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“friendly atmosphere” Tommy, Northbridge “very patient with new puppy owners” Ashley, Bondi “excellent, I think you are both fantastic” Angela, Clovelly “interesting, fun and easy to practice at home” Amy, Vaucluse "you two do a fabulous job, we wouldn’t have gotten through the puppy phase without you” Christine, Pyrmont “The whole family is involved, makes it great fun. We understand how important it is to encourage good behaviour and can enjoy our puppy more.” Judi, Northbridge “it has taught not only our puppy but our children” James, Naremburn
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a Dog Needs? -- Natalie and John, no question! Without
Natalie and John’s experience, advice and care our two
staffies wouldn’t be the same – they’ve gone from anxious to
happy, healthy and well behaved dogs (with a little bit of
cheekiness of course).Having two female Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Cuba and Suga, that were anxious we had some challenging moments as puppies. In looking for the very best help we were referred by Australia’s leading dog behavioural scientists to Natalie and John Watson. We were amazed at how quickly they were able to assess the situation and to calm our dogs’ nerves. They shared their knowledge and experience in dog training and handling, training us how to ‘read’ behaviour, how to teach obedience calmly and gently and importantly how to create a safe and rewarding environment for the dogs. With their help we, and our work, we now have two well balanced (and cute) staffies and learned how to support our dogs in handling a wide range of situations without angst. I have no hesitation in writing this recommendation and cannot express our gratitude enough for their help – they are genuinely caring, capable, talented trainers with amazing connections to dogs and people alike. I wish them all the best as they continue to help dogs around Australia!" Adam & Andie “I felt comfortable asking so many questions and got answers” Leone, Newtown “gave me confidence” Alexandra, Northbridge “thanks for all your help, you guys were great” Katherine, Rose Bay “have better understanding of dogs behaviour and how to train him” Fiona, Riverwood “made my 12 year old feel important” Carla, Coogee
"fun, informative atmosphere" Michael, Randwick
"Natalie did a fantastic job training the latest member of our family. She taught us about grooming, feeding and general health as well as obedience routines at home and in the local park. The key benefit was teaching our little boy how to interact with our dog and involving him in the training sessions." Martin, Bondi Junction |
"My
name is Bell. Natalie and John trained my mum to train me when I was 7 months
old. She thinks they were really fantastic because I was a rescue dog with no
clue about anything and now I am well socialised, well behaved (well mostly),
secure and confident. She tells anyone who will listen how fabulous they are. I
had a bit of a setback after a knee operation that didn't go so well. Natalie
and John maintained their interest in me. They were incredibly caring and
supportive and helpful during my recovery. They were able to recommend a whole
lot of things that helped my mum prepare me for when I came home from hospital
and then how to help me in my long period of confinement. I think I may need
some refresher training when I am completely better because it will have been so
long since I have been off the lead and played with other dogs. I am cool with
that because Nat and John are so gentle and training is fun."
“John and
Nat are a fabulous team. I had an 8 week old Labra-doodle, Monte and we have
thoroughly enjoyed puppy school with them. The one-on-one sessions also with Nat
are so useful I highly recommend both for you and your puppy. I love the
constant referencing to the positive – behaviourally I see how affirming this is
for dogs and helps build their spirit. Monte loves them both as do I – thanks
again Nat & John you continue to shine” Sarah,
Centennial Park