I’m a Practitioner Member of the Animal Behaviour and Training Council (ABTC) and have been a Puppy School Associate Tutor since 2020.
Now, I’m a full Tutor for the local area and working towards my Animal Training Instructor (ABTC ATI) qualification. To better support clients, I regularly pursue a wide range of continued professional development, detailed below.
I’m passionate about helping you and your puppy build a strong, lasting bond from day one using reward-based methods. Having faced the ups and downs myself — including over-excitement, recall, socialisation, anxiety, and reactivity — all while navigating a busy family life, I truly understand how game-changing expert support can be.
My journey began with learning to connect with my sweet and complex Rottweiler. That experience sparked a theoretical and practical deep dive into canine behaviour, leading to hands-on learning by shadowing local trainers and behaviourists, and eventually earning my Puppy School accreditation.
These days, I share life with my fiancé, lively toddler, and our scentwork-loving Stabyhoun (gundog) teen.
About Amelia
Discover Our Passion
I'm passionate about helping puppies grow into happy, well-adjusted dogs—and honestly, I'm just fascinated by what makes them tick. That curiosity keeps me motivated to keep learning and finding fun, effective ways to help dogs enjoy the learning process.
Whether I’m working with dogs professionally or just doing my best to be a great guardian to the ones in my life, I’m always looking to learn more and understand them better.
Learning & Development
Here are just a few highlights from my ongoing learning journey:
Courses
- Puppy School Tutor Qualification (Correspondence Course & Practical) — Puppy School
- Puppy Lab — School of Canine Science
- Behaviour Bible (Part One) — School of Canine Science
- Aggression for Professionals — Dr Amber Batson
- 30 Days of Canine Science — School of Canine Science
- Scent for Six — School of Canine Science
Webinars
- TTouch With ACE for Dogs with Janet Finlay (spectator spot at a day session)
- Troublesome Teens seminar — Dr Amber Batson
- Cavorting Canines webinar — Dr Amber Batson
- Matters of Motivation! One Day Online — Various presenters, Fenzi Dog Sport Academy
- Unraveling Frustration: Understanding High Drive Dogs — Crystal Wing, Fenzi Dog Sport Academy