What clients say

Real reviews from
Howl School clients

Every review is from a real client, posted directly on Google. Puppies, rescue dogs, reactive dogs, anxious dogs — in person across East Sussex and remotely worldwide.

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Emily Appleton Holley

7 weeks ago

★★★★★

Practical tips and advice that really works

Kerry is an excellent trainer and I can’t recommend enough! She’s very knowledgeable and is able to give lots of practical tips and advice that really works!

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Lily

8 weeks ago

★★★★★

Co-operative care and building trust

My guardian consulted with Kerry because they wanted to connect better with me and start us working together. I needed help having ear drops in and getting my feet trimmed, plus humans want me to work on my recall. Kerry really got to know…

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Kirsty Leslie-McCran

18 weeks ago

★★★★★

Helping our senior dog with his nerves

Kerry’s videos came up in my Instagram feed. Admittedly it was the adorable Norma who grabbed my attention, but I was hooked by the great advice and humour from Kerry herself. We decided to ask Kerry for help with our little senior dog and…

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Jo Leslie-McCran

20 weeks ago

★★★★★

Helping our anxious boy feel more comfortable

Kerry has been absolutely instrumental in helping our anxious boy feel more comfortable. We did two remote sessions with...

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Madeleine Thomas

31 weeks ago

★★★★★

Online sessions for a noise sensitive adolescent

We had online sessions with Kerry for our noise sensitive adolescent dog and had a fantastic experience.

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Gareth Joyner

38 weeks ago

★★★★★

Revolutionised my relationship with dogs

Kerry revolutionised my relationship with dogs. After my whippet of 16 years passed away, I brought a new born puppy...

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Antonia Hurford-Jones

42 weeks ago

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Help with my highly reactive lurcher

Kerry is brilliant (as is her dog Norma). She is incredibly knowledgeable as well as empathetic, kind, patient, supportive - and funny. She has gone above and beyond to help me with my highly reactive lurcher (who loves her) and never…

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Amanda Willmoth

45 weeks ago

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Six weeks transformed my rescue’s confidence

I worked remotely with Kerry and my Podenco Tiggy. Within 6 weeks Tiggy was approaching willingly an area of the house she had been unable to use for the 2 years she had lived with me. She now is comfortable to nap in that area and has…

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Jessica Earl

45 weeks ago

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Remote sessions from California

I booked the remote training sessions with Howl when I moved to California this year. Kerry helped me understand what my dogs are trying to communicate and how to meet their needs in a new environment for us all. By learning about trigger…

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Tracy Brown

45 weeks ago

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Remote training for a reactive rescue

I’ve followed Kerry for ages on instagram and always enjoyed and benefited from her online posts. I’m so glad I eventually took the plunge and reached out for support with my reactive Romanian rescue dog Peanut. To be honest I had some…

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Rosy Pigott

46 weeks ago

★★★★★

Dramatic difference with fear reactivity

Thank you Kerry! I wanted Kerry’s help with my 2 dogs who were struggling with fear reactivity. Her help has made a dramatic difference in their ability to ignore other dogs (and to calm down more quickly 95% of the time on the odd…

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Sylvie Macmillan

47 weeks ago

★★★★★

From scared to confidently playing with dogs

I did some online sessions with Kerry and couldn’t recommend her more as a trainer. I took on a very small, very anxious 3 year old chihuahua who really needed help bringing her confidence up. She was scared of other dogs when I got her in…

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Joanna Horabin

52 weeks ago

★★★★★

Help with anxious and aggressive behaviour

Kerry is an amazingly talented lady. Her knowledge of dogs is outstanding and she really helped us at a time when our beautiful boy was suffering with anxious and aggressive behaviour. We misunderstood our dog’s needs but Kerry without…

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Amy Cousins

9 Jun 2025

★★★★★

Two sessions and our lives are already better

It’s honestly tough to find the words for Kerry and what a gift she is! A complete professional, kind, intuitive, insanely smart, warm. Our 3-year old, super nervous Romanian rescue was continuing to struggle with dog reactivity and guests…

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Laura Rothwell

8 Jun 2025

★★★★★

Settling into a new home

Kerry helped us with our seven year old Pomeranian who was having some issues settling in to our new house, getting used to new sounds/sights/smells. We worked with her remotely and she helped us to understand our dog much MUCH better so…

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Beth Gee

17 Apr 2025

★★★★★

Remote sessions from Australia

I just wanted to send Kerry a huge thanks for all of her help and wonderful advice with Ava! I am a remote client, and worked with Kerry from my home in Australia, with the goal of reducing Ava’s reactivity to other dogs. I have worked…

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Sarah Vernon

16 Apr 2025

★★★★★

Recovery after a dog attack

Kerry was great. Our dog was attacked a by another dog in an unprovoked attack it made her afraid of other dogs. And we were very worried when we saw dogs heading towards us or in the area we were in. Kerry helped us to feel more confident…

