New Testimonial soon ! 

So I’ve just got back from a training session (well a walk!) and had to update you as bursting with pride!!

We’ve been applying everything we spoke about since the day after we saw you and I’ve been doing individual ‘training walks’ etc so both dogs know we mean business!

Anyway I took Loki to Worcester woods tonight and intentionally sought out every dog I could find to practice everything!  Not one single interest in any other dog, as soon as they passed I used his canicross command for on and off we went.

Then this huge mastiff type dog came charging over  I was Lokis advocate and I told them to get their dog back! Genuinely shocked myself with how assertive - not rude - I was! And win 2, Loki didn’t react or bat an eyelid, I said on and off we went!!

As we walked I became more confident and his behaviour got even more responsive!!! His off lead heel work was epic!

So so proud, he was just a superstar and you have no idea how much confidence you’ve given me, in both myself and him

Clare

I completed an Impackt Behaviour assessment at Sarah’s Doggy Daycare some time ago

( Sarah is part of our team and runs an Impackt Certified Centre) and we have just had this wonderful testimonial for both Sarah and myself !

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Hi Sarah,

I hope you are well.

Firstly so sorry that this has taken me so long to do but I just wanted to put into writing just how grateful I am to you for working with Nuri and me so here goes.

I want to start by saying a massive thank you for everything you did for Nuri and me .

I am just so grateful that you offered him the opportunity to interact off-lead with other dogs in a safe and secure environment . I feel so lucky to have been given this chance.

The experience allowed Nuri to be a dog again—something that he had not been allowed to be for some time!

Your knowledge and ability to read dogs is absolutely second to none and watching you with Nuri and listening to your feedback and assessment of him was truly fantastic.

The videos and photos you sent of him throughout his time with you were brilliant, and your advice on what to do next was invaluable.

Most importantly, you completely opened Nuri’s world back up. Instead of having to keep him separate, he has now started to actually interact and socialize with other dogs again, which means everything to me.

You also give me my confidence back. I can finally relax because I actually know what I am dealing with.

Thank you so much for letting us do this—it truly changes things for both of us!!

Hilary and Nuri

PS I am just on my way back from flyball training where he continues to progress. Today he was running with another dog in the other lane where they were being released at the same time. He definitely kept an eye on where they were but this time only veered over on one occasion at the end of one run After that he just got on and did his job to get his favourite tuggy reward.

PPS I know you dont need recommendations for your website (and quite rightly so,,, you deserve to be in high demand) but please please feel free to use this any way you want to.

I am going to thank Marcie and Joey too and send this to her

Hilary Larkham

British Flyball Association

https://www.flyball.org.uk/

I completed an Impackt Behaviour assessment at Sarah’s Doggy Daycare some time ago

( Sarah is part of our team and runs an Impackt Certified Centre) and we have just had this wonderful testimonial for both Sarah and myself !

Thank you so much Hilary ! Hillary herself is very experienced and is actually Chairperson of the British Flyball Association and that makes it even more special to us !

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Hi Marcie

I don't know if you remember Steve, Nuri, and me, but we came for an assessment with you a few months ago.

I am eventually getting round to writing to you to say thank you so so much for providing us with the opportunity to have Nuri off lead in such a safe and positive enviroment with your wonderful Joey showing him the way.

You diagnosed the issues (which were mainly ours!!!) and by introducing us to the absolutely fantastic Sarah, set Nuri and us back on the right path.

Your advice to Steve and I in terms of how to change our behaviour with Nuri to set boundaries and build his confidence through clear direction has worked brilliantly. We no longer have a dog that jumps at the television or at our gates when people walk by or visitors arrive. Only yesterday I was able to stand at our side gate and hold a fairly lengthy conversation with someone whilst Nuri just stood and waited.

I cant recommend you and Joey, and indeed Impackt behaviour methods, highly enough. I am in awe of you and your dogs and the way in which you change dogs and owners lifes for the better.

I am also sending you the thank you that I sent to Sarah, who I have to say is just the best ...what a special person she is, she is just totally committed to the dogs and so so helpful. I remember you saying that you were trying to convince her that she was good enough and should join the impackt team. In my eyes she is just fabulous.

Once again thank you Marcie.

Hilary, Steve and of course Nuri

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Hilary Larkham

British Flyball Association

https://www.flyball.org.uk/

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Thanks everyone for your lovely comments - visiting Marcia has given me the confidence to take her out in public more, but be very careful about the dogs she comes in contact with - have probably been over protective of her as my other two were attacked as puppies by uncontrolled dogs which has left them with reactivity to some dogs they meet.

Marcia has given me some tips for managing situations which we were able to put into practice the same day.

Linda Bowden & Willow 

So I’ve just got back from a training session (well a walk!) and had to update you as bursting with pride!!

