ABOUT US

Confident Canines Dog Training is owned and run by Emma Cowie-Shaw. 

She is a registered member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT), the leading training instructor organisation in the UK (membership number MAPDT1703), and is also registered with the Animal Behaviour & Training Council (ABTC) as a Registered Animal Training Instructor. 

In addition, Emma is an accredited Canine Hoopers Instructor with Canine Hoopers UK and a Platinum Pro Instructor with UK Hoopers, teaching skills for owners wanting a fun activity to do with their dogs all the way up to competition level!

Emma built and ran a very successful dog walking business for several years alongside working on her training qualifications.  During this time, she built up a busy loyal client base, gaining vast hands-on experience catering for many different breeds, personalities and skillsets of dogs.  She now focuses purely on the training, offering 1:1 training, group classes and workshops. 

Confident Canines is now in it's 10th year of business, with Emma having trained thousands of dog and human partnerships to date.

As well as excellent qualifications and a wealth of experience in the world of dog training, Emma also has qualifications in training humans.  As a dog trainer, the bulk of the coaching is in understanding what a client's precise needs are and tailoring the training plan to help each partnership achieve their training goals.  Everyone has different learning styles and preferences and she understands that one size does not fit all!

As well as gaining professional instructor status within various organisations, Emma has also completed many varied dog training courses to gain a wide spectrum of experience.  Whether in a group environment or on a one-to-one basis, she strives to make all sessions clear, informative, comfortable and engaging for all attending.  The humans enjoy the training just as much as the dogs, and people even sometimes form friendships with other dog owners because the class learning environment is so sociable!  The classes are relaxed and fun whilst being educational too.

Emma has also been accepted as a member of the PPG (Pet Professional Guild) and is proud to follow their code of ethics for positive, reward based, ethical and force-free training.

In January 2020 Emma completed training with the amazing Veterans With Dogs charity and works with them on a voluntary basis to help veterans train their dogs to become fully qualified assistance dogs.  For more information about this wonderful charity, have a look here: https://veteranswithdogs.uk/

To keep up with the latest training techniques, Emma regularly attends workshops and seminars all over the country to gain further knowledge from various top trainers within the industry.

Emma is fully insured, has an enhanced DBS check and is also qualified in Canine First Aid, having been trained by Rachel Bean, RVA MCFBA.