Positive, reward and game based training. Fun and Family friendly.

Welcome to Optimistic Dogs

Your Friendly Neighbourhood and professional Dog Trainer & Dog Walker

PUPPY CLASSES
DOG TRAINING CLASSES
DOG WALKING & pOP IN SERVICE
HOOPERS
AGILITY
WORKSHOPs
TRAINING PACKAGES   
1-1 tRAINING
rECALL
KIDS AROUND DOGS
BEHAVIOUR ISSUES

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REVIEWS

Caroline and Puppy School Dartford are great. My dog had advanced from initial puppy training to Super Pup training and he loved it. The exercises were more challenging for the puppies (and owners!) Caroline is very clear and patient.

Mikey’s Owner

Caroline was brilliant - very enthusiastic and very caring. She really took time to get to know the puppies and it felt very much like a personalised course. Excellent value, we really learned how to look after our puppy. Would highly recommend.

Milo’s Owner

We found the course concise, specific and helpful in guiding us to get our puppy to recall. The sessions on line got us involved and the preparation guides sent out were useful and appropriate. It is a great foundation and Roxies response and engagement was both immediate and welcome. I highly recommend this class and can see results in such a short time.

Roxie’s Owner - Recall 123 online

Caroline was brilliant with the whole class. She was patient and had lots of toys and treats for us to use with the puppies and to test them with as distractions. The course was well organised and great fun! 

Mikey’s Owner

Caroline is lovely, very approachable and friendly and willing to help with anything you ask. The 3 week Rapid Recall class has just finished and I am eager to continue the practice and see what I have learnt pay off with my pup. Indoor training is brill, now into the real world. Fantastic tips and course which I have no doubt will work! 

Skye’s Owners - Recall 123 online

Really well structured, great advice and always available to provide advice and guidance. Great way with the dogs, would highly recommend.

Lola Owner - 6 weeks Puppy School

I rated Puppy School 5 stars for our professional, friendly, informative teacher Caroline. She is a true asset to Puppy School. Caroline had time for us all individually and it was great to watch the puppies grow and learn each week.

Rizzo’s Owner

Had a great first puppy school last night ONLINE, yes via video link, with our puppy and a few other families as well. Caroline taught the class very well in the circumstances, managing to give us all one to one feedback throughout whilst we practised our exercises with our pups.

Rosie’s Owner

Caroline was fantastic at helping us with our puppy! She was more than happy to answer all of our questions, you can tell she has a genuine passion for training and treated our puppy as if she was her own. I could not recommend Caroline enough and can’t wait to continue training with her.

Skye's Owner

Caroline was so helpful and accommodating. Caroline was fantastic at delivering the classes, with lots of helpful suggestions both in and after class! It is clear that she has a genuine love of dogs and is extremely knowledgeable! We hope to continue training in the future! Would highly recommend to anyone! Thank you!

Ollie's Owner

What a fantastic 3 week course that we did online with our JRT - Roxie. The delivery was clear, the course had great structure, weekly activities to complete and handouts that guided us through the 3 weeks. Thank you Caroline for making this class informative, easy and FUN!!!

Roxie's Owner - Recall 1-2-3 (online)

If you join up to Caroline’s puppy school you and your dog will have the best time. Caroline is a complete dog lover and they love her. She has a very good understanding of dogs and their needs. She will also make sure the owners are enjoying their time at puppy school. The dogs will I am sure enjoy Caroline’s classes and you will too.

Tilly's Owner

What our dog parents are saying
Meet Caroline - A Pro Dog Trainer

Why Game-Based Training?

During my time training to be a Puppy School Tutor I came across an advert for a recall video called Leash off Game On.

I am a sucker for a freebie or discount so I ordered it. That started my obsession with Absolute Dogs. I looked at more of their training programs and started with their Training Academy Programme, it really is the Netflix of the training world (you can buy this from me directly as its membership only opens a few times a year). Once I did that for a while I decided in 2020 to do their Pro Dog Training Programme and in 2021 I followed this on with their Geek course all about behaviour.

What I love about being a PDT (Pro Dog Trainer) is that we are training our dogs through games that are no longer than 2-3 minutes long, so it is easy to play a quick game while boiling the kettle, that way you don’t have to stress about a 60-minute training session (which in some cases is too long.)

Not only that we as owners are having a great time, but we are also building a relationship with our dogs built on trust and respect, they are learning to make the right choice.

PDT training covers every training issue you might have. If there is a struggle, there’s a game for that. It helps dogs focus, and learn impulse control, boundaries, optimism, and confidence, plus so much more.

I am someone who is very big on games with my dogs even from a young age games were always part of the training, for me, there is no better relationship than the one you have with your dog(s). That bond is paramount for me and that is what I want to do for you. Help build a stronger and better relationship with you and your dog.

It can be hard sometimes training I understand that, we get frustrated if something isn’t working out if your dog has a behaviour problem or you have a puppy that you just can’t get clean or is always chewing.

During my training sessions, we strip it all back and look at the dog in front of us to see what we as the owners are doing and how we can help our dog.