SPIRITEDDOG
Our Team
Spirited Ladies
We've built the 'girlband' of your dog's dreams! Take a look below to meet our trainers and find out more about each of them, their passions and what brought them to SpiritedDog!
Lauren Parker
Owner, Behaviour Specialist & Head Trainer
Certification & Experience Highlights:
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10+ Years Industry Experience
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IMDT Mentorship Programme
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IMDT PTSD Dogs
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IMDT Canine Aggression and Rehabilitation
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IMDT Psychopharmacology and Behaviour
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IMDTB Separation Anxiety
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IMDT Injecting Fun Into Classes
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IMDT Career As A Dog Trainer
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IMDT Body Language
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Canine Principles student
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2+ years of physical gundog training (earning multiple certificates)
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1x shoot season completed
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Ladies Working Dog Group student
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& multiple webinar certificates.
Where You'll Find Her:
- Behaviour Support Visits - Training 1-1s - Reactivity 1:1s -
- Sport 1:1s - Gundog Classes - Scent Detection Classes - Clubs -
- Running The Business -
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A Bit About Lauren
"It's definitely not been all about the business and education on my end. Its been about my dogs quality of life and their happiness. Kayto was broken when I brought him home and all I could think of was creating a safe environment for this dog to show his true personality and trust in me, so he can enjoy his life. So I focused on his needs, such as running in harness, bikejoring and having well managed interactions with other dogs so he could play. It was all about him.
Then fast forward to bringing Bucky home and it's been all about Gundog work for him since he was 12 weeks old! He absolutely thrived on retrieving and working with me, so we took the training as far as he was happy to go with it. Needless to say we're still on the journey. I've learned a lot along the way in training of the sport and how I want the working relationship with my dog to be. It's not been a smooth ride and we've both suffered frustration in certain areas but right now we are a tight team and I am proud of my hard worker.
Above all, everything is about ensuring my dogs feel content in life and know they can communicate with me......and I'll listen!"
Louise Jones
Assistant Trainer & Content Manager
Certification & Experience Highlights:
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TCSD Tracking Dog Handler & Instructor
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BSc with Honours Wildlife Conservation
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IMDT Canine Aggression & Rehabilitation
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IMDT Career As A Dog Trainer
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Level 2 Canine Coaching Accredited Diploma
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Enrolled on the College of Scent Dogs City & Guilds Tracking Handler and Instructor Course
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Studying towards Level 5 Canine Behaviour with ISAP
Where You'll Find Her:
- Spirited Intermediate Classes - FunGundog Beginners -
- All levels of Tracking - Filming Content & Taking Photos -
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A Bit About Lou
"Hi! My name is Lou, and I’m an assistant dog trainer at SpiritedDog. I currently teach Tracking Level 1 & 2 and our Intermediate Obedience classes, and I'll soon be teaching some puppy classes too! I have a Level 2 Canine Coaching Diploma, as well as studying for my Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Applied Animal Behaviour (Canine). I'm also nearly finished with my City & Guilds handler and instructor course with the College of Scent Dogs! I love training my own dog, Callie, who is a rescue mixed breed from Cyprus. Her very first dog sport was tracking, and she’s gone on to try gundog, scent detection and tricks! She is a fantastic dog and has taught me a lot about being a dog guardian, especially for such a nervous little character! I am grateful she led me to the world of dog training, because it truly is a passion of mine now, and I love researching and learning as much as I can to enrich Callie's life, and hopefully the lives of other dogs too. In my spare time, I also volunteer for a charity called Lost Paws. This is the charity we found Callie through, and I'm usually on-hand to help with new adopters who need some advice on what to expect when bringing home a rescue pup."
Stephanie Griffin
Assistant Trainer
Certification & Experience Highlights:
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The School of Canine Science
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The Puppy Lab
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30 days of Canine Science
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Fear
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Lockdown Live – Heelwork
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Dingbat Dog Training
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Car Chasing Challenge
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The Border Collie Submit
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Understanding your Border Collie
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Where You'll Find Her:
- Spirited Intermediate Classes - Spirited Tricksters Class -
- Training with her own dog Harvery -
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A Bit About Steph
Hi, I’m Steph and I am a dog training assistant at SpiritedDog! Growing up surrounded by rescue animals fuelled my love training of different species and enhanced my passion for animal welfare. I hold a law degree, with my dissertation focused on the legal aspects surrounding The Dangerous Dogs Act. Most recently I have completed The Puppy Lab, 30 Days of Canine Science and a Fear course with The School of Canine Science. In 2021 I adopted Harvey (the hooligan) a 5 month old Setter x Collie from Spain. A high energy, high prey drive dog on the cusp of adolescence with non existent recall and traffic reactivity. Together we have worked our way through a variety of different courses including Dingbat Dog Training's Car Chasing Challenge and the Border Collie submit. His love of trick training inspired me to write a trick training course which I teach at SpiritedDog.