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Joanne Earley

26 Mar 2025

★★★★★

Understanding reactivity and stress

I can’t thank Kerry enough for all the help she has given me with my 2 poochons, Penny and Lola and cocakpoo Tilly. She is so knowledgeable and I have learnt so much from her to help my girls with reactivity and understanding their…

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Rebecca Aitken

24 Mar 2025

★★★★★

Walks are a fun time for him now

I’ve learned a lot in my sessions with Kerry and noticed a big difference with Mac. Walks are a fun time for him now due to the changes Kerry recommended. We had some problems with food as well, now I can be in the same room and be around…

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Lotti B

24 Feb 2025

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Our bond with our pup has grown twofold

After having some challenges with our puppy, Kerry was highly recommended. She did not disappoint! Kerry offered very timely support, where she listened to our challenges without judgement. It was very clear she cared about our pooch and…

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Michael McCabe

16 Jan 2025

★★★★★

Communicating effectively with my puppy

We started working with Kerry when my Rhodesian Ridgeback Scout was just 3 months old. In just 6 sessions, Kerry taught me so much about understanding Scout’s needs and how to communicate effectively with him. Scout is now much more…

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Christina Mackie

1 Jan 2025

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Help for my reactive dachshund

I found Kerri on Instagram and I am so very glad I did. My miniature dachshund has been dog reactive since being...

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Louise Clay

8 Nov 2024

★★★★★

Worried about Teddy’s anxiety

I approached Kerry just over a month ago as I was extremely worried about my dog teddy’s anxiety and the fractured...

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Katie Rutterford

2 Oct 2024

★★★★★

A vet recommendation that changed things

I dont know where to start with our experience with Kerry! Ever since one of the staff at our local vets recommended her...

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philmooer

25 Aug 2024

★★★★★

Kerry saved my relationship with my dog

Kerry saved my relationship with my dog. I won’t give you the whole sob story, bottom line was I had struggled for years...

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Christie Rae

26 Jul 2024

★★★★★

Life changing for our German Shepherd

Kerry is wonderful to work with and her impact has likely been life changing for our German Shepherd, Jax. The approach...

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Becky Smith

28 Jun 2024

★★★★★

Turned our anxious dog into a confident one

Kerry has turned our really anxious dog in to a confident one! Really remarkable the difference after only three...

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Lauren Wharff

28 Jun 2024

★★★★★

Extensive knowledge, force-free always

Kerry is phenomenal, she has such extensive knowledge on dog behaviour and different methods (all force-free of course)...

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Melissa Rutter

16 Jun 2024

★★★★★

Building confidence and recall

I went to Kerry for help with sonic to help build his confidence and work on recall. I am so happy with how kerry has...

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Daisy Flynn

25 Feb 2024

★★★★★

Patient and empathetic with our reactive dog

Kerry was very patient and empathetic when helping us with our reactive dog. She was full of fantastic suggestions which...

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Jacky Wright

17 Feb 2024

★★★★★

Amazed at the difference after three sessions

We are absolutely delighted and amazed at the difference in behaviour of our male dog since our three sessions with...

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Laura Wiszniewski

26 Jan 2024

★★★★★

100% recommend Howl School for Dogs

I would 100% recommend Howl School for Dogs for anybody who needs support with their canine best friend. Kerry helped me...

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Katy R

3 Jan 2024

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Objective support for an end of life decision

I sought help from HSfD recently to provide an objective view on my old dog’s behaviour to make a difficult end of life...

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Katie Roberts

20 Dec 2023

★★★★★

My reactive girl has made so much progress

Kerry is one of the most supportive, understanding and loveliest humans in the universe! My reactive girl has made so...

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Jo McEvedy

20 Nov 2023

★★★★★

Three sessions with our nervous basset hounds

Kerry came to us for three sessions with our slightly nervous basset hounds: initially I had asked her to focus on...

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Beth Colman

10 Nov 2023

★★★★★

Kind, friendly and knowledgeable

Kerry is a kind, friendly and knowledgeable trainer. She doesn’t just give general advice, but really makes an effort to...

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5 Nov 2023

★★★★★

Help with our rescue Maltipoo

We came to Kerry with our 7 year old Maltipoo rescue who had a barking ’problem’. After the first session with Kerry we...

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Jill

6 Sep 2023

★★★★★

Highly recommend Kerry

We can highly recommend Kerry! We were struggling to get our 10 year...

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Issy M

26 Aug 2023

★★★★★

Force-free and positive methods

We had a block of 3 sessions (so far) with Kerry. We knew we wanted someone who was force free and used positive methods...

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Gordon Johnson

31 Jul 2023

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Anxiety issues in our young spaniel

We booked Kerry for a block of three lessons, to help with our young male spaniel’s anxiety issues. Kerry quickly got to...

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Stephanie Newman

4 Jun 2023

★★★★★

Newly adopted terrier with challenges

We recently adopted a young terrier x dog, just under a year old, & were warned that she is an hysterical barker, has...

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Reece Guthrie

24 Apr 2023

★★★★★

Worked magic with our puppy

Kerry worked magic with our puppy Bonnie, we had been too scared to let Bonnie of her lead as she was only 3/4 months...

