Steve Mann

Steve Mann is a highly-sought after international lecturer in dog behaviour and training; he is passionate about the use of force free positive methods in the training of animals.

Over the years, Steve has dedicated his time and expertise to help many rescue centres with staff training both in the UK and overseas; in fact Steve is such a fan of rescue dogs that he and his wife currently own 6 as well as fostering for Glendee Rescue!

Steve is chairman for the IMDT (Institute of Modern Dog Trainers) an education provider for existing dog trainers and behaviourists, and those wishing to pursue a career in these fields.

Steve runs a 5-day rescue dog course titled ‘second chance heroes’, the course allows students to work with a group of rescue dogs to improve their chances of rehoming whilst polishing up their dog training skills!

Guy Williams

A Police Dog Instructor for Avon and Somerset Police Force, he has years of experience working with and training police dogs and has written a highly acclaimed series of books featured on his website, and blog, titled Positive Police Dogs.  

Guy is an expert in his field of Police Dog Training, and is proud to be called Evangelical by some due to being outspoken about the use of force free methods in the training of working dogs.

Guy is a speaker for Impact K9 Working Dog Conference, and Victoria Stilwell’s Bite Prevention seminar.
Guy has always had a soft spot for rescue dogs, and has volunteered for several different rescue centres over the years including Bristol Dogs and Cats Home, and more recently Holly Hedge.

Guy now fosters and trains puppies for the police force to give them a great foundation for their future careers, but in the past Guy has adopted a series of rescues, often dogs on their last chance.
 
 

Sarah Fisher

Sarah Fisher is a highly celebrated and internationally renowned Behaviour Counsellor and
TTouch Instructor. She has graciously given her seventeen years of canine experience to running
classes and workshops at some of the UK’s top shelters such as Battersea Cats and Dogs Home,
Woodgreen Animal Shelter, Bluecross, Dogs Trust and the Mayhew Animal Home. At these
shelters she also works with some of the long stay dogs with various behaviour issues.

She runs, promotes and organises T-Touch training courses and workshops all over the UK but
has a main hub at Tilley Farm around the Bath area. Her new organisation ‘Cool to be Kind’
encourages kind and respectful training workshops and clinics at the farm for professionals
currently working with or wanting to work with animals. Sarah also works with private clients
and lectures around the UK.

Her rescue work and passion for T-Touch and kind training doesn’t just stop in the UK- she has
run workshops for rescue organisations in Poland, Holland and Romania. Dogs Trust have also
made her a regular teacher for their Dogs Trust International Training Programme.
 

Kendal Shepherd

Kendal Shepherd is a Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourist via the Association for the Study of
Animal Behaviour and qualified as a Veterinary Surgeon from Bristol University in 1978.

She is an experienced behavioural consultant in matters relating to animal welfare and canine
behaviour assessment and modification. One of Kendal’s main interests and something she
excels in is the prevention of canine aggression- its causes and how to prevent it and the
education of children in safe interaction with dogs. Her other interests include the vet surgeons
role in preventing canine aggression and their role in the investigation, treatment and prevention
of dog bite incidents. As a behaviourist she is often asked to be an Expert Witness in cases
involving The Dogs Act 1871, Sections 1 and 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act and the Animal
Welfare Act 2006.

Kendal is the author of The Canine Commandments (published in 1997) and also holds seminars
and presentations around the world.
 

Jordan Shelley

Jordan Shelley is a renowned trainer, dog behaviourist specialist, writer and producer. He is the
co-owner and behaviourist at the Pet Training School where he carries out private behavioural
consultations and also runs seminars/ workshops on dog-to-dog reactivity and fearful dogs.
As a big helper and supporter of rescue he offers his time to help assess and foster rescue dogs
for shelters such as Glendee Kennels.
 

Mustafa Ozmus

Mustafa Ozmus is a dog trainer and course presenter for the IMDT, where he has worked for the last 6 years.
Mustafa is very dedicated to using his skills to help dogs in rescue and over the years has volunteered his time to Glendee Rescue, the Rottie Rescue Trust among others.

Mustafa specialises in scent work and has ran courses alongside Louise…..

Mustafa’s work with rescue dog doesn’t stop in his day job, he also owns 2 rescue dogs, Jethro and Wesley.
 

Robert Hewings 

Robert Hewings is a highly experienced, qualified Canine Trainer and Operations Consultant with a background in the design, development and delivery of bespoke scent and assistance dog training programs. He also comes from a background of 30 years in the Met Police and 25 years in the Met Police Dog Section.

He is the head instructor of UKCSD, which offers a high quality of scent dog training and education. Robert is also the education consultant with the International Working Dog Assosiation,  a board member of Southern Diabetics Retrievers Louisiana USA, where his training program and course material is being used in diabetic alert.

Angie Balwako
 
Angie has worked in mental health work for 30 odd years. She is  a senior cognitive behaviour psychotherapist in the NHS and have specialised in anxiety and depressive disorders for the last 20 or so years. She started volunteering with moorlands dog rescue in Staffordshire around 4 years ago initially fundraising then gradually got more involved and it became increasingly obvious to her that the nature of rescue has many parallels with her professional work.

Not only in dealing with the public but moreover in the impact rescue work can have on the well being of the rescuers. Stress levels, traumatic cases, the enormity of the problems faced, burnout...compassion fatigue...high expectations from others and those we place on ourselves are all factors which have an impact upon the mental health of people in rescue and looking after ourselves and our colleagues can often be difficult. She is fighting for the plight of dogs needing our help and the support we can give ourselves and our colleagues to enable us to continue to rescue them.
We personally cannot wait to hear her speak at Dog Rescue Unites.