Natalie Waller - Qualified Dog Trainer
My name is Natalie and I am a qualified dog trainer with the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers (IMDT). I have been working in animal welfare and rescue since 2008.
In 2016, I moved back to the UK after 12 years in Australia and brought my 11 year old cattle dog (Tilly) with me. She had such a beautiful heart but needed a lot of work with confidence building and socialisation. There were no classes around in my area at the time to help her… so I thought I would start my own!
After enrolling in a Canine Hoopers Instructors course, I soon found my passion. Hoopers is a style of agility training but without the high jumps and sharp bends. I absolutely love teaching it and enjoy watching dogs learn and thrive.
I have now furthered my knowledge in Scent Detection and Mantrailing and fallen in love with dog sports, especially watching owners when their dog gets that they have a ‘job’ to do.
Dog sports are a great outlet for worried, anxious and 100mph dogs and trust me when I say, they will thank you for a day of fun!! I only wish I still had Tilly with me to show her how much fun it all could be.
My other passion is puppies and I love learning about the way they tick. I’ve got a wealth of experience in working with puppies and love to work with new puppy families when they need that little bit of extra support.
Venues
Great Paws
Unit 5, Great Paws 80 East Mount Road, Darlington, DL1 1LA
Great Paws are located in the centre of Darlington and offer a day train academy for the ultimate in wellbeing, enrichment, fitness and training.
I use this amazing indoor venue for some of my classes
K9 Fun-Time Fields & Discovery Barn
Park Farm, Sexhow, Hutton Rudby, Yarm, TS15 0ER
With amazing enclosed fields for hire and a brand new state of the art indoor discovery barn, K9 Fun-time is one of the leaders of dog enrichment and play in the North East!
My Happy Hounds
Low Pastures, East Cowton, Northallerton, DL7 0JU
FUN……FREEDOM……SAFE. At My Happy Hounds, there’s something for every dog, whatever they like to do! Whether they love to dig, sniff, run, play, or chill, we have it covered! A great place for emotional, mental and physical workouts whilst improving their quality of life, increasing their resilience and reducing undesirable behaviours. A warm welcome awaits.
Liberty Horse UK
Village Farm, Picton, Yarm, TS15 0AG
Louise and the team at Liberty Horse UK offer a great versatile training environment for scent detection and Mantrailing.