Josee's Happy Hounds Dog Behaviourist and Training Edinburgh

" We met Josee in a very difficult time, our puppy was a 4 months-old lively Golden Retriever and we had spent the previous 2 months following a completely outdated training method, which didn't allow him to have any level of interaction with any human /animal beings.. resulting in him being extremely distressed and biting at our ankles at all times (especially mine!). We were not allowed to give him more than 1 toy a day and he was not allowed to walk outside on the lead, even if fully vaccinated, uless perfectly trained on heel-walking (he should be still locked in the house according to this method!). I remember when Josee came to visit us for thefirst time the happiness of our puppy when she started taking out different toys one after another from her bags !! This is what a dog has supposed to be, happy and playful! She explained to us how important was for him to go out as much as possible and interact with different dogs/people, making sure that boundaries and some rules were met (he was not allowed to play with everyone at all times, following the "rule of 3" ! ), and how the theory we were following was outdated, according to the most recent evidence- based literature. We met twice , one at home and one outside, and afterwards she was always available to give good advice /explanations "as required" , always reinforcing those with articles and the most recent research (very interisting the information about whether or not neutering from different perspective). She has even suggested a friend for our dog (another Retriever she was helping with training) and thank her now they are best friends ! She is very friendly, approachable, thoughtful, and professional. I do recommend Josee ! STELLA, Jamie's mum (Italy)"
May 23rd, 2022

Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness
Apr 9th, 2022

I was looking for some guidance with my JRT puppy and found Josees sessions very helpful. In a world with endless conflicting advice available it was very reassuring to have someone so experienced see us and advise on our specific behaviours. Josee tailored the sessions to our specific needs as well as offering more general knowledge and tips throughout. My pups life has definitely improved and I feel more confident. I came away from both sessions with so much information to digest, Josees follow up emails were excellent and I continue to use them as reference.
Jan 2nd, 2022

Josee is fantastic and in just 2 sessions was able to help with our walking to heel work and dog reactivity. Our second session was today and she brought her dog with her so we could work on the reactivity issue and it went better than I had hoped for! I can't recommend Josee highly enough!
Dec 12th, 2021

Would recommend Josee to anyone who needs assistance with their dog training. I was struggling with understanding my cockapoo and keeping her from being reactive at people, dogs and random things like plastic bags. Josee provided me with a few simple ways to distract Neffie and draw her attention back to me before she then reacted. Within a week I felt so much calmer, understanding of my dog and put in place things that enabled both of us to live a much happier life. Sometimes you just need someone else to guide you along the way and Josee was absolutely brilliant at that. Thank you so much and I won't hesitate to use Josee again in the future should the need arise.
Nov 29th, 2021