Here I am back in East Yorkshire after working ‘down south’ as a school teacher for over 3 decades! I grew up in North Hull where I started dog training by luring a dog off the street and encouraging them to jump over broomsticks - long before agility was on my radar! Since then, I’ve maintained an interest in training animals while teaching science to teenagers by day!   

I have plugged away at gaining qualifications in animal behaviour. The most recent being a Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Animal Behaviour from the University of Edinburgh vet school.   I also teach dog trainers and dog behaviourists to degree level at The DoGenius Institute.

I’m a full member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Councillors (APBC) and a Clinical Animal Behaviourist (CAB) with ABTC. This caries weight in the animal behaviour sector and means that my fees are likely to be paid by your pet insurance.

The animal behaviour sector is as yet and unregulated, but gaining and demonstrating the academic and practical clinical competence is not for the feint hearted! Rightly so, such a rigorous process should reassure you that I have the learning and skills to work with you and your animals.

Practicing as a behaviourist doesn’t depend purely on years of experience; an academic understanding of clinical animal behaviour is vital. I pride myself on being both experienced and very well qualified - while being bang up to date with my learning.