Testimonials

I first met Nikhil a few years ago when I started working as vet at Palmyra Veterinary Hospital. Straight away his passion and commitment to working with dogs was evident. He is a valuable trainer who recognises the boisterous, untrained but healthy dog from the abnormal and mentally unwell dog, which needs extra veterinary behaviour care. Nikhil provides a great service to owners looking to improve their communication with their dog. He works in a positive and enthusiastic manner that is both effective and infectious.

Nikhil was very knowledgeable. He passed on useful information about our dog’s breed, & great tips on how to train Sol well, and in a positive way too. This is our first dog, so the training was very important for us to learn how to raise Sol properly, and be the great dog we want her to be. I would highly recommend his courses!

We hugely enjoyed your lessons and the friends we’ve made from the classes have been a huge plus. Having all your hints of how to keep Marlow’s attention in a positive and rewarding way rather than being negative and yelling, made teaching our dog so much more fun, and I know both us and Marlow will be better for it.

We were extremely happy with Level 1 Foundations training and can’t wait to start Level 2 Life Skills. We received great advice from Nikhil and practical training exercises that expanded on key concepts we learnt at puppy school. Key tips on feeding regimes and suitable harnesses for lead walking have changed our lives for the better.

Nikhil has a rare talent for teaching, He can impart his vast knowledge of a dog’s physicality and psychology to his students (we owners), in a way that’s easy to understand. His positive association training techniques make training fun and enhances the happy relationship between us and our beloved dogs.

“We thoroughly recommend the Level 1 course with Nikhil at K9 Care”The classes were so informative, and Nikhil creates such a positive and enjoyable environment.Nikhil has really helped us take the first step to creating a well behaved and happy dog! Thanks to Nikhil also for including our daughter in all of the training and making her feel so important, she even got her own certificate.

We have had a one on one session when Tahlia was 8 months old and followed up with both Level 1 & Level 2 courses.We’ve learnt heaps about training and also about our puppy Tahlia. Her effervescent personality means she can get distracted & excited easily which can be challenging, however we have noticed great improvements. The little steps we see her make are actually really big steps for her. I need to remember this as I continue training and also to keep it FUN! It’s great to see that David is more involved and really enjoys training her too.

"I cannot recommend Nikhil highly enough. He is knowledgeable and passionate about what he does and his enthusiasm is infectious."I have recently completed Level 2 Life Skills course with my dog Frank. Nikhil’s courses are fun, well-structured and based on the development of a positive and effective relationship with our dogs.It was wonderful to see how far people came during the course and how much more responsive their dogs were to them. “I can’t wait for the Level 3 course”

"Nikhil’s classes educate both owner and dog, and provide strategies that you can use in real life situations."We found Level 1 so enjoyable and informative that we signed up and started Level 2 the week after we completed Level 1. Our pup, Tessa loved the classes as much as we did. Nikhil warmly welcomed and included all family members we highly recommend K9 Care. Thank you, Nikhil (and Shanti!)

"Thank you, Nikhil, for running such an amazing class and passing on your invaluable knowledge.”Gypsy has just completed Level 2 Life Skills. Both ourselves and Gypsy thoroughly enjoyed the lessons and the puppy friends she has made along the way. The Level 2 classes have been incredibly valuable, allowing for us to better communicate with and understand our puppy, while also developing new ways to make training fun.

“Highly recommend Level 2 Life Skills for any dog owner”Level 2 classes have been invaluable with each lesson building on the previous, providing us with the skills required to be able to communicate more clearly with Mikko.We have gained the tools and confidence we needed to take Mikko out to the park, beach or cafe knowing he will behave well. I recommend this course for any owner. Thank you Nikhil, you and your classes will be missed!”

“K9 Care Level 1 and 2 training is excellent, we highly recommend it”Nikhil is a passionate and caring dog trainer who uses a positive approach which resonated strongly with us. He provides realistic, useful and specific ideas which we found very helpful.Lily used to pull a lot on the lead, but now I look forward to our walks and most of the time we walk with a loose lead. The group sessions were enjoyable and fun, and we also received individual support when needed.

“Nikhil is a genuine and enthusiastic trainer” Nikhil’s classes improved our connection with Cooper, and made him happier too, well worth the investment.  We have a very sweet & slightly anxious dog, who can be fearful of other dogs. Nikhil welcomed us into his class, and made sure both we & Cooper felt safe. We enrolled primarily to help with Cooper’s socialisation, which we achieved and much more. We learnt some Important and practical obedience, some neat tricks, and really Improve our training skills, which we continue to use to teach Cooper new things.

“We have found Nikhil’s techniques very useful and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend his services to others.”We had a great time attending Nikhil’s Level 1 class and created some valuable foundations for our 7month old puppy Bonnie. Nikhil is very patient and encouraging and we found the classes very informative and use his techniques in every day. Bonnie is a very active dog and we learnt some good ways to get her to listen to commands when there are distractions. Thank you!