I’ve always been a huge dog lover but didn’t get the opportunity to have my own until I had a change of career to become a dog trainer. Wooster, my wonderful Airedale Terrier puppy came first in the summer of 2019. Oscar, my very enthusiastic about everything Working Springer Spaniel x Collie puppy arrived from rescue six months later at 16 weeks old. Together they keep me entertained and busy!

After getting my BA (Hons) degree in Music, Theatre and Entertainment Management from the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA), and having spent 10 years working on set in the film industry, in 2018 I decided to make a change and learn something new!

I began squirrelling away at courses and reading lots of books and papers on all things dog! I spent an amazing five months working part time at Glendee Rescue where I gained a lot of hands on experience, working with dogs that had been on a rough journey in their life.

After this I moved down to Wiltshire and assisted a fantastic IMDT trainer at puppy classes for six months to build my knowledge and confidence in teaching. I soon learnt that the dog training and behaviour industry is completely unregulated, anyone can work as a dog trainer and behaviourist without any qualifications or experience.

As I like to do things properly I made sure I learnt, and still learn, through credible organisations that teach the latest in canine behaviour science and hold their members to a strict code of ethics.

My journey to become a qualified trainer was with the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers (IMDT). I passed my externally assessed written and practical assessment with distinction in July 2020 and achieved an OCN Level 3 in Principles of Dog Training and Behaviour.