My name is Isabella and I started training dogs in 2010 when I got my first dog Diesel, who was an absolute dream.
Diesel was my first puppy, a beautiful rottweiler. I bought him fairly impulsively and was incredibly lucky. I went to view the litter with the intentions of bringing home a small female. However… This massive male that stuck out like a sore thumb kept following me, so home he came!
I was determined to make sure he was a chairman for his breed and took him to puppy class with a wonderful trainer called Lorraine Pointer. We went on to complete our KC Bronze and I became curious about becoming a trainer myself and looked up her credentials…Nest thing I knew I’d enrolled on the APDT foundation course!
As a first time owner, I was incredibly lucky. I’d bought a large back yard bred dog who was so kind and forgiving, found an ethical trainer and we went on to have 10 fantastic years together. We did trick training, scent work, rally and ended up tracking with another brilliant trainer.
When at lost Diesel it was like the end of the best love story ever. I was broken.
I’d learned so much and enjoyed every moment.
Buying from a Back yard breeder is never advisable, but I was incredibly lucky that I stumbled across the right support and this is something I want to offer others. Non judgemental help that will help your relationship with your dog shine.
Qualifications and courses completed
APDT Membership no – 01268
Member of the PPN
APDT Instructors course
IMDT Canine aggression and rehab
IMDT Resource Guarding
IMDT Working with Noise sensitivity and phobias
IMDT Abnormal repetitive behaviours
Talking Dog Scentwork level 1
Greisha Stewart BAT 2.0
Aggression in dogs mastercourse
Separation anxiety Do it Yourself program
Think Dog! Practical course
Think Dog! Dog-dog aggression masterclass
The Happy Shepherd Program
Attached to every dog I see is a human. My Passion is to empower those humans and help them make the best out of their relationship with their dog.
Please get in touch if you have any queries or would like to book any of our services.