About Me

I have always had an interest in dogs. After leaving school I went to Reaseheath College in Nantwich and studied BTEC First and National Diploma in Animal Care, NVQ level 2 Animal Handling and C&G in Pet Store management.

Upon finishing college I went to Chester and Liverpool University where I received a BSc Honours in Animal Behaviour and Welfare in November 2001.

After leaving university I worked for a variety of rescue centres including the RSPCA Liverpool Branch in Halewood. I left there in 2003 to go travelling around Australia and New Zealand, where I worked at a vet's looking after dogs and cats. On my return I went back to the RSPCA in Halewood and progressed to team leader.

I have always had an interest in training dogs and in 2005 I joined Puppy School and trained with the founder Gwen Bailey. I left the RSPCA to train puppies and dogs as I realised that if I can help people before serious problems occur then hopefully dogs may not have to be re-homed as often.

I like all breeds of dogs but I have mainly owned Border Collies. My first dog was a Border Collie called Shep, that I had when I was 8 and that’s when my training bug hit. I love Border collies as they are very intelligent and needy dogs. I have 2 collies at the moment but have owned crossbreeds. I do want to own some different breeds as well in the future.

In October 2007 I passed my assessment to became a full member of the APDT (MAPDT: 00994), and in December 2007 I received Kennel Club Listed status to run the Good Citizens Dog Scheme.