"Janet's courses helped me see the joy, pride and playfulness in having my dog, Roman. He reacts to other dogs because he finds it difficult to cope with them. It's not because he's a bad dog, or trying to be difficult. I was struggling with him and feeling frustrated and alone - why was I the only person whose dog behaved like this? CCC introduced me to other people like me and their dogs. We weren't alone, after all. This was a safe, encouraging place to share highs and lows, get support, laugh together, as well as getting great training advice. Roman and I now have a lovely, strong relationship that I don't think we could have had without CCC."
Laura Mawson
with Roman
"Janet Finlay's courses are a constant and apparently inexhaustible source of sensible, and sensitive, information and advice. CCC is no exception! Rehabilitating my reactive dog, Bounce, has been a long, slow process, but when I look back over the period during which I have listened to, and learned from, Janet, the improvement is remarkable. She has given me the tools to control my own emotions and reactions as well as others to reduce Bounce's. And this is where she has scored over most of the other behaviourists I had turned to for help. They addressed my dog's problems; Janet saw us as a team and treated the problems that we both displayed. It had been tempting, when my gentle, well-behaved, young dog began to react against high-energy puppies and adolescents, to see the problem as 'him'. But that was only partly the case. Bounce's reactivity, stemming from fear, was feeding on my own fear and tension. I was part of the problem and he was becoming worse. Janet taught me how to relax and how to teach him to be less fearful. His reactivity has become less intense with less emotional content. Now, he 'throws a hissy fit' only when an exuberant dog rushes into his face and his recovery is almost instant. We're almost there!"
Diane Gregory
with Bounce and Sparrow
"Struggling, out of my depth and at my wits end 6 years ago with a very reactive young WSD called Sophie, a life raft was thrown to me when I was sign posted to Janet Finlay’s brilliant Your End of the Lead on line course, and the journey towards change for the better began. Janet’s holistic approach has helped beyond measure to enable Sophie and me to build greater understanding of the issues and a progressively positive way forward, armed with many strategies to manage situations and build our resilience in a solution-focused way. Janet’s Canine Confidence Club community is a vibrant, dynamic place to learn, develop and discuss, with a growing wealth of wonderfully presented and well thought out material, that challenges, inspires, reassures, supports and enables guardians and their dogs to be the best that they can be. My partnership with Sophie has untangled and progressed to places that would have seemed impossible 6 years ago, and we’re not finished yet!! Thank you so much Janet for your invaluable input - Sophie and I consider ourselves very fortunate indeed to be part of your wonderful learning community."
Ros Kinloch
with Sophie
"3 years ago I came "by case" through the online Advent Calendar on Janet Finlay's shared knowledge; and because of the fantastic, very helpful motivational comments, to Canine Confidence Academy Club! I am thrilled by the knowledge, capacities, techniques, and video/pics quality to ensure also on-line brilliant courses and resources! On top of that , Janet has for sure instinctive and learned capacities to share her wide/precise experience and coaching with consistency and respect...to all living beings and dog-human teams! Thank you from us in Switzerland."
Annik Vuffray
with Exquise Ekhaya
"When I first had a taste of Janet's Your End of the Lead in the form of a short course organised by our behaviourist I was blown away by the commonsense approach that acknowledged the importance of my responses to Pippin's issues without apportioning blame or making me feel guilty that I was an anxiety ridden dog guardian!
Janet's approach with her background of human coaching has been a revelation, particularly her avoidance of the "one size fits all" approach to helping your dog. If certain suggestions in the information are not a good fit for you and your companion(s), she can always help you devise an alternative.
If you don't want to be spoon fed and need help thinking outside the box, this is the resource for you with the opportunity to exchange views with like minded folk who understand the issues you may be facing. Thank you Janet."
Wendy Baker
with Pippin
"I have returned to Janet's courses again and again having originally enrolled looking for help with one of my dogs reactivity toward other dogs. What I have learnt has benefited me with this and so much more. I love the holistic approach, it isn't simply teaching a dog the understanding that there are behaviour choices in challenging situations, it deals with the whole of your life with your dog. One of the major benefits was changing how I felt about my dog displaying reactive behaviour. Once I had changed my mindset and felt less anxious he began to be calmer and we could communicate with each other. Where before the idea of his being reactive overshadowed our entire walk and much of our time together now spending quality time with him is the focus. Thanks Janet from me and all my dogs!"
Ruth Bisgrove
with Wesley, Gracie and Bambi
"The courses created by Janet have been invaluable. Since we joined they have taught me practical, fun and only positive techniques to help build my dog's and my confidence. They are available to dip in and out to go at a pace which suits us, which some times means spending a few weeks working from one lesson and other times follow multiply courses at once! Everything is interactive with a community of people who not only live with and love their (reactive) dogs but who are also following the same force free, caring and confidence building principles of helping their dogs cope in situations they find difficult, and which Janet is an active member of, including holding regular face to face video meetings to address any and every dog related question."
Matty Al-irimi
and Aisha
"Janet's courses helped me see the joy, pride and playfulness in having my dog, Roman. He reacts to other dogs because he finds it difficult to cope with them. It's not because he's a bad dog, or trying to be difficult. I was struggling with him and feeling frustrated and alone - why was I the only person whose dog behaved like this? CCC introduced me to other people like me and their dogs. We weren't alone, after all. This was a safe, encouraging place to share highs and lows, get support, laugh together, as well as getting great training advice. Roman and I now have a lovely, strong relationship that I don't think we could have had without CCC."
Laura Mawson
with Roman
"Janet Finlay's courses are a constant and apparently inexhaustible source of sensible, and sensitive, information and advice. CCC is no exception! Rehabilitating my reactive dog, Bounce, has been a long, slow process, but when I look back over the period during which I have listened to, and learned from, Janet, the improvement is remarkable. She has given me the tools to control my own emotions and reactions as well as others to reduce Bounce's. And this is where she has scored over most of the other behaviourists I had turned to for help. They addressed my dog's problems; Janet saw us as a team and treated the problems that we both displayed. It had been tempting, when my gentle, well-behaved, young dog began to react against high-energy puppies and adolescents, to see the problem as 'him'. But that was only partly the case. Bounce's reactivity, stemming from fear, was feeding on my own fear and tension. I was part of the problem and he was becoming worse. Janet taught me how to relax and how to teach him to be less fearful. His reactivity has become less intense with less emotional content. Now, he 'throws a hissy fit' only when an exuberant dog rushes into his face and his recovery is almost instant. We're almost there!"
Diane Gregory
with Bounce and Sparrow