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Paula Brown - Training Manager

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Since a young age I knew that I wanted to work with animals. Throughout my childhood I had several pets which consisted of cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, a chinchilla, hamsters, rats, mice, chickens, a tortoise and the families first dogs Candy and Sherbet two border collie crosses in my mid teens. I have been a member of the Surbiton Pet Club for many years where as a child I would enter my animals into the Pet show and now on occasions attend the Pet shows as a judge. At the age of 21 I got my own dog a Black Labrador named Shadow which I have trained and pleased to say has turned out to be a great companion and in 2006 got my second dog Max a lurcher which I rescued at the age of 18 months.

After completing my GCSE’s I attended NESCOT college where I completed a First Diploma in Animal Care. Whilst at college I did work experience at a children’s farm at which I was offered a part time job. I worked there every Sunday whilst at college and started in a full time position after completing my course. I work at the farm for two years and enjoyed it so much that I decided I wanted to work with farm animals and so applied at a tourist attraction / working farm that was much bigger. Here I worked with a variety of livestock and was in charge of breeding and selling small mammals and was Farm Park Supervisor and tractor driver. I continued my employment at the farm for six years during which time Candy developed nervous aggression towards strangers. My family consulted an animal behaviourist and we were told that there was nothing that we could do. I did not want to accept this and so took it upon myself to find a solution. Sadly Candy is no longer with us as she passed away due to a heart problem, although I read several books and tried out several methods and although not cured, I had managed to make Candy’s last experiences with strangers more enjoyable. Her sister Sherbet is still going strong. The more I learnt about her behaviour and the reasons behind it, the more I wanted to learn. I had developed a thirst for Canine knowledge. I could now see my career path taking a different turn and so decided to follow my new ambition of becoming a canine trainer and behaviourist. I enrolled on a part time course at Merrist Wood alongside my employment at the farm and after a year I had completed a National Award in Animal Management and Kennel and Cattery Management to distinction level. I then completed a certificate in Advanced Canine Behaviour to distinction level at Sussex Canine Centre.

I was very excited when I was offered a place at Royvon in October 2008. Although I had little practical experience in training dogs other than my own I was grateful for the chance to prove myself and worked my way up through accommodations as a trainee trainer to full time trainer and even assistant manager and whilst the Royvon manager was on maternity leave I even had a chance to try my hand at Manager, during which time I learnt a lot and developed as a person.

In 2009 I achieved my British Institute of Professional Dog Trainers (BIPDT) Certificate in the second grade and in 2010 I was awarded my First grade Certificate.

I now hold position as Training Manager here at Royvon and I am dedicated to ensuring that Training standards are high and customers receive an exceptional service.

I still have a love for all animals and my fiancé and I live at home with our four dogs and numerous other animals, which I enjoy caring for in my spare time.