Christine Beckhurst

"Chrissy has many years experience teaching across a wide age range. In 2007 Chrissy completed her Advanced Diploma in Companion Animal Behaviour and Training, becoming a COAPE Behaviour Practitioner and a member of CAPBT. Chrissy also became a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT1015) and is also a Mantrailing Global Instructor/Assessor and instructor with UKSS four Levels 1,2,3. . Chrissy has been involved with dogs all her life, German Shepherds, Border Collies, Gundogs, HPRs breeds and crossbreeds. Chrissy has trained dogs to work sheep, as Pets as Therapy dogs, as well as for fun agility, tracking, scent work in various forms, including area search and Mantrailing. Chrissy’s diverse experience and skills have helped her develop successful dog training and behaviour modification skills and in many cases the two can interlink and run together. Popular sessions include scent, recall and Stop Chase ~ ‘LEAVE IT!’ These enable learning valuable training skills to control dogs in the presence of wildlife, other distractions and livestock, especially sheep. There’s a unique opportunity to practise in the presence of sheep in a controlled and supportive environment. In recent years most of the sessions she runs tend to be Mantrailing and scent work based. Chrissy has presented webinars and many workshops. Living within the Dartmoor National Park her personal interests include a lifelong love of the outdoors, wildlife and companion animals. She spends much of her free time walking with her dogs on the coast or mountains of Britain and Europe."