The Institute of Modern Dog Trainers Reviews 

This isn’t my first course with IMDT, and I have two future ones booked. I love them! Dave Brice is a fountain of knowledge, explains things clearly and pairs real-life experiences with theory to help us truly understand.

Wow just wow what an amazing four days.
Lots learnt, lots to process but had an awesome time.
This has spurred me on to follow my dreams and continue my journey.
I met some incredible people and the instructors were so helpful each day.
Great value for money so informative but also takes you out of your comfort zone.
Amazing experience and loved every minute.
Thanks Tania, Dan and Natalie you guys were awesome!

Had a really lovely time on the easy peasy puppy squeezy instructor course, lots of great ideas, everything explained really well, I especially loved the practical with Tanya, a lovely relaxed atmosphere, everyone was so helpful and both Steve and Tanya were willing to give up their free time to answer any questions. Highly recommend if you train pups, breed or thinking of doing so ⭐️

I really enjoyed the Easy Peasy Puppy Instructor course. It was informative, practical and gave me lots of useful ideas to take away and use with puppies and their owners. Steve and Tanya really made the course enjoyable. I came away feeling inspired to continue developing my skills. I’d definitely recommend it to anyone wanting to learn more about puppy training. Looking forward to the 2 day “career as a dog trainer” course next.

Excellent courses given by instructors with deep knowledge and experience coupled with a passion for teaching others a positive method for not just training dogs, but understanding them with empathy and compassion.

Thank you so much, IMDT.
Insightful, intriguing and inspirational
A fantastic webinar jam-packed full of practical ideas that can be applied from so many different perspectives to enhance your work with puppies.
I particularly valued the focus on demonstrating to clients that not only puppy care is a specialist role but this webinar teaches you the practical ways you can communicate this to your clients which helps them understand and more importantly see the true value of their puppy care experience was invaluable.

Very welcoming tutors making it easier to attend for someone with only personal companions for experience of dog training. Excellent support during the course to make presentations positive experiences. Very good admin so I knew everything I needed to know before attending and very well organised and running of course through the week. All the other attendees were friendly, I was honoured to be trusted with other people's dogs to work with. I learned so much more than I was expecting so couldn't be happier with the whole experience. Thank you everyone.

I have now attended both the 2 day career as a dog trainer theory course and the 4 day practical instructor course and both have been fantastic. I've learnt so much and now feel confident to book my assessment. All the instructors have been brilliant, so knowledgeable, helpful, friendly and very happy to answer any questions. Absolutely worth the money and more!

What a great 4 day course. All the trainers were fantastic, supportive and full of knowledge. It was a busy full on 4 days but so much fun. Would definitely recommend. Thanks team IMDT

Excellent insight into dog training with very knowledgeable trainer, relaxed atmosphere and time taken to interact with all the group, I have now booked for 4 day course in Oct, highly recommend

Fabulous training

Fabulous course, really well constructed with excellent trainers. I learned so much in the 4 days and came away enthusiastic to put in place.

I have done 2 courses with IMDT and they have both been really good. Well explained and easy to follow along. The instructions in the email we get before hand to tell us what we may need like a pen and book. And was very easy to understand the instructions. Would definitely recommend.

I attended the 2 day Dog Trainers course in July. I enjoyed the course very much and although I have been interested and have experience of training all of my own dogs to a decent standard over my lifetime, I gained plenty more knowledge. Learning new information was and will be invaluable should I decide to go into dog training, albeit part time, after I retire. The trainer/course presenter, was knowledgeable and clearly had important experience to share with us. The course was quite intense, but well presented and I found easy to understand, though I'm sure that I will need to revisit my notes from time to time.
I fully intend to book the 4 day course to follow on from this.
My only negative would be the venue, which was not the easiest places to get to. ( Haworth in Yorkshire) 🙈 However, I understand that it was the first time the venue had been used. I think I will head to Staffordshire next time. Straight down the motorway !! 😅

I very rarely leave negative reviews—in fact, I don’t think I’ve ever left a company a bad review before. However, I felt the level of service I received warranted making others aware of my experience.

I completed IMDT’s Professional Dog Walking course, costing £350, and unfortunately my qualification certificate was issued in the wrong name. I first contacted IMDT about this on 6 March 2026, and what should have been a straightforward administrative correction took over four months to resolve.

During this time I sent eight follow-up emails chasing the issue, received very little communication, submitted a formal complaint due to the lack of progress, and was even sent another incorrect certificate before eventually receiving an explanation that the issue may have been caused by a system error.

What I find particularly frustrating is that, when booking the course, I had clearly entered my own details as the attendee, and when my attendance certificate was initially issued in the wrong name, that was corrected promptly. This makes it difficult to understand why my professional qualification certificate took more than four months to investigate and resolve.

I completely appreciate that technical issues can happen, but good communication is what sets a company apart. Unfortunately, the communication and support throughout this process were extremely disappointing, especially from an organisation that describes itself as a leading education provider.

This experience has affected my confidence in IMDT and delayed my ability to move forward with my professional qualification. Sadly, based on the service I received, I would not recommend IMDT to others or choose them for future qualifications.

Every course/qualification I have completed with IMDT have been invaluable, clearly presented and thorough. The information and education they provide is vital and I hope they reach as many people as possible.

I attended the 2 day dog trainer course; the instructor was very knowledgeable and passionate. Lots of information to digest in 2 days but presented and taught in a manner that was very engaging and interesting. Would highly recommend to those considering a career in dog training.

Enjoyable and educational, answered any questions I had. All round friendly vibe :)

It was so good very much so worth it. So much information that is a need to know I would 100% recommend

I just completed the 2 day course for dog trainers over 4 evenings. Mus absolutely made the whole experience worth it. I learned a ton--the organization of the materials were great, the presentation and the slides, etc. But what really brought it all together was Mus's expertise. He told us about a lot of his experiences as a dog trainer, using specific examples, and I was really impressed with how patient and knowledgeable he was with every single question thrown at him. And he added a bit of humor, too, so that the evening classes after work weren't too rough! Definitely 5 stars. Great value for money. This was my first course with IMDT but based on this experience I'm looking into other courses to take with them.