We’ve been applying everything we spoke about since the day after we saw you and I’ve been doing individual ‘training walks’ etc so both dogs know we mean business!

Anyway I took Loki to Worcester woods tonight and intentionally sought out every dog I could find to practice everything!  Not one single interest in any other dog, as soon as they passed I used his canicross command for on and off we went.

Then this huge mastiff type dog came charging over  I was Lokis advocate and I told them to get their dog back! Genuinely shocked myself with how assertive - not rude - I was! And win 2, Loki didn’t react or bat an eyelid, I said on and off we went!!

As we walked I became more confident and his behaviour got even more responsive!!! His off lead heel work was epic!

So so proud, he was just a superstar and you have no idea how much confidence you’ve given me, in both myself and him

Clare

Hello Marcie,

Thank you so much for today, you’ve no idea how much I appreciate meeting with you. I feel like my questions were answered finally.

I feel more confident in myself and what I need to do now and in my ability as a dog trainer and potentially a professional one, so from my heart to yours, thank you! 

I would love to shadow you and hopefully Natalie in the future. It’s always been a real passion of mine and now I feel confident I can do this so thank you. Otis thanks you too!

Kind regards

Michelle 

Thank you so much for today Marcie, i'm determined not to fail this girl  !

It was empowering to know my thoughts were on the right track and I'm not doing everything wrong

Head up and onward we march !!!  

Sam Streeter 

Our rescue Lurcher Rodney is a lovely lad in so many ways but we had become

overwhelmed by his reactivity towards other dogs and our world was getting smaller

and smaller, avoiding everything that might trigger him and becoming more frustrated

with the effect this was having on him and us.

After nearly 12 months of trying practically every technique out there and a bevy of

trainers all with different approaches we were no closer to getting on top of this

problem and it felt that our relationship with Rodney was starting to suffer as a result.

Luckily, during yet another evening of trawling through dog reactivity FB posts, we

came across Fabdogs and we just cannot believe the difference after just one

session with Marcie and Joey.

Our goal of going to a café with Rodney was realised at the end of that first meeting

and we are now confidently walking him through the neighbourhood, encountering

other dog walkers and, though he obviously, still desperately wants to interact with

the other dogs, it is all so much better and we no longer find ourselves trying to drag

him in the opposite direction. At home, he is now much calmer than before and we

are all enjoying long, lovely, cuddly evenings on the sofa again.

So a huge thank you to Marcie and Joey. Since just one session with you, Rodney’s

world is getting bigger and bigger and so is ours.

Rachel, Steve and Rodney –

Malvern.

Can't thank you enough. 

Joey is a dream. 

Bloody brilliant couple of hours. Has given me the confidence to be the best dog mum I can be 

Megan Harris

Food Fairies for Street Dogs & Cats registered charity no: 1213980

I can’t tell you how great it was to meet you and Joey today.

We are incredibly thankful for your time and expertise and loved your direct and clear communication.

The bonus was this boy acing it. Vet check next week

We have travelled near and far and no one has managed to help us to stop Rumour pulling on the lead. Rumour is a strong 12 month old GSD puppy so walks could be very frustrating and not enjoyable but as soon as Marcie took the lead she had Rumour walking by her side and we were left standing there open-mouthed in disbelief. Marcie also gave us guidance on Rumour's reactivity on and off lead when on walks close to home, how to get a better recall and improve impulse control.
I have been out with Rumour putting Marcie's guidance into practice and since our training session we haven't had one reaction from Rumour and have seen a huge improvement all round.
We have been able to build on every positive experience and have progressed so much together. My relationship with Rumour has gone from strength to strength and it has been such a rewarding process.
We go out on a lovely long walk every morning from the house which I never had the confidence to do before - I used to dread walking her but now I look forward to it.
Our pup is growing into a fabulous dog and I'm so grateful to Marcie for that.
We highly recommend booking a training session with Marcie, it was a game changer for us.
Grace, Craig and Rumour

Leo update! 

Hi Marcie and Joey

I can’t thank you both enough for the time spent in helping both myself and Leo in how to deal with his loose lead walking and resource guarding me ! 

We now go onto the field so Leo can also practice his recall but only when there are no distractions 🙄

You have given me the confidence to walk Leo without stressing and having to cross the road every time we saw another human. I have also had neighbours helping by standing at a distance to chat so now we can walk past people without him barking and he now ignores them so I’m super proud of him.  Leo is becoming a much happier dog and we hope to see you and Joey again soon 😊

Magz and Leo 

Magz Procter

Thank you so much Marcie for all your support and guidance, you and Joey put both myself and Leo at ease and your explanations made perfect sense especially regarding the resource guarding of myself and I’m so grateful that we got to shake hands

  yes Leo reacted but I felt much more in control and I need to remember that today is a fresh start for both me and Leo

Thank you for today Marcie.

