Testimonials

We are dedicated to working to the highest standards while offering a friendly and fun training service. We also believe that testimonials and reviews from our past students and members are essential to potential new class members. Please find below reviews left by current and past class members.

“THE INSTRUCTORS ARE ALL WONDERFUL”

I have taken both of my Golden Retrievers to Bearsden Dog Training Club and think that the instructors there are all wonderful and very committed to dogs. All are volunteers and love animals, and it shows!!

My first dog was a stray that I found running loose in a main street in Possilpark. After homing him it soon became evident that the reason he was in the streets was HE WAS A RUNNER!!! He had been in the SSPCA a few times and they microchipped him. I wanted to keep him and it was crucial for both his and my safety that I had to get this under control.

I joined Bearsden Dog Training Club and after three weeks he was a totally different and much happier, secure, friendly, loyal dog. I couldn't thank Jim Barnes and Jim Hendry enough at the time, as they spent a lot of extra time with me and gave me lots of free behavioural advice. He was a special, wonderful dog that humans had ruined by not treating him right and not spending quality time with him, so he kept leaving home. Training changed all that.

Sadly he died, but along came the new pup.

A whirlwind with lots of fun and energy! We started as soon as she was old enough and actually got to Advanced level. We had many great times and great fun training, and would highly recommend training as it builds up such a special bond with your pet. I believe that every dog should be well trained, and the Instructors at Bearsden are the best.
 Thanks to all of you
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Morag Brown

2014-07-19T10:52:48+00:00

Morag Brown

I have taken both of my golden Retrievers to Bearsden Dog Training Club and think that the instructors there are all wonderful and very committed to dogs. All are volunteers and love animals and it shows!!
 


FUN & INFORMATIVE CLASSES

We have adopted an older rescue dog. As the dog hadn't been socialised properly, nor trained to even a basic standard, we enrolled him with BDTC.

The instructors make you feel very welcome and provide fun and informative classes. It's wonderful to see how regular training sessions are changing our dog! He's so much more relaxed around other dogs now and seems to really enjoy learning new commands.

So, yes, you can teach an old dog new tricks!
2014-07-19T11:07:10+00:00
We have adopted an older rescue dog. As the dog hadn’t been socialised properly, nor trained to even a basic standard, we enrolled him with BDTC. The instructors make you feel very welcome and provide fun and informative classes. It’s wonderful to see how regular training sessions are changing our dog! He’s so much more View Full →

ENJOYABLE BUT INFORMATIVE ATMOSPHERE

Have found the relaxed, enjoyable but informative atmosphere at the classes very helpful for my rescue dog and myself over the past 18 months we have been coming.


All the dogs and owners have different strengths and weakness, and I've found we have all supported and encouraged each other and take great pleasure in seeing the end results.

2014-07-19T11:13:44+00:00
Have found the relaxed, enjoyable but informative atmosphere at the classes very helpful for my rescue dog and myself over the past 18 months we have been coming. All the dogs and owners have different strengths and weakness, and I’ve found we have all supported and encouraged each other and take great pleasure in seeing the end results.

Feedback from our February 2017 Course

Practical:-  

Class was clear & easy to understand & didn't move on too quickly

Just right.

Helped Bernie's confidence leaps & bounds! Also helped teach him the basics, now he is 100% better on the lead

Which also allows for us to let him off the lead in some situations..

Very helpful in all respects.

Excellent to be able to work in small groups.

Dog learned a lot, so did I

Good pace.

Very impressed with our trainer.

Very helpful, clear communication, repetition of exercise very

helpful.

Very good, enjoyed the way it was taught.

 

Theory:- 

Given in a clear & concise manner.

They have taught me crucial info. for me and my dogs safety.

Interaction was encouraged& was very enjoyable.

Good insight into dog ownership.

Informative & good humoured.

Mainly common sense, but learned new things

Extremely useful we learned a lot.

Enjoyed this, handout was very good & clear.

Instructors:-

Very welcoming, Patient & enthusiastic.

Very pleasant, friendly, helpful & supportive.

Very relaxed & informative

All very knowledgeable & able to have a laugh

All friendly & educated.

100% thumbs up, all help has been very much appreciated

Really good at showing how to handle the dogs.

