About Amy – Dog Trainer in Wakefield & West Yorkshire

I provide 1-2-1 dog training and behaviour support across Wakefield, Castleford, and surrounding areas of West Yorkshire.

I work with owners who are struggling with real-life challenges such as:

• Puppy training and early development

• Recall and focus around distractions

• Loose lead walking

• Adolescent behaviour issues

• Reactivity and general behaviour problems

My approach is practical, calm, and based on modern learning theory. I focus on helping you understand your dog so that training becomes clearer and more effective in everyday life — not just during sessions.

My Dog Training Approach

I believe behaviour is communication, not disobedience.

Dogs are not stubborn, dominant, or “bad” — they are responding to their environment, emotions, and learning history.

Because of this, my training focuses on:

• Understanding the cause of behaviour

• Clear communication between dog and owner

• Reward-based, ethical training methods

• Preventing problems before they escalate

• Building long-term confidence and reliability

The goal is not control — it is cooperation, understanding, and a better relationship between you and your dog.

Experience

I have spent over 2.5 years working closely with an IMDT-qualified dog trainer, gaining extensive hands-on experience across a wide range of real-world training environments.

During this time, I have been involved in:

• Assisting in group dog training classes since December 2021

• Running puppy training classes since July 2023

• Delivering 1-2-1 training and behaviour sessions since February 2023

• Supporting scent work, tracking, and mantrailing classes

• Working with all breeds, ages, and temperaments in structured training environments (3–5 days per week)

• Helping raise, socialise, and develop multiple litters of puppies (Cockapoos and Cocker Spaniels)

This experience has given me a strong understanding of how dogs learn in real-world environments, where behaviour is shaped by emotion, environment, and communication — not just training exercises.

Qualifications & Professional Development

I am committed to ongoing professional development in dog training and behaviour, combining formal qualifications with extensive hands-on experience and continued learning through recognised industry organisations.

I am a professional member of the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers, where I continue to develop my skills in modern, ethical, science-based training.

Verify my IMDT membership: Find a Qualified IMDT Trainer | England | West Yorkshire
EPPI Professional Profile: Find an Easy Peasy Instructor | England | West Yorkshire

Formal Qualifications

• Level 3 OCN Learning, Motivation & Reinforcement (89% pass)

• IMDT Membership Assessment – Passed with Merit

Professional Development

• 4 Day Practical Instructor Course (IMDT)

• 2 Day Career as a Dog Trainer Course (IMDT)

• Easy Peasy Puppy Instructor Course (IMDT)

• The Consultations & Follow-Up Report Course (IMDT)

• Canine Coaching Foundations (Canine Principles)

• Assessment Prep Course (IMDT)

• Perfect Puppy Course (IMDT)

• The Exercises: Foundation to Advanced (IMDT)

• Canine Body Language (IMDT)

• Learning Theory Explained (IMDT)

• Resource Guarding (IMDT)

• Canine Aggression & Rehabilitation (IMDT)

• Separation Anxiety & Related Disorders (IMDT)

• Pain and Behaviour (IMDT)

• Canine Cognitive Dysfunction (IMDT)

• Creating Compliance in Non-Compliant Clients (IMDT)

• Recall Masterclass (IMDT)

• Loose Lead Masterclass (IMDT)

• 30 Days of Canine Science (The School of Canine Science)

• Meet the Team with David Brice IMDT - consultations (IMDT)

• Mind Your Own Business: Pre-recorded (IMDT)

• K9 First Aid (IMDT)

• Breed & Predatory Motor Patterns (IMDT)

• Behaviour Happens For A Reason (IMDT)

• 2nd Chance Heroes Course (IMDT)

• IMDT Partnership Grades (IMDT)

Helping dogs and their owners build calm, confident relationships through modern, ethical, science-based training.

Welcome to Amy's Canine Coaching