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Shamyla GascoigneBSc (Hons)

Senior Trainer East Grinstead, West Sussex

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Shamyla has been training for over 4 years and is a valued member of the Adolescent Dogs team. She has completed her BSc (Hons) in Canine Behaviour Management, is a member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (APBC), and is a UK Sniffer Dogs Bronze Level Instructor.

 

She also holds a Home Boarding License with Mid Sussex council, upholding the highest standards and care. Shamyla is one of our few trainers who can accommodate dogs with separation anxiety and those who prefer to sleep freely at night out of a crate

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Shamyla has experience working with a variety of breeds and experience working with assistance dogs.  She owns 5 dogs of her own whom she competes with in Agility, Scentwork and Competition Obedience (Havanese, 2 Collies and 2 Cocker Spaniels). They make for excellent role models for the dogs who stay with her for training.  She 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

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Shamyla is able to offer training in a busy family home, with 4 children (6, 8, 10 and 12) with easy access training around horses, countryside walks and the town centre.  This makes Shamyla a popular option for those needing training around children, as well as those seeking controlled socialisation opportunities and distraction training. 

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Courses & memberships

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  • Licenced with Mid Sussex District Council. 4 star Licence number: AW085

  • BSc (Hons) Canine Behaviour Management – 2022

  • Dog Training College Approved Instructor

  • UK Sniffer Dogs Bronze Instructor

  • Adolescent Dogs – Instructor Course with Mike Newland - 2022

  • Pet Professionals Pet First Aid Course 2019 & 2022

  • DBS Checked – 2022

  • Reinforcement strategies Seminar with Anna Herzog - 2023

  • Advanced Training Skills Seminar with Anna Herzog - 2023

  • School of Canine Science – Separation Anxiety Webinar 2022

  • Morag K Heirs – Evidence Based Practice for Animal Professionals Webinar 2022

  • Mike Newland – Resource Guarding Webinar 2022

  • Kamal Fernandez – Annoyingly Adolescent Webinar 2022

  • Kamal Fernandez – Relabeling Reactivity Webinar 2020

  • School of Canine Science – Puppy Lab 2020

  • Absolute Dogs Pro Dog Trainer Certificate 2019

  • Absolute Dogs Geek Certificate (Canine Behaviour) 2019

  • Dog Training College – Reactive Rascals Seminar 2019

  • School of Canine Science – Nutrition 2019

  • School of Canine Science – 30 Days of Canine Science 2019

  • Victoria Stillwell – Positively confident - Webinar 2019

  • Victoria Stilwell – The confidence building blocks – Webinar 2019

  • Craig Ogilvie – Communicating with your stimulated dog – Webinar 2019

  • Alex Wilson – 2 Day Tellington Touch Workshop 2019

  • Kamal Fernandez – Living with high drive dogs – Webinar 2019

  • Dog Training College – Canine body language – 1 day course 2019

  • Nancy Tucker – Using desensitization and counter-conditioning to treat fearful behaviour in dogs – Webinar

  • Canine School of Science – Fear – Webinar 2018

  • Ian Dunbar – Treatment and prevention of dog aggression : Biting and fighting – Online course 2018

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Kevin the Miniature Dachshund | 6 Weeks Residential Dog Training
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Kevin the Miniature Dachshund | 6 Weeks Residential Dog Training

🐾 Kevin is Going Home! 🐾 We’re thrilled to announce that Kevin, our spirited 1-year-old Miniature Dachshund, is ready to go home! Over the past six weeks, Kevin has made incredible progress, and we couldn’t be prouder of him. Through dedicated training, he has gained confidence and learned how to manage his reactions towards other dogs and people. Kevin now knows how to disengage instead of barking and lunging, making walks much more enjoyable for both him and his owner. In the home, he has mastered settling on cue, which will help him when visitors come over. His basic obedience skills have improved significantly, including loose lead walking and recall, giving his owner the tools to navigate everyday situations with ease. We believe Kevin is now better equipped to enjoy life and feel less stressed in various environments. We’re so excited for him to reunite with his owner and embark on this new chapter together! Thank you to everyone who has supported Kevin on his journey. We can’t wait to hear about all the adventures he’ll have at home! 🐶❤️✨ www.adolescentdogs.com 08002229007 Info@adolescentdogs.com
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🐾 Percy is Going Home! 🐾 We’re excited to announce that Percy, the charming 12-week-old Labrador, is ready to head home! Over the past three weeks, he has made fantastic progress, and we couldn’t be more proud of him. During his stay, Percy built his confidence and learned to navigate new environments with ease. He’s mastered essential obedience skills, and his ability to focus has improved tremendously. We’ve taught him to settle on cue, making meal times and play times with his young siblings much smoother. His crate and toilet training have also come along beautifully, and he now understands when it’s appropriate to play and bite. Percy is a delightful little guy, and we know he’s going to thrive in his home environment. We’re excited for him to reunite with his family and start this next chapter together! We can’t wait to hear all about his adventures at home! 🐶❤️✨ www.adolescentdogs.com
Percy the Labrador Puppy | 3 Weeks Residential Dog Training
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Percy the Labrador Puppy | 3 Weeks Residential Dog Training

