Pet Behaviour Practice

Pet Behaviour Practice appears to focus on practical dog behaviour support rather than routine veterinary care. Reviews describe Carol working with dogs and owners through home visits, Zoom consultations, and behaviour-focused walking sessions, with an emphasis on real-life handling, confidence-building, and clear techniques owners can keep using between sessions. Some reviewers refer to Carol as running “Petopia,” which may be a related or previous name.

Services

•Behaviour support for anxious, excitable, and reactive dogs: Reviews mention help with dogs that are nervous, over-excitable, barky on walks, or showing signs of aggression, with practical techniques and drills demonstrated for owners.
•Home visits and remote consultations: Support has been described in both home visit and Zoom formats, including advice sessions where owners came away with clearer plans and tools to work on issues such as resource guarding.
•Behavioural walking sessions: Ongoing walking-based sessions are a recurring theme, combining exercise with training in real-world situations such as lead walking, meeting other dogs and people, and building confidence outdoors.
•Support for rescue dogs and general training guidance: Reviews mention help with a new rescue dog, plus broader day-to-day behaviour coaching aimed at creating calmer behaviour at home and on walks.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

•Carol: The named person across reviews, described as delivering sessions directly and, by one reviewer, as running “Petopia.” Feedback repeatedly highlights her as knowledgeable, clear, patient, caring, and hands-on, with a strong focus on giving owners practical guidance they can apply in everyday situations.

Reviews

Pet Behaviour Practice has a 5.0-star Google rating from 9 reviews.

•Reviewers consistently describe Carol as knowledgeable, clear, and supportive, with praise for both her communication and practical handling skills.
•Written feedback highlights help with anxiety, over-excitement, nervous behaviour, resource guarding, and confidence issues, including support for a rescue dog and a young puppy.
•Several reviews mention specific techniques, drills, and actionable advice, rather than vague reassurance alone.
•Owners report noticeable day-to-day improvements, including calmer behaviour, more enjoyable walks, better interactions with dogs and people, and more confident handling by the owner.

Reviews for Pet Behaviour Practice

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 9 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Conor

1 year ago

Had Carol come down and help with my dog that is anxious and very excitable, she was very knowledgeable and helped so much. She showed me a few different techniques, drills and other things I can do to help my dog feel more comfortable and calmer. I would recommend her to anyone.

jeff3n

3 years ago

Mick Marsden

Carol was a fantastic source of knowledge and wisdom - really caring and a great communicator. We've adopted a number of suggestions and have a healthier and happier puppy as a result.

Jody Flack

5 years ago

Carol is great. So friendly and extremely knowledgable and clear. She was generous with her time and answered all of our questions. The whole family came away from the zoom meeting with a much better understanding of what an adult dog needs to be happy. After one meeting, we feel very positive that we now have the tools to tackle resource guarding.

Sammy Frost

Carol has been incredibly helpful and patient with my new rescue dog who has come on leaps and bounds . Thank you Carol

Peter Cutting

Carol, who runs Petopia has a great understanding of dog behaviour and is able to very skillfully apply this to the practicalities of effective dog training. Carol is very professional and really goes the extra mile to support both the dog and the people involved with it. You can trust Carol to do her best for you and that best is very good indeed. She has great warmth and empathy. I can highly recommend Carol and Petopia to anyone who needs some help, of any kind, with dogs.

Steve Hutley

6 years ago

Dog walking with Carol isn’t just walking your dog! What you get is her patience, understanding and added dog behaviour training all added in. Carol has vastly improved her knowledge of dog training through various dog training courses to expand her knowledge of dogs which she passes onto your dog. So don’t just get a dog walker to walk your dog, get Carol to teach your dog how to walk, how to interact with other dogs and generally how to behave correctly!

Beverley Coraldean

Carol is a calming and caring person who loves animals and will stop at nothing to help a dog improve. Alfie (8 month mini schnauzer) and I have been having weekly behavioural walking sessions and he improves every week. He has always been very anxious and nervous and didn’t trust dogs or people. He was showing signs of aggression and with his barky nature was a nightmare to walk. While building up Alfie’s experiences and exposing him to a variety of places, Carol carefully chooses opportunities for him to meet other dogs and people. She knows when to take chances and give him the freedom to explore or play which has built up his confidence massively. He loves meeting and playing with dogs now and is getting much better with people. We still need to work on children though! She has also helped me to worry less and be more assertive, building up the trust needed for Alfie to enjoy walks with me too. Walks are much more joyful now! Carol has also given us so much advice to help Alfie to be a calmer and happier dog at home and outside. He is a much more chilled and content dog thanks to Carol.