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A BIG thank you to Dave and Lee from Glenrothes for this thank you email.

"Hi Mick Myself and my partner David brought you our 18 month old Black Labrador Jake to see you on Monday 5th October 2009. We have been having a few problems with Jake, when walking him on the lead he always pulled and was far too strong for me to hold on to, his recall was shocking and he didnt do what we told him. On Monday you took David and Jake for a walk and 25-30 minutes later you both walked back to me and Jake was walking perfectly to heel. I could not believe it I actually asked you "where is Jake? Thats not him" but sure enough it was. Then I went for a walk with you and Jake walked great with me too. You asked us to work on him at home with the tips that you have given us, and if it was possible for us to come back on Saturday 10th October, we did and you spent your time with me and Jake as I treated him more like a child than a dog which is wrong as he is a dog. After a few minutes on Saturday he was walking brilliantly with me and we worked with the whistle off the lead and he kept coming back to me. The difference in him is absolutely amazing you only worked with him for 2.5hrs and we now have a dog who walks perfectly to heel, he has an excellant recall, he no longer jumps up at people which is amazing. The transformation is staggering!

We also have a yellow labrador called Abbi she's only 5 months old and we have been far stricter with her as we made our mistakes with Jake, we just needed to get him brought back into line. We took Jake and Abbi to the beach today (Sunday 11th October) and I took Jake, he was amazing I can honestly say that I dont think ive enjoyed myself more walking him than today, he was so good, he kept to my heel, I even had him off the lead and he was walking away I blew the whistle and changed my direction and he followed. We all had an amazing day, Jake was so good he got his reward - a swim in the sea. He loved every minute of it. David & I were so relaxed we were not stressing when other dogs or other people were approaching, our arms were still in their sockets by the end of it and it was a really relaxing walk.

You mentioned to me on Saturday that you are going for a dog handlers position within the ****** *******, and I personally think that you are extremely gifted when it comes to dogs, and that the ****** ******* would be extremely lucky to have a dog handler of your abilities working for them.

You obviously have a passion for dogs, you know what they want and how to get the best out of them. I would be more than happy to be contacted if required to say that to them directly. I cannot thank you enough, we will definately be in touch in January as discussed. I have also recommended you to 2 other people who also have issues with their dogs. Kind regards & thanks David, Lee, Jake & Abbi

Debbie Adamson from Dunfermline

Miracle worker! Charlie (our 12 month old Airedale Terrier) was a nightmare - especially on a walk. He constantly pulled on the lead, and if he was off the lead, and seen another dog, there was actually no way he'd come back. We tried taking him to puppy classes, but he simply got too distracted by other dogs, we found these classes pretty unhelpful (and pretty expensive!), and left feeling even worse - these classes don't suit every dog, some need one on one training. With a few trips out with mick and a handy wee tip or 2, Charlie is a changed dog, he's a pleasure to walk... and now people actually comment on how well he behaves! Working Canines changed our lives! Highly recommended to all, thanks so much. x Ian, Debbi, and Charlie x