For four years I worked full time as a dog walker for my own business. Walking thousands of groups of dogs over this time put me in a great position to observe them and intensively learn about their behaviour. I got my first dog, Denzel (a spanish rescue) in my first year of business. My second Spanish rescue dog Leto arrived a year later. Kanita, my Thai street dog followed- and I credit her for advancing my understanding of canine body language and behaviour.
Sadly, only Kanita remains and I have since adopted three rescue dogs, two of whom have also passed away. Kanita’s current entourage  consists of Amigo (my fourth spanish rescue dog)  and Mohawk the Turbo Badger (Border Collie) who was my first puppy!

I’ve been working as a trainer/behaviourist since 2012/2013 and am now one of a handful of Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourists in Bristol, becoming the go-to person for my work with street dogs and rescue dogs from abroad.

I am the resident and featured behaviourist for the Blue Pet Co, an innovative nutrition and supplements brand as well as for Nutriment, one of the UK’s leading raw food brands. I write blogs and create video content for them on canine behaviour and training, which you can view on their social media pages or link via our blog’s section.

I have featured on The BBC, The One Show and on BBC Radio Bristol multiple times as the featured expert. I have been a guest speaker for Canine Arthritis Management (CAM) and have presented the APBC and Behaviour Vets (USA). Pre-Covid I have presented seminars in the UK and Czech Republic.

My written work has also been  featured in veterinary journals, including two peer reviewed articles.

I focus on a proactive approach to dog behaviour and training, creating free content on Facebook and affordable resources to help prevent behaviour problems starting or escalating. These can be viewed here.

I actively keep myself up to date with modern research on canine behaviour by attending various courses, seminars and conferences.
As a full member of The APBC and CCAB with ASAB,  I am required to complete more than 30 hours of ongoing education a year.
Some of my practical CPD is listed below, this does not include all theory based seminars for which there are too many to list!

  • Master’s Degree in Clinical Animal Behaviour (Edinburgh University) MERIT.
  • Full CAB Member of The APBC
  • Accreditted CCAB (dogs) with ASAB
  • Full Member of PACT
  • Registered CAB (Clinical Animal Behaviourist)  with the ABTC
  • Registered ATI (Animal Training Instructor) with the ABTC
  • A diploma (merit) in canine behaviour with the British College of Canine Studies
  • A diploma (merit) in canine aggression with Compass Education
  • A diploma in canine applied zoopharmacognosy
  • A certificate for seven days up close and personal tuition with the Norweigan dog expert Turid Rugaas.
  • A certificate of attendance for 3 days study at Turid Rugaas’ dog trainer school in the Netherlands (Focus of unit reactivity & stress).
  • A Certificate for full attendance at the Sheila Harper IDBTS 2013-2014
  • Two day Foundation Tracking workshop with Pat Tagg
  • Two day dog-dog Tracking workshop with Pat Tagg
  • Certificate of attendance for the Life Skills for Puppies course (with The University of Lincoln)
  • Certificate for Completion of Level 1, 2 & 3 Practical Training Skills with Chirag Patel (Chicken Workshop)- total 9 days
  • Certificate for Completion of Practical Skills 4 day workshop with Chirag Patel and the legendary Bob Bailey
  • Certificate of attendance for the 7 day puppy instructor course with Chirag Patel
  • Certificate of attendance for the 5 day practical ABA (applied behaviour analysis course) with Susan Friedman and Chirag Patel at Yorkshire Wildlife Park (working with exotic species).
  • 8 days training experience (across 2 years) at Heythrop Zoological Gardens working with a variety of exotic animals.
  • Two day husbandry workshop with Chirag Patel
  • Two day ‘biology of behaviour’ practical workshop with Kay Laurence
  • 5/6 days completed with Amber Batson on Canine Aggression (couldn’t attend the final day due to senior dog issues!).
  • Advanced Canine Aggression Course with Amber Batson 2022
  • Canine first aid certificate (repeated multiple times)
  • Canine Emmett practioner Levels 1,2, & 3 (EP1, EP2, EP3)
  • Sheepballs 2: Border Collie skills practical 10 week course with Kay Laurence in 2022 and again in 2023 (practical training).
  • Learning about Border Collies/ Sheepdogs online course with Kay Laurence, 2021.
  • Mind the Gap online webinar series with Amber Batson, 2021.
  • 4 part webinars on The Neuroscience of puppy, adolescent, adult and senior dog with Kathy Murphy (Now Connor), 2022.
  • BehaviourVets Resilience 2 day webinar
    In my spare time I am an avid rock and indoor climber and trail/mountain long distance runner.