Testimonials
“Rose is amazing! She has a very friendly, kind and energetic approach to training and, even after a brief synopsis of your issues or needs, she knows just where and how to pitch the solution. I sought assistance in trying to perfect our unreliable recall, obsessive playful behaviour towards other dogs and, some minor Gundog training issues we’ve experienced. Each and every piece of training given has been quickly successful. I have recommended Rose to friends and they also share their gratitude for her miracle work!
I’m looking for issues with my dog now so I can have an excuse to return and learn more 😝
Thank you Rose, you’re a star!”
Anonymous, Labrador retriever owner
“Rose has been an absolute life saver supporting us with training our golden retriever puppy, Astro. Without us realising it, Astro had trained us to all of his wants and needs, and Rose very quickly and kindly taught us very practical solutions to gain our leadership back. We've had multiple 1:1's in our home and outdoors, and the difference in Astro is incredible. We are excited to start the Gundog training course Rose offers. We highly recommend Rose and Companion Dog Solutions if you need help with your Dog. Thank you so much Rose! :)”
Laura, Golden retriever owner
“Rose has been invaluable in training me and Marley, a 18 month rescue labrador who was a bit of an unknown quantity. Rose was able to assess his behaviour and advise on how to deal with his issues. Rose gave me a comprehensive training programme which has been very successful, I now have a well behaved and happy dog. Thank you Rose”
Laura, Labrador retriever owner
“Having just completed Rose’s Life Skills Course it is obvious that she chose the title with care. Life Skills is exactly what both you and your dog will gain. A nine week course starts with an introductory session where Rose prepares you for what to expect on the course plus many hints and tips regarding responsible dog ownership in general.
During the following eight weeks she provides step by step instruction with exercises that build week by week. She explains the practical application of each exercise which is so important for using your new found skills in every day life. She checks in with you regularly making sure you are happy with your progress or if you have any concerns.
What might sound like a serious course is delivered in a fun and friendly way. Rose wants her clients to succeed and encourages everyone with kindness and enthusiasm. The result is a set of skills that you can carry forward in every day life and/or use as a foundation for any further activities or sports you may wish to participate in.
I have no hesitation in recommending Companion Dog Solutions to anyone with a new puppy or an older dog and owner needing help. You will not be disappointed working with this talented young instructor.”
Anonymous, Flat coated retriever owner
“We genuinely can’t recommend Rose highly enough - she has been an absolute saviour to our 2 German Shepherd rescues. After only 5 121 sessions with Rose, we have 2 very different (obedient!) dogs and we are much happier - and better trained - owners. We’d had a very bad previous experience of dog training (which had set our very nervous dog back) but are so glad we decided to give dog training another go - this time with Rose. Rose has such a lovely, friendly demeanour and her passion for dogs and their training is infectious. She can read a dog (and its owner!) instantly and adapts her approach accordingly. We have one exceptionally nervous rescue dog (who was physically abused) and one boisterous "it’s all about me" dog. After a couple of training sessions with Rose, she’d got both under our control and we all looked forward to our next session with her. In the Life Skills Course we covered and achieved so much - loose lead walking, recall, leave, sit, down, stand, stay plus Rose answered all our questions on grooming, fleas, ticks, worms and more! We’ve already recommended Rose to friends (Cody completed his Life Skills course too) and will certainly continue to do so. If ever we have questions or issues with our dogs, Rose will be our first port of call. Thank you Rose from Lexi, Murphy and us (Jan and Jane Bratek) x”
Jan and Jane, German Shepherd Dog owners
“We have the most fun loving, excitable and slightly cheeky Cocker Spaniel, who was getting a little bit too big for his boots. I thought we would try the life skills course and what a wonderful course it was. We went from being tugged down the road to walking calmly. From stealing toys to understanding leave and he recalled, something we had been really struggling with. More importantly we grew an even closer bond with each other. Rose couldn’t have been more helpful, professional and patient it was a really great course.”
Nicky, Cocker Spaniel owner
“We highly recommend Rose, she has helped us settle and train our rescue puppy. Her knowledge, communication and kindness is above and beyond all our expectations. Thank you so much Rose.”
Michele, Cocker Spaniel owner
“Rose came to give us a two and a half hour consultation, which was brilliant, she explained everything in detail , crate training she helped with. We have now successfully achieved that with Rose's help. Thank you so much.she is a lovely , genuine person. Highly recommend her . We look forward to start our one to one training sessions soon ..with Rose.”
Alison, Golden retriever owner
“Rose has been an absolute godsend stepping in to help me crack my 12week puppy from nipping. Being a newfypoo, she’s big and those nips hurt! Rose came to my home for a 1:1, giving me practical and logical tips. Nothing bizarre but exactly what I needed. A recipe to future proofing my pup’s behaviour. I’ve signed up and am looking forward to her weekly puppy behaviour course.”
