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Hi, I'm Henri

Owner & Trainer at Happy Tails Pet Dog Training & First Aid

Since I was a little girl, I've always had a love and passion for animals and the benefits they can

bring to our lives.

Henri from Happy Tails Dog Training with her terrier, Roger

I believe it's only fair that we make sure our dogs lead a happy, healthy, enriched and varied life in return.

 

I live with my two English springer spaniels, Millie

and Poppy, and a miniature poodle called Cici. (You can find out more about them below.)

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I regularly compete in obedience competitions & gun dog scurries.

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As a qualified groomer and pet first aid instructor as well as a pet dog trainer, I want to make sure I meet the needs of my dogs and I get immense satisfaction from passing this on to pet dog owners.​​

​​I am a Pets as Therapy volunteer and regularly visit a local secondary school with my 10 year old springer spaniel, Poppy.

 

I believe we should all celebrate the well-being of ourselves and our pets who enrich our lives. For me, it's important to enrich their lives by training them well and guiding them to become confident, settled and contented dogs.

Henri from Happy Tails Dog Training with her pet spaniel
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  • I particularly enjoy working with different breeds and especially dogs on the endangered breeds list.

  • I am a Kennel Club obedience judge

  • I run an ABC (anything but collie ) league in obedience. ABC is a competition which promotes different breeds & positive training & motivation. This ends with a grand final at York Obedience show, which is quite an event!

  • I have competed at Crufts twice as part of the Northern Team in the Regional obedience competition and once with a team of springer spaniels in the 'obreedience' comp

My Qualifications & Insurance

I have (human) First aid At Work qualification and Outdoor and First Aid.
Level 3 Pet First aid Instructor (VTQ).
I have an enhanced DBS check and have signed up for the online recheck system.
Happy Tails Dog Training is fully insured with Accredited Insurance (Europe) Limited for up to £2,500,000.

History of Happy Tails Dog Training​​

Dog training collies and spaniels

Happy Tails was started 10 years ago by agility trainer, Jackie Reid.
 
Jackie built up the puppy classes and pet classes. I was lucky enough to shadow Jackie for several years to learn the ropes.
 
When Jackie decided to retire in 2024, she passed the lead over to me and here we are.
 
Jackie is still involved and helps me with the classes and one to ones when called upon, so I can draw upon her wealth of knowledge and experience and for this I am most grateful.

MEET THE HAPPY TAILS TEAM

These are the dogs who make up my own wonderful pack!

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