About Throw Me a Bone

My journey as a dog trainer began years ago, after adopting a German Shepherd rescue girl. As loving and loyal as she was, she had a number of serious behavioural issues, and so I found myself looking for solutions. Life was incredibly difficult for both of us for some time. For me it was because I was out of my depth, not being able to help her in a way she needed to be helped. For her it was because she was unable to cope with many “normal” dog situations – meeting other dogs and people outside, or coping with visitors in then house were a hard NO for her. Having a dog with so many triggers is not easy. But this lead me studying dog behaviour extensively, I’ve completed and attended a number of recommended courses and seminars and in the end I became a qualified dog trainer with the Institute of the Modern Dog Trainers. 

Along the way I’ve started fostering rescue dogs, and to date I fostered 20 dogs of different ages,  breeds & backgrounds, all of which have been successfully adopted within the UK. This has enabled me to experience first hand living with dogs with many issues: separation anxiety, resource guarding, fearfulness, lack of confidence, lack of house training, inability to walk on a lead, etc, so I know exactly what it’s like to have puppies living with you, as well as older rescue dogs adult dogs, who have never lived in a home or experiences kindness from humans.

My current Woofpack is two senior German Shepherds and one its bitsy tiny Dachshund, with a typical big personality.

I am fully qualified and accredited by the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers, a professional body which ensures that each accepted member has met their very high professional standards but also that these standards are maintained. I also hold OCN Level III “Principles of Dog Training and Behavior” accredited certification.