Reassuring for us to see that Walter is at heart, a sociable dog.

Work for us to do, in stepping up a little bit and preventing him from making some ‘silly decisions!’

Joey was a superstar. Such a lovely, lovely dog. What a team you are!!

Michelle and Walter 

We asked for Marcie’s help with our 1 year old Cocker Spaniel Ralphie due to resource guarding. This wasn’t our first trainer but it certainly will be our last!

I will be really honest in saying I attended the first session with very low expectations, after spending thousands on previous trainers and only seeing small improvements we felt this would just be another session where we will be told to do exactly what we had being doing in managing the situation.

I’m committed to helping Ralphie and didn’t hesitate to book a session but after just an hour with her we immediately felt relieved, knowing we had someone who truly knew what they were doing and really cares about the dog.

Addressing the problem head on, and putting Ralphie in a situation where we know he will react  so we can move forward was exactly what had been missing with previous trainers. After our first session we immediately felt we could really make a change in his behaviour.

We’ve seen huge improvements in Ralphies issues with being handled around his neck / collar, and have a dog who no longer chooses to resource guard.

For owners who are committed to their dog and willing to put the work in, I could not recommend Marcie more. 

Ruby & Ralphie

 I was really struggling with my reactive fox red Labrador and felt completely overwhelmed by the conflicting advice in the dog behaviour world. My confidence was low, and I wasn’t sure how to move forward.

After watching several of Marcie’s videos, I decided to take the leap. Following her aggression assessment, it became clear that Audrie wasn’t actually aggressive she was lacking clear leadership from us.

Within just a few minutes, we could already see a positive change in Audrie. That gave us the reassurance and confidence we needed to start addressing the issue properly and finally enjoy our dog to the fullest.

Thank you so much we’re excited to continue this journey and see the progress ahead!

Wilbert and I are incredibly grateful for Marcie’s invaluable knowledge, support, and leadership in helping us address Wilbert’s dog reactivity.

At nine years old, I truly feared he might be beyond help — but Marcie and Joey proved us completely wrong.Thanks to their guidance, Wilbert no longer has to miss out on trips to the park, walks around town, or visits to local shops. He’s even made a few doggy friends who now visit us weekly at our little pet shop.

Wilbert is no longer the anxious, reactive shop mascot he once was — and the transformation has been nothing short of remarkable. We couldn’t recommend Marcie more highly

Jai & Wilbert 

Poolbrook Pet Supplies 

Hi Marcie , just wanted to let you know that I’ve just come back from a walk with Riley . We went around the block . He was so good , he walked by my side the whole time . I didn’t talk to him at all . We passed a man and Riley just looked at him and carried on . Didn’t encounter any dogs , but I am confident how to handle it when we do . I’ve never had such a good walk with him . I was amazed

Off to get him some of that food later that you recommended . So no more kibble .

Thank you again

Sue & Riley 

'Our session with fabdogs was enlightening! As the owner I definitely got the most out of it. Marcie and joey made me feel really relaxed and having someone so experienced providing an insight into my puppies natural and learnt behaviour is invaluable to me. In only 2 hours I felt confident to take otto into what I considered to be a stressful environment, with other dogs/people etc...we have a long way to go and alot of work to do but for the first time in months I actually now feel positive about my pup. Thank you Marcie and Joey.'

Debbie with Otto 

Hi Marcie,
Thank you so much for today, it was so insightful and reassuring!

We really feel we’ve got the answers and the tools to get Hugo to where we want him, so that he’s a happier and more fulfilled dog. 

Thanks again,Nicola & Rob

Can’t thank Marcie enough for her help advice and guidance with our pack of dogs.

Genuinely life changing for us with 2 “difficult “ shepherd bitches and one “crazy” disabled rescue on wheels plus 8 more in the pack to contend with!!!! 

Plenty of work to do but a strategy sorted and the worst bit over thanks to Marcie!!!

Would highly recommend. X

Kate Stenson 

 I cannot recommend Marcie highly enough. We were having challenges with our rescue cocker spaniel and reactivity on walks.

Marcie was responsive in communication prior to our session and friendly and warm throughout our session with her and her gentle giant of a therapy dog, Joey. 

> The one session has literally transformed our experience of walks with Oscar, but also Oscar is calmer and more confident as a result of the tips and observations that Marcie gave us.

I no longer dread walks in busy areas, nor feel fretful when Oscar is off lead. Marcie is a genius! She will meet you with kindness, understanding and her wealth of knowledge.

