy-go-lucky 31kg bundle of ginger energy. However, his constant pulling on a lead and jumping up anyone who showed any interest in him has caused us some challenges. After a final incident - we decided we needed to try something else. We met Tom and Sharne on the Sunday before the training as an introduction and Vinnie was at his best (worst!) pulling and lunging in the paddock behind their house. At this point in time, i wasn't sure that I could be without him for 3 weeks. Tom & Sharne were kind enough to remain totally open as to whether we'd use the residential training or just a week's boarding as we were due to go on holiday the following week. (Vinnie was already booked in kennels). Tom & Sharne were immediately reassuring and inspired us with lots of confidence that they could help. (They also offered us options of inhouse or outside accommodation for Vin-dog.) Following a couple of days where we had adhoc conversations with Tom - who was brilliantly supportive and didn't pressure me either way - we decided to go for the 3 weeks residential although we did so with heavy hearts. Leading up to the stay we had lots of fears including being (1) terrified that Vinnie wouldn't remember us and (2) he'd "change" in some way. We kept in contact with Tom & Sharne over the 3 weeks. The first week was easiest as we were on holiday - the 2nd was the worst as we returned to a very empty home and it still felt like ages before we would see him again. The handover with Tom and Sharne couldn't have been better. I don't know what I expected but they couldn't have tried harder to help us learn the techniques they'd taught Vinnie and spent as much time as we needed familiarising us with their methods - which were simple, straight-forward and they encouraged us to practise in front of them so they could help us course-correct as needed. Day 4 post-training. Vinnie has seriously been a dream to walk - any minor mishaps we've had have been because WE need more training, not Vinnie. I walked him today in the sunshine and it was pure joy. I came back so relaxed and confident in him, and not stressed as was often the case. I actually looked at other people who had dogs on harnesses who were still pulling whilst I almost had Vinnie's lead on one finger (I hope I didn't laugh ...!). We've had a couple of squirrel incidents which we managed - not yet seen a cat yet, but we have techniques. We had an incident last night where Vinnie jumped all over a friend of ours whilst out walking, but we KNOW what we need to do and we'll continue to practise. Vinnie didn't get into these habits overnight and won't change completely overnight. Even though all the reviews here are 5*, I'm a worrier and prayed I was putting my trust in the right people. I needn't have worried and I'd like to offer reassurance to anyone whose heart is breaking about leaving their fur-friend for this amount of time. If you want to have a conversation with me, I'm happy to talk to anyone who wants confirmation from someone that this can make all of their lives better. Tom and Sharne have my permission to pass on my contact details. So, so far so good, we'll continue to practise. Keep your fingers and paws crossed for us. Thanks so very much Tom and Sharne. From Pip, Tony and Vinnie xx Please post any photos if you'd like to do so xx

  27-11-2022
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  Natasha Hall

  Just reunited with my weimaraner girl yesterday. The handover was comprehensive, Tom & Sharne are so helpful and understanding. My girl is like a new dog whilst walking now. Its a joy and I'm so grateful for their hard work!

  27-11-2022
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  Jane Cuthbert

  Thank you Tom and Sharne Our lovely dog was almost impossible to walk. He is large and very strong and was extremely reactive to other dogs and wildlife when outside of the house and garden. It became clear he was missing out on all sorts of stuff. We decided to send him for a three week residential course with Tom and Sharne. Our dog is very much part of our family and so it was a big decision to send him away from the family home for training. However we all agreed it would be better for him and us for if he could go out and about to more places at anytime of day. We looked at many providers but Vislor put us in touch with Tom and Sharne and once we we read the reviews we arranged to meet them with our dog. They could immediately see the problem. They discussed the techniques they use and told us how they would look after him whilst they had him. They thought they could help our situation and so we booked in. We thought we would miss him terribly but we really shouldn't have worried,. Tom set up a WhatsApp group even before the handover day. We communicated almost everyday and got lots of video footage showing progress. Our dog is back home now, we have been given instruction and guidance on how to continue the good work that Tom and Sharne have put in with him. We can take him on walks and finally enjoy the experience. I only wish we had done this sooner. We have benefited from the knowledge and experience that Vislor offers and we are very grateful.

  27-10-2022
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  James Fellows

  Tom and Sharne have been absolutely tremendous with helping us to be better dog owners and by training our younger Vizsla to be the best he can be. My wife takes him walking alone and off the lead without issue which she’d never have done before as he can be very head strong. It’s made such a difference to our family. We can’t thank them enough.

  27-08-2022