Natasha, Newfoundland x Poodle owner
“Thank you Rose, after one session with you my puppy slept alone in his crate last night. I had a two and a half hour puppy consultation with Rose, and she has educated me on how to train my new puppy, Rose puts you at ease with her lovely bubbly personality and her knowledge of dog training is out of this world. I have already recommended her to my friend who has one of my puppies siblings, and I will also be signing up for her dog training skills class. Thank you Rose for all your help and my first good nights sleep for a few days.”
Janet, Bichon Frisé x Poodle owner
Puppy Consultation
“We’ve just finished the Puppy Life Skills course with Rose and couldn’t recommend her highly enough! She was so encouraging and understanding throughout the whole process and always had a solution if our puppy was struggling to understand. After our puppy had surgery, Rose adapted the activities for us so that our puppy could still partake without overdoing it. We are so happy with the results we’ve achieved with Rose that we have now enrolled our onto further training with her!”
Francesca, Labrador retriever owner
“I asked Rose for her help with my labrador on the recommendation of a friend. My girl has several issues. Pulling on the lead, jumping up, not listening to me, front door manners when greeting guests and separation anxiety. One visit from Rose and she walks beautifully, sits quietly when people come in, no more jumping up and I am seeing results with her separation anxiety! She is not cured but I can now leave her for 20 minutes. The work is ongoing but I have Rose's support with any issues or questions. I can not recommend her highly enough! I had been to two different trainers previously for several weeks with little improvement. One session with Rose and walking my dog is an absolute pleasure. I'm getting compliments on our heel work! Rose is magic!”
Gretchen, Labrador retriever owner
“Use Rose for 100% results. Rose was my 3rd dog trainer because the others had failed me when dealing with severe resource guarding issues. My young dog was growling, lunging and air snapping at me approx. 3x a week. I was scared of my own dog and couldn’t believe I had already spent hundreds of pounds on other dog trainers and still my dog guarded items. Since working with Rose, I have an unnegotiable 'drop’ and ‘leave it’ almost immediately. Rose viewed my entire relationship with my dog, not just the resource guarding. Everything she said when it comes to training was common sense and logical. She has completely changed my relationship with my dog for the better. I trust him, he trust me and our bond is the strongest it’s ever been. I get complimented on my dogs obedience and calmness in the park, on the street or when I take him to a cafés. Rose communication is always positive, encouraging and she actively listens. She is always available and provides feedback on every videos I have sent. Her passion as a dog trainer shines through on every interaction I have with her. One session with Rose and you will realize she is a cut above the rest of the dog trainers out there.”
Fatima, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel x Poodle (Cavapoo) owner
“A massive thank you to Rose for being such a brilliant and enthusiastic dog trainer! We recently completed her Puppy Life Skills class in Cuckfield and have nothing but praise for her. Rose is so friendly and super knowledgeable. You can just see how much of a dog lover she is, it absolutely radiates from her! She had no problem answering all our questions and addressing our worries/stresses/fears (being new puppy owners there were lots of them!). We really liked that she kept her class small so all the attendees received the time and attention needed. I would not hesitate to recommend Rose for those looking for some canine training, she is so encouraging and positive, offering tips and tricks that you can apply to real life situations not just an artificial training environment. We found the Facebook group a really helpful resource to look back on training videos and techniques. Thanks again Rose Emily, Mike & Reggie”
Emily and Mike, Cockapoo owner
“I can thoroughly recommend Companion Dog Services! Rose has helped us with a dog who only listened when it felt like it. Rose listened to the problems we were having, and talked us through how we could change our behaviours, and not let our dog dictate how things were done! Rose put together a really comprehensive training plan for us, that was clear and detailed. We are a few weeks in, and already we’re seeing changes. Thank you Rose!”
Hannah, Hungarian Wire-haired Vizsla owner
“We highly recommend Rose! We have 2 sausage dogs, notoriously difficult to train. We’d already tried 2 different dog trainers before Rose and Rose is the only one that could help us! Our biggest problem was their barking. They’d bark at any noise from outside the house, they’d bark at people on the street and at other dogs. Rose understood what the reasons were behind all of their behavioural issues and was very clear in her methods for changing this behaviour. It was totally personal to us and our dogs, very in depth and her follow up was excellent. She really cares about us and our dogs and she is so kind! With 1 session their behaviour began to change for the better. They responded so well to Rose’s methods and what we loved was that Rose explains the psychology behind everything so we actually understand our dogs so much more now. They boys’ behaviour has continued to improve and we’re all a huge amount happier as a result. Thank you Rose!”
Deborah, Miniature Dachshund owner
“My Puppy has recently completed Rose’s puppy Life Skills Course in Cuckfield. The nine course was a great start to training for our puppy and helped him (and us) to build the foundations in basic commands and loose lead walking. Rose is a delightful, extremely knowledgeable and patient trainer who clearly deeply cares for the puppies, building them the right skills and supporting owners too. As new dog owners, we found the training hugely informative and have learnt lots of general skills for responsible dog ownership as well as managing our puppy who is extremely excitable. We have absolutely found that the skills we learnt during the course have been used in our everyday life with the puppy. Prior to the training we had a small number of 1-1 sessions where Rose helped us with some general skills and also building some house & sleeping rules as well as managing a small level of separation anxiety. Aside from the course and the 1-1 sessions, Rose has frequently been kindly helpful in answering some further questions I have had and has always provided thorough, informative answers that have helped to build my confidence and has also checked back at a later date to check on progress. Both the course and the private 1-1 sessions were absolutely fabulous and I would thoroughly recommend Rose & companion Dog Solutions to anyone that is thinking using a dog trainer.”