Anna, Micheal and Oscar 

Right now I believe that either you are a witch or I am really really bad at training dogs🤔

Training walk today to the park. Saw 5 dogs, 2 of which were barking at him and are ones that he always reacts to. No reaction at all from him and no correction needed. 😃😃

Let him have a good run at the park and his recall was perfect, even off dogs that he wanted to go and say hello to. 🤔

Now, I'm not prepared to accept that I'm rubbish with training dogs. After all, I've had Badger 5 years and even a rubbish trainer would have sorted his reactivity out by now. 

So, I'm hoping that your spell lasts longer than 24 hours 🤞I couldn't believe the difference. Thank you so very much

Sue & Badger 

Sorry it’s late, we are already seeing a huge change in jango and his energy level at home. 

• In the morning we did some training, ‘find it’ and some playing

• went on a walk in the nature reserve- both short lead and then long lead to have a good sniff and explore 

• came home and he had a licky ball that was in the freezer

• he had a good sleep

• then decided the sleep would be even better on the sofa 😂

• evening walk, mainly on the shorter lead, training the technique 

• came home, did some training and enrichment 

• and now pooped and ready for bed it looks 😂😂

Sorry to message you late, thought I’d give an update x

We cannot recommend Marcie enough! Our 20-month-old German Shepherd — we weren’t sure whether we were dealing with aggression or something else, and it left us feeling anxious and unsure of what to do around other dogs, sometimes people. From the moment Marcie stepped in, everything changed.

She took the time to really understand him and quickly identified that he wasn’t aggressive — just frustrated and unsure how to express himself. Her calm, knowledgeable, and compassionate approach has made an unbelievable difference.

Thanks to Marcie, we now have a much happier dog, and we feel confident and supported as owners. She’s given us tools, guidance, and reassurance at every step, and we’re so grateful for the positive transformation.

Joey, her beautiful Doberman, wow he is amazing. Our GSD needed the correction in a safe environment and that is exactly what Joey did. 

Hats off to both of them, they have eased us so much and we cannot thank them enough. 

Anna, thank you for all of your help as well, the knowledge she has of German shepherds is fantastic.

You both are superstars. 

If you’re struggling or even just unsure, don’t hesitate — Marcie is truly exceptional. Xx

Grace with  Jango 

Tony Peter Ulatowski

It was a great session and I left feeling very very positive moving forward with BT Joey training. Malvern Fabdogs professional approach and flexibility in accessing Joey and then showing me how to move forward with him was just outstanding....

I am looking forward to putting everything i have learned about my approach from the session.

Thank you, Marcie! We really enjoyed today and left with restored confidence and a much deeper understanding of her. Amazed us to see her turning her back to Joey as we'd always thought her reaction was fear and now we know otherwise. Thanks again

Natalya

We have recently moved to Malvern and Marcie has helped Max (our 2 year old labrador).

Her individual attention and training has helped him on his way from being a nervous reactive boy who didn't know how to behave with other dogs to a well behaved dog off lead who is enjoying his new off-lead freedom. She has trained us too!!

Caroline & Gary 

Marcie helped us with our 3 year old reactive black Labrador, Murphy. We had trouble having people in our house and meeting dogs on walks.

We have tried multiple trainers and behaviourists in the past and never had the results we have had with Marcie after just two meetings.

Murphy is much calmer in situations he finds difficult since we have learnt to take control. A huge thank you to Marcie, the support has made our day to day lives much easier. 

Abi & Ben 

Marcie and Malvern Fabdogs have done an excellent job of calming our unpredictable “little” dog, and stepping in to help with my ever changing schedule of being unavailable to walk both our dogs.

We knew Marcie from various local walks, and she set up Fabdogs just as we were in need of someone to help.

She knows so much about doggy behaviour and offered plenty of sound advice.
Hooray and a million thanks.

Phil, Mags Croqueto and Pi! X

Marcie found me at the local dog park completely out of my depth, anxious and nervous with a dog that felt she needed to defend me. When she told me this would be an easy fix, I must admit I was hesitant to believe her. At this point our dog was so reactive, I could no longer invite anyone to the house due to the excessive barking. Dog walking was a chore, where my dog pulled so much it had injured my arm. Within two hours with Marcie, it was like we had a different dog. I now feel in control and my relationship with my dog has improved so much, I actually feel closer to her now. The excessive barking has stopped and she never pulls the lead - I honestly can’t believe it! Marcie has improved our lives as we’re all so much happier thanks to her support with our dog. 
Natasha Bowen 

"Your techniques have worked very well with Oakley. Majority of the time he walks amazing. 

I dont dread taking him out anymore

We still have the odd blip if another dog kicks off at him first. But him being reactive to calm dogs is mostly non existent."

Michelle

Hi Marcie, thank you so much for this afternoon - we walked them all round St. Wulstans with just one bark, which soon stopped after a rather fumbled attempt at the procedure, and I really feel we can get there after your enormous human boosts !!

