About Me
Most of the people who come to me have already tried a lot.
They’ve watched the videos, tried the advice, bought the equipment, changed walking routes, avoided busy areas, and started planning their day around their dog’s behaviour. Walks become stressful, unpredictable, and exhausting. Confidence drops for both ends of the lead.
That’s usually the point where people reach out.
For over a decade, I’ve worked professionally with dogs, alongside an educational background in animal care and behaviour that goes back even further. My background started with an HNC in Animal Care, followed by a four-year BSc Honours degree in Animal Biology. I later completed a two-year diploma in Animal Behaviour throughCOAPE International, where I worked closely with rescues and training centres while developing practical behaviour experience.
My Training Philosophy
Alongside training, I’ve also worked within veterinary practice, daycare environments, and spent years shadowing trainers with very different approaches and philosophies. Seeing both ends of the spectrum taught me something important very early on:
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to dog training.
Over the years, I’ve developed my own way of working — one that focuses on the dog in front of me, the owner in front of me, and what is realistically sustainable for both. My speciality has naturally become reactivity work, particularly with large breeds, working-line dogs, and powerful personalities. I’m also very much a Dobermann person, so I understand firsthand the realities of living with intelligent, sensitive, high-drive dogs.
Building Lasting Change
My goal isn’t perfection.
My goal is to help you create a manageable, realistic lifestyle with your dog.
That might mean no longer needing 5am walks to avoid everyone else. It might mean being able to walk past another dog without panic. It might mean finally feeling confident handling situations that used to overwhelm you.
Training should create clarity, structure, communication, and confidence — for both dog and owner.
I work closely with my clients throughout the process because long-term change doesn’t happen from a single session alone. I want clients to stay in touch, ask questions, update me honestly, and allow us to work through the difficult stages together. This isn’t a case of “do exactly what I say.” The best results happen when we build a genuine working relationship where there’s trust, consistency, accountability, and open communication on both sides.
The clients best suited to my programmes are people who are committed to long-term change, willing to learn, open to guidance, and ready to put the work in consistently. My role is to guide you, support you, and help simplify the process so that you can focus on taking things one step at a time while seeing meaningful progress along the way.
A video showing me working with my 2 year old Dobermann Enzo in preparation for our Schutzhund sport BH Trial.
Scentwork practice
After losing Enzo, I continued to be involved in the Schutzhund sport but this time on the side of being a helper.
Becki and Zorro BH trial.
Zorro and I with his crufts qualifying rosette