Mindful Pets

"I had issues with my English bulldog puppy and needed advice on how to train her. Within 10 months of patience and Arianna’s help, Betty has become a very good dog. I would highly recommend Ariana especially with the Bulldog breed."

"I have a ten year old mixed-breed doggo. We lived together in Athens, Greece for the better part of her life. When I decided to bring her to Edinburgh, I was afraid she wouldn’t adapt well given that she was not trained beyond the basic commands of ‘sit, stay, paw’. I thought she had separation anxiety and issues with other female dogs. My biggest fear was that I wouldn’t be able to let her off the lead due to her history of running after stray cats, even into busy roads. Until my partner and I found Ariana. After a lot of research, we decided that Ariana would be up for the task. And boy she was! Not only did she manage to tame this predatory beast, she also taught us the most important things, which are how to understand and communicate with our dog, how to meet her needs, and how to provide her with a safe and calm environment. Now, the walks which had been so stressful in the past have become the most blissful and enjoyable thing to do with her. We can now happily let her off lead and let her explore her surroundings, knowing that she’ll come back. In addition, leaving her alone at home is no longer another stress – thanks to Ariana’s help, we saw a huge improvement in this in literally 24 hours. To our surprise, Ariana helped us to realise that our dog wasn’t actually the one with the separation anxiety… Ariana is an excellent trainer who knows and understands animal behaviour and psychology. She truly loves and cares for your animal and wants the best for them. The only thing you have to do is listen to her, and follow her advice! We’re so grateful for all her help and support."

"I re-homed a lovely but re-actively aggressive French Bulldog who saw every dog as a threat. Ariana showed me the tools to build trust between her and myself on walks in and around Edinburgh (I was super anxious about her getting mauled by other dogs, and my anxiety was part of the problem too!). Within a month, I saw immense improvement in her reactivity to dogs and now can confidently let her off off lead. Ariana has a lovely calm presence and has a really deep understanding of dog and human interaction. she truly is a "Dog Whisperer" in every sense of the word."

"Arriana is lovely and so helpful, I was at breaking point with my puppy and wondering if id made the right decision to get him. I contacted Mindful Pets and she’s helped turned everything around for us. Arriana took the time to look at every aspect of our situation and was always on hand for advice. I’m so grateful and I’m finally at the point where I’m actually enjoying being a dog owner and he’s a much happier little puppy!"

"We first contacted Arianna because we thought that our dog, Mortimer, was reactive to people and other dogs. He used to bark angrily to everyone and we were starting to feel like we couldn’t control nor teach our pup to behave better. Any other trainer would have probably just treated Mortimer like an aggressive/reactive dog, but Arianna spent lot of time and energy trying to understand the deeper meaning and causes of Mortimer’s behaviour. She taught us how to truly improve our relationship with Mortimer by learning how to understand him better. Just after three lessons we saw not only Mortimer’s improvements but also ours, we were all becoming more confident and happy together! I would definitely recommend her to anyone in need of advice because she really care about each dog like her own. Thanks Arianna for all your help!"