Mary is a CANZ Acredited Trainer with KPA CPT qualifications and a Diploma in Canine Behaviour and Science Technology, Dip.CBST. She is also a Registered Vet Nurse, specialising in her passion of Canine Behaviour Change and assist dog owners have well-mannered dogs through positive reinforcement training techniques.
Mary is skilled and experienced in all ages and life stages of dogs and their unwanted behaviours, e.g
- jumping up
- lunging
- nipping/biting
- poor recall
- pulling on lead
- excessive barking
- destructive chewing
- separation anxiety
- aggression towards other dogs
- aggression towards people
- food or resource guarding
- reactive behaviours.
Mary’s Dog Training career started in 1989, when she was involved in forming the first operational search dogs, Alpine Rescue Dogs, in the lower South Island, and she had one of the first qualified operation search dogs during that period.
She is also a NZKC Recognised Canine Good Citizen, CGC, Training Provider, who is continually updating her knowledge and skills by attending workshops and courses run by world renown Animal Behaviourists, Naturalists and Training Experts such as Bob Bailey, Susan Garrett, Dr Sophia Yin, Rodger Abrantes, Dr Susan Friedman James O’Heare, Ken Ramirez and Michael Shikashio.