Helpful.
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2016-02-17T13:39:44+00:00
Practical:-   Class was clear & easy to understand & didn’t move on too quickly Just right. Helped Bernie’s confidence leaps & bounds! Also helped teach him the basics, now he is 100% better on the lead Which also allows for us to let him off the lead in some situations.. Very helpful in all respects. View Full →
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FEEDBACK – Taken from our Novice Feedback Forms

Practical Side:

  • Dog much more obedient
  • Good basic training
  • Gave me a great foundation to build on
  • All very helpful and appreciated the small class, also didn’t last too long so that both dog and owner could become stressed and tired
  • Very enjoyable for both myself and the dog
  • Good practical training provided on dog handling
  • Builds confidence in owning and caring for your dog
  • Covered a good range of exercises
  • It was fun,and it was good to teach my dog good habits
  • Good to practice routines with the instructor then at home
  • Quite challenging but enjoyable and rewarding
  • Good length of time
  • Run at a manageable pace

Theory Side:

  • Very useful
  • Learned a lot I didn’t know
  • Some sessions were long, more of them needed to be/could have been compressed
  • I enjoyed then but some were repetitive and could have been delivered in half the time
  • Maybe encourage more interaction – Q & A session during the talk
  • Talks were very helpful although I would not manage some of the first aid
  • There was a lot of information that I didn’t know before
  • Made you think in depth about issues you may have taken for granted
  • Didn’t know there were so many rules to owning a dog
  • Very informative
  • Informative and fun
  • Covered a good range of topics
  • Enjoyed the discussions & being able to ask questions
  • Sometimes talks varied in length & interest
  • Lots of good tips
  • Made things very clear
  • Excellently presented, easy to follow, lots of interesting information and anecdotes
  • Just right
  • Very helpful in all respects
  • dog learned a lot so did I
  • Extremely useful we learned a lot

How did you find the Instructors:

  • Very helpful and friendly
  • Extremely helpful
  • Very knowledgeable & approachable
  • Invaluable & very helpful
  • So helpful, approachable & reassuring
  • The instructors were very kind, helpful and  approachable and most of all patient
  • Generally very good some better than others
  • Calm, helpful and patient
  • Very professional,learnt lots and had fun, found the whole course helpful
  • Pleasant, precise and firm, lovely patient people
  • excellent, patient,encouraging and passionate about dog training and well humoured with good knowledge
  • Great sense of humour
  • very relaxed and informative
  • 100% thumbs up, all help has been very much appreciated
  • All very knowledgeable and able to have a laugh
  • Super
  • All very friendly and welcoming

Comments/suggestions for improvement:

  • Both the dog and I really enjoyed the course – thank you to everyone involved
  • I enjoyed the classes so much I sometimes wish they lasted a bit longer
  • Very well run club, with enthusiastic trainers who also make the sessions very enjoyable
  • Nothing I can think of
  • Really enjoyed classes & found them very helpful
  • Smaller class allowed us to tackle personal issues
  • Everything was good
  • Keep up the dedication and love of dogs

Feedback: Taken from our puppy socialisation course forms

Practical

Enjoyed playtime and toys with the dogs

As a family we thoroughly enjoyed every week and always came away with having learned something

Covered basics and gave us something to work on each week

Focus on socialisation with only small elements of training extremely appropriate

Found the practical side to be so useful

the off lead play was so useful as it demonstrated what puppy play looked like and made us less nervous

Good socialisation

It was a good starting place in Benji’s training

Excellent

Great

plenty practical tips

 

Theory

Informative

Fabulous could ask anything

Good, structured talks relevant to training stage

It was interesting to hear about topics we may not have thought about

 

Instructors

Fantastic

Made to feel comfortable,relaxed atmosphere

Friendly, approachable,and informative

very friendly and informative

Offered good advice tailored to suit each individual dog

The instructors have given me confidence to allow my tiny dog to socialise with her bigger counterparts when out and about at parks etc.

Very knowledgeable and well in control.

Comments

We have learned so much about dog behaviour which has been so good being first time dog owners, now we are not so nervous  meeting other dogs when out and about

Loved it so much and looking forward to the next stage

Nothing to improve on keep doing what you are doing now

None excellent class