
RUTH SPELLACY
Over the last 15 years Ruth has studied many different training methods including attending courses such as “Thinking Like Canines” (TLC) by the world famous Barbara Sykes. She also gained a distinction in and has a Diploma in Animal Behaviour. She has expertise in dog and puppy nutrition from working with the experts at the highly regarded “Hills Pet Nutrition” (https://www.hillspet.co.uk/).
Ruth’s training expertise has been perfected by working with rescue dogs since 2003 and she has rescued, re-trained, and re- homed over 400 dogs in that time.
Kyle came to help me with my 1 year old bulldog who is terrified of stairs. I have to carry him up and down and he now weighs 20kg! We had one session with Kyle who was really lovely in his attitude towards Moose. Really patient. He couldn’t immediately fix the issue but with his help and advice, within 2 days, Moose is doing the stairs on his own! Amazing! Thanks Kyle
Tracy earle 15 Apr 2022I have a border collie and struggled with finishing the training due to dog stopped listening. Ruth came out and helped me with some useful tips and recommended equipment to help me get my dog to listen. Taken him out and it’s been two weeks since Ruth has been and my dog is listening and responding to me. It’s been the best thing for me and my dog would highly recommend.
Corrie Rose 07 Nov 2021
Thankyou so muchFirstly before we go to the advice, welcoming Ruth to our home was great - she was friendly, kind, non-judgemental and wanted to know how she could help our lives with our girls, rather than making us fit into the dogs lives. We did not feel rushed by her time and she was happy to help both indoors and out on a walk. We cannot believe the difference a week makes.. Ruth came to see us a week ago, she gave us brilliant advice which we have followed and in just one week the difference is incredible! We have been out for a drink with two quiet daxies (this was never possible!!). Yesterday our hairdresser came and that would always cause barking from entry to exit… we had little barks, which is allowed as it’s someone visiting their home, following Ruth’s advice we could stop it and carry on chatting. Walks are now a delight without our little one barking at every moving object - people we meet regularly as we walk cannot believe the difference in her! If you are wondering whether or not to use Ruth - DO IT - you will find it money well spent and your life with your gorgeous doggies transformed. THANK YOU RUTH ????
Anita Pilley 07 Nov 2021Ruth came to our house and in 5 mins had our dog completely listening to her commands which I was amazed at. Ruth really knows what she is doing and is extremely knowledgeable and so helpful in giving us advice on how to deal with our dogs play biting and how to stop her pulling on the lead when wanting to meet and greet everything she sees on walks! Ruth was very kind and caring to our dog and we would definitely recommend her to anyone. We have been keeping on with the training and our dog is getting much better and calming down now. Thanks Ruth!
Helen Parry-Jones 06 Oct 2021Ruth spent 90minutes at our home and local village with our dog, Nell and was completely brilliant and giving us digestible, effective and reproducible advice and tips to have a happy and obedient dog. We would thoroughly recommend York Dog School and Ruth! Thank you! Nick and Jess (and Nell).
Nick Knight 27 Sep 2021Ruth is very skilled and we would highly recommend. Ruth came for one session with our very young puppy and we were amazed just how quickly the puppy grasped the commands. We have carried on with the training and have a very obedient young puppy. Well spent money and wouldn't go anywhere else.
Amanda Jenkinson 08 Sep 2021We have a Rumanian rescue dog who has settled in brilliantly except she has absolutely refused to have a lead on and therefore we could not go out for a walk.
John Rawson 04 Sep 2021
We sourced someone to help and Ruth came to the rescue. Within an hour Ruth had her walking, and now(48 hrs on) she walks and walks.
Thanks Ruth, you were fantastic, and would recommend her highlyRuth was amazing. We only had 1 session and the value I got from the time spent with her was unbelievable. Wasn’t instant has home work to do with our dog Buddy putting into practice the techniques Ruth recommended.
Cherie Carter 16 Aug 2021
Buddy is now off the lead most of the time and is recall is amazing even when seeing other dogs which was our real big issue.
T H A N K Y O U ! ????This 1-2-1 session was really helpful, Ruth knew exactly what she was talking about and proved it with the respond from our dog! We decided to get Ruth in to help with our 12 month old Cocker Spaniel who has always pulled on the lead and extremely food focused, within the first 5 minutes we honestly could not believe the change in Oscar and how quickly he was responding to her training! We really felt at ease with the training steps and we are definitely seeing results from the practice and tips Ruth taught us. Very happy with the results so far!
Georgina Owen 09 Aug 2021Ruth was absolutely fantastic! We decided to look into getting some training sessions for Ollie, our 7month old Golden Irish puppy to work on jumping up, walking on the lead and recall.
Paula Clarke 21 May 2021
We were a bit apprehensive as we were worried we would be made to feel like we had been training him wrong however it was the complete opposite. Ruth was lovely, calm and very professional. She really put us at ease and went through each training step in a way that was easy to follow and was very patient when we were practicing. She uses a correction and reward technique that really works!
The session was very personal and we all (including Ollie) really enjoyed it. We have been practicing all that Ruth taught us and it is working really well.
Thank you Ruth, love Paula, James and Ollie x