Cathy

Cathy has a wide knowledge of animal behaviour at a scientific level, holding a BSc degree in Psychology from Exeter University,and she has subsequently been training dogs for many years. She started her life in the dog world when she was given a deaf English Setter (Emma) as a birthday present.

Emma became famous, appearing in all the National newspapers, television and top magazines, after an article was written about her describing her as the 'lip reading dog'. Cathy immediately had to teach her to lip read so that her adoring fan club was not disappointed! Emma then went on to work in Competitive Obedience and actually won her classes in Exemption shows when she put her mind to work and not being the cabaret act.

Cathy now breeds and works Bearded Collies in Competitive Obedience. Her Beardie 'Poppy' has competed in the Inter Regional Obedience Competition at Crufts four times to date, winning Novice in 1999 and coming 3rd in Test A in 2000. Chlova, Poppy's daughter is also doing well in this field and Chlova's daughter Asher (the furry fury) has just started out on her competitive life showing a lot of promise.


Lisa

Lisa was a professional dog trainer with Hearing Dogs for the Deaf in Oxford where she trained dogs to recognise sound. She is now based in Beckford near Tewkesbury, where she follows her passion to work her gundogs, six springers and a yellow Labrador. Lisa is a qualified Kennel Club Judge to the Bronze level of the Kennel club Good Citizens Scheme.


Mike and Maureen

Maureen and Mike have kept dogs for more years than they care to remember, but thought they were fully trained if they sat down before being given their food bowls (the dogs that is), with the coming of a new puppy they decided to join Puppytime and just stayed on.

Maureen helps out at the classes and Mike has written the website and is our official photographer. We are owned by four working Cockers Fern, Kali, Siwann and Tegwyn (our new pup). Our dogs work on local Saturday shoots.They have entered in Tests and Trials and we have had great success at the gamefair scurries. Its gives great pleasure for us to see them working at their intended occupation.

"Let loose the spaniels wherewith to beat the breaks and thickets".

Holly

I have been at Puppytime since 2002 and have a miniature long haired dachshund called Betsy! My interest in animal behaviour was awakened by my interest in horses, currently having two of my own. Starting at age five I have competed in dressage, qualifying many times at both Regional and twice at National level, winning in 2004 the British Dressage National Prelim Championship and in 2007 I came 10th in the British Dressage National Elementary Restricted Championship. I gained a 2:1 BSc (Hons) degree in Equine Science, completed in 2008 at The University of the West of England, Hartpury College.

Horses are now somewhat on the back burner as I concentrate on developing my businesses - equestrian photography and cake toppers Equisnaps and Hollys Cake Toppers.

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