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Naomi White, BSc (Hons), GODT, PPN, PPG

Advanced Senior Trainer Ash Vale, Hampshire

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Naomi has been part of the team since 2016 and has worked her way up to Advanced Senior Trainer. She has a degree in Animal Behaviour and Welfare, which she completed with a First.

 

She is passionate about continuing her education and keeping up-to-date with the latest training and behaviour research, enabling her to develop her skills and methods to find the best approaches for different dogs and their owners.

 

She has a particular interest in behaviour cases, and her calm, patient nature makes her an ideal choice for working with more challenging problems, including reactivity towards dogs or people, resource guarding, and confidence building for dogs with fears and phobias.

 

Naomi is passionate about reward-based training and all of her training is done using treats, toys, games and lots of praise to ensure your dog enjoys their stay and learns effectively whilst maintaining high welfare standards.

 

She is also a 5* licenced home boarder with Guildford Borough Council, achieving the highest level of standards.

 

Naomi only takes in 2 dogs for training at any one time, allowing her to offer a personal and exclusive training service. She has a quiet, child-free home environment with two dogs of her own, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever and a mixed breed rescue.

 

She lives in a village with easy access to busy town environments as well as quieter locations. She can also access a variety of walking areas, ranging from busy parks, woodlands and open spaces.

 

She is able to work in environments and situations suitable for each dog’s specific training needs, ensuring they receive the most personalised training.

 

Naomi also writes blogs for our website, offering advice for dog owners and covering a range of training and behaviour issues. In addition to this, she assists on our online academy, regularly filming live training sessions and trouble-shooting training/behaviour challenges to give our academy members an insight into the work we do.

 

Naomi regularly attends seminars and courses with some of the most world-renowned trainers and behaviourists to help with her continued professional development.

 

She is proud to be a Professional Member of the Pet Professional Network (PPN), an approved Instructor for the Guild of Dog Trainers (GODT), a member of the Pet Professional Guild for Force Free Dog Trainers and is a Dog Training College Approved Instructor

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Background Qualifications, Online Courses, Webinars, Seminars & Experience 
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  • Adolescent Dogs Instructor Certificate - Advanced Senior

  • BSc Hons Degree in Animal Behaviour and Welfare

  • Member of the Guild of Dog Trainers (GODT)

  • Dog Training College Approved Instructor

  • Professional Member of the Pet Professional Network (PPN)

  • Member of the Pet Professional Guild for Force Free Dog Trainers (PPG)

  • 2023 Behavior Vets – Understanding Trauma in Dogs 2023

  • Sarah Whitehead – Canine Sex, Hormones & Neutering 2023

  • Dog Behaviour Conference 2023

  • Behavior Vets – Game Changer Medication: Trazodone, Gabapentin, Clonidine & Benzos 2023

  • Behavior Vets – To Spay or Not to Spay 2023

  • Behavior Vets – Building Resilience for Adolescent Dogs 2023

  • Behavior Vets – The Neuroscience of Frustration in Dogs

  • Currently enrolled on Level 5 Advanced Diploma Applied Animal Behaviour

  • Reinforcement strategies Seminar with Anna Herzog - 2023

  • Advanced Training Skills Seminar with Anna Herzog - 2023

  • Canine Principles – Canine Reactive Behaviour Accredited Advanced Certificate - 2022

  • Canine Principles – Canine Anxiety Certificate - 2021-22

  • Canine Principles – Emotional Intelligence and Mindfulness for Dog Professionals - 2022

  • Dog Behaviour Conference - 2022

  • International Dog Behaviour Conference 2020

  • School of Canine Science - Nutrition and Behaviour - 2020

  • Canine Principles - Canine Fear Accredited Certificate Course - 2020

  • Craig Ogilvie - Interactive Play Workshop - 2020

  • Kamal Fernandez - 2 Day Practical Training Seminar on Dog Training & Behaviour - 2019

