“Harrison’s happy again”

He no longer barks or cries when we leave the house, he comes when called and has the best manners when waiting to be feed! Amazingly he has also stopped attacking the mobile phone after your visit and stopped toileting inside. But the best bit is that we have claimed our bed back! Harrison no longer feels like he needs to be next to us 100% of the time, …

Matt and Alison Ponsonby

In less than 24 hours… Bear, the overloving 10 mth old Chocolate lab Thanks very much for working with us yesterday. It was very interesting to say the least! I wasn’t expecting such a quick change in our wee boy: he’s been a lot more relaxed and I think it was the first evening since …

Irvine & family Mt Albert

The neighbours are happy now! Barking, Pulling on leash and over excited near other dogs We had what I would say would be some common problems with our two young dogs; pulling on the lead, barking when we were at work, over excitement when seeing other dogs etc… After Dan went through the key to …

Chris and Anna Maguire Titirangi

Maggie is transformed overnight! Barking, aggression issues, hyperactive, stressed…. Both Maggie and Milo came to us very much second hand – in fact Maggie was 4th hand by her 2nd birthday, so both brought with them a lot of baggage and damage from their previous homes and some very mixed messages training wise. Maggie, a …

Louise Brooks Paremoremo

Kutya the Schnauzer stops barking! Barking, barking, barking Thanks for your help with our 4 year old Schnauzer, Kutya. By using your easy to understand techniques and quiet approach our “dog with a human brain” has learnt that she’s not in charge after all! Previously, we hadn’t been able to find a way to control …

Jackie and Craig Massey

Puppy training Manu “Absolutely invaluable” Mike McRoberts 3 News Doggy Dan’s tips and instructions on handling our Schnoodle puppy Manu have been absolutely invaluable. His simple and easy going presentation makes it a great experience for the whole family. I’m thrilled at how much more we’ve learnt about her needs and what a loving and …

Mike McRoberts TV 3 News

The Aggressive Daisy! Aggression towards her owners Since Doggy Dan came Daisy has calmed down enormously. With our new calm approach she is no longer aggressive towards us when we address her bad behaviour. Her aggression used to be a daily occurrence but we have had no aggressive episodes at all since the training. She …

Ichiro Harada Howick

Ryan overcome his fear A serious fear of dogs is overcome We first met Dan and his lovely girls Peanut and Inca, in May 2011 when looking for someone to help our 7 1/2 year old son Ryan, who had an extreme fear of dogs. His fear had come out of the blue at about …

Wendy Taylor Waitakere

Georgia’s happy now she’s not in charge! Barking, recall, hard to relax, Great to have you over on Sunday. Just amazing stuff you’re doing. Heaps of progress with Georgia already – we’re all truly grateful. I had a friend over yesterday who has a dog of his own, and he was blown away with how …

Ben Naden La Cantina Wines St Helliers

The amazing window smashing Nate Severe separation anxiety, barking Doggy Dan has completely changed the way my dog Nates behaves. He used to go crazy barking and as a 50kg Bull Mastiff it could be pretty loud. Nate also suffered from separation anxiety when we left him. He’d chew and lick himself raw. When we …

Kat and Slim Massey

Helping the SPCA of Taiwan From the assistant director.. I had my reservations about what I could possibly learn from Doggy Dan’s video website, as I have many years of experience working with hundreds of dogs and I have already read and watched everything I could get my hands on, however I was very pleasantly …

Sean Mc Cormack Co Founder

Astrid’s happy on her walks again! Dominant aggression to dogs Thanks to Dan, my 6 year old Alsatian Astrid and I have more fun on our outings. Just a few simple pointers on how best to let Astrid know who is in control was all it took. His easy and gentle approach has given my …

Tina & Astrid

German Shepherd v Chicken One chicken killed, general control Before your visit I felt like everything was spiralling out of control and that Bensen our large German Shepherd was the one making the rules. Since your visit Bensen has improved considerably & is growing up to be a really lovely dog. He does not chase …

Sue and Scott Tindale Rodney

Confident little Mouse and Peanut! Fearful, nervous, aggression to other dogs We have been meaning to email you to say a huge thank you – your methods and tips have made a huge difference already to our lives! We can’t believe the difference in both Peanut and Mouse since day one. We have just got …