Hope to see you again in 2 weeks with both us and the dog (s) transformed,  x

Hi Marcie, sorry to contact you at the weekend but we have just returned from what I can only describe as a triumphant walk - still not quite there with my own reactions  but, walking at British Camp, 2 out of 3 encounters went brilliantly, with no barking, then having coffee in M H Hotel, at least 5 dogs came in, not a peep, then exited beautifully right past a large dog by a table - bliss !!! Meg x

“Initially I approached Marcie for help with my cockapoo’s excessive barking and poor recall. 

Through her intuitive understanding of dogs, she was able to pinpoint the causes and provide solutions. 

This was so successful we went on to work through enriched playtime and lead walking which assists with my MS.  

Marcie has transformed the relationship I have with my cockapoo.”
Paula Coppard

I still can't believe the difference Marcie has made to Sid's behaviour.  He is 18 months,   .I have had him since he was 4 mths rescue . 

He was very reactive to other dogs.lunging and barking. I was considering not walking him anywhere near any other dogs ever as it was so difficult and upsetting for us both.

Marcie has been brilliant, knowledgeable and kind to both dog and owner.

I can't thank her enough for the improvement Sid has made although it is still work in progress for myself!

Christine & Sid 

"Marcie, Thank you for seeing Ruben, my 10 year old rescue Golden Retriever that I have had for 16 months.

I felt he had ‘issues’ with meeting other dogs and then being aggressive with them over balls or sticks….but Marcie’s assessment was that his “guarding” issues was, in fact, normal dog behaviour.  Also Ruben was picking up on me being tense when other dogs were about…that only exacerbated his desire to go to see them when I was calling him back….The issue he had was poor recall….so I am the one who needed some training to ensure Ruben came back to me when called.

The time Marcie spent with me and Ruben was excellent and one week into Ruben’s lessons he is far more responsive to coming back to me when called…..

A big thank you….Ros”

Marcie, has trained me and my 7 year old Lab ...My anxiety about having a reactive dog on a walk, caused me to cross the road, hide behind parked cars, change direction and my 12 year old has avoided dog walks for years.

Marcie explained how my behaviour was feeding My dogs reactivity. He has been thinking that he needs to protect me, and all my actions have encouraged this.

As my daughter said, whilst seeing the change after our session, "it's like witchcraft"!

Marcie is totally in tune with a dogs thinking, and has the skills to correct the owner and the dog.

She is an animal lover, her training is kind and effective, and she is lovely.

Highly recommend Malvern Fabdogs.

Julie Brightly

I had been struggling to find a walker for my excitable and reactive collie when I came across Marcie.

I was so happy to find someone who offered 1:1 walks and could help prepare her for future pack walks. 

My dog loves her regular walks with Sue and can now walk past other dogs calmly making our walks much more enjoyable!

Sue and Marcie have been a real support to me during my dog training, I can’t thank them enough. 

Ali cullerne

I've just been out with her, met 3 dogs on a 1 hour roadwalk, no reaction at all 
she also walked past ( through ) a large group with 12 gun dogs at eastnor on Sunday, loose lead and leadership thoughts from me, she was an angel Sadly they weren't keen to stop and chat so that she could interact. !

Marcie has been so kind and helpful with Seamus who has become reactive over the past 6 months She talked us through all the reasons why Seamus behaves like he does and helped us get his walking on the lead so much better .

She also gave us great advice as to how to behave when we and Seamus meet other dogs She also arranged for us to meet other dogs which was  very useful, allowing us to put into practice what she has taught both Seamus and us .

We highly recommend Marcie to anyone experiencing any issues with their dogs

We asked for Marcie’s help with our reactive Rottie, Luna. I was at a point I didn’t want to walk Luna on the lead and wasn’t looking forward to walking anymore and knew I needed help… Marcie assessed Luna’s behaviour and personality thoroughly, and reassured me about why Luna was reactive. We then started lead walks so we could put methods and strategies into place. After just 2 sessions I am feeling more confident in Luna’s behaviour and how to move forwards with her on the lead and off the lead. Marcie is so knowledgable and passionate, and has given me the hope I needed to meet Luna’s needs and correct my parenting!!! Thank you so much Marcie and Joey xx

I am truly grateful for Sue. It is such a relief to know Dexter is well looked after and having fun. 

Hi Marcie It was great to meet you and thank you for today.

We actually have hope now!!!

I can’t wait to take him out again now and begin to enjoy having him around more.

You have been amazing today and know we will get to where we want to be with B in the very near future.

We can’t thank you enough and can’t wait to see you both next week.

Marcie helped me with my lovely, slightly reactive, 9 year old Dexter.

