Sheila Waller started training for the ADTC in 1999 and currently teaches beginner to intermediate classes. She is committed to the Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme and enjoys instructing classes for this.
Her favourite breed is the German Shepard and she owns two white GSD's; Casper who is 9 and Misty who is 18 months.
She enjoys helping rehabilitate rescue and re-homed dogs, and thinks that all dogs deserve at least a second chance. Her first dog was a rescued cruelty case with severe fear related aggression issues, whose needs started her interest in dog training.
To improve her skills, Sheila has attended a number of courses in instructing pet dog classes and clicker training (which is her method of choice with her own dogs).
She is currently working towards "Clicker Trainers Competency Assessment Program Level 3" having achieved "distinctions" in Levels 1 & 2 and is looking forward to competing in more Clicker Challenge events and also finding out if she and Misty have any potential in the field of tracking and working trails.
Jackie Storey has been a dog owner all her life and began her training with Joan Astill.
She started training for the ADTC in 1990 and continues to be one of our regular trainers, currently training intermediates, clicker and heel work to music.
Jackie enjoys working with less well-know breeds and believes that it is important to consider the strengths of the breed that you own. It is important not to expect too much too soon from breeds that may mature later in life.
She has attended several courses to hone her skills, but her patience was learned from owning boxers !
At present, Jackie is competing in agility with her Huntaway cross, Libby, who is four and Ian, her husband, is starting agility training with their Kelpie cross, Buddy who is 18 months. Libby also enjoys heel work to music and will hopefully begin competing in this discipline later this year.
