ABOUT US

I am passionate about dog training, both training my own dogs and helping others to train their dogs.  I am a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, an organisation which promotes kind, fair and effective methods of training.  Over the years I have studied canine behaviour and have a Foundation Degree in Canine Behaviour and Training. After running classes for a local organisation I set up Ruff Diamond Dog Training in 2009 and thoroughly enjoy running weekly training classes and one to one sessions. 

I am currently the proud owner of four dogs; Cal, Rossi, Dreya & Aldo and the majority of my spare time is spent with them and my husband, whether it be walking them, doing some training or just spending quality time together.  Cal, Rossi & Dreya have their Bronze, Silver and Gold Kennel Club Good Citizen Awards. So far Aldo has his Bronze (He's currently 9 months old). We also enjoy doing a little bit of competing; Cal used to compete in competitive obedience but is now retired, Rossi has recently retired from Talking Dogs Rally where he reached the top level.  Dreya has her Puppy Championship and Level 1 Title in Talking Dogs Rally and has started doing competitive obedience and some agility training.

I'm also a member of the Behaviour Collective, an informative group run by behaviourists and trainers.

CRISTEN BROWN BSc, FdSc, MAPDT (00897)