Hi Marcie
Just a quick update on our progress.  When we came to exit the field gate there was a man with 2 dogs talking with a lady with one dog. Normally I would have waited til they had moved away but I proceeded through the gate and he was really good, I then stopped to chat with the lady before putting him in the car. All in all I am really pleased with our progress and look forward to meet in up with you when you get back.
Enjoy your holiday
Best wishes Hilary and Otto

Hi Marcie It was great to meet you and thank you for today.

We actually have hope now!!!

I can’t wait to take him out again now and begin to enjoy having him around more.

You have been amazing today and know we will get to where we want to be with B in the very near future.

We can’t thank you enough and can’t wait to see you both next week.

Before meeting Marcie I’d seen three different trainers and a very expensive behaviouralist.

None of them came close to the improvements that Marcie made in just one session.

I’d given up thinking I’d ever be able to walk my dog in a busy street or around traffic.

I now have the tools to help my dog and give him a much more fulfilled life

Mai and Idris the Kelpie 

We are incredibly grateful for Marcie's expertise and guidance as our dog (and family) trainer. We brought our 14-month-old Wheaten Terrier, Coco, to her because Coco was overly exuberant when meeting other dogs and would get excited and pull on every walk. Marcie taught us training techniques that have been transformative. She showed us how to approach other dogs and uncovered Coco's anxiety, teaching us how to take back control. Her no-nonsense, direct, and clear approach has made a world of difference. Coco is now much happier, and our whole family benefits from these positive changes. Thank you, Marcie, for making our walks and understanding of Coco so much better!

Best wishes and hopefully see you again soon.

Coco and co!

Wholeheartedly recommend Fabdogs- Marcie is an absolute expert and is great with Sita and I know our dog is in very safe hands.

Thank you 🙏🙏

Johanna 

“It is such a relief to find someone we totally trust to look after Sasha. 

We know that you and Sue have her best interests at heart and that she will be completely safe with you - as well as having a great time!”

Anne

Follow up snippet :

Hi Marcie
Great to catch up yesterday and just to say, started to use ball recall as you suggested - went amazingly well!
Thanks again

Paula

Session  snippet  :

Thanks so much, we are still buzzing and full of renewed hope, needless to say Chase is asleep!! X

Cheryll with Chase the Saluki x Greyhound 

Progress Snippet 

Just wanted to update you with Chases’s progress since our 1-2-1 visit with you in March. The confidence you gave us, to trust that he is not an aggressive dog, has allowed us to group walk with other dogs and really start to enjoy going places with our boy. Never underestimate the work you and Joey do, it’s incredible and really is changing lives, dogs and human.
Thanks again

We can’t thank Marcie and Sue enough for helping us understand why Luna was reacting so much and how we could make things better for Luna and ourselves.

Luna’s behavior was slowly becoming worse, lunging and barking while on the lead at other dogs. Off lead she’d chase and bark at other dogs or people out jogging. Then one day she had a go at another dog which really shocked me. I began to wonder if we now had an aggressive dog!

I called Marcie for help. With her knowledge and expertise Marcie gave us a thorough assessment and put our minds at rest that we did not have an aggressive dog. Luna needed more guidance from us and with Marcie’s advice, demonstrations and reassurances, we had a better understanding of how to help Luna and provide her with clear communication.

We followed this up with a training walk with Sue, who gave me more confidence in how to handle different situations which in turn would help Luna become a happier dog.

We are still practicing and learning but thanks to the skills, knowledge, experience, love, care and kindness of Marcie and Sue our bond and engagement with Luna is getting better each day.

Thank you Fabdogs for all your help, support and encouragement, it has made a world of difference!

Maggie 

Hello Marcie, 
Thank you so much for today with Erin. I have been out with her on my own this afternoon and she was brilliant again. 

I put the other lead on as you suggested  and that seems to have done the trick. 

 You are great at what you do and your explanation of how to make  things work with her. 

Thank you so much again Sharon 

We’re getting on really well with Poppy and she’s come along massively on her walks and overall behaviour.

Bernard and Poppy

I visited Marcie after some occasional incidents of reactivity with my dog. I was worrying so much about why my dog, Mo, was reacting and if his behaviour was going to get worse.

Marcie understood exactly what had been going on and gave me so many tools to help. She assured me that he is not a bad dog, and his reactivity does not come from a place of aggression at all. 

After the session with Marcie I feel so much more confident and relaxed out on walks with Mo. As a result reactions have become very rare. 

I cannot thank Marcie (and Joey) enough for their help and time. The whole session was so informative and positive. 

I would highly recommend Marcie to anyone! 