  • UK Sniffer Dogs Bronze Seminar with Mike Newland - 2019

  • Alex Wilson - 2 Day Tellington TTouch Seminar - 2019

  • Absolute Dogs - Naughty but Nice Intensive practical 3 day course 2019

  • Craig Ogilvie - Communicating with Your Over Stimulated Dog Seminar 2018

  • Craig Ogilvie – Canine Body Language Seminar 2019

  • Sarah Whitehead - Attended Practical Instructor Course 2018

  • Ian Dunbar - Science Based Dog Training with Feeling Webinar

  • Ian Dunbar - Common Dog Behaviour and Training Problems Webinar

  • ​Brenda Aloff - Canine Body Language Seminar - 2018

  • Institute of Modern Dog Trainers (IMDT) - Career as a Dog Trainer Course 2018

  • Attended the National Dog Bite Prevention & Behaviour Conference 2018

  • ​Nando Brown - The Science of Learning Theory Seminar

  • Ian Dunbar's SIRIUS® Dog Trainer Academy Webinar

  • Ian Dunbar Reliability and Games Webinar

  • 2017 Canine First Aid

  • Hungary Hearts dog rescue volunteer - rehabilitating rescue dogs​​

Watch videos of dogs trained by Naomi below

Heidi the Large Munsterlander - 4 Weeks Residential Dog Training
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Heidi the Large Munsterlander - 4 Weeks Residential Dog Training

Heidi the large Munsterlander has completed her 4 weeks residential dog training. She is a lovely girl and she's been a pleasure to train. When she arrived, Heidi struggled to stay focused outside and would refuse treats, making it very hard to teach her anything. Given the opportunity Heidi would run a long way and could only be trusted in secure places. She would also pull on the lead, making it difficult to enjoy walks with her. During her training, we focused on teaching Heidi to remain in a calmer mindset so she is now able to enjoy taking food rewards and engaging with her owners. This means she's now able to come back when called and enjoy more freedom on the longline without being in danger of getting loose. Alongside this, her calmer mindset has enabled her to walk better on the short lead. We've made this more enjoyable for her and reduced the stress and frustration she feels when restricted by the lead. Heidi still needs lots of management and continued training but she has a good foundation for her owners to continue building on!
Ranger the Cocker Spaniel - 2 Weeks Residential Dog Training
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Ranger the Cocker Spaniel - 2 Weeks Residential Dog Training

Ranger has completed his 2 week assistance dog residential training stay. He already has lots of skills and great training in place but a few areas needed some more work. The goal is for Ranger to be an assistance dog and he’s progressing brilliantly with this overall, however his lead walking and general focus outside could be a challenge at times. During his training stay, we’ve looked at ways to help Ranger focus and relax in new environments, particularly when on the lead. This will enable him to walk more calmly and continue to respond reliably around distractions. Alongside this, he finds the outside environment very exciting, and as a typical spaniel, he loves to run and hunt! We’ve worked on reinforcing his recall more and teaching him to stay within a closer area on walks. This will help him remain more responsive and allow for more freedom in the future as his recall continues to improve. We look forward to continuing to support Ranger’s owner with their assistance dog work! www.adolescentdogs.com
Loki the Flatcoat Retriever - 3 Weeks Residential Dog Training
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Loki the Flatcoat Retriever - 3 Weeks Residential Dog Training

Loki has completed his 3 week residential stay and has made good progress with his training. He is a very sociable and easily distracted puppy, and his owners were struggling to walk him due to his strength and general craziness. During his training, we focused on teaching Loki how to respond more calmly to distractions and reinforcing his ability to check in with his handler. He can now observe distractions and remain calm and engaged, he can also respond to a variety of cues which enable his owners to maintain more control and focus from him. Loki is quite a challenging puppy so training had to be taken slowly and at his pace. We’ve taught him lead walking foundations and his owners have the methods to use to continue his progress further. Alongside this, we worked on calmer behaviours in the house and Loki’s ability to settle on a bed when needed. We also put some routines in place to help avoid him becoming over-tired, this means he’s able to remain in a better mindset and behave more calmly at home and on walks. We look forward to continuing to support his owners with their training journey with Loki www.adolescentdogs.com 08002229007 Info@adolescentdogs.com
Goose the Golden Retriever - 3 Weeks Residential Dog Training
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Goose the Golden Retriever - 3 Weeks Residential Dog Training

Goose the golden retriever has completed his 3 weeks residential training. He's a brilliant dog and has a lovely sociable nature. His owners had made a great start with his training but felt an intensive few weeks would help bring things together more. During his training, we worked on teaching Goose how to approach dogs and people in a more controlled manner so he could enjoy more interactions without his excitement taking over. He needs lots of guidance but he's learnt a more controlled approach and now finds it easier to move away and calm down after interactions. Alongside this, we reinforced calmer lead walking, especially around distractions. Goose is better at offering eye contact when passing dogs, meaning he's now less inclined to lunge towards them. We have loved having Goose to stay and he's been a real joy to look after. We'll look forward to continuing to support his owners on their training journey!
Noggin the Golden Retriever - 4 Weeks Assistance Dog Residential Training
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Noggin the Golden Retriever - 4 Weeks Assistance Dog Residential Training