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Ben Spicer

19 Jan 2023

★★★★★

Big difference with Kerry’s approach

Kerry’s approach has really helped us and our dog and with her advice and support we’ve noticed a big difference in our...

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L DW

28 Nov 2022

★★★★★

Couldn’t recommend more highly

I honestly couldn’t recommend Howl School for Dogs more highly. Kerry is absolutely incredible! In just a few sessions...

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Thomas Carnegie

10 Nov 2022

★★★★★

Three sessions with our 8 month old

I couldn’t recommend Kerry and Howl School for Dogs any more highly. We had three sessions with her and our 8 month old...

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Baiba Plume

6 Apr 2022

★★★★★

Help for our rescue Billie

Kerry has been so great with me and my rescue Billie who’s struggling in the big, wide world and is reactive to dogs.

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Rebecca Dibb-Fuller

21 Feb 2022

★★★★★

More in 1 hour than all other trainers

Our experience with Howl: School for dogs was amazing, Kerry has taught me more in 1 hour than all the other trainers &...

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Maya Hart

10 Jan 2022

★★★★★

Science based, force-free and fun

Science based, professional, force-free and fun dog training. I attended Howl puppy school for 6 weeks which was an...

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Loretta McKenna

8 Jan 2022

★★★★★

Genuinely loves dogs

I can’t say enough good things about Kerry. She genuinely loves dogs and is totally invested in giving them and their...

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Bryony

7 Jan 2022

★★★★★

Fear-free and scientific approach

In short Kerry is amazing. Her approach to dog training is exactly what we were looking for - fear free, scientific...

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Tricia Paton

21 Sep 2021

★★★★★

Effective methods with quick results

Kerry is a very competent, flexible, patient and professional dog trainer. Her methods are effective with quick results. My puppy is highly excitable and Kerry’s ability to focus him was like magic!

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Sophie Smith

11 Sep 2021

★★★★★

Warm, kind, and knows her stuff

Kerry is a fantastic trainer, she is warm, kind, understanding and knows her stuff!

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Katie Blackburn

27 Aug 2021

★★★★★

Ruby has come on leaps and bounds

Kerry is such a wonderful and supportive trainer. Ruby has come on leaps and bounds since working together. She is super...

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Irene Martin

26 Aug 2021

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Patient with my fearful rescue

Kerry was very patient with my fearful rescue dog and within a few minutes she conquered her (with yummy salmon and...

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Holly Neal

25 Aug 2021

★★★★★

Helping with new aggression issues

We had our first session with Kerry yesterday. She is helping us with our dog who has started to become aggressive...

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Lina Dzuverovic

14 Jun 2021

★★★★★

A range of behaviours, all addressed

We signed up for sessions with Kerry for our little Jack Russell, Mochi, who needed training for a range of behaviours...

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Emma Waller

12 Jun 2021

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Effective methods for our rescue

Kerry from ’Howl: School for Dogs’ is a lovely and very experienced dog trainer. She’s helping us currently with our rescue dog Bonnie - and her methods are proving very effective!

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Sara Halasz

30 Apr 2021

★★★★★

Training a 7 month Yorkiepoo

I have a 7 month Yorkiepoo and started training with Kerry a couple of weeks ago.

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Nina Maxine

19 Apr 2021

★★★★★

Learnt so much in a short time

Had an amazing first session with Kerry, learnt so much in such a short amount of time, and my pup has been behaving so well since our training!

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Amy Crimmens

10 Apr 2021

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Lockdown habits, sorted

Kerry has been really great with my 14 month old frenchie who had developed some bad habits during lockdown. She is...

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Louise Payne

28 Mar 2021

★★★★★

Brilliant first session

Have just had the most brilliant training session with Kerry. Within 30 minutes, our overly bouncy, easily distracted...

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Rachel Morrissey

19 Mar 2021

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Working with our 4-month puppy

I started working with Kerry when my cocker spaniel puppy was around 4 months. Whilst my dog didn’t have any huge...

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Jo Butler

18 Mar 2021

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Rescue dog door obsession solved

My rescue dog Buzz never used to be obsessed by the back door, but then spent alot of time with a terrier who loved...

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Meg Fisher

16 Mar 2021

★★★★★

Calm and kind support for our rescue

Kerry is such a fantastic, intuitive dog trainer. She is so calm and kind. Our rescue dog had some anxiety issues when...

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Mandy Wong

13 Mar 2021

★★★★★

Lovely and amazing

Kerry is super lovely and amazing person! She is extremely confident about what she is doing to all dogs.

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Sarah Brownlee

6 Mar 2021

★★★★★

Thoughtful and highly effective

I can’t recommend Howl: School for Dogs enough. Kerry is a thoughtful and highly effective dog trainer/behaviourist.

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Michael Davies

1 Mar 2021

★★★★★

A couple of sessions was all we needed

We took Lulu, our rescue dog, to Kerry as she had a few behavioural issues. We needed only a couple of sessions with...

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