I have recently decided to take the bull by the horns and turn my passion for animals into a small business venture.
Ever since I can remember I have loved animals, I was born into a family of animal lovers and brought up in my aunties rescue surrounded by every animal I could imagine.
Over the years growing up I have been involved in hand rearing puppies/kittens/lambs and even a squirrel once, walking and training rescue dogs, fostering cats and dogs alongside owning my own dogs, cats and ponies. We currently have 3 of our own boxer dogs, two of which are rescue dogs and two human babies. I am instilling my love for animals into them and they are following in my footsteps and enjoying the same lifestyle. All my spare time that isn’t spent with my family is given to Animal Lifeline UK, we work tirelessly to get dogs out of death row and into rescue spaces across the UK.
My passion for rescue animals drove me further into exploring different training methods and the psychology behind the different species, I wanted to gain more understanding so I could comfort them when they looked so totally baffled by the new situation they had found theirselves in and reacted out of fear and anxiety. By this point I had also convinced my husband to adopt one of our foster dogs who came with a host of her own issues. This made me even more determined to understand dog behaviour and which training methods would help with her reactions towards other dogs.
Whilst my love for animals was strong it always remained in the background as I pursued my working career in Psychology and Educational Training. I now find myself with two young babies and my desire to work with animals stronger than ever so I am hoping to put my skills, knowledge and experience into practise and embark on this new venture.