Craig A. Murray Dog Training

Being a returning member, tells you how much we love and enjoy the training with Craig A. Murray and our trainer Emma is fantastic. Lots of explanations provided, personal tips, easy to communicate with and she really uses day to day case scenarios. I love that it's primarily based off good behaviour being praised but NOT by food. Highly recommended their training services.

I booked Nikki for a 2 hour private session for my 15 week old pup as we were in between puppy school start times. She was fantastic, easy to talk to, very informative and, very prompt with getting back to me. I would most certainly recommend Nikki to anyone who wants some additional training with their dog.

I have a 3 year old Labrador that is very reactive particularly when on the lead. It had become a nightmare trying to walk her anywhere where other dogs might bark at her from behind fences or where she saw other dogs on leads walking towards her. I had been trying to use techniques where you give her treats to capture her attention but it didn’t feel like we were solving the problem - just masking it. I had done a lot of research on training before I came across Craig A Murray Dog Training and I was hoping they could help me out. Keegan was fantastic. He took the time to educate me about dog behaviours and triggers. Most importantly he made time to watch my dog at her worst so that he could understand what I was dealing with and to teach me appropriate techniques to manage it. I was a bit hesitant to believe that the techniques he taught me would work when I was on my own (without any treats) but it has only been less than 2 weeks and she is truly like a different dog. She’s much calmer and we’re both (but me in particular) enjoying our walks much more. We’ve still got a way to go but we’re definitely on the right path. Could not recommend Craig A Murray highly enough.

We completed private training with Keegan. He was very knowledgeable and explained everything very well. Straight away we could see changes in the dog’s behaviour and a week after the training we are still seeing huge improvements. Highly recommend Keegan.

We had Nikki for our puppy school training and she was amazing. There was countless tips and tricks with a focus on education and positive training methods. Highly recommend these guys!

Highly highly recommend this dog school!My 9 month old Border Collie Toby is currently in foundation obedience with trainer Emma at Loganholme. He is going so well and is learning so quickly using the methods I have been taught by Emma. We have only done 2 sessions so far and you can see from the images the methods taught work really well if you put in the effort to continue training at home.Toby has gone from walking me on the leash to walking respectfully beside me, regardless of what’s going on… unless he sees one of his doggy mates. There’s still a little work to be done in that aspect, but he has made so much progress.In the first image you can see Toby in a stand stay waiting patiently and calmly, even though there were lots of people just a short distance away that he would love to go and see. 2 weeks ago he would have been dragging me to the people for pats.Toby is also getting the hang of mat training at home, stationing himself on the mat when asked and relaxing on the mat until he is released. You can see he is so relaxed he decided to take a little nap!I really appreciate the training we both have received from Emma and I now have tools and knowledge for any future dogs I bring into my home. Thank you!

We trained our two dogs with Craig 10 years ago, we are now back with a new family member Bella our beaglier. We just graduated from puppy school with Nikki. Highly recommend any puppy owner doing this course with Nikki, she is fun, helpful and non judgemental making the experience a positive one. Thankyou Craig A Murray for all that you do, for us as owners and our fur babiesSue and Kelvin Davies

If you want to learn how to train your dog properly, look no further! My boy has completed Puppy school, Manners class, Foundations Obedience and is now on to Intermediate Obedience. The classes are fun, extremely informative with realistic expectations on both dog and owner. My trainer, Emma is just amazing! Thank you so much! Spencer is an absolute pleasure to have around because of your invaluable training and help!

Craig and Tracey offer a comprehensive and precise understanding of the behaviour of dogs, and more importantly, the behaviour of dog owners. I'm grateful to have their professional experience and advice on my side, while I endeavour to understand how to raise a happier, healthier and more balanced dog.

I highly recommend Craig A Murray Puppy Course having recently completed it with our Spoodle pup. Welcoming and approachable, Nikki, our very skilled trainer, was excellent. Obviously, passionate and knowledgeable about her job, Nikki conveyed the course content in easy to understand, entertaining and practical ways including visual demonstrations and anecdotes.A very enjoyable, positive and informative course for our puppy and us.We intend to progress to other courses that Craig A Murray Dog Training provides in the near future.