Welcome to O’Donnell’s School for Dogs

We offer puppy foundation courses, adult dog courses, workshops
and 1:1 training, covering Ware, Hertford and surrounding areas.

Welcome to O’Donnell’s School for Dogs

We offer puppy foundation courses, adult dog courses, workshops and 1:1 training, covering Ware, Hertford and surrounding areas.

  • PUPPY HUB
  • ADULT CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
  • 1:1 CONSULTATIONS

Discover the benefits of a well trained dog

Imagine a stress free walk with your dog off lead and enjoying the countryside without running off or mobbing other dogs and walkers.

Learn how to have fun with your dog at home and away. Practise fun training games always taught positively for maximum enjoyment for you and your dog.

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Head Trainer Nicola O’Donnell has worked with dogs for a number of years alongside a puppy school in Suffolk where she became skilled in teaching puppy and adolescent classes all the way through to advanced classes featuring trick training and competitive obedience.

Nicola is fully qualified with the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers, fully insured, dog first aid trained, DBS checked, follows the Dog Trainer School Professional Standard and most recently has become a Talking Dogs Rally Instructor.

Nicola currently has two dogs; Paddy the Cockerpoo, highly skilled in scentwork and Murphy the Poodle currently training to be a trick superstar!

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Testimonials

  • I am on my 3rd puppy class with Nicola now and have 3 to go! I have noticed such a difference in my Puppys behaviour and her listening, she covers everything you'd want her to and the classes are so much fun! She's super friendly and I'm so glad I found her for my puppy classes! Thankyou


    Olivia

  • Cannot recommend O’Donnells puppy training enough, we have learnt so much from attending the 6 week course, Bailey has loved every second of it and has really picked up the training. With given homework each week the training continued at home, and we have a much better trained puppy for this.
    We have even been praised while out by others how well behaved Bailey is. You definitely need to sign up!


    Asteria

  • WOW. What a difference in Coco. We have learnt so much. I would definitely recommend this lady to anyone struggling with their dog or who just needs a little help. We didn't do the puppy class but straight to the improvers class. We now walk with a loose lead and so many other things have improved. If I ever get another dog Im signing up from the puppy stage. Thank you so much.


    Vanessa

  • I have just completed a 6 week puppy class with Nicola and I would 100% recommend her! The difference in my puppy is amazing and the help Nicola gives you is fantastic! I’m so pleased I found her class.
    Thank you Nicola


    Tracey

  • Can't say enough about the 1:1 support we are receiving as we rehome a bouncy, bright 7-month old puppy into our home with an older quirky rescue. Nicola has been extremely helpful and we can't wait for the classes to begin next month.


    Sandra

  • We attended 6 weeks of puppy classes. Nicola's classes were well structured, with enough time for each task for the dogs to pick up. She explained each task and demonstrated, so that they were easy to understand, adults and dogs. ny 9 year old granddaughter, who is autistic, attended with her dog and was able to work through each task easily, mainly, I think due to the structured classes. She enjoyed the classes very much.
    Both Gracie and myself learnt alot and I came away very confident in moving forward with continuing to train her. I'd definitely recommend O'Donnells School for Dogs.


    Rosemary

  • Nicola came for a home visit to help us with our new puppy Tilly. Nicola was so reassuring that most things we had put in place were good but just helped us fine tune everything. Nicola also helped us to teach Tilly to sit within 10 minutes. Nicola gave us loads more tips and I must say they have all worked a treat. I highly recommend Nicola to come around and do a home visit, sooo helpful. We will definetly be calling Nicola again once Tilly starts going out for walks.


    Demetra

  • Cannot recommend Nicola enough, on my fourth puppy class with my 7 month old rescue pup and the changes in her behaviour are huge. All the training is done through positive reinforcement and really encourages the dogs to make the right choices. Nicola is really helpful, and helps with issues in classes and outside of classes. We will be back for further training!


    Shauna

  • I attended Nicola’s 6 week Intermediate Dog Training course with my new rescue dog. The small class size gave us the opportunity to have very personalised advice. Nicola gave us so many excellent pointers to build on the behaviour of our dogs and also worked with each dog individually. I would recommend this course to anyone looking to improve the behaviour of their dog. Thank you Nicola for your guidance and patience and being contactable for advice outside of the course time too.


    Selina

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