The Institute of Modern Dog Trainers Omdömen 

Usually I find video based learning to be inferior to in person by a fair amount, but IMDT have bridged that gap magnificently!

Excellent tuition

Very professional and well organized. I really enjoyed the conference packed with valuable information, great speakers and experts of all types and specialties. I look forward to doing a course with IMDT.

I had booked last year but just before my dog became terminally ill, however the IMDT held my payment over and I went on the 2 Day course a couple of weeks ago.
It was a dog-less 2 days but a good theoretical intro. As always realising how much more there is to learn. Including Practical would have been useful but not practical for just the 2 days. The trainer was very knowledgeable and gave down to earth answers to all the questions. I enjoyed it. I thin

I recently attended the 4 day practical course hoping to gain confidence. As someone who struggles with public speaking but loves training dogs, I was excited (though nervous) to practise teaching a class - something that’s outside of my comfort zone.

For the first few days, I received positive feedback from fellow attendees after my practise classes, but none from the instructors, which would have been helpful at this stage.

On the final day, I wanted to challenge myself more, and so I did a practise 20 minute class on "walking backwards", in which my method involved using a mat target and guiding the dog back so their back paws touch the mat, using treats and luring (no harm or force involved) - this is a trick I've successfully taught my dogs before, as someone who does trick training and canine freestyle. It was a method I was proud of and had planned in detail, while also having other methods as a back up incase some dogs were struggling with it, because I know what might work for one dog may not work for another.

However, I was immediately shut down by the instructor, who took over and made it seem like my approach was completely wrong and negative. Though I value feedback, his delivery was very undermining and left me feeling embarrassed in front of others. I had a full plan, including solutions for dogs who might've struggled with this trick, but I didn’t get a chance to show it. It felt like he took all the credit for my session, especially when the others gave his technique a go and were really impressed with his approach. This was really disheartening, as I wanted to be able to give my own advice and tips.

Afterwards, he gave me private feedback and mentioned to me 1-2-1 that I did really well and was 'one of the best'. While this was nice to hear, it also felt a bit confusing after I had just been humilated in front of everyone else. I went on to share with him about my future plans of becoming a dog trainer, specifically in trick training. While he did offer me some guidance, he also mentioned that I wouldn’t get many clients in trick training as not many people would be interested in that. While I understand the need for realism, his response felt discouraging rather than supportive. I hoped for mentorship and a constructive path forward - not to have my goals brushed off.

The course seemed like it was more for them to show off their own skills and methods, not really considering any other techniques. They're a very “my way or no way” company and it felt patronising, while dismissing any existing knowledge and ideas from those attending the course.

I was initially excited to recommend this course to my large social media following, however, based on my experience, I no longer feel comfortable doing so.

I am certainly a geek when it comes to dog body language and we, as humans, can never stop learning about it. Apart from a few video glitches, the course was very informative, enjoyable and easy to follow. Questions were answered efficiently and in full. I would certainly recommend this course.

I really enjoyed this course, and have already found what I learned useful in my dog ‘home boarding’ setting. Some of the information confirmed what I thought I instinctively knew, but having it reiterated was really helpful. I also gained knowledge about non verbal behaviours that I didn’t previously understand, and I am now noticing such signals in my day to day experience with dogs. The presenter was engaging and made it so interesting. We all loved the appearance of his own dog 💙 My only reason for not giving five stars would be that some new video footage would enhance the course, but I understand that it’s not easily captured, and the presenter did ask us to ‘donate’ anything relevant if we had any footage.

With 3 different professional instructors, each training slightly different, enabled all attendees to achieve results, as far as I could see.
I really enjoyed my experience learning more tools to use whilst working with dogs.

Great course delivered by approachable knowledgeable experts. Easily digested learning packed with plenty of usable contents.

The 4 Day Instructors Course was brilliant. Everything explained in detail by hugely knowledgeable instructors. Really enjoyed it and learned so much. Would highly recommend 👏⭐️

The course tutor was knowledgeable and enthusiastic. As the course was 6pm to 9pm on 4 consecutive evenings the enthusiasm and love for the subject was appreciated. This course covered the science of dog learning, body language, group class planning -all things you would need to know. Extra reading was suggested which I loved. Welcome emails and links came 2 weeks and the day before the course. This gave me plenty of time to print out the notes so I could add extra information during the sessions. The zoom links worked every evening. Course started and finished on time. The course left me feeling enthused about the subject. Good value for money.

UPDATE:
IMDT’s reply to this review is a perfect example of the unprofessionalism I experienced throughout. Rather than engaging with any of the concerns I raised they dismissed my feedback as “rude” and “inaccurate,” while completely ignoring the substance of my complaint and then go on the attack blaming the victim of their behaviour. If this is how they respond to fair, evidence-based criticism in a public forum, it says a great deal about the level of professionalism students can expect behind the scenes.

Original review:
I enrolled in IMDT’s Level 4 course in good faith, expecting evidence-based, critical training in canine behaviour. Instead, I found a dogmatic and ideologically rigid framework masquerading as positive reinforcement. The tutor feedback was vague, repetitive, and unconstructive — mostly along the lines of “add more detail” with no actual guidance, creating a loop of resubmissions without meaningful learning or progress.

When I raised these concerns and requested a refund for the Level 5 course (which I paid for in advance but never started), IMDT refused. Rather than addressing the issues, they became defensive — insisting their marking was clear and that writing about case studies or watching webinars was sufficient practical experience to be called a “behaviourist.” In my view, this is misleading and risks setting a dangerous precedent for dog owners who assume graduates have hands-on, supervised experience when they do not.

They do not publish critical reviews on their own website — which is why they appear to have a flawless 5-star rating — and I suspect they’ll reply to this review with the usual defensive script: claiming they aren’t dogmatic, their tutors are experienced, and that in-person training isn’t necessary. That kind of attitude is exactly the problem.

If you're looking for genuinely rigorous, balanced, and practical behaviour education — I recommend looking elsewhere.

I was about to book on this course but have been put off seeing that the directors wife, and ex director has been banned from owning dogs which means that my course fee would be contributing to paying their fine for being banned from owning dogs.

My question is, if she is banned from owning dogs, how does he own a dog if he lives in the same premises?

i cant past links but google Glendee dog kennels

The day was broken down so that it was easy to understand and very informative. It really added value to my training knowledge and although I am not a behaviourist, it gives me information that can overlap into my training classes.

Learned so much! Excellent course content, superb delivery.

A very interesting and thought-provoking course that gave me plenty to reflect on and explore further. The content was well-presented, relevant, and opened up new ways of thinking about dog behaviour. I’d highly recommend this course to anyone studying or working with dogs – whether you're just starting out or looking to deepen your understanding.

I much enjoyed Mustafa’s training during the "2 day career as a dog trainer course" which I attended by zoom over 4 days. It was informative and taught in an engaging, caring way which made it a moment to look forward to. It’s fantastic to have an experienced trainer and teacher (Mustafa) obviously so keen to share as much as he can albeit in a short time! He was also extremely patient with all individual questions which helped everyone, the community of students was very friendly. I fully recommend this course!

Having completed x2 training courses now with the IMDT, the knowledge and style of learning has been unreal, a special shout out to Mustafa Ozmus whom I have had the absolute pleasure of learning from so far. (next one booked is cannine to human aggression) highly recommend the classes are mixed knowledge levels from dog owners up

Very good webinar with amazing examples. I learned best through visual content, and the video examples helped me a lot. Highly recommend.

Amazing support throughout your Dog Training journey. Dog rating: 5 Woofs