We are delighted to announce the arrival to the Pedigree Dogs Team of Trish Mahon, who is our newly appointed online resident Dog Trainer
On an ongoing basis Trish will be posting articles in relation to specific cases she has worked on outlining the case history and methods used in rehabilitating the dog or dogs in question
Trish has trained with some of the top people in the profession as she outlines hereunder.
Two years ago when I decided to return to my passion and work with animals by becoming a dog trainer I had a great little rescue dog to work with. I had considered returning to Vet. Nursing but along the way I took on a rescue dog called Ruby. Ruby was the starting point of my journey to know everything I can about stressed dogs and the possibilities with Dog Training. Today Ruby has been joined by Shelby and they are my ambassadors of calm, responsibly raised dogs.
For my own education I sought out the best in the world to train with. From Jan Fennell I learned how to put together the skills to teach owners how to raise a happy, calm family pet. From Turid Rugass I learned how dogs communicate and how respectful and fun they are when balanced and confident. Last week in London I continued my education with Grisha Stewart who developed a method called BAT which will change the way we deal with reactive dogs forever. Patricia McConnell, Terry Ryan, Ian Dunbar and Karyn Prior are positive reward based trainers who have taught me so much with their compassion based training methods.
My decision on accreditation was helped along by John Rogerson, a Trainer and Behaviourist who pioneered the methods of training most of us use today and was a founding member of the Kennel Club Accreditation scheme for dog trainers. In Jan. 2011, I spent a month in India training with John and 21 other students from all corners of the globe. Every day we were immersed in all things canine and the skills I learned kick started my Kennel Club Trainers Accreditation. I will never be finished learning and curiosity is a wonderful thing. I will always look to the best in the world to continue my education and every day we are improving the lot of companion dogs everywhere when we choose compassion based, positive rewards based training.
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