Katherine River and Claire Shields Point Chevalier

New reformed Cassie Barking, biting, jumping, chewing, pulling on lead As a lifelong dog lover I was very excited to welcome Cassie into our home and was looking forward to teaching my 5 year old daughter all about pet ownership. It quickly became apparent, however that our gorgeous little ball of fun was growing into …

Patsy Shaw Titirangi

A completely different dog Calm inside the house and around our son Since having you come to us here at home, we have a completely different dog. I know that sounds so cliche, and maybe you hear it every day, but we can not express how amazing the transformation has been. Sifa and I are …

Tara, Sifa and Milan - Glen Innes

Tyke’s becomes a dog owners dream To be friendly to all strangers approved by me What can I say…Dan! Thanks! You truly are a Prince among men. Thanks seem so inadequate. Here is a picture of the new Tyke and our boat for our trip. If you can use this as a credential Dan, I …

Thanks Heaps Dan Sam Butler - Christchurch

Sheba – a seemingly different dog!

Brendan Smith and Natasha Matthews - Whangaparoa

Pit Bull saved from Death Row Dominating, aggressive, fighting “It was wonderful to have Dan come over to work with our two dogs, Daisy a 2 year old pit bull and Rosie a 9 month old lab retriever. We called Dan earlier this year, out of sheer desperation, as the dogs had begun fighting ever …

Karen, Camille and Sophie from Ellerslie

Puppy training 101 for Abbey Toilet training, mouthing, sit stay and recall “Dans dog training has a lovely gentle approachable manner, he is utterly non-judgemental and wise and immediately put me at ease. He has a gift with dogs and is totally committed to improving their relationships with their owners. A true professional on dog …

Penny Light - Rodney

Butters now happy with cats & dogs Unsure of the cats, Barking at dogs “Thanks a million Dan for helping us understand the pack mentality of our puppy pack and showing us how to be good pack leaders. By using your techniques, we were able to introduce Butters to our cat dominated house neither the …

Lilian, Malc, Butters & the cats - Massey

Luna the lunatic, and Honey the mummy’s girl Dog aggression, separation anxiety, fearful “With the introduction of a new puppy, Luna, into our pack our vision of two frolicking playmates was shattered as both began to regress in behaviour. Honey, staffy X sharpei freaked out- always clingy, a mummy’s girl prone to weeing and whining …

Georgia and Simon - Rothesay Bay

TANK – a 48kg Ridgeback Cross Lab! Barking, Growling “My dog Tank developed a terrible behavioural problem, of which I could no longer control. Tank would run at any person or thing, viciously barking with gnashing teeth, lunging forward at them with the hair on his back up. It got to the stage where I …

Yvonne Robinson - Glendowie

Oscar is saved from the electric collar… Selective hearing, Jumping up, Snapping “Hi Dan, just wanted to say a big thank you for changing my way of thinking with disciplining our dog. In the past we’ve had a couple of dogs and have previously used a dog training franchise where the techniques were more or …

Neil, Nichola and Joel Williams - Herne Bay

Terrified Jesse chooses the good life! Fearful, stressed and nervous outside “I wanted a dog trainer to help with my puppy Jesse. He was so stressed, terrified of travelling in the car and even more terrified getting out at the other end. When Dan arrived both Jesse and I immediately felt at ease. After listening …

Sonja Bjerga & Jesse - Auckland

Bulldog madness turns to bulldog love! Dog aggression, dog pack integration, dogs fighting “I was quite naive thinking that it would be easy to introduce a new adult dog into my home. Monty has always been my baby and obviously very spoiled. The introduction with Paris did not go as planned – I was constantly …

Pamela Balt, Paris and Monty - Mt Albert

Mac Attacks ! – no more Dog barking, biting, no-recall, pulling on lead “Thank you SO MUCH for your help with our situation with Mac, we’ve tried several dog trainers in the past and whilst all had their good points they didn’t actually solve our dog problems long term. It’s taken a lot to admit …

Justina Cammish and her pack - Kohimarama

Barking Sonny and his 3 barking musketeer’s! Barking at cars, obedience, selective hearing “Hi Dan, You have had a wonderful effect! – things going well with Sonny, Peter, Bella and Gurty. Sonny will now sit, stay and come to me when called After you left he was a totally different dog- very quiet !!! Gurty …

Pam Rigg - Wairau Valley

Happy Louis the 9 week Pappillion Puppy training Dan showed me how to be the pack leader in our home which gave Louis the security that came with my rules and a happy, co operative puppy. Thanks Dan.

