Testimonials

Roger is an insightful and very experienced dog trainer; he even trains Chihuahuas! Working with him has given me a lot of confidence with my little dog, and taught me how to anticipate potential problems and handle unpredicted situations. I would highly recommend him to any dog owner.

I approached Roger a few weeks into having my 8 week spaniel pup. I knew I wanted a calm, well balanced dog and that I would need guidance to get there. My last dog left me rather nervous and I didnt want to pass that on or make the same mistakes. My spaniel is 6 months old now and I couldnt be more thrilled with him. Rogers been fantastic at guiding me and giving me confidence. His calm no nonsense approach to training is something I really connect with. I leave every session more confident than the last! Excellent trainer who if you listen to will help you raise a lovely dog!

Roger is a fantastic dog trainer and has helped us immensely with our 2 year old labradoodle. Roger has helped her to overcome separation anxiety through his teaching and guidance, to stop pulling on the lead and to retrieve items (and more). Rogers' sessions are enjoyable and informative, you can evidently see progress with every session and this has brought out the best in our dog.

I was first ‘dragged’ into Rogers training class by my overly enthusiastic Working Cocker Spaniel about 3 months ago. In all honesty he’s been a god send! We’ve learnt everything from back to basics on the lead,steadiness around animals which he has in his paddock & brought in the whistle to command her. She’s made a massive improvement, and we really enjoy our training sessions. Roger has a firm but fair approach. A very likeable,patient man, who gives you the confidence to train your dog well. Also my arm is safely back in its socket where it belongs.

I came to Roger with my 3 y/o Vizsla needing guidance having already followed a gun dog training approach to training. Our experience with Roger was great and beneficial in every way. We followed his methods of training and I was able to integrate my prior experience which worked well. His techniques and tips shared have been very successful in my dogs behaviour in a positive way. He has a wealth of experience in this field (no pun intended) which shows clearly. I would, and already have, recommend Roger to anyone looking to follow gun dog training.

5 star really knows his stuff.

We have been taking our puppy to Roger now for 5 months and I would highly recommend him. His private padock is a fantastic large space offering lots of distractions to aid desensitisation and training with rabbits, chickens, geese and other dogs (which are all secure and only introduced when appropriate). Roger is traditional in his methods and breaks everything down into sections and explains the theory behind it; explaining the dogs behaviour / reactions in such a simple way. His years of experience and knowledge is evident and we feel confident that the methods we have learned from him will last. So many light bulb moments but just not always obvious without his guidance. I am so glad we started our dog's training early on, because at 7 months we already have a puppy who respects us, is a joy to live with and is constantly learning and obeying his boundaries. We are so pleased with the progress made so far and look forward to every session. I urge you to start early. So much easier to implement from the start rather than undo bad habits (which we still had even when taking him for his first session at 12 weeks old). Roger is calm, assertive but also so friendly. After 5 months, already we feel we have such a good relationship with him that we have a joke and laugh during the sessions too. We also know he's at the end of the phone in between sessions should we need to discuss any concerns with what we have learned. We are excited to see how our boy will progress with further training and guidance from Roger.

I've had 3 lessons with Roger an my working cocker pi an im absolutely thrilled at are results already, Roger is not only fantastic with the dogs hes also a fantastic trainer an im thankful we found him, honestly if you are looking for someone to help you achieve an get the best out of your dog Roger is definitely the man. I absolutely love are lessons an both myself an my dog look forward to going back thankyou.

We have been going to Roger for around two months now and we have been seeing a lot of progress with our almost 12 month old golden retriever. Roger has been helping us mainly with general obedience at the moment along with lead work which went from constant pulling to lovely heel work all in one session. Roger is a great trainer and so calm and assertive, you really can’t go far wrong. Would definitely recommend not just to people looking for an experienced gun dog trainer but also for general obedience! He always gave us the confidence to carry on and was always on the other end of the phone for support between training sessions. Josh

Me and Finley are now on our 3rd session of gundog work with Roger. I am so pleased with how we are getting on the improvements from our first session is amazing to see. Roger is really friendly and easy to get on with aswell as being a very knowledgeable and positive trainer. After each session I feel super motivated and already excited for the next session! Really highly recommend Dovesflight gundog training and we are so pleased we found him!