About Us
We are both passionate about working with a dog’s natural ability, in order to achieve a polished and confident working companion.
I can’t remember a time when I haven’t been around people with all types of working dogs. I started with terriers, and went on to own a spaniel when I learned to shoot. Gun safety was drilled into me and remains with me now. I wanted to learn how to train a dog myself, so I read every gundog training book that I could find.
It became clear that modern gundog training has many contradictions and differences of opinion, but a career as a trainer was born out of my love for dogs, the countryside and fieldsports.
I helped at field trials long before I competed in one. Over the years my dogs and I have won working tests and been members in winning team events at Chatsworth, Windsor and Burghly. I went on to compete in the IGL Championships 3 times (so far) and am an A panel KC retriever judge. I have enjoyed judging and training in the UK and across Europe. We moved from Yorkshire to Scotland in 2014 and we had the most amazing time there. We have moved back to North Yorkshire in 2023 to be closer to family.
Heather and I have worked together since we met. We are both passionate about working with a dog’s natural ability, in order to achieve a polished and confident working companion.