WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY

"Natalie has done what no-one else we've tried has been able to do. She makes it simple and really sees things from both our dog's perspective and, crucially, from ours!

She is incredibly knowledgeable about dog behaviour and her reports are full of detail and also straightforward with no jargon. Her background in 'people' behaviour is evident and she completely understands that every set up and household presents different challenges. This is no obstacle.

Sessions with Natalie ate always fun and never more than our dog can handle. She is on hand to offer support and is never hard to get hold of. I can see us working together for a long time as she has this clever way of really boosting an owner's confidence.

She's also really really nice and we definitely recommend her!"

"We have been working with Natalie since September 2020, to help us with our firecracker Bulgarian rescue pup, Lena. Natalie has been our rock (both emotionally, and practically) through some very hard times. Not only has she helped us understand Lena, but she has also helped strengthen our relationship, create structure and routine, and overcome a number of behavioural issues. 

Natalie is responsive and flexible, and works with the unique dog she has in front of her. Instead of just writing a plan and disappearing, she responds to any changes in the dogs behaviour, amending the plan as time progresses and only ever uses kind, positive techniques. 

She is always applying modern science (clearly reading the latest publications to keep up to date!) and we’ve been impressed by how she’s also sought input from other great minds in the canine world to find the most effective ways of tackling some difficult problems. 

It’s clear she cares deeply for the dogs she works with and seeks the best for them, and their owners, at all times. I couldn’t recommend her more."

"Have been working with Natalie for a number of months now to help out with our Maltipoo. To us it seemed as though he had gone from sweet and lovely to randomly aggressive for no reason.

Natalie dedicated time and attention to us and our dog, understanding history, establishing behavioural patterns and exploring possible reasons to his "acting out". She identified a number of possible avenues for us to examine and prepared detailed reports for us and our vet in order to diagnose or eliminate a number of them. As a result of her attentive approach we feel like we have our dog back; cliched but true!

His behaviour is notably better and, as importantly, we understand more about how he views the world so we can support him when he does get stressed or nervous. We are back to having a happy playful dog again.

Thoroughly recommend her services to anyone. Understanding approach and simple to execute strategies that have real impact. Brilliant"

"Natalie has helped me to create a unique structure and routine with my rescue dog, Ada. She has helped me to better understand Ada’s behaviour, has endless ideas and exercises to best suit the dog as an individual, and the personalised plan is perfect for keeping us both happy and motivated in our training. Natalie is always happy to chat and answer any questions, and I would highly recommend her for anyone looking for help with their dogs’ behaviour and training."

"We worked with Natalie to help with our Cavachon who had a few behavioural issues, in particular his fascination with eating sticks and his resource guarding which had resulted in a couple of bites. Natalie spent a great deal of time understanding our dog’s history and routines and the change we have seen since working with her has been amazing. 

She really understands the frustrations you can experience as a dog owner, and gave us so much advice, instruction and time. I’m so pleased that we reached out to Natalie and would have no hesitation in engaging with her again in future. Thank you so much for all your help 🐾🐾"

"Natalie truly cares and is always on hand for any support or guidance. She has helped us to understand our rescue dog’s anxieties and how to spot when he is feeling uncomfortable. Her insight and knowledge enabled Natalie to give us the tools and training techniques needed to make our dog, and us, much happier. Highly recommended."

"Natalie Weller-Cliff helped us with our anxious and reactive foster bulldog, Rocky, who's complex needs really benefited from her experience and expertise. I am also a dog behaviourist, but two heads are definitely better than one. 

With Natalie's help we've been able to help Rocky to be calm and settle using a new 'mat' (rather than for him to run around with in his mouth and try to kill!) and using massage as a calming reward (because treats seem to add to the excitement).

I'd never have believed that this would have worked, but it works brilliantly and now Rocky can come in the living room and be around the other dogs while still staying calm. We are also now able to take the mat out on a walk too! 

Natalie also helped me to accept something which was difficult; that the starting point for any behaviour modification program for Rocky was to really accept that the dog in front of us is 'perfect' as they are and that this is our starting point. 

This has helped me to put in place the things that Rocky really needs to enjoy a more full and happy life. His progress over the last 3 months has been outstanding, we have a long way to go, but we now have a firm foundation on which to build."

