Dog Behaviour Training

Morag Sutherland, who started Gelert Behaviour Training in 2003 is a qualified and listed Veterinary Nurse who began running “puppy parties” in veterinary practice in 1994. This lead to reading around the subject of dog behaviour and a great wish to improve a dogs experience of veterinary treatment.

This interest then spread to looking at day to day life from a dog’s perspective, training with COAPE to run puppy classes to the benefit of puppies and their owners and currently studying for a Post Graduate Diploma in Companion Animal Behaviour Counselling at Southampton University.

As well as Glas, a working sheepdog and Dolly an Italian Greyhound, Morag is training four cows to be handled without the physical restraints usually applied to farm livestock. She is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, Veterinary Nurse Liaison Officer for the Companion Animal Behaviour Therapy Study Group and a student member of the UK Register of Canine Behaviourists.

David Bond runs many of our classes, particularly the gun dog activity class. He has many years’ experience training a variety of animals and humans, with a background as a shepherd, riding instructor and customer service manager for a high street bank.

Dave holds an HND in agriculture and a Diploma in Sports Coaching. He has lurchers and terriers as well as three working Shire Horses.

Dave is a member of the Companion Animal Behaviour Therapy Study Group and the Association of Pet Dog Trainers.

Shelley Chesham is a veterinary nurse who is an ambassador for good training.

Shelley has also completed the COAPE Training for the Future course, and runs excellent puppy socialisation classes at the Temple End Veterinary Surgery in High Wycombe.