Noggin the Golden retriever has completed his 4 weeks assistance dog residential training. Noggin is a lovely dog and his owner is hoping he will become an assistance dog, he has the perfect temperament so we’ve spent the last few weeks fine-tuning the skills he’ll need. He hasn’t had much previous training in public places or busy locations so we particularly focused on his ability to remain calm and focused in various locations and around lots of distractions. He has taken it all in his stride and learnt to walk politely on the lead and ignore the temptation of other dogs and people when asked. Alongside this, we have started to teach Noggin some essential skills, including DPT and general obedience skills. We look forward to having Noggin back soon for his next phase of training! www.adolescentdogs.com
Doug the Cocker Spaniel - 4 Weeks Residential Dog Training
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Doug the Cocker Spaniel - 4 Weeks Residential Dog Training

Doug the cocker spaniel has competed his 4 weeks residential training, he’s a lovely boy with a very easy-going nature but his love of chasing squirrels was becoming a concern as he was disappearing for longer periods of time. During Doug’s training, we worked on putting more management in place on walks so he’s not able to disappear or get himself lost. We also reinforced more close control and taught him to respond to a whistle recall cue. With time and practice, Doug should be able to enjoy more freedom again but also be trusted to come back when called. Alongside this, Doug has begun to show some reactivity towards dogs when stood still, or in cafes. We assessed his behaviour and looked at ways to help him feel safer and reduce his need to warn dogs away. With more support in place, Doug can relax and not feel worried by other dogs around his space. We also reinforced better lead skills with Doug so he’s able to understand the difference between ‘lead walking’ and ‘free/sniffing time’. This has made it easier for him to walk calmly and not try to pull on the lead. We look forward to continuing to follow Doug’s progress 😀 www.adolescentdogs.com
Roxy the Labrador - 3 Weeks Residential Dog Training
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Roxy the Labrador - 3 Weeks Residential Dog Training

Roxy the labrador has completed her 3 weeks training, she's a lovely girl and well behaved in most situations but there were a couple of areas her owners needed some more help with. Roxy loves to run and explore so being on a lead was frustrating for her and she would pull a lot. She's now learnt to feel calmer on the lead and walk politely without pulling. We've taught her some new skills so she knows when she's free to sniff and when she needs to remain focused. We also worked on lots of settling in public places and around visitors. Roxy can be restless in these situations and finds it hard to relax, at home this leads to her stealing items and trying to gain attention. She's learnt to lie down and relax in public, and she's been practicing lots of settled behaviour around distractions. At home she has learnt to go to her bed when asked and stay there until released. We've also worked on management strategies to help reduce her stealing behaviours and encourage more settling www.adolescentdogs.com
Chunta and Komo the Jack Russells - 4 Weeks Residential Dog Training
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Chunta and Komo the Jack Russells - 4 Weeks Residential Dog Training

Chunta and Komo the Jack Russells have returned home after their 4 week residential training stay. They have each been staying with their own trainer so they have benefitted from individual training and confidence building, as well as daily walks together to bring their training together! Both Chunta and Komo lack confidence around dogs and can become very worried by unfamiliar dogs coming into their space. During their stay, we've worked on building their confidence individually and together, and put some management in place to help their behaviour around other dogs. Chunta and Komo have both grown in confidence over the last 4 weeks and with their new training and skills in place, they are much happier on walks and take a lot of guidance from the handlers. We've really enjoyed having Chunta and Komo to stay and we now look forward to supporting their family now they are home. Good luck boys! www.adolescentdogs.com
The combination of the short training videos and programmes, using real untrained dogs and
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We sent our adolescent dog who was very reactive to stay with Bekki for four weeks. Sendin
We sent our adolescent dog who was very reactive to stay with Bekki for four weeks. Sendin
We sent our adolescent dog who was very reactive to stay with Bekki for four weeks. Sendin
We sent our adolescent dog who was very reactive to stay with Bekki for four weeks. Sendin
“Best Thing I Did For My Dog!” I adopted an ex police dog last year that had served nearly
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