K9 ACADEMY - Key Persons
Jan is currently working towards APDT membership and has successfully completed KCGCDS bronze, silver and gold award with her collie Moss, and he and Jan were members of the Bronze display team at Crufts in 2009.
Joan is a kennel club judge who is able to award cc's in Bloodhounds. She is a member of the Darlington Championship Show Committee and secretary of the Association of Bloodhound Breeders. Joan was a PAT dog assessor for 15 years and has assisted in bloodhound rescue and other breeds for many years. She regularly assesses KCGCDS tests at all levels.
Nichola is our puppy class helper, and has attended k9 academy for 4 years with her Keeshonds, both achieving their KCGCDS bronze, silver and gold awards.
Richard and Sandra have two Flat Coated Retrievers who have both attained their bronze, silver and gold KCGCDS awards. Storm, their first Flat Coat who passed away earlier this year, also achieved these awards in his lifetime and was selected to be part of the silver display team at Crufts.
Richard and Sandra's dogs are used to assess dogs new to K9 Academy due to their superb temperaments. They also run a home boarding and dog walking business, giving them experience in handling a wide variety of breeds.
Susan has been involved in dog training for 18 years starting like most of us with her first puppy. The completion of the good citizen dog scheme bronze, silver and gold awards were the catalyst for sparking her interest in dog training. Since then Susan qualified as a member of the APDT and is a listed examiner for the KCGCDS bronze, silver and gold awards.
Susan carries out the pre-school puppy visits offered by the club and also does home boarding for puppies attending the K9 Academy.