Neil has over 12 years experience training dogs with the National Search and Rescue Dog Association. Neil specializes in providing training that is fun, effective and enjoyable. His methods include positive reward based training and clicker training to work with you and your dog. Neil is a keen mountaineer and loves to include our dogs Cleo and Willow. Neil is also a National Search Dog Assessor; his role entails the assessment of trainee search dogs for other units and qualifying them as operational search dogs using a variety of training methods. Diplomas in: Canine Coaching with First Aid, Canine Behaviour Professional and Search Dog Handlers.

 

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Job Title: Head Trainer/Owner

 

Training Equipment: Scent equipment, tracking and trailing equipment, agility equipment all available.

 

Training Philosophy: Force free, positive reward based

 

Locations Served: All of the Flathead Valley and surrounding area.

 

‘I am trained in a variety of disciplines of dog scent work including non-specific air scenting, tracking, trailing, and scent work similar to the training of explosive and drugs dogs. I also have gun dog and obedience training experience and love to work with my own dogs, Billy, Cleo and Willow. Along with my experience I have focused on professional career development by taking Diplomas in Canine Coaching with First Aid, Canine Behaviour and Search Dog Handling. I am an also a qualified Scent Detection and Dog Tracking Instructor. I love the outdoors, being a qualified Mountain leader and climbing instructor for more than 7 years and I am excited to bring my passions for the outdoors and dogs together in the beautiful Montana Landscape. I was a serving Soldier in the British Army, seeing active service in several countries. I then joined the London Metropolitan Police Force, as a Front Line Police Officer serving for 15 years.’