I live in North East Derbyshire with my Sprocker Spaniel, Otis & a house rabbit, Rupert. When I'm not running Mindful Mutts, I am a qualified mindset coach & work in HR. Both roles deeply influence the way I support both humans & dogs. Outside of work, you'll often find me bouldering, knitting or drinking copious amounts of coffee.
Mindful Mutts is inspired by Otis, who taught me more than any research could and made me realise I wanted to support other humans and dogs to develop calm confidence in themselves, tapping into my coaching mindset. Throughout the journey, I learned how to slow down, tune in and build confidence from the inside out.

Like many hopeful dog owners, I did the classic "Research, Prepare & Rescue".
According to the research, a spaniel would be the perfect family pet, however reality told a very different story. I suddenly found myself micro-managing a reactive dog I didn't fully understand, and let me tell you the overwhelm hit fast and hard.

The more I tried to "fix" him, the more I started to realise I needed a different approach, cue finding Honest Hounds
Slowly, things started changing for us. I learned to communicate with Otis, trust him and more importantly enjoy working with him - not against him.
& now I want to do the same for you and your dog. I want to help build calm, confident humans and dogs.

Does wanting calm in the chaos resonate with you? Head over to our services page to find out how I can help.