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Best wishes,
Rachael & Momo

We first had a couple of sessions with impakct training up in Cleethorpes before seeing Marcie as previous distraction based training just wasn't working. We had such a positive response with our rescue pug Luna who would bark and react to people and dogs. Waiting to find somewhere closer to home Marcie has become accredited with impakct. Marcie is great and we can't thank her enough for the training we received. Marcie gave us some very good real world training in a local park to herself in Malvern which was great as she knew most of the dogs and owners allowing us to be relaxed and focus knowing Luna was safe. The training is spot on can't fault it at all and the turn around in Luna is amazing, distraction training just didn't work which we have done in the past. Marcie uses her own technique completely different to distraction which worked from just one session! If you've tried other trainers with no success please visit Marcie! and/or impackt training in Cleethorpes you will be shocked how much of a difference it makes and how quickly it works!

Elaine Adams

I never thought I would see a photo of me with Jax and another dog! Previously I wouldn’t have been able to do this without Jax going mental!

Thanks Marcie It's Going great!! He walked past a lab on the same path the other day, with no reaction!

He hasn’t done that since he was 18 months old, I always have to cross the road!

He’s been up to Peachfield, walked past several spaniels, black lab and even greeted a Jack Russel just fine! He still isn’t happy about passing them, especially the black lab but he did it with no lunging or barking, and the lab even barked at him. He can now pass a dog within a close proximity so it’s already a win! 

This  is from one of our brilliant Malvern Canine Professionals after some extra Tips & Tricks !

Had a wonderful 1-2-1 session with Marcie yesterday. Our lovely dog has been reactive to other dogs since we got him a year ago. Marcie introduced him to her boy, joey, in a safe and controlled environment and quickly diagnosed his lack of socialisation, frustration and bad manners. Chase really enjoyed his session and loved Joey to bits, even when he told him off a little!! Not only do we now know the issue, we have been provided with the solution and information to get rid of the unwanted behaviour. We are thrilled to say the least. We will be putting in the work and practicing every day to make our lives and more importantly our dog’s life an enjoyable, safe, and fun. Thank you Marcie, your knowledge and understanding of dogs is a wonderful thing to witness first hand. Highly recommend reaching out to Marcie if you have any doggo issues you need help with, it’s a game changer.

Cheryll and Chase 

Thanks Marcie! I’m so grateful, we’ve had such a lovely couple of walks today and both pooches are flat out asleep so very successful! Xx

Chloe 

If you are wondering if you should book a session with Marcie, then I would recommend that you do.I went to se Marcie a few weeks ago. She helped me understand why my dog was behaving the way he was (and it was the opposite of what I was thinking).Marcie has given me techniques to use to stop the unwanted behaviour and I have started to see a definite improvement. Was my dog perfect immediately? No, because there is a lot of learnt behaviour in both him and me that needs to be undone.However, I am much happier and more confident. My dog is responding really well to me and is making a huge improvement. Marcie is great! Book that session!

Elaine and Jax 

Thank you Marcie and Joey! We walked him to and around the common this evening and he had a fabulous run and play with a very big black dog and a collie both off lead it has been an incredible change so far. Will keep going and I'm feeling really hopeful so thank you.

Liz Liffy Marie & Bear 

We took our lad Seb, a rescue GSD for an aggression assessment with Pam from Impackt Behaviour in Lincolnshire in January this year, where we were introduced to Marcie who was completing her Impackt Behaviour training to become one of the team outside of Lincolnshire. Knowing Marcie was nearer to us, Pamela made sure we met and chatted in case we ever needed more help.
It turned out Seb is lead frustrated with no aggression. He is also very immature mentally for his age. During our stay in Lincolnshire, Seb met other dogs behaving stressed on a lead, barking, lunging and spiralling but off lead once over his initial enthusiasm being curbed by being told off by the therapy dogs , he calmed beautifully respecting boundaries and playing with them. At the weekend dog social session, he loved all the dogs and being part of the pack.
Once back home, lead walks continued in quiet areas and we attended other dog training sessions. Despite this, we felt Seb was slowly becoming more lead frustrated so decided to contact Marcie for advice and an up to date training assessment. At home, we had tried normal collars/leads, harnesses, figure of eight but still had some control issues if Seb saw another dog on a lead.
Early July we met up with Marcie for a one off session along with her gorgeous Doberman Joey who was definitely boss dog. After 30 mins of allowing them to meet on lead through the paddock fencing and a few grumbles from each, Joey & Seb met off lead. Joey put Seb in his place a few times which Seb respected along with Marcie using an  using a verbal correction things soon calmed down with Seb happily following Joey trying to get him to play and run around together.
Marcie suggested some other changes and  Off home we went, purchases made, walks continued at a calmer pace and we booked again to see Marcie 2 weeks later for two consecutive day training sessions to consolidate what we had learnt.
Day 1 of second session - met up with Marcie & Joey at the paddock. Seb settled quickly after a couple of corrections by Joey for being a bit OTT in his greeting along with verbal correction from us and they got along well. We then headed off to an open air cafe so both dogs could chill, watch the world go by with pupcups to lick whilst we all had a cuppa and a chat. Then it was on to a local nature reserve for some general mooching around and some on lead walking next to Joey.
Day 2 - met up early at the nature reserve where Seb was basically off halti/lead with a long line attached to his collar trailing after him for use in an emergency only. Seb met lots of other dogs of different sizes and behaved respectfully with all of them, he even trotted off with another dog walker until recalled. To end the session there was more on lead walking using his Halti alongside Joey.
Our lad did so well, we are continuing daily walks and are looking for other dog walkers who wouldn't mind us tagging along - not easy where we live but we will keep looking!!!
Many, many thanks to Marcie and of course Joey 

