'I have been taking classes from puppy level through to advanced for 9-10 years now and have worked with a great many breeds with varying personalities! I qualified in Dog Training and Canine Behaviour with my diploma Level III several years ago and since then have continued taking part in training for both myself and my own dogs to keep us up to date!

I enjoy working with owners and all breeds, but do have additional knowledge with training terriers and small breeds also for both safety on walks and up to competition level.

I own two adult Norwich Terriers who through hard work and enjoyment have worked through all levels of classes to result in Cassie competing at Open and Obedience and Taylor competing at Agility and Jumping classes. Both dogs thoroughly enjoy the ‘work’ they do, and additionally are trained to Kennel Club Good Citizen Gold. Cassie also does a lot of demo work for me in the classes and at shows as well as dabbling in Heelwork to Music, K9 Multsport and UK Rally O. Taylor has started Working Trials training, also enjoys K9 Multisport and has started his duties as a Pets as Therapy dog!! Both Cassie and Taylor have also been taking part in demonstrations and displays at shows including All About Dogs for Obedience and local shows for Agility.

I thoroughly enjoy working with both owners and their dogs on all levels, and find it so very rewarding seeing owners and dogs working together, enjoying each other’s company and progressing in whatever they aim to achieve!

I have been an Instructor within the classes at Dog Training For Essex & Suffolk for 2 years now and have been training here for several years, bringing my own dogs through to Advanced level plus other activities such as Agility and Scent work. I love working with all breeds of dog and have additional experience with Dogs from Rescue and with larger and stronger breeds.

I currently have two rescue dogs. Ned my male Boxer X who is a high chase dog that likes to keep busy. He is extremely intelligent and wants to work constantly, which has given me the opportunity to work on both fun exercises as well as working through the behaviours that accompany chase instincts.

My second dog, Tilly, is a full Boxer who loves to retrieve. She likes to be kept active and enjoys a good run as well as training, but not quite at the same level way as Ned. Tilly was very nervous when we got her and very noise sensitive and also had bad separation anxiety, so we took training with her a little more slowly but now she is confident, very happy and you wouldn’t know she had ever been in another home!

I only hope you have as much fun training your dog(s) as much as I have mine, and enjoy the challenges and achievements involved in working with dogs and their owners on a daily basis!