About Yogi’s Dog Training

As your local dog trainer in Tunbridge Wells, I want to support you on your journey to building the best relationship with your dog. There’s nothing more satisfying for me than a success story – whether that’s the transition from new puppy to mature adult, anxious rescue dog to chilled best friend, or just a simple 1-2-1 training session to solve a minor issue. I want to help!

passionate about training

My passion for dog training, behaviour modification and group classes has been built upon with the help of The Institute of Modern Dog Trainers who awarded me a full membership, and continue to support me with further education. Other distinguished dog trainers who have helped to develop my knowledge are Dr. Robert Hewings, Chirag Patel, Grisha Stewart, Sarah Fisher, Karen Pryor and Ken Ramirez.

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My experience

My experience of training dogs includes a wide variety of breeds, backgrounds, ages and needs. Being a proud owner of some wonderful rescue dogs myself, Yogi the Bosnian street dog and now Barley the Romanian rescue, I feel I have been privileged to have learnt so much about their needs to be able to live happily in the human society.

Please feel free to have a browse through my reviews and hopefully I’ll speak to you soon!

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who was yogi?

Yogi was sadly abandoned on the streets of Bosnia and saved from death row in a horrific kill pound in Sarajevo. Thanks to the dedicated staff at Islay Dog Rescue & Suffering Strays, Sarajevo, Yogi was brought to the UK and adopted by Victoria and Chris. Sadly, Yogi passed away from cancer in 2019.

A few months later, and still with a broken heart, Victoria and Chris adopted Barley from Romania. Foreign rescue dogs can come with a wide variety of behaviour challenges and Barley was one of them. Having had zero socialisation, minimal exposure to the outside world, along with some anxiety issues, Victoria had her work cut out. Using empathy, understanding and positive reinforcement for desensitisation, Barley is now thriving and loves every person and every dog she meets!

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what our clients say about us!

You can see more reviews on our Google page.

"We have a very boisterous Rhodesian Ridgeback cross Labrador who I was finding difficult to train... Then I found Vicky who quite frankly is a dog whisperer in my opinion, as with our 121 sessiona Pumba is actually now listening to me and we have improved so much in only two sessions. Pumba is now becoming a pleasure to walk as before he was pulling on the lead and running off after every dog he met! Vicky also gave me so many tips on treat, leads, harnesses, so much more than training. Pumba is not a puppy so I was amazed at how quickly Vicky worked him out and how to get Pumba back on track!"

Julie Evans

"We signed up for five 1-2-1 sessions with Victoria when our dog Wallace was 6 months old when we started. She is truly excellent. Her approach is targeted, focusing on areas we had issues with like recall, jumping up, lead walking, getting into the car by himself. She taught us so many ways to keep him focused at home and in the park and really considers your lifestyle and circumstances. Her instructions are also really clear and easy to understand. We walked away from every session feeling positive. Thanks to her, we have a strong relationship with our Wallace who actually thinks that training is play time. I can’t recommend Victoria enough"

Alice

"We attended Puppy Squad, a Puppy Squad Social, and did several 1:1s with Vicky. She was amazing! Vicky helped us to develop a strong, positive bond with our Spaniel pup (her recall is brilliant) and taught us a lot about puppy behaviour. Everything we learnt in our 1:1 sessions has been invaluable, and we use almost all of the tools she shared with us every day!"

Ashley Cooper

"Vicky is absolutely amazing and really went above and beyond with our fully energetic Labrador. Their 1 2 1 offered us ways to keep his mind more “occupied” and find ways to use his brain more. We also had a chance to meet our puppy better and understand him, as first time dog parents’. The teen puppy classes were great for him, as he learned to socialise “calmer” and to connect better with us. Vicky really cares about every dog and her care does not just finish with the classes. She was always available for us giving us some very useful recommendations and suggestions. Goofy absolutely loves her as we do! Thank you for everything Vicky and see you soon again to the springs classes!"

Efi Rizou

"Vicky was absolutely brilliant in helping us with our nervous dog. She really took the time to understand our dog individually and suggested a number of different ideas to help him out. She was responsive, gave great feedback, attentive and generally incredibly helpful. We’ve made fabulous progress across the board and genuinely couldn’t have done it without Vicky’s help and guidance. Would absolutely recommend for any training or behavioural issues. She is superb."

Tom Hancock

"Vicky has been nothing short of a miracle worker! As first time dog pawrents we literally had no idea but we’ve now got a fabulous dog who knows his commands and follows them. She knows how to train dogs and owners so that they have happy, healthy friendly dogs. I can’t recommend her enough!"

Lauren

CERTIFICATIONS

predation substitution training instructor

imdt TRAINING

Career as a Dog Trainer
Perfect Puppy
Practical Instructor
Canine Body Language
Impulse Control
Foundation to Advanced Exercises
Advanced Training & Behaviour

imdt BEHAVIOUR

Canine Aggression & Rehabilitation
Resource Guarding
Separation Anxiety
Noise Sensitivity & Phobias
Canine Cognitive Dysfunction
Behaviour Case Studies 1 & 2

open college network

Level 3 – Principles of dog training and behaviour

college of scent dogs

Accredited scent instructor

dog first aid

Compliant with the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1996

member of bark.com

Certificate of Excellence 2020.

Yogi's dog training support

Following our beloved rescue dogs; Yogio and Barley, we support rescue and rehoming charities.

Saving Strays Sarajevo

Our experience of Saving Strays was amazing and we recommend you contact them if you’re considering homing a stray. Please click here to view their website.

Islay Dog Rescue

Islay Dog Rescue were instrumental in Yogi coming to live with us, we recommend them to anyone. You can view their website here.

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T: 07793 169261

Available on WhatsApp

E: yogisdogtraining@gmail.com

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Group classes held at:

Autumn & Winter months:

King Charles Hall, Warwick Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5TA

Spring & Summer months:

TW Rugby Club, Frant Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5LS

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121 classes

121 sessions can be held at a location of your choice.