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ABOUT

ALFIE

“When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.”
B.F. Skinner

And that’s what happened…… The “something interesting” was our first puppy, Alfie. 

Having worked as both a Personal Trainer and Management Trainer all my life, I got to a certain point and decided I wanted a change. At around the same time, we got Alfie. I wanted a well-behaved dog that we could take everywhere with us. A dog that other people would be happy to look after if we went away. I booked onto puppy training classes before Alfie had even come home, wanting to be ahead of the game but it took about three days of Alfie living with us before I realised that if I wanted my house, furniture and clothing to remain in one piece, I might need to start training straight away. How on earth was I going to do that?? I started studying….. I researched online, read books, bought magazines and began training Alfie myself.

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The more I found out, the more I wanted to learn. I didn’t just want to learn about how to train a dog but I wanted to know what makes them tick, what emotions do they experience, what makes them behave they way they do, how do they learn, what happens when something goes wrong and how can you put that right? 

But once a Trainer, always a Trainer…I wanted to help others understand their dogs and puppies and help them train their four-legged friends so they can get as much enjoyment out of their dogs as I do from mine and there began my journey….. I began studying for a Level 6 Diploma in Dog Behaviour and Training with COAPE (Centre of Applied Pet Ethology) International.

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People who know me have commented on how this is a diversion from my past life. Well… firstly, I have always harboured a dream of working with animals and secondly, there are actually a lot of similarities. I have educated, trained and helped people in health, nutrition, exercise, communication skills,  presentation skills, leadership and management. 

Now, I am just educating people about their dogs, teaching them how to train and helping them get the best out of their dogs. Not such a big change after all…

For more information please contact me.

CONTACT

I’d be happy to answer any questions you have.

 Normal Working Hours (subject to change over

Holidays)

Sunday: Closed

Monday: Closed

Tuesday: 12.30pm – 7.30pm

Wednesday: 12.30pm – 7.30pm

Thursday: 12.30pm – 7.30pm

Friday: 12.30pm – 4.30pm

Saturday: 12.30pm – 4.30pm

info@sohelpmedog.co.uk

Please tell me a little about your dog and give a brief outline of the struggles you are currently experiencing, if applicable. Please let me know your postcode so I can see if you are in my catchment area.