I feel very lucky to have found Gregor and Linnea, their training style is very relaxed, yet professional, patient and reassuring which instils confidence. I can tell that Lucy is really loving her walks as she is amazingly settled when she comes home and I have noticed that she is far more relaxed in general which is fantastic to see. I would not hesitate to recommend Walk & Train Edinburgh to anyone looking for dog training or dog walking services as it has been money very well spent for me.

-Gordon

My dog Odi joined Walk & Train in June and life has become much less stressful. Due to Odi’s tendency to resource guard , I felt I couldn’t ask friends to mind him when needed, the result was making me feel overwhelmed.

Odi now walks with Gregor twice a week. Gregor genuinely understands his personality and I feel absolutely at ease knowing he is so well cared for while I am at work.

We have also done some one to one training sessions with Gregor and I find these really motivational and guides me to strengthen my connection with Odi. Things are improving every day.

-Grainne

We decided to use Walk & Train after our dog Finn was becoming more reactive around other dogs. We started by doing training with Linnea which was so so helpful and insightful. We learnt a lot more about why Finn reacts certain ways and got invaluable training that we still apply at home and when we are out with him(which he really enjoys).

We also moved to Gregor for dog Walking- again the best thing we have done. He was introduced slowly to ensure he got on well with the other dogs and we get lots of feedback on how He is getting on. I feel so confident that he is with someone who is very experienced, being looked after and getting long walks out of the city.

Highly recommend either of these services, and Gregor and Linnea! (Also great at answering any questions I have as a worried owner). Such a high level of experience and knowledge which is so hard to find!

- Emma

We have had such a positive experience working with Walk and Train Edinburgh. We own a lovely but unruly young Labrador, and have recently had a baby. We wanted to make sure that Wolfie (our lab) was gentle with our daughter and to try and calm some of his more boisterous behaviour.

We started with a 3 hour 1-2-1 session with Linnea where she worked on Wolfie’s behaviour in the house, especially his barking. The techniques she showed us really suited our style - they were gentle yet firm and Wolfie responded to this immediately. Linnea then took us for a walk where we worked on Wolfie’s behaviour on the lead. Again, her calm yet authoritative manner was really effective. Linnea followed up the session with detailed notes, and then checked in again a few weeks later. We were really delighted with this support.

Wolfie now walks with Gregor 3 days a week and absolutely loves this. He comes back well exercised and calm, and will settle easily in his crate once’s he has returned. We have also noticed that Wolfie is a lot calmer when we take him for walks ourselves. His recall has improved and he jumps significantly less. He is wonderful with our baby and treats her like his own child!

I would not hesitate to recommend Walk and Train, and we will absolutely continue to use their exceptional services.

- Alice & Andrew

It is fair to say that meeting Gregor and Linnea has been a blessing for both us as owners and for our dog, Sprocket. As first time dog owners, we were looking for a very special service, that we could be sure would 100% meet the needs of our dog..and we have gained this and so much more from Walk and Train Edinburgh. Sprocket has been lucky enough to go out every week with Gregor, walking in the hills each day with his lovely pack. Both he..and us unruly humans (!)...have also benefited from Linnea's training mastery during a 1-2-1 session. The combination of skills, knowledge and passion that Gregor and Linnea share between them mean that they are able to offer a truly unique service, which I do not believe exists anywhere else in Edinburgh in the same form.

We know that during his walks with Gregor, Sprocket is happy, motivated and safe with Gregor's pack. The level of commitment to training and holistic care during his day trips is second to none, and Sprocket comes home feeling relaxed, calm and content at the end of each day. He has grown in physical strength over the months and his confidence and obedience have also come along at the same time. Having a dog that is very sensitive and has specific dietary needs means that we really did feel we needed to work with someone who offered something outside of the normal dog-walking services. We have found this with Walk and Train Edinburgh.

After we began to work with Gregor, we went on to meet Linnea for a 1-2-1 session, so that we could continue to build on Sprocket's training at home, and so that we could get to understand and build the best possible relationship with our dog. After only a few minutes of meeting Linnea it was clear that she has an incredible ability to read both dogs and (maybe more importantly) their owners. It took very little time for her to highlight the areas that we needed to work on as owners, and to give us the confidence to move forward with our next steps. The follow up information that she provided was also fantastic.