"Natalie is a amazing! Our first Romanian rescue foster came to us in March, she is an older, big girl and has a who is a beautiful soul but has struggled with adjusting to life in a home and was shutting down rapidly. From the word go, Natalie gave us confidence and reassurance and set us on the right track to bring our girl out of herself. 

She understood exactly the challenges that we were having and immediately gave us techniques to help with building our girls confidence. But not only that, her fantastic, confident, positive and direct style also built our confidence with what we were able to achieve. 

So easy to get on with! She was never critical and only ever supportive, kind and very clear with her direction and instructions. And the proof is in the pudding, or the pooch! The progress that we have seen since talking to the amazing Natalie has been incredible! 

Asking for Natalie's expert advice was always for our rescue girls benefit, but actually we have benefitted so much and enjoyed our time with our lovely dog knowing that we are doing what will help her. Natalie's guidance was clear, simple, and effective, but so so encouraging. We can't thank her enough for making a huge difference to us and our fosters' every day. Amazing!"

"We approached Natalie to help with our Rommie Rescue Pickle. Since being neutered she had developed anxiety around our front gate and strangers which resulted in her barking when frightened.

Natalie has trained the hoomans well and Pickle can now express her anxieties and we understand.

Through lots of positive training involving boops and clickers, Pickle is much more settled and will let strangers approach the gate with minimal barking. Walks are also much calmer now we know how to use the lead correctly too :)

Natalie was always at the end of a text message/phone call if we ever needed reassurance or to ask odd hooman questions. Nothing was ever too much trouble. Her kindness and hard work has saved Pickle and us from much heartache."

"We feel very lucky to have been supported by Natalie, it has been an amazing experience so far and the journey hasn't ended. We are rescuing a dog from Romania and have been working with her to help develop our understanding and some strategies to help our new arrival settle in.

I couldn't recommend Natalie more highly, she is incredibly knowledgeable and enables you to understand the world from your dog’s perspective. She has helped us to feel more confident and prepared to work with Bella using a positive - force free approach. 

We had already done a fair bit of reading and had dogs before but nothing will beat having someone there to put things across in a relatable and simple way. She has armed us with plenty of strategies to help us over the first 6 weeks and will be on-call to help us should we encounter any issues before her assessment of Bella. 

We feel very assured and are excited to continue working with Natalie when Bella arrives. I would actively encourage anyone who is experiencing issues or just wants to be able to get the best relationship and life for their dog to work with Natalie."

"Nat has been nothing short of a miracle when it’s come to helping with my Yuki.

Whether I need someone to cry down the phone to or text to celebrate small wins she is always, always there to help.

I never doubt Nat will be yukis/my biggest cheerleader, a support and friend to us!

I couldn't recommend her enough and can't express how thankful I am for everything she’s taught me and yuki on our journey to success. I can’t wait for carry on working with you in the future."

"I would highly recommend Natalie as she has helped us immensely with our very anxious Cocker Spaniel puppy. She has given us great practical advice to practice between sessions and the sessions we have with her are always well thought out and structured. Natalie is also always quick to respond to our questions. Thank you so much, Natalie!🐶🐾"

" Such great advice and help given to us from Natalie.

We probably asked every question under the sun and she was very happy to answer! Looking forward to seeing the progress with our Obi and looking to book more sessions in. We can already see a difference in his behaviour.

Very pleased with the service and such a lovely lady :)  "

"Nat at dogs like yours, has Changed our doggie’s life (and ours)

she has been amazing with our little Kia who is a rescue and very anxious little thing.

Nat has been amazingly hands-on and sooooo helpful. knows her stuff. Nat is not like other behaviouralist she is hand on the whole way through the process and with tips, calls and training session. she was just what we needed, someone that would give us clean weekly guidelines in bit size portions to work on, that are totally do able for the whole family or busy working people.

I highly recommend her. she knows her stuff and so sooo lovely with it a real people person.

Thank you, Nat."

"Natalie is absolutely fantastic! During our initial consultation she really listened to what we wanted help with and tailored her advice and methods accordingly. She also spent time getting to know Wolfie's character which meant a lot to us. We can already see a huge improvement with Wolfie's anxiety and we now feel hopeful for the future."

"Natalie has been great support with my reactive puppy (cars send her into a frenzy making walks a challenge) Natalie taught me loads of straight forward positive training techniques so that we could build up her confidence and her focus on me. 

As a first-time dog owner, I was at a bit of a loss as to whether I was doing things right so having Natalie supporting me was extremely valuable experience, she gave me lots of practical advice on treats and enrichment aides too. Natalie has a lovely teaching style and was always on hand to offer advice. Pippa was also a fan 😊"

"From the moment I met Natalie I felt that she was the right person to help us.  She listened carefully to our concerns, and to think about all the things that were going well.  Having observed our puppy (and us) in action, Natalie carefully tailored a training plan that would suit not only our puppy but our family as well.  Natalie is a positive, committed, knowledgeable individual who you know will do her very best for you and your dog."

"Natalie has been amazing, she has helped with all aspects of my dog’s anxiety - separation, with other dogs & new situations. She has supported both myself & my dog throughout the 3-month period. Messages were answered quickly & suggestions of how to correct behaviour or problem were made enabling me to start dealing with the situation straight away. My reactive dog is now much calmer & chilled out both at home & out walking!

Thank you, Natalie!"

"I was recommended to contact Natalie when my cockapoo Pedro was 3 months old and felt pretty much unmanageable. I am a novice dog owner and was desperate not to give up despite being bitten to pieces and most of my clothes being ripped on a daily basis. 

The first important thing that Natalie did was not laugh at me even if she felt I was totally absurd! Over the next few weeks she helps me to understand what Pedro was doing and why and taught me some brilliant techniques for managing him.

I was due to do on holiday for a week in late September and Natalie worked with my daughter and her family to show them some really useful techniques for getting on with him whilst they cared for him for me, helping one nervous dog handler to be more confident and an over confident one to be gentler and more precise.

Due to social distancing issues all Natalie’s work it’s us has been done in our back gardens by email and on WhatsApp and that has worked very well. She has sent me loads of appropriate back up material and video clips and has demanded quite rightly that I work hard at my relationship with my (now) adorable puppy.

Pedro is now 7 months old and we understand each other pretty well largely due to Natalie’s professional and patient interventions. She has also made it clear that I can contact her whenever I’m concerned about anything and I often do just for some guidance and reassurance.

I have recommended Dogs Like Yours to other friends with canine issues all of whom have been glad that I did."

"We've been working with Natalie for the last five months with our two rescue pups. In all honesty, I don't know what we'd have done without her. 

From the first point of contact where I was genuinely despairing and it looked like we'd have to re home both of the dogs, Natalie has been unfailingly supportive and given us the tools and knowledge to understand and manage our dogs' behaviours. 

She is calm, knowledgeable and has gone above and beyond to help us and to restore some sort of calm to our home. I cannot thank her enough and would recommend her to anyone who needs support with their dog. She is always contactable if you need her and is always positive and helpful. 

Thank you, Natalie!"

"Natalie really helped me to have a better understanding of my 6-month-old vizsla. After spending a lot of time reading different techniques on the internet, having an expert look at his behaviour and give me personalised advice has been invaluable. I would thoroughly recommend the services of Dog Like Yours."

" Natalie is a highly professional individual and quite frankly a dog whisperer. She continues to work wonders with mine. She’s always available to contact and provides a reassuring calm voice. Highly recommend using her services. "

"Natalie is a highly experienced professional dog trainer. Her suggestions for improvement are consistently geared towards personalised outcomes which fit your dog and also owner temperament and needs. Natalie gives evidenced-based advice coupled with lots of experience in the most postive ways so as an owner you feel motivated and keen to make changes. All suggestions are documented in an easy logical format. I would recommend her to any new or not so new owner for general and more specialist support. She has supported us during some tricky times. Thank you Natalie. "

" Working with Natalie has been one of the best things we’ve done to help our spaniel Scout. Having someone who listens, understands and supports you is invaluable when you’re struggling. She quickly understood the issues we were having with Scout and put in a plan of action to help us get what we needed. Her expertise and understanding of dog behaviour and physical health bridged the gap with our vets and meant I felt much more confident explaining Scout’s problems to others. We now have a clearer way forward to help Scout and have been able to better manage, and understand, his behaviours. I would highly recommend Natalie to anyone struggling with dog behavioural problems - not only to help the dog but provide you with some reassurance you’re not alone.."