• Professional Dog Trainer since 1993
• Certified Pet Dog Trainer (CPDT)
• Accredited by Canine Evaluators of Australasia
• Member of Assocation of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT)
My love dogs and dog training started when I was
9 years of age. Over the span of the last twenty five years training
dogs, I have been able to share the knowledge and experiences I've
gained with a vast number of people who are now living happy and
enjoyable lives with their dogs.
I have trained with the Gosnells Dog Obedience Club,
Cloverdale Companions,
Mundaring Dog Obedience Club and met some wonderfully talented trainers
and instructors along the way. Over my career I have undertaken
many courses in dog training and behaviour. As a Certified Pet Dog
Trainer (CPDT) I continue to keep abreast of new training and techniques
through attending seminars, ongoing study, research and workshops.
I am a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) and
an accredited instructor with the Canine Evaluators of Australasia.
I have instructed at numerous clubs, conducted workshops, clinics
and classes covering all aspects of dog handling, behaviour and
management. I was actively employed by the Animal Management and
Resource Extension Services for eight years.
It all started when my parents used to take me for
my weekly horse riding lessons at a local school. This continued
for about three years until finally my mother told me if I needed
to ride so badly then I’d better find the 12 shillings a week
for my lesson. From that day onwards dogs have been an integral
part of my life. I took up walking the local neighbor’s dogs
for 2 shillings and 6 pence an hour. Soon I was managing to handle
two or three dogs at a time and this certainly paid for the riding
lessons.
I can remember one dog in particular, a large male
Great Dane called Dan. He was almost as tall as me when standing
on all fours, heavens knows what would have happened had he ever
jumped on me. Dan was a lovely boy who resided in a unit on the
seventh floor, in those days there was only one way up or down –
stairs! Dan, well lovely as he was he pulled like a train and I
don’t ever remember my feet touching a single step on the
way down. Once out on the street I would grab a lamp post as he
hurtled me along the footpath and the only time I got to draw breath
was when he stopped to lets say water the post! This had to stop!
With a farm background and some pony handling skills
I began developing my own unique way of communicating and training
dogs. With the success of Dan under my belt, I was soon being paid
to train people’s dogs in everyday good behaviour.
Leaving England in 1972 to live in Western Australia,
I soon found myself back involved with training and educating horses
but dogs were still very much a part of my daily life. During the
eighties I was employed as a Kennel Maid then Vet Nurse and finally
a Veterinary Practice Manager. In 1994 I joined the Animal Management
Resource Extension Programme as an instructor/behavioural consultant
working with wide range of dogs and peopleover a period of eight
years.
My first Aussie dog was a cute little Yellow Labrador
pup that I named Sebastian. It was not long before we joined the
WA Gun Dog Club attending training and eventually got involved in
competitive obedience trials and competitions. He was soon joined
by a female Black Labrador called Shadow and eventually Pancho a
golden Retriever cross joined the team.
As time passed I owned and trained many breeds like
the German Shepherd, Bull Terrier, Australian Cattle Dog, Kelpie,
Doberman,Border Collies, Australian Shepherds and Greyhounds.
It now gives me enormous satisfaction to be able to share my knowledge
and help owners to train their dogs and gain a better understanding of
canine communication leading to more enjoyment in their lives together.
Dog Training with Dog Logics
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Email: trainer@doglogics.com.au
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