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Bulldog Club aged 27 for eight years hosting Nowadays I support a wide variety of breeds
their elaborate 100th Centenary celebrations in and breeders offering a full end to end service
2012. including various fertility testing (male & female),
mating assistance, pet pