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Meet our instructors

 

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Jane joined Four Paws with her puppy Ellie, a Labrador Retriever, in January 2011, with the aim of socialising her young dog. Ellie progressed to adult classes and subsequently passed her Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards in the Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme.

 

In 2013 Jane adopted Lottie, a Labrador Retriever cross puppy, who also achieved the Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards. (Lottie and Jane “found each other” as Jane is a volunteer for Labrador Rescue).  In October 2015 Jane adopted Dolly, a rescue dog from Romania, who was abandoned after giving birth to a litter of puppies. Dolly passed her Bronze, Silver and Gold KCGC Awards and passed her assessment to be a Pets As Therapy (PAT) Dog.  

Jane Armitage

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 In April 2024 Jane was offered the chance to have another puppy from Clemmie’s breeder in Cornwall and without hesitation Taggie (short for Agatha) joined their family. 

Five Labradors take some managing, but it’s a fun filled house.

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 In August 2021 Clemmie, a Labrador Retriever puppy from Launceston, Cornwall (a real “Cornish Maid”) joined their family. Clemmie has now achieved her KCGC Bronze, Silver & Gold awards and has also passed her Pets As Therapy (PAT) dog assessment.  Both Dolly and Clemmie are now regular PAT visitors at a Primary School in Oxford.

 

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Jane's aim as a Four Paws Instructor is for you and your dog to enjoy classes, learn much and have fun while doing so!

 

She has attended many relevant courses & seminars, some of which are mentioned below, since she started instructing in 2012 including:
 

  • PDTI (Pet Dog Training Instructors) Advanced Instructing Skills Teaching   Workshop.

  • 2014: PDTI at Harper Adams University, “Exploring your Dog’s Potential and Bringing Fun to Dog Training.”

  • 2015: “The Canine Collective Noun” – Ross McCarthy and Lez Graham.

  • 2015: “Dangerous Dogs – Are Puppy Parties to Blame?” – Jane Hanshaw and Jeannette Watson.

  • 2015: The “Reactive Dog” workshop – John Rogerson.

  • 2015: Pros and Cons of 5 Reward-Based Training Techniques – Ian Dunbar.

  • 2015: Analysis of Existing Learning Theory – Ian Dunbar.

  • 2016: Canine Behaviour – Dr Muriel Brasseur, University of Oxford.

  • 2017: PDTI Analysing Instructing Skills.

  • 2017: The Aggressive Dog Seminar – Nick Honor, Puppy Stars.

  • 2017: Animal Aiders – First Aid for Dogs.

  • 2017: PDTI Practical Instructing Skills and achieved the Applied Instructing Skills Award with Merit

  • 2018: “Making Your Classes Fun and Effective”, a seminar given by Kamal Fernandez.

  • 2018: “Shaping Skills”, a seminar given by Kamal Fernandez.

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Jane is an approved Examiner for the Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme Bronze, Silver & Gold Awards and is a member of the PDTI (Pet Dog Training Instructors) Membership Number 1939.  Jane is an Instructor and the Chair of Four Paws Committee.

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