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About Us/ Your Instructors
Here at Oakwood we pride ourselves on our education and practical experience - continually furthing our knowledge to ensure you are receiving the best advice possible.
Accompanied by small classes 4-8 dogs per class and a large programme of training classes. We are the only full time dog trainers in the area running 6 days a week across two towns (Hull & Grimsby). We operate over 30 classes a week and if you train with us you can be assured of the best service around.
We even put our money where our mouth is and offer a full money back guarantee - no one else in the area dare offer this, if you are not happy by the second week of your training programme you can have a full refund no quibbles. Who else is so confident in the service they provide to offer this?
Your Instructors
Gill BSc, FdSc, ADTB, PAACT, CAP1, CSQP Having owned and trained dogs for over 10 years, Gill has vast experience in working with dogs of all breeds, ages and problems. Using only positive training methods including clicker training, Gill encourages owners to reward and focus on the good things the dog does to encourage a positive relationship between dog and owner. We do not use nor endorse any type of punishment techniques for training dogs of any ages and will not tolerate it in any of our classes.
Current Qualifications
Pending Qualifications
Gills Dogs Jess - 6yo Dobermann owned from a Puppy. Jess is a super dog, she is clicker trained and does agility with Gill. She is also a teaching dog for the bouncy, boisterous dogs that need to made aware of manners around other dogs. Tess - 5yo Dobermann, Tess came to Gill 3.5years ago with numerous problems. Previously being trained using an electric shock collar, she was very stressed and had problems in her relationships with people. Her recall took 13months to teach solidly, using a long line. She is also now an Oakwood teaching dog and also our doorbell - no doubt you will hear her when you come and visit us. She lets us know when visitors arrive.
Noah - 4yo Old English Sheepdog, Noah was due to be put to sleep due to aggression to people. Check out our specialist dog training services page for more information on Noah. Nicky
Nicky has been with the team for over 4 years now, having completed her BSc in Animal Behaviour & Training at Bishop Burton College, She has been around dogs all of her life and her expertise is with the obedience classes, she manages to get the best out of dogs and people alike.
Current Qualifications
In addition to the above qualifications Nicky regularly attends seminars and workshops throughout the UK to ensure her continued learning and development with regards to canine behaviour and training.
Pending Qualifications
Nickys Dogs Robbie - 8yo Jack Russell, was a rescue dog due to his problems with other dogs and is currently work in progress. Max - 1yr Jack Russell x, Max came to us at 16wks as a rescue. No longer wanted as he was deaf. He is now on the payroll at Oakwood and is loved by staff and customers alike. He does have seperation problems and you may hear him at some point whilst visiting the centre, if he has got himself locked out.
Clare New to Oakwood in 2010 Claire is training with us, she will be working towards becoming a qualified dog training instructor and is currently studying her FdSc Canine Behaviour and Training at Bishop Burton. Claire has 2 dogs Harley & Poppy, Harley is a rescue who is a little nervous around some dogs and some men, he has improved considerably in the 12 months Claire has been working with him. Her latest addition is Poppy a cocker spaniel pup, she is working towards her Good Citizen Gold Award. Pending Qualifications
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(Tess ready for a Canix training session)