Good as Golden - Wakefield

Dorotea Zaev

So happy we have found the Golden Academy. The effort that Kate, with help from Helen and Carl put into teaching us how to train our dog is amazing. There is no question left unanswered. What I love most is that I
feel I can trust the trainers. It’s so nice to be part of a community of people from all over the world, there is so much to learn from each other ! There is no silly question, we and our golden are allowed to be ourselves and do the training at the pace we need to do. I highly recommend this academy. ☺️

Catia Villanueva

I would 100% recommend The Golden Academy to anyone!

I found Kate on one of the free challenges found it fascinating and immediately without even doing any training I could understand what my Golden Bailey was trying to tell me! I’m not a bad owner and she’s not a bad dog like myself and many others that came in our path made us think, she’s just a teenager having struggles and it’s my job to help her navigate that and train to have our anywhere dog and for her to have her best life.

Safe to say I’ve joined the academy and never looked back! We have a long way ahead of us however no matter the time I’ve put into training I can see differences in her behaviour, the Golden Geeks group is lovely, we share our experiences, wins & bench moments without any judgement and the academy training is easy to follow bite sized videos that you can use even if you have little time. Either watching on your phone, PC, TV or hearing it like a podcast on my way to work the academy is always right there for me!

If anyone decides to join the academy it will be the best investment you’ll ever do for yourself and your golden. It’s fairly priced and more helpful than expensive trainers that I’ve used in the past and to be honest you’ll be the one living with your dog so the best way is to train them yourself!

Lyndsey Taylor

I could not speak any more highly of both Kate Bond and being part of the Golden Academy. I found the group when my dog 6 months, I was lost and overwhelmed. I found myself reading so many conflicting advice and my gorgeous pup was heading into adolescence. The ease of online learning works well with our busy life, without compromising quality. Being breed specific training allows you to tap into what's right for our goofy Goldies. You can take it at your own pace and Kate is on hand to support all the way. The community has grown a lot of the time I have been a member , its such a supportive group where we support those bad moments and celebrate the wins ! Am so proud of how far we have come, I am now well equipped to enrich my pups life, she's doing amazing for 15 months. Thanks Kate you have changed our lives

ros cox

Discovering good as golden dog training with Kate Bond is the best thing I ever did for me and my two year old golden retriever Molly. The video lessons are so easy to follow and the science behind it all shows Kates amazing knowledge and understanding of dogs but particularly goldens. I was having a lot of problems with Molly and through Kates teaching and support I have a better relationship with her and enjoy our walks again. Joining the academy gives you a support group through Facebook to share experiences as well as lots of teaching videos and weekly live Q and A sessions. Kate is also available to answer any specific questions when needed.The training is always through kindness and understanding and learning to communicate with your dog so they understand the behaviour you want. I absolutely love it and would highly recommend Kate to anyone with a golden retriever. I just wish I had known about her when Molly was a puppy so I could have stated the training earlier!!

Gemma Rose

I would highly recommend Kate Bond at The Golden Academy. We joined in July 2022 when our Golden Retriever (Olive) was 14 months old, we only wish we had found Kate sooner. Who would have a thought an online dog training academy would actually help! The advice and knowledge of this specific breed is fantastic. Doesn’t matter if you are getting a new puppy, are in adolescent stage or even an older golden the help and training in this group will help.
We absolutely love sharing our wins and also fails so we can work on them.
Olive has gone from a pulling, jumping, biting pup to a lovely calm loose lead walker in just a few months.
Hands down the BEST trainer we have ever come across 💛

Anita Greenfield

Having had 3 goldens & 2 Great Danes before I thought I knew most things with training. How wrong I was! Kate has given me such great advice and logical steps and exercises to follow - all broken down into small achievable ones. It’s a journey & not a quick fix but you really see the difference and Elmo is happy. Training with kindness & fun. Thanks Kate

Vicky Kershaw

Fantastic dog focused and fun training. Ringo is a 17 month old goldie who pulled on the lead and would recall when he felt like it. Kate was brilliant at giving me simple fun tips to help us understand each other. We’d tried other training but found it very strict, and it seemed to break Ringo’s spirit. Ringo has his mojo back, and still has his lovely happy personality but I can walk him well now on a loose lead, and his recall is fab! Thanks Kate!

Mary Wild

Our fourth week and j is much better,. Still have a lot to go but Kate is fantastic so I know we can do it. Thank you Kate xx

Well here I am again and I cannot thank Kate enough, she is a star. J has done really well this week on our walks, yes a few hiccoughs but much better than before. He showed Kate just how much he was progressing and he also showed her that I was improving too 😂. I would recommend Kate to anyone she has such a lovely way of putting you and your dog at ease. Very professional and knows exactly what is needed. Because of some of my problems she had to adapt some training but that was done with a smile. Thank you x