Winnie, the 8-month-old Springer Spaniel, has just completed her three-week residential stay with us, and what a transformation! 🐾 When Winnie first arrived, she was a lively but sensitive girl, full of energy but also struggling with some anxious behaviors that were affecting her recall and loose lead walking. Her excitement at home led to some cheeky counter-surfing, making meal times and guest visits a bit of a challenge for her owners. During her stay, we worked on building her confidence, helping her learn how to focus and engage with her surroundings more calmly. We’re proud to say she’s now walking beautifully on the lead, and her recall has improved tremendously! 🐕‍🦺✨ We also focused on teaching Winnie to settle on cue, so her owners can enjoy a more peaceful home environment. No more jumping up to counter surf—Winnie now knows how to relax and give her family the space they need. 🍽️🏡 Winnie has come so far, and we’re confident she’s heading home ready to be the best companion to her loving family. With her strong foundation in obedience and her newfound calmness, we know she’ll continue to thrive. 💙
Winnie the Welsh Springer Spaniel | 3 Week Residential Training Stay
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Winnie the Welsh Springer Spaniel | 3 Week Residential Training Stay

Margot the 15 month old Wirehaired Pointer has completed her 6 week stay with us. Her owners were struggling to make progress with her training as she entered adolescence. During her stay we taught her some key disengagement skills as she struggles with unknown dogs. This has in turn helped to improve her recall allowing her owners to manage her better in new environments. As Margot is easily distracted, we worked on her focus and loose lead walking showing her some new exercises to help her owners take her out with them and enjoy day trips together. Margot can get a little excited when visitors arrive and takes full advantage of her size, helping herself to anything left on the kitchen worktop! To help her owners manage any unwanted behaviours in the house, we have taught Margot to settle on cue, which is time can be transferred to public places. We have thoroughly enjoyed having Margot with us and look forward to seeing her make great progress when she returns home.
Margot the Wirehaired Pointer - 6 Weeks Residential Dog Training
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Margot the Wirehaired Pointer - 6 Weeks Residential Dog Training

Raven the 17 month old Labrador has completed his 2 week residential training stay. He is a member of our Assistance Dog Programme and his owner was struggling with his confidence, in particular vehicles and loud sounds. During his stay we worked on Raven’s confidence, taking him to appropriate environments and controlling exposure ensuring he had a positive experience. We also strengthened his basic obedience to help his owner to continue to make progress and work towards becoming an assistance dog, in particular his loose lead walking and steadiness with commands. In the house we continued to extend his settling skills to allow more control and apply this skill when out in public. Raven is a lovely sensitive boy who needs patience and consistency to help him to slowly increase his confidence at his own pace, he is very lucky to have such dedicated owners who are committed to achieve this. www.adolescentdogs.com 08002229007 Info@adolescentdogs.com
Raven the Labrador - 2 Weeks Assistance Dog Residential Training
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Raven the Labrador - 2 Weeks Assistance Dog Residential Training

Roscoe the 18 month old Cockapoo has completed his 4 week residential training holiday with us. His family worked really hard with him but he struggled with unknown dogs resulting him barking and limited off lead time. During this stay we taught Roscoe some key disengagement skills to help him to deal with his frustration towards dogs and allow his owners to have control of him in unpredictable situations. We also worked on improving his recall and vital obedience skills, teaching new exercises and strengthening behaviours he already knew. IN the house Roscoe was keen on barking, both for attention and when visitors arrived. We encouraged calmness at all times and taught him to settle on cue to reduce any unwanted behaviours. Roscoe was a pleasure to have, a fantastic house guest. With his owners commitment we are confident he hill be successful on their training journey. www.adolescentdogs.com 08002229007 Info@adolescentdogs.com
Roscoe the Cockapoo - 4 Weeks Residential Dog Training
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Roscoe the Cockapoo - 4 Weeks Residential Dog Training

Ash the three year old Doberman x Golden retriever has completed his 3 week stay with us. His owner was struggling with his reaction towards dogs which coupled with his strength and size was making walks very difficult. During his stay we have taught Ash to disengage from unknown dogs and have given him the opportunity to take part in controlled interactions encouraging him to be polite and neutral around dogs, this in turn has helped his recalls. We have taught Ash some new skills to help him with his loose lead walking to allow his owner to begin to take him to busier environments and have the ability to control him. Whilst with us we have strengthened all his basic obedience by taking him to environments with varying levels of distractions and generalising his exercises. We have also added a settle on cue to allow his owner to work towards taking him with her for a coffee. Ash is a big strong dog that needs consistency and patience to progress, we have enjoyed watching him develop during his stay and look forward to helping him and his owner take the next steps in her training journey. www.adolescentdogs.com
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