ABOUT THE TRAINER
Raised with and caring for animals since
childhood, I have worked professionally in the UK and Europe with dogs (BIPDT qualified) and horses (BHSAI qualified), giving me the
privilege of working with many different
breeds and temperaments.
This experience plus ownership of a variety
of much loved pet dogs, time spent as a volunteer
at rescue centres, and ongoing research into
animal behaviour has given me an invaluable
insight into both their behaviour and, equally
important, the effects that our own behaviour
has on the animals we interact with.
This experience has also been complemented
with a corporate background (Postgraduate
CIM DipM) as well as having taught in Spain
as a teacher of English (TESOL qualified).
From experience, I believe that the most
effective method to help you gain improvements
with your dogs' behaviour is always
by using kindness and consideration,
learning to understand the animals we come
into contact with and gently but firmly
enforcing sensible guidelines. This
is far more beneficial than any harsh form
of training.
Despite over thirty years’ association
with dogs, there is always more to learn. In order to ensure on-going professional
development and the highest standard of advice
for owners and their dogs I have successfully
attended many courses
run by some of the UK’s leading trainers, some of which
include:
- Northern Centre for Canine Behaviour in conjunction
with Battersea Dogs Home: Dog Training and Instructing certificate
- Northern Centre for Canine Behaviour in conjunction
with Battersea Dogs Home: Canine Aggression certificate
- BIPDT professional instructors' course
and examination (Qualified 1st Grade instructor)
- Animal Aiders dog first aid course
I am an Educational Speaker with The
Blue Cross and available to give free educational
talks to schools and youth
groups (ages 5 – 12 years) in Nutfield and
surrounding areas.
Please visit the Blue Cross website at www.bluecross.org.uk for further information.
I am also a volunteer rehoming assistant
with Home Counties Boxer Welfare (www.hcbw.org.uk)
