She gained a wealth of experience throughout her Veterinary Nursing career and Qualified as a professional dog trainer with the Association of Pet Dog Trainers in 2006. Emma is a member of many recognised organisations within the industry who assess her on a yearly basis to ensure she keeps up to date with only the very best methods of training. The organisations she is part of works under the umbrella of the UK Dog Behaviour & Training Charter. Emma regularly continues her professional development by attending courses in canine behaviour & training, veterinary nursing seminars & workshops throughout the year.
Contact EmmaEmma has a wealth of hands-on experience, having successfully rehabilitated her own rescue dogs, a collie cross called Millie (severe separation anxiety) and a Kelpie called Foxy (extremely noise sensitive). Emma now owns Maeve a Large Munsterlander & Reenie an Irish Setter.
Emma is a firm believer that training your dog is all about having fun using kind, fair and effective methods of training. Always ensure you ENJOY learning with your best friend!
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A keen interest in helping dogs overcome these challenges.
Experienced in agility, gun dog, scent work, and competitive obedience.
Enjoys teaching children about dog safety and communication signals.
Hi Emma thanks for your 1-2-1 puppy training with Perro and I! We learnt so much, he's perfect on his lead now and because of that we have had so much fun today! Thank you!
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During a private dog training session, Emma recognised a digestive disorder in our dog Pepper... Since improving her digestion she's been a different dog. I cant thank you enough Emma!
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Thank you Emma. Oscar (and us) has learnt alot and enjoyed every session! Would definitely recommend! Such great fun!
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