Client Testimonials

  • "Honestly can’t recommend enough. Attended the puppy socialisation and exposure workshop with my 4 month French Bulldog. Very well organised and highly interactive. Matt and Karen are super knowledgable and helped guide us through the session. Definitely recommend!"

    Kaelum & Milo

  • "I can't recommend The Smart Dog Academy enough! Matt and Karen have been fantastic, so knowledgeable, welcoming, friendly and most of all, they're passionate about the work they do with dogs of all ages and their owners. We've just completed the 5 week puppy foundation course and Maverick is doing brilliantly. We're enrolling him onto further courses with them and can't wait to see him grow, we may even enrol our older dog into some fun sessions too!!"

    Michelle & Maverick

  • "We've been working with Smart Dog Academy with our dog Kato initially to help with loose lead walking. We've been taught so much and Kato has come a long way in his training! Highly recommend The Smart Dog Academy team!"

    Sara & Kato

  • "My dog Ryke has just completed his Bronze uk sniffer dog course. Matt was our instructor and is brilliant. explained step by step what was needed and when I got stuck the work was broken down to smaller sections. My GSD can be complex but Matt took his time with Ryke and they are now firm friends. highly recommend smart dog Academy, from puppies to the older dogs. Thank you Matt we had a great time."

    Karen & Ryke

  • "Really enjoyed the recent course I did with my young dog, Dolly at Smart Dog Academy. It was ideal for an adolescent pup. Matt and Karen are very patient, encouraging and supportive trainers and I’d definitely recommend them. They offer a really good range of courses too and I also like the option of continued learning through their training grades scheme."

    Rachel & Dolly

  • "We used Smart Dog Academy for our adolescent border collie, Maui. We attended the 4 session course “introduction to canine hoopers” and Maui has been a STAR with it! Matt and Karen are both incredible, really knowledgeable and very supportive. Maui has learnt so much and we’re now wanting to continue learning hoopers because of it/them! So thank you very much! X"

    Amelia & Maui

  • "I would highly recommend the Smart Dog Team. Both Matt and Karen are absolutely fantastic people who know what they are talking about when it comes to training your dog and you can genuinely see they both love their job! It also helps that they are both so nice and a joy to be around! We will keep up the training just to keep in contact with them both and to keep pushing our very clever pup"

    Emily & Lexi

  • "We decided to continue our dog training journey after completing 1-2-1 training with Matt and join the Improver course with Matt and Karen, and loved the socialisation aspect with other puppies and owners! They made every lesson engaging, and we learnt something new every time! It was great working with Karen, who is such a great teacher, we hadn’t met prior to the level 1 course and she is so welcoming and has helped us with Myla through the duration! We are now a level 1 doggy owner and Myla has excelled through everything!! Thank you Matt and Karen for everything! I personally have loved working with Matt and Karen! And would highly recommend to new dog owners, old dog owners, because what they do is so special and it only makes your bond with your puppy/dog stronger"

    Jordan & Myla

  • "Recently attended the intro to Canine Hoopers course with Matt and Karen. My staffie Mirena absolutely loved this! The course was delivered in a clear and fun way and we both learned a lot over the four sessions. Would highly recommend this to broaden your dogs horizons and engage yours and the dogs brain! Really hoping there will be an opportunity to continue Hoopers with Smart Dog Academy in the future"

    Diana & Mirena