Gail Nock

Thank you Marcie you’ve really given us some helpful advice which we will definitely be putting into practice straight away.

We’re so pleased we called on you and glad that we can now take your advice and make us all less anxious.

Thank you

Sharron Jackson-Harris

Update snippet 

Successful walk this morning unfortunately not too many doggies to interact with but great walking on the new lead and collar and it only took one session with Marcie to give us some great advice. Very happy and relaxed sausages today!

On Thursday 5th June we had a 1-2-1 session with Marcie from Malvern Fab Dogs with our almost year old black Lab. 

From the outset she made us feel at ease and explained everything that we hoped to achieve and how to achieve it. She demonstrated the techniques and how and why they should work, then allowed us to try them, advising the best way to succeed.  

Whilst Finn doesn’t have serious issues, he improved a lot in a very short time! We learnt a great deal too, and as we thought, we were the ones that needed the training most, not him! Overall, thoroughly enjoyable, beneficial and cannot recommend Marcie highly enough!
Kind regards

Suzanne & Roger

here is my testament finally! 

I went to see Marcie after having worrying issues with my boy fighting other intact males. It turns out he wasn't aggressive, it was a matter of myself not clearly advocating for him when dogs invade our space, i now keep him on the lead unless we are with dogs we know and with lots of help and advice am working towards being a reliable leader so my boy knows he does not need to fight other intact males to keep his space. Im working towards letting him socialise more with dogs as well that we are familiar with and I have a weekly meetup at a local park so he gets to run around and have fun and I learn to relax around other dogs. Its my panic and anxiety when dogs have approached us that has caused fights, Marcie taught me that i need to be in charge and sort these bad meetings out before a fight occurs. Its a process but speaking up for my dog and myself and not allowing every random dog to approach him is something im excited to work on and go forward with. 

 It gave me a lot more confidence to do what needs to be done!

Thanks Marcie

Kind Regards, 

Kirstie

 Huge thank you to you Marvellous Marcie and the stunning  Joey once again, I felt quite emotional that Joey almost wanted to play with my Mousey and half bowed at him 😇 😔 Just sat in the garden with a Prosecco feeling relaxed thanks to you and your brilliance 🥂 Have a cracking weekend x***

Sophie and Mouse 

"Marcie came recommended to us by one person we knew, as well as two strangers we met whilst out walking our reactive Labrador/Newfoundland cross Lola.
After just one session, we couldn't believe the positive change in how we were able to walk Lola on-lead under our control without any pulling. Also, since applying the tools and techniques taught by Marcie, Lola is also much less reactive when out in the car as well as when out walking. One person we've met on one of our regular country walks asked what had happened, as Lola is now so much less reactive and generally more pleasant to be around (just 3 days after our first training session).

We really can thank Marcie enough, and really appreciate her knowledge, expertise and friendly say it as it is manner. She's trained us as well as Lola, and we've already recommended Marcie to some friends who also have a reactive dog.
Pete & Val"

So this is the dude I brought to see Marcie. Yes I do have my own paddock and sheep but only because I’ve always wanted a working collie, not realising just how difficult it actually is

Mac doesn’t work his default is to split the flock, grip and pull a sheep down. Not the best trait.

I want to do other things with him but his reactivity to other dogs hinders things, so went to see Marcie for some guidance.

Just the best session, work has already started and will update with progress

Diane Warner

Sarah's Doggy Field Hire

I thoroughly enjoyed hosting you and Joey!! It was incredible shadowing you and loved your company.

I was so impressed with how you delivered life changing knowledge and training to the clients to help improve their lives together. Absolutely amazing! 

Looking forward to seeing you soon!!

Can't thank you enough.

Joey is a dream.

Bloody brilliant couple of hours. Has given me the confidence to be the best dog mum I can be 

Megan Harris

Our rescue Lurcher Rodney is a lovely lad in so many ways but we had become