Paddy

Paddy has joined us as a guest member of the I.C.C. team. Her training methods are very similar to our own and she has become a valued colleague and friend of Christina's. She will be running our Competitive Obedience Classes and Show Ring Training Classes.

Biography

Right from the start Paddy Driscoll has been involved with dogs.

Dogs were a hobby until 1996 she established Teamwork Training, in Worcester Park, on the South London/North Surrey borders. In September 2003 Paddy, and Teamwork Training, moved to Lincoln.

As the first 'Brit' to attend a Karen Pryor/Gary Wilkes 'Don't shoot the dog' clicker training seminar in the USA, Paddy was a pioneer of clicker training in this country. Clicker training has gone from strength to strength as trainers around the world have come to realise the huge advantages and effectiveness of this way to train. Paddy gives talks and demonstrations about it, including giving regular presentations to the Metropolitan Police Dog Training Establishment at Keston.

What are her qualifications to help you?

Apart from attending numerous courses over the years, so learning from others (such as Jean Donaldson, John Rogerson, John Fisher, Joanna Hill to name but a few), just years of practical dog training and hands-on experience of a variety of breeds and types of dogs; big and small, pups and rescues.

Paddy started instructing at pet training classes in the 1970s and has been involved in teaching and training in domestic obedience, ringcraft and agility ever since. She has fostered and helped rehabilitate a number of rescue dogs. Poppy, the latest addition to her doggy household, is a rescue dog who had a serious biting and aggression problem.

Paddy's dogs are her companions, living in the home, as well as competing successfully in agility, obedience and the breed ring.

She is regular contributor to the 'James Wellbeloved Pet Club' magazine and other magazines.

What else?

• Member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (no.246)
• Holder of the British Institute of Professional Dog Trainers First Grade Instructor's Certificate (with Honours).
• Tutor for (and holder of) the APDT 'Kind, Fair, Effective' 'Practical skills for Dog Trainers' OCN accredited course.
• Lecturer in Canine Behaviour at Bishop Burton College, Beverley (BSc course in Applied Animal Behaviour and Training).
• Intermediate agility handler
• Competitive obedience judge
• Owner/trainer/handler of breed champions in 2 different breeds
• Breed show judge