Continued professional development is very important to me! I believe we are always learning, and as more and more information and research becomes available, I am always looking to improve and update my knowledge.
2025
- Veterinary behaviour support LTD – Triage and first aid advice for behaviour (webinar)
- Member of Jeff Schettler Video Tutorial for Tracking/ Trailing Dog Handlers! online training library
- NTGK9 – Human Scent, From the dog track to the lab bench (webinar)
2024
- Jeff Schettler – End of track scent pools (webinar)
- Sophie White/Veterinary Behaviour Support LTD – Behaviour meds series (webinar series)
- Daniel Shaw / Animal behaviour Kent – Neuroscience for Trainers and Behaviourists (online course)
- Rachel Bean RVN – Canine first aid and CPR – IPET Network Level 3 award in Canine First Aid
- K9 behaviour consultancy/ Kat Janczur – Train the Trainer-Scent workshop
- K9 behaviour consultancy/ Kat Janczur – Instructor Module A: Building motivation and search behaviour (2 day)
2023
- Behavior Vets/ Eileen Anderson – Listen Up: An Evidence-Based Assessment of Sound Products for Dogs – online webinar
- K9 behaviour consultancy/ Kat Janczur – Play and Engagement Workshop
- K9 behaviour consultancy/ Kat Janczur – Shepherd special
- K9 behaviour consultancy/ Kat Janczur – Train the Trainer-Scent workshop
- K9 behaviour consultancy/ Kat Janczur – Unlocking your dogs confidence through relationship building
- Barking Brains – Scent and Science Festival 2023 (3 days)
- Daniel Shaw / Animal behaviour Kent – Genetics and Dog Behaviour – online webinar
- Daniel Shaw / Animal behaviour Kent – Cognition in Anxious dogs – online webinar
2022
- Behavior vets – Fear Memory Generalization: When the Protective Mechanism Goes Wrong, with Dr. Kathy Murphy & Bobbie Bhambree – online seminar
- Michael Shikashio CDBC/ AggressiveDog.com – Aggression in dogs Master course – Online
- ICB / Sophie White – Psychoactive Medication – Why, What & How – Online
- Rachel Bean RVN – Canine First Aid and CPR
2021
- Control the Meerkat – Trauma in Animals Conference – online
- DogTaggs – Tracking Development days (2 days)
- DogTaggs – Herding Activities workshop
- APBC Dr Frank McMillan – Psychological Trauma and Post-traumatic Stress In Dogs – online
2020
Please note 2020/2021 due to Covid restrictions most CPD went online!
- Alexandra Santos/ PPG-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – How It Manifests in Dogs, and How We Can Help Them – online
- APBC Dr Morag Heirs – Scentwork Solutions for Abnormal & Repetitive Behaviours, Fears & Phobias
- The 2020 Lemonade Conference (3 day online behaviour conference) FDSA/ IAABC – online
- APBC Carolne Warnes – An updated version of Introduction to psychopharmacology Part 1: what behaviourally-active drugs are currently available for use in cats and dogs and how do they work? – online
- APBC Carolne Warnes – An updated version of Introduction to psychopharmacology Part 2: using psychoactive medication in cats and dogs with behaviour problems – online
- Empowered Animals-Dog-human aggression case sessions with Michael Shikashio cdbc – online
- Pet Education and Training- Caroline Clark “Canine behaviour- Dealing with Challenging Behaviour Issues” (2020)
2019
- Clicker Expo Luminos 2019
- Well connected Canine- “That’s not a sheep! Herding dog games” (2019)
- Pet Education and Training- Caroline Clark “Developing canine behaviour counselling skills” 1 day (2019)
- Kay Attwood “Cognitive skills and brain games” (2019)
- Craig Ogilvie “interactive play workshop” (2019)
- Positive animal solutions “The canine conference” (2019)
- Kamal Fernandez – “Relabelling reactivity” one day workshop (2019)
- Chirag Patel – “Rethinking Puppy Training & Socialisation” & “Understanding, Managing and Modifying Problem Behaviours” two day seminar (2019)
2018
- Amber Batson – “What’s up dog? A look inside the reactive dog’s head” (2018)
- Muriel Brasseur – PACT: “An Update on the Concept of ‘Resource Guarding’ in Dogs” (2018)
- Trevor Cooper “Dog Law: What every responsible owner needs to know” (2018)
- Leslie McDevitt “Control unleashed” (2018)
- Chirag Patel “Applied Behaviour Analysis ABA for dogs” two day workshop (2018)
- Northern Institute for Canine Professionals – Intro to being a dog trainer (2018)
Pre-2017
- Karen Pryor Acadamy “Better vet visits” online course (2017)
- Chirag patel – Expanding your force free toolkit-two day workshop (2017)
- APBC Vet Conference – Reducing stress in patients and staff (2016)
- IMPACT working dog conference (2016)
- Brenda Aloff- Reactivity and aggression (2016)
- Canine first aid – Rachel Bean RVN (2016)
- Ian Dunbar – Pro’s and cons of five reward based training techniques (July 15)
- UK Dog bite prevention and behaviour conference – Victoria stillwell (2015)
- Ken Ramirez – Training from core to complex : The many faces of the modern trainer (June 15)
- Nicole Wilde – 2 day workshop (Helping fearful dogs, Seperation anxiety & dog-to-dog play) (2014)
- 2014 APBC conference
- National Search and Rescue Dog Association conference 2013
- Sian Ryan & Hannah Wright – Ultimate self control workshop (2013)
- Sarah Fisher – TTouch “The link between posture and behaviour” 1 day (2013).
- Talking dogs scentwork, Level two one day course (2013)
- Paddy Driscoll- 1 day canine aggression course (Dogs behaving badly) (2012)
- Trevor Cooper – Dog Law (2012)
- FdSc Canine Behaviour and Training- Bishop Burton College (2011-2014)
- Sarah Whitehead – 1 day Dog to Human aggression Masterclass (2012)
- Janet Finley – 1 day introduction to TTouch for dogs (2012), 1 day “reactivity training in the wild”(2017)
- Roger Abrantes – “The brave new world of dog training, Science with a brain and a heart (2011)
- Grisha Stewart – 1 day BAT for reactive dogs seminar (2011).
- Pawsitively Dogs/Pauline Jackson – 1 day scent workshop, 1 day S.A.R workshop, 2 day intro to working trials, and 2 day activity weekends ( Agility/Flyball/Rally o/Trieball taster sessions) (2011-2014).
- Sheila Bailey/ Derbyshire Canine Centre -behaviour and instructors course (2009)
- Turid Rugaas – Loose leash walking/Calming signals 2 day workshop (2009)
- Compass education – “how dogs learn” part one (2006)
- Numerous webinars from trusted & respected industry peers – including -Well connected canine, PPG, PPGBI, APBC, ICAN,BVBA