Instructor in Leadership Skills, Dog Obedience and Agility

Reiki Practitioner

Kennel Club Good Citizen Scheme Examiner

Working for the health, welfare and harmonious co-existence
of people and their pets

 
I have owned and trained dogs for more than 30 years. I have a Diploma in Canine Psychology, a Certificate of Competence in Agility and am a registered Examiner for the KC Good Citizen Scheme. I visit owners and their dogs at home, run clicker training classes for puppies and rescue dogs and complete home checks for a number of rescue and rehoming animal centres. As a Reiki Practitioner I offer Reiki healing to animals to help speed up their recovery after injury, surgery or illness and to aid rehabilitation if they have behaviour problems or suffer with severe stress or fearfulness possibly leading to aggression. I also offer Reiki treatments to people who may have experienced trauma or stress. (See my Reiki page)

My two rescue Border Collies, Megan and Zak came to me with many issues but are now balanced, happy, contented dogs. They have won a number of rosettes in several local flyball competitions whilst being members of a flyball team based in Kent. They also attended agility training at my local dog club and have taken part in local competitions.

My clicker training skills were learned whilst teaching Megan and Zak and I'm now able to pass those skills on at my own classes. Each week the dogs go "off-lead" and spend time with each other in a natural but very safe environment. I believe only kind methods of training should ever be employed and recommend and promote clicker training. When time permits I volunteer to clicker train rescue centre dogs so they have at least some basic manners to give them more chance of finding that "forever" home.

I help owners to develop leadership skills. Animals understand and respond much better to different energy types and levels, and by using this knowledges we can show our canine friends what their boundaries are so they can relax and enjoy life in harmony with us once again.

I'm called upon to help solve behaviour problems in all dog breeds, issues such as food theft, house training, destructive and aggressive problems. Many of my clients are referred to me by local vets, other satisfied dog owners or rescue organisations