Deb, Jimmy and Louis - St Helliers

Rosie the SPCA breed Jumping up, not listening, no re-call, boisterous “Our dog is a very good-natured, two-and-a-half year-old SPCA purebred ie; name a breed, she’ll have a bit of it somewhere. However, her boisterousness in greeting guests was becoming a real problem. She was also developing a mind of her own about obedience issues …

Ian & Josie Mune - Muriwai

Three hours of magic for Charlie the Shitzu Dog barking, jumping, attention seeking “Our little dog Charlie who is all of 18 months old had very bad manners and would love to jump all over visitors when they arrived at our front door. He would then bark for attention when we were sitting having a …

Nicky Johnson and Charlie

Two strong dogs are shown the way Pulling on the lead, chasing birds “Simply put. Both my staffy dogs Charlie and Jackson have stopped pulling on the lead when out walking. This was without using a choke chain. Even the bird chasing has virtually stopped. I can put Doggy Dan training into 3 words. Fail-safe, …

Bronsen Brown- Takapuna

Miracle session Generally over excited, poor manners “Dan, A note of appreciation. It was obvious what you did when you came round, but what happened didn’t seem to be enough to cause the complete turn-about in our dogs behaviour and our enjoyment of her as actually happened. Immediately! And continues….. It was a miracle session. …

Auckland

Bobby the Chihuahua meets dog trainer Doggy Dan Demanding, stressed, over excited “I called Dan to come & help us with Bobby, our pure bred Chihuahua. Bobby was becoming more and more demanding in seeking attention & would also get excitable very easily. Dan’s immense passion as a dog trainer shone through immediately. He explained …

Kevin Browne - West Auckland

Soul Mates – Tainui and Roxy Dogs not getting on, ignoring commands, wandering off “Tainui and Roxy have been part of our family since the start of the year. Tainui is a large Rotty and Roxy was about to be put down. Neither of the two dogs had met when we got them so we …

Jason and Kimi - Whitford

Paris’ last chance at life. Severe aggression, fear, stress, pulling on the lead, barking. “Paris is my 3 year old American staffordshire bull terrier, with a lot of problems!!! Aggression, fear, pulling on the lead, barking. You name the problem Paris had it. She had a bad start to life before I got her, I’m …

Joy Hendry - Tekauwhata

Buster the constant challenge! Dog obedience, selective hearing “Our dog, Buster, a Schnauzer, is intelligent with a wilful personality and was a constant challenge to our authority. Dan came and spent time in our home so that what he showed us was relevant to our situation and surroundings, which is so much more valuable than …

Sharon Fisher - Auckland

Our 5 new little Angels Barking, separation anxiety We have four Chihuahuas and one Miniature Fox Terrier. They would bark at everything on a walk, and also became very anxious when I left them alone. At one stage, I felt so embarrassed to take them out for a walk that I would stay with them …

From Monica and Alan. Fluffy, Jack, Mini, Cooper and Oscar - Pukekohe

Louie’s owners at wits end! Toileting inside, chicken chasing, no recall Louie was an addition to our family a year and a half ago when we lived in town on a small half section. He was the perfect size for us and our situation. Then we moved house to 4 acres south of Auckland. For …

Suzanne Armour - South of Auckland

Bex a Rotty with Cloth Ears! Nipping on the bed, didn’t listen Hello Dan, Bex and I are both a lot better behaved! Being the pack leader is such a powerful tool. My aunty came round the other day who hadn’t seen Bex since before our consultation and she was shocked at how much Bex …

William Dennison Totara Vale - North Shore

Morgan is nearly put down Agressive to humans Dan has really helped us handle our ‘spirited’ elderly dog. Morgan a German Short Haired Pointer came into our lives via an animal shelter & although a beautiful nature, became aggressive to humans on several occasions. We were faced with the terrible prospect of putting him down …

