Hilsbos Dog Training in English

Can't recommend enough!We attended both the puppy & young dog classes with Birgit, who at every step of the way provided helpful & practical advice for any situation encountered and solutions for existing issues.Thanks to her I can say my Berner is officially an obedient and well mannered good boy.Will definitely come back if I ever decide to do some further training.

We had a great experience with Birgit, she was tough but patient and helpful with our puppy. We made a lot of progress during the course and especially enjoyed the real life situations in training, I.e going to busy places and exposing the puppies to different distractions and learning how to handle these situations. We highly recommend Birgit!

Birgit has been a life-saver (and mental health savior!) since getting our Lab puppy! No question was too small or silly for her to answer - both in classes and via sms thereafter! Highly recommended, for mandatory dog courses or just for top-up / sanity-saver sessions thereafter!

Birgit is a gifted trainer with sensitivity to the human owner and pet. I had just moved to Switzerland months before setting out on what felt to be a daunting task---training two 22kg labs that never had any previous training. Birgit was patient and compassionate with all 3 of us. Having never lived abroad, the move here was exciting but also overwhelming and on the days where it was all just too much and I got lost trying to get to our appointment, Birgit calmly guided me to our destination over the phone. Upon arriving (both times!) she made me feel it was OK and everything would be all right. I never felt judged by her. For our private lessons, she was very organized and timely. Each session had a focus and upon completion of that lesson, she would help me see what went well and what needed to be improved and what we would focus on the next time. We made great strides but also need to stay consistent with the training. Even though we may not look like a perfectly trained trio walking the streets and trails here in Zurich area, I feel confident that I have the tools and tricks I need to be in control of my labs and have them show up as good canine citizens. It was a great growth experience for us all and Birgit is a firm, kind and intuitive teacher. I am so grateful for the experience.

I highly recommend Birgit! She helped us to learn how to communicate effectively with our puppy, and training was held at various locations so that we were always challenged and introduced to ways of overcoming distractions. Each week was a pleasure to learn with Birgit :)

Birgit is amazing and her classes are so helpful. We have a small dog which don’t require mandatory training but I signed up for her classes to ensure my dog behaved in a “Swiss” way. I first hired her for two private lessons as my puppy was a bit crazy. She worked wonders and her training techniques immediately improved our dogs behavior. I can’t recommend her enough!!!

We highly recommend using Hilsbos Dog Training, it has been a great experience working with Birgit and we've gotten such great results from the training with our energetic alaskan malamute, who now listens to our commands instead of her own instincts! :) Birgit is firm and very skilled in her training and has an impressive understanding of the dogs needs and abilities which makes the training very effective

Fantastic training!!I have had two sessions now and my dog is improving so much and so quickly. The training is sensible, simple, adaptive to my dogs needs. Simply wonderful and could not recommend highly enough.

Birgit’s thoughtful and spot-on instructions have made our bonding with our boxer dog much stronger and have eased our daily life with him. Birgit is a very knowledgable, friendly and effective trainer, who we would absolutely recommend. Our dog also loved her.Thank you Birgit for the great trainings, advice and tips.