Lisa, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel x Poodle x Bichon Frisé (Cavapoochon) owner
“Rose has helped me so much and given me the confidence needed to train my cocker spaniel puppy Jasper. He is walking well on the lead and responding to recall and other commands which I couldn’t have done on my own. Rose is a fantastic trainer and I would highly recommend her as a dog trainer.”
Ann, Cocker spaniel owner
“Rose came to advise us re our very excitable working cocker spaniel today. He is 5 years old, loves to be the centre of everything, all of the time. He can follow instructions and behave himself when he chooses too, but often he doesn't choose to! We saw a positive difference during and immediately after the consultation today and have learnt some new strategies to build on. For the first time in a long time, we saw a well behaved, well-mannered dog. Rose answered all of our questions and really took time to understand our dog and us and as such was really able to make the difference we needed to see. Watch this space....”
Laura, Cocker Spaniel owner
““Goose” is a Visla x Fox Red Lab In the first hour we started to learn to - got to bed (in a crate she didn’t previously love) to the point she went in of her own accord - turn to heel - walk to heel - recall to play - feeding tips - toy and treat tips - learnt to think more about our future dog not current puppy I can’t recommend enough, Rose is fun to work with and I’m buzzing from the results.”
DJ, Vizsla x Labrador retriever owner
“I’d absolutely recommend Rose, she’s been so incredibly helpful and we (my 18 week working cocker spaniel puppy and I) have learnt so much. From loose lead training, to tips on retrieval and recall. She has also provided guidance on dog etiquette and dealing with reactivity after my puppy was sadly attacked and our confidence knocked. Roses advice and support has been invaluable so far and I look forward to each session knowing I’ll come away having learnt something. I look forward to continuing to build on our training with Roses help in the new year.”
Sarah, Cocker spaniel owner
“I'm a first time dog owner and I needed help with the basics. After a session with Rose there was immediate results. Rose is so lovely to deal with, very helpful and encouraging. What I personally really liked was her great feedback and in a non judgmental way. We have exchanged messages after sessions have ended (sometimes weeks later) and Rose answered any question I had with very clear and easy to follow advice. She is a FAB trainer!”
Sarah, French Bulldog owner
“So pleased I chose to come to Rose. My puppy and I were signed up to a puppy class, but due to the pandemic we ended up having 1:1 sessions. The sessions were brilliant. She explained and demonstrated everything clearly, taught me the theory behind why we did things in a certain way, and has set me up really well to carry on my puppy’s training going forward. Everything was tailored to how my dog reacted and felt really bespoke and flexible depending on what we needed to work on. She helped me not only have a better trained pup, but a better relationship with him too. Definitely recommend to anyone!”
Amy, Cocker Spaniel owner
“Rose came along to our house to help us with 3 months old Freddie who needs a lot of help controlling his impulses but also gaining confidence with walking on a lead and various other behavioural things. Rose tackles each issue with gusto and a fantastic energy which is so encouraging and gave me the confidence to know that nothing is impossible! I would highly recommend Rose to help you with your dog, her approach is firm but fair with loads of positive energy thrown in which makes the whole experience productive and fun.”
Jou, Labrador retriever owner
“Fantastic dog training classes. Nice size classes to ensure you get lots of individual attention in the class whilst working around other dogs and distractions. Rose is very helpful and friendly and is always happy to help with any other behavioural issues along side the course. The core framework of the course works well for both family pet dogs and people who are thinking about working their dog.”
Luke, Springer spaniel owner
“I recently completed the Life Skills training course with our Miniature Dachshund Puppy. It was fantastic and has really helped us with loose lead walking, recall and leave; among other commands. Rose was fantastic and was always on hand with any queries or additional support with our puppy. Great course, would 100% recommend.”
Ellena, Miniature Dachshund owner
“We highly recommend Roses' dog training classes. We had a very badly behaved Beagle who used to take us for a walk on a daily basis. We were too nervous to let him off the lead. With a lot of patience and positivity Rose has helped us turn this around and he is now off his lead and we all enjoy taking him for walk. We have also learnt lots of other invaluable training tips.”
Shelley, Beagle owner
“Winnie, my puppy, and I attended classes at Companion Dog Solutions. There were only four of us in the class which meant that we all had individual attention from our trainer, Rose. We learned the basic commands and had fun at the same time. Rose was so patient and kind and obviously really enjoys what she does. We would highly recommend these classes. They are good value for money, fun and very informative.”
Anita, Maltese x Shih Tzu owner