Jan van der Lee - Waipu

Marley and Me…! Snapping at people and just full on!! Hi Dan, our Boxer Marley is awesome now thanks! We have learnt to understand him and read him better, and avoid situations that he is not good with yet, which is a big help in easing him into things. Mostly I have shown him I …

Eva, Paula, Marley and Lennox Glendowie

Life is much calmer now… Over excited Hi Dan Thanks for your email. Coco is good – life is much calmer in our household now (most of the time)! We really couldn’t believe the difference in Coco – within a couple of days the transformation was very noticeable. She now goes to the dog park …

Michele

Bear takes charge Barking, jumping and ownership issues Hi Dan, Just a note to say thank you so much for helping us to understand why Bear was barking and jumping and generally taking over ownership of our cars and property. He is a much more relaxed member of our family now that he doesn’t get …

Leonie

Solving issues after puppy classes Nibbling people and jumping up “Enzo is our first dog and a very enthusiastic german shepherd. We knew we hadn’t got the training piece right and were getting frustrated as he liked to nibble on arms and jump up on people, we had got to the point of resenting getting …

Unsworth Heights

Now comes when I call Recall and hectic at home Hi Dan, The method works like magic – I have taken her to the park and practiced recall and it went really well. Your support website is great.. just to reminds us of technique etc.. helpful to watch your body language with the dogs too. …

Anna Walsh-Wrightson and Simon Howard Avondale

No more food stealing or fighting Food Aggression and In home fighting Hi Dan We are still doing well with feeding them. They all sit and wait in their own spots for their food and don’t try and steal each others even when they finish theirs first. We can feed Hollie and Charli and have …

Jodie Vesey and Brett De Lange Stanmore Bay

No more stress about our dogs Barking – Jumping up on visitors Hi Dan, Everyone here is doing well. Sarge and Zoe now eat all their food when we put it down for them. We now only require one baby gate at the door ! Both sarge and zoe still get very excited but it’s …

Chris and Carleen Thomas West Harbour

We can now walk down the street Aggression Issues Eddie is doing so well….he came to us as a 2 year old from a breeder in Melbourne. With no social skills and an ‘I am pack leader’ attitude. Being fiercely territorial it became impossible for us to walk along the street ‘on a leash’ without …

Linda and Dean Sheridan Kohimarama

Astro almost hung himself…. Separation anxiety, barking During the last few months things have been going downhill badly with our 2 dogs. Astro who is a 9 year old Staffi cross has been licking himself until there is a wet patch on the carpet, pulling back the covers on the bed, barking at people, barking …

Michelle

Toby now plays wonderfully! Snapping around children… When our daughter, Ella, began to crawl she would make a beeline for our 2 year old spoodle Toby, he took objection to this and was snappy with her a few times. Separating them was the obvious answer however I wanted Ella and Toby to learn how to …

Liz and Daryl Orewa

Misty is transformed…. Dog aggression, separation anxiety Hi Dan Just thought I’d let you know the transformation in Mitsy since starting with your method. We followed all the guidelines and we can now leave her without returning to the destruction of old. She is much calmer and is now a “dog” and not pack leader. …

Robert and Fay South Head

Overnight Sammy changed! Selective hearing! Hello Dan Dan, our family thank the day we came across your Dog Training method. Within twenty minutes of applying your method we were taking control of Sammy. To see that Sammy was fully aware of what he was doing was unacceptable. We still laugh at the way he hangs …

Ellen Ming Bucklands Beach

Chopper is no long king of the castle Growling, aggressive behaviour & selective hearing Our little boy may look cute enough but with dominance issues we were at a loss as to what to do. With growling, aggressive behaviour & selective hearing we soon discovered our instinctual approach to simply dominate back didn’t work. At …

Aidan Manukau

The Hungry Husky pup ! Serious Food aggression I knew with the information I had read on Siberian Huskies that I had my work cut out when I decided to get my puppy Samson. But relentless, aggressive biting, domineering and frighteningly hostile behaviour at meal times, had me second guessing whether I had made the …

Heidi Pone Manurewa