Puppy School International tutors
Puppy School originally set out to become a UK network of puppy training tutors but since its inception, we have been contacted by many people overseas who are keen to learn the Puppy School techniques, benefit from the forum and join in with the training opportunities. Although Puppy School has no formal system for international members at present, some overseas trainers have been through our puppy training system and remain affiliated to us.
These include:
Japan - Mie Kikuchi
MSc Pet Behaviourist, Dog trainer
A member of Association for the Study of Animal behaviour, Companion Animal Therapy Group, Association of Pet dog trainers APDT.
She runs Puppy Classes and also a behaviour consultation at a vet and lecture in Japan. She also published some books in Japan.
Iceland - Freyja Kristinsdottir
Freyja got her veterinary degree in 2006 and moved to the UK in 2007 to work as a vet in Brighton. While living and working in the UK she decided to become a dog trainer, and started the Puppy School tutor programme. She became a Puppy School tutor in December 2009 and is now living in Iceland, introducing icelandic dog owners to reward based dog training without punishment.
Ég útskrifaðist sem dýralæknir í janúar 2006, frá Landbúnaðarháskólanum í Kaupmannahöfn. Í janúar 2007 fluttist ég til Bretlands, bjó þar næstu 2 árin og vann sem smádýralæknir í Brighton. Meðan ég bjó á Bretlandi tók ég þá ákvörðun að gerast hundaþjálfari, og éghóf hundaþjálfaranám hjá Gwen Bailey og útskrifaðist í desember 2009.
Mín skoðun er sú að hundaþjálfun eigi að vera ánægjuleg fyrir eiganda og hund. Vissulega (og því miður) er hægt að kenna hundum með því að refsa, svo sem að kippa í tauminn og skamma. En það eru til mun blíðari aðferðir sem virka alveg jafn vel eða betur. Á hundanámskeiðum hjá mér notum við jákvæða styrkingu og tökumst á við hvers kyns vandamál með yfirvegun. Þannig skapast samband milli eiganda og hunds sem einkennist af gagnkvæmri virðingu.
Estonia - Marina Roos
Hi, my name is Marina, I`m a Puppy School tutor for small breeds in Estonia, Tallinn, in Koerus Puppyschool - http://www.koerus.ee. I`m also the President of Estonian Pekingese Club and I have a small home kennel, Terasroos, http://www.hot.ee/pekingese , with 7 pekingese.
Dogs are in my heart. They are a very important part of my everyday life, members of our family and I even could not imagine life without dogs, a home without a waggy tail.
I think it is very important to teach owners how to raise a happy puppy and how to prevent problems, and all that without punishment. I have attended many lectures and courses on dogs. In 2009, I had a great opportunity to meet and listen to Gwen Bailey in Estonia and the same year I entered tutor courses in Puppyschool UK.
Tere, minu nimi on Marina,olen EKL poolt kinnitatud stažeeriv väikeste koertetreener.Juhendan Koeruse - http://www.koerus.ee seltsi ja kääbuskoerte kutsikakooli Tallinnas, olen ka Eesti Pekingi Koerte Klubi juhatuse esinaine.Koerad on mu südames.
Olen osalenud paljudel koerte esitamist, aretust, tervist, koolitust ja käitumist puudutavatel koolitustel, sh. siis ka Puppyschooli juhendajate koolitus Inglismaal. Tihti võibmind nähakoertenäitustel, fotoaparaat kaasas, kui mitte oma koertega ringis, siis oma kasvandikelening kutsikakooli endistele ja praegustele õpilastele kaasa elamas.
Kennel Terasroos on registreeritud FCI`s 18.07.2007.a. Meie kodus elab7 vahvat pekingi koera ja 2 pikakarvalist nösuninalist kassi.
Kenneli koerte, näitusetulemuste, aretustööjm. kohtasaate lugeda juba kenneli Terasroos - http://www.hot.ee/pekingese lehelt.
Training for overseas tutors
If you are from outside the UK and are able to undertake our training programme (two weekend courses set approximately 4 weeks apart in either Spring or Autumn), please fill in an application form which you can access via the ‘Want to become a tutor?’ pages.
Although the training course is designed for puppy training in the united kingdom, and you will have to adapt the training to what is suitable for your own country, there should be enough useful information to make it worthwhile. We look forward to hearing from you.
Alternatively, Gwen Bailey is sometimes available to give the Puppy School Tutor Training course (6 days) in other countries if someone is available to do the organisation. Please write to info@puppyschool.co.uk
NB: It is important that you are able to understand and speak English well enough to follow the lessons as no interpreter is available.