Gemma’s Dog Training CV

The Derbyshire Agility Centre:
  • Training for Trainers Agility Training – Starting Out, September 2005
  • Training for Trainers Agility Handler Training, April 2006
  • Training for Trainers 3 Top Up, May 2007
Lois Harris, Agility Instructors Course:
  • November 2005
Richard Alvis, All About Sheepdogs:
  • Basic sheepdog course, 2005
  • 1-2-1 Training, October 2016 – January 2017
PACE (Performance Agility Coaching & Evaluation):
  • Trainer Training Course, September 2006
The Agility Club:
  • Approved Instructor First Class, October 2007
Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT):
  • Assessed and accepted for membership October 2009, Member Number 01069
The Kennel Club:

  • Passed examination ‘Requirements of an Agility Judge’, November 2009

  • Passed examination ‘Agility Course Design & Judging’, November 2009

  • Granted Listed Status Approval to run Good Citizen Dog Scheme, November 2010

  • Sports Coaching for Agility Handlers Seminar, October 2010

Susan Garrett, Say Yes Dog Training:
  • The 5 Minute Formula for a Brilliant Recall online course, August 2010
  • Puppy Peaks monthly video project, June 2011 – 2018
  • Say Yes to Contact Success online course, August 2012 – December 2014
    Revised The 5 Minute Formula for a Brilliant Recall online course, July 2013
  • Handling 360, online agility handling course, January 2014 – 2018
  • Recallers 5.0, June 2014
  • Lynda Orton-Hill 3-Day Camp, July 2014
  • Canine Fitness & Body Awareness Symposium, December 2014
  • Recallers 6.0, July 2015
  • Agility Clinic: Developing Young Talent, March 2016
  • Agility Nation, online membership, January 2016 – 2018
SMART (Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Therapy) Clinic:

  • Regular client with my whole family of dogs since 2008

  • Training for Healthy Puppy Development, Training the Athlete, Common Injuries of the Working Dog, February 2010

  • Open Day, October 2016

Dr Kathrine McAleese, Mind To Win:

  • Monthly sessions from January 2013 – 2016

  • Goal Setting for Success online course, January 2014

Dave Munnings, Q-Me Agility:

  • On-going regular training, October 2012 – 2016

Lauren Langman, Devon Dogs:

  • Grids in Motion, November 2012

  • Stretchold Rounds Session, September 2013

  • Improve Your Contacts & Weaves, January 2014

  • LLAAI Level One, April – July 2014

  • Young Dogs & Pre-Competition Camp, July 2017

  • Summer Handling Camp with Selena Bray, September 2017

  • Contacts & Weaves with Natasha Wise, December 2014

  • Awesome Contacts & Wicked Weaves Workshop, June 2015

  • Young Dogs Workshop, August 2015

  • Let’s Get Weaving Course, October – November 2016

  • Tereza Kralova workshop, February 2017

Dan Shaw, D-Force Dog Training:

  • On-going regular training since January 2014 – 2016

Amy Lawson, 3 Paws Agility:

  • Course Running Practice, January-February 2014

Suzanne Clothier, Relationship Centred Training:

  • See The Dog: The Elemental Questions, March 2015

  • From Maddening To Maturity: Understanding the Adolescent Dog, March 2015

  • What Your Dog’s Body Can Tell You, March 2015

  • Practical Bones, March 2015

  • Puppy Evening, July 2017

  • What’s the problem? July 2017

  • Intro to CARAT,  Oct 2020

  • RCT Gold Member,  March 2022

Lisa Frick, Agilityborders:

  • Auditor, June 2014

  • Workshop, June 2015

Daybreak Dogs Summer Camp with Dave Munnings, Dan Shaw & Sian Illingsworth:

  • July 2015

Charlotte Harding:

  • On-going regular training, May 2015 - 2018

Bonny Quick:

  • 1-2-1 Training, October 2015 to date

  • Championship Group Training, January – February 2017

  • Beyond G7 Workshop, February 2017

Dr Ian Dunbar:

  • Growl Class – A Workshop Demo for Reactive Dogs, March 2016

Elina Jänesniemi, One Mind Dogs:

  • Young Dogs Workshop, March 2016

Understanding Dogs, Jan Windsor:

  • Why Dogs Behave As They Do, Presentation Series – April-June 2016

Absolute Dogs, Dr Tom Mitchell & Lauren Langman:

  • Summer of Transformation, Online Training Course, July-August 2016

Kathryn Stickney:

  • 1-2-1 Training, August 2016

Craig Ogilvie, Love For Dogs:

  • Play Workshop, October 2016

Adam Daines, Avon Dog Services:

  • Smelly Dogs! Fun Scent Workshop, October 2016

Connie Sellers and Michelle Waugh, Chazak Agility:

  • G1-3 Workshop, February 2017

  • Puppy Agility Training, February 2017

Jules Morgan, Dog Training Naturally:

  • Foundation Gun Dog Training the Positive Way, February 2017

  • Intermediate Gun Dog Training the Positive Way, March 2017

  • Intermediate Gun Dog Training the Positive Way, May 2017

Zeljko Gora, Zeljko Gora Dog Training

  • Workshop at Devon Dogs, April 2017

ABTC, Animal Behaviour & Training Council (ABTC)

  • Animal Behaviour & Training Council (ABTC) Registered Animal Trainer, May 2017 – to present

Laura Chudleigh, Agility Secrets:

  • Weave workshop, July 2017

  • Handling workshop, July 2017

Alex Lato, Temperament Dogs:

  • Bravery Boost workshop, July 2017

Michael Edmond Van Waegevelde:

  • Handling workshops, January 2018

Kamal Fernandez, Kamal Fernandez Dog Training:

  • Planning, Preparing and Training for Competition, February 2018