The Guild of Dog Trainers

Colin Spender

Colin has been involved with training dogs professionally for over 20 years. He is a Home office qualified and accredited Police dog Instructor,(H.Dip PDI) and currently still trains dogs as Force dog training Instructor for Dorset police.

Colin holds the Advanced Certificate in Education (Adv Cert Ed) with Canterbury Christ Church University and is also an expert witness in Dangerous Dogs Legislation (D.L.O.) dealing with Dangerous dogs as part of his role within the Police service.

Colin has a passion for his involvement within the forces puppy programme caring for a bringing on puppies alongside operational working Police dogs. He has worked successfully a number of General Purpose police dogs as well as a dual trained narcotics dogs and specialist narcotics detection dogs.

Colin is responsible for General patrol dogs, specialist search dogs, firearms support dogs in addition to being a dog assessor and puppy walker for the force, bringing on the puppies and sometimes gift dogs, training them to the required standard to be able to complete the Initial police dog course.

He is currently completing a Ba Hons Degree with the CIDBT in association with Middlesex University as a Canine Behaviour Practitioner. He spends a good deal of his free time helping owners to overcome behavioural problems and obtain a better relationship with their dogs with training advice and guidance. Using his knowledge base and as importantly hands on experience, he is able to help modify undesired behaviours from their dogs, help educate owners to better understand and read their dogs on a dog to dog communicative basis, enabling the dogs and owners to rehabilitate themselves for a more peaceful life together.

E-mail: colinspender@hotmail.co.uk

Telephone Office: 01202 419906 Mobile: 07966 723 699

Website: Colin has no website

 

30 June, 2011 14:48

secretary@godt.org.uk