About me
I am a certified, fully insured Dog behaviour Consultant
Living with a dog who struggles emotionally can feel incredibly heavy.
Sometimes it looks like stressful walks, reactivity, or a dog who can never fully settle. Sometimes it looks like guilt around leaving them alone, constant management of their environment, or the feeling that your daily life has quietly become smaller and more complicated over time.
Often, the hardest part is not the behaviour itself, but the sense that you have already tried so many things without really understanding why your dog is struggling in the first place.
If you are here, chances are you are not looking for quick obedience fixes or surface level advice. You want to understand your dog better, support them properly, and feel like you are both moving forward with more clarity and less stress.
That is the kind of work I care deeply about.
My journey into behaviour started with my own dog, Croquette
He was my first dog, adopted six years ago, and learning how to help him feel safer and more comfortable in the world completely changed the direction of my life. Croquette has lived with health challenges, physical discomfort and neurological sensitivities since the beginning, and living alongside him taught me very quickly that behaviour does not happen in isolation.
His anxiety was never something I wanted to simply train out of him. He taught me the importance of understanding the dog in front of us, adapting the environment when needed, reducing stress where possible, and looking at behaviour through a far wider lens than obedience alone.
Most of the choices we made for him were not about controlling behaviour. They were about making daily life feel easier and safer for him.
That experience shaped everything about the way I work today.
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Then came Albert Einstein
A pointer cross rescued less than a year ago after a life of abuse and shelter stress. He had spent years being labelled difficult, unwanted and overlooked. Helping him slowly decompress, feel safe and learn that humans could be kind reinforced something I had already seen time and time again in my work. Dogs are not giving us a hard time. They are often having a hard time.
The more dogs and owners I worked with over the years, the more obvious it became that behaviour is deeply connected to emotional wellbeing, physical comfort, environment and unmet needs.
That is why my approach today focuses on the whole dog.
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Background and qualifications
- Certified Dog Behaviour Consultant (CDBC) with the IAABC.
- Separation Anxiety Pro Trainer, certified by Julie Naismith.
- BAT Instructor, certified by Grisha Stewart.
- Dynamic Dog Practitioner.
Over the past six years I have continued to expand my education through science based, welfare focused training programmes. Learning never really stops in this field, and the dogs I work with deserve approaches that reflect what we actually know now.
Why separation anxiety and dynamic dog
My special interest in separation anxiety developed because of how common, misunderstood and life altering it can be, for both dogs and the humans living alongside them. So many owners are left exhausted, isolated and overwhelmed, often receiving advice that focuses on management without ever addressing the emotional distress underneath.
At the same time, my work with behaviour cases kept highlighting something else. The enormous impact that pain, discomfort, posture and movement can have on behaviour. Becoming a Dynamic Dog Practitioner allowed me to deepen that understanding, and to better support owners in recognising when physical discomfort is contributing to what they are seeing at home or on walks.
I am currently the only professional in Ireland combining separation anxiety specialisation with the Dynamic Dog Practitioner certification . That combination allows me to approach behaviour cases through both an emotional and a physical wellbeing lens.
How I work with my clients
Beyond qualifications, what matters most to me is how people feel when they work with me.
I want owners to feel supported, informed and empowered through the process. Not judged. Not dependent on someone else fixing their dog for them.
My work is entirely science based and rooted in ethical, positive reinforcement training. I prioritise trust, connection, agency and emotional wellbeing over obedience or compliance. Behaviour change does not happen through pressure or suppression. It happens when dogs feel safer, better understood and better supported in their daily lives.
That also means supporting both ends of the lead. Behaviour work is not just about helping the dog, it is about helping the human feel calmer, more capable and more confident too. My goal is to give owners the tools and understanding they need to become active participants in their dog’s behaviour journey.
When we work together, you can expect honesty, structure, compassion and a realistic approach tailored to the individual dog in front of us. No generic plans. No quick fixes. No judgement.
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Who I work best with
The people who get the most from working with me are those who stay curious, open minded and involved in the process. People who care deeply about their dogs and want to create meaningful, long term change rather than chase fast results.
Because real behaviour work is rarely about control. More often, it is about understanding, safety, communication, and learning how to make life feel more manageable for everyone involved.
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The next step
If this approach resonates with you, the next step is simply to get in touch or book a free 15 minute discovery call. We will talk through what is happening with your dog, what support might look like, and whether we are the right fit to work together.
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