About Me – My Journey with Pooch Therapy 🐾

Dogs have been my lifelong passion. With 35 years of experience as a breeder and 40 years as a dog trainer, including training my own gundogs to a high level, I have spent much of my life understanding dogs, their behaviour and the importance of giving them the very best start.

As a breeder myself, I know just how precious those early weeks of a puppy’s life are. I firmly believe that positive early experiences play an important role in helping puppies grow into confident, happy and well-adjusted dogs.

Over the years, I have travelled with my own litters to give them valuable opportunities to experience the world beyond the safety of their breeder’s environment. Introducing puppies gently to new sights, sounds, smells, people and surroundings can help them become braver, more adaptable and better prepared for the adventures that await them in their new homes.

My journey with Pooch Therapy began when I attended events with my own puppies as a breeder.

Having experienced these events first-hand, I could see the wonderful opportunities they offered. Not only were my puppies gaining valuable early experiences, but they were also bringing enormous happiness to the people they met.

I believed in the concept so much that I decided to become a Pooch Therapy franchisee myself.

Today, I have the pleasure of working alongside fellow breeders, giving them the opportunity to bring their puppies to carefully organised Pooch Therapy events.

Puppies attend following their first vaccination, usually at around six weeks of age, subject to veterinary advice and event health requirements. Our events are held in safe, secure and carefully controlled environments, with experiences tailored to the puppies’ age and developmental stage.

My years of breeding and high-level gundog training have given me a real appreciation of how important early confidence, positive experiences and a good foundation are for a dog’s future.

But Pooch Therapy is about more than just puppy development.

One of my greatest joys is seeing the smiles, laughter and happiness that puppies bring to people’s faces.

I love working alongside breeders who share my passion, giving them the opportunity to see their puppies growing in confidence while bringing a little happiness into someone else’s day.

For me, becoming a Pooch Therapy franchisee was a natural next step in a lifetime devoted to dogs. It allows me to combine my experience, knowledge and love of puppies with something equally special — creating moments of genuine joy for people.

Because every puppy deserves the best possible start, and sometimes the smallest paws leave the biggest smiles. 🐾