I have gone on to recommend Walk and Train Edinburgh to many friends with dogs, and really do so because I believe so completely in what they do. It is absolutely not an exaggeration to say that meeting Gregor and Linnea has been a total ray of sunshine in our lives! Thank you so much for all you do for all of us that are lucky enough to meet and work with you.

- Gill & Iain

Brodie is a fox red Labrador, from a long line of working gun dogs. He was 'an accident' in that he and his 11 litter mates were not planned, his mother being 8 years old when they were born, by emergency ceasarian. After checking they were all ok, she rejected them. The sire of the litter was still involved, teaching them all the wild things daddy dogs do.

He was very cute, lively and interested, we were advised

'He is the cleverest of the bunch, you will have trouble!'

We have had dogs for 30 years, we knew what we were doing, there would be no trouble. HAH!

After working with a couple of trainers, i sent Linnéa a begging letter in June 2017, Brodie was nearly 7 months old.

At the time, our main problem was how easily he became over excited, therefore, difficult to manage. Being around other dogs could be a nightmare. Pulling, barking, jumping up and generally being a nuisance to all around. If he was loose, he would jump up on strangers.

On her first visit, Linnéa assessed the problem ......us! Our interactions with Brodie were a huge part of the difficulty we were having. So, our training began with a carefully worked out plan prepared by Linnéa. Progress was slow, one step forward, two back. The situation became 'critical' when our grandson arrived. Brodie veered between curiosity, 'jealousy' and seeing the baby as a toy (he is very destructive with his toys).

Linnéa was asked back and we began again (or so it felt.)

In April 2018, he at last got a place with Gregor and began his walks, twice a week. With this input and the training plan, progress was faster.

As a result, we are seeing just what he is capable of. We are in a place with him we did not imagine we could reach.

He is, as are we, a work in progress but now life with Brodie is a joy.

Thank you Linnéa and Gregor for this wonderful gift.

- Linda & Philip

I met Linnea at a time when my puppies, two cocker spaniels, were certainly taking over the house and with it was disappearing my sanity and also the rest of our family’s!!

I have worked with other trainers, but Linnea’s calm approach was a revelation to me, I never felt useless or overwhelmed during our lesson, I know that it is possible and I feel i can do it, more importantly the feeling does not go away when the trainer does!!

I just love it, our normal reaction is to be very vocal to misbehaving doggies, (!!) but it definitely works better this way. I now see the way our dogs are waiting for feedback & guidance if I go silent, they just look up to us and wait for us to say the word, it is a very bonding experience.

We are also using Linnea & Gregor’s walking service twice weekly which are fantastic, very happy doggies, very good social life for them! I also know that when I have a question about my dogs (regarding food, behavioural or other), I ask freely, I will get a clear answer and it helps me to behave the right way and make the right choices for my dogs.

- Lydie

Linnea and Gregor have helped us so much over the past 2 years I don't even know where to start in beginning to thank them. Our dog Eric, is a rescue from the charity Wild at Heart Foundation. He is a pointer/spaniel cross. Eric came to us when he was around 3 months old.

I had actually emailed Walk and Train back when we were at the stage of planning to get a dog as my husband and I were really keen to get off to the best possible start with regards to training and we knew that we would need some guidance. At this stage we were not even clients of Linnea's and she kindly responded with some thoughts and advice. We knew that Walk and Train were the place to go once Eric arrived. We have since had one to one sessions, attended group classes and Eric is also walked every week by Gregor and has boarded with Gregor and Linnea when we have been on holiday.

Linnea and Gregor go way above and beyond any expectations that we may of had of a dog training and walking service. Their passion and willingness to help and support is immeasurable. It is obvious to us that they deeply care about the dogs in their care and genuinely want people to succeed.

Linnea has a way of teaching which has resulted in us learning so much about Eric and understanding his personality and his needs. We have been given a lot of practical advice to help us deal with various behavioural issues we have had along the way but we have also had an education on dog behaviour and understanding the influence that our own behaviours have on Eric. As a result I think our bond with Eric is so much stronger and deeper and this is thanks to Linnea.

We also massively owe our thanks to Gregor for all the hard work and dedication he puts in to Eric's development when out on the walks. I can't stress how grateful we are for this. Because of Gregor's expertise, Eric has the opportunity to socialise with other dogs and have time off leash in a controlled environment. These are areas that we are personally still working on during our own walks. We trust Gregor and Linnea wholeheartedly and it is such a relief to know that Eric is safe and happy when in their care.

We would highly recommend Walk and Train and feel very lucky to have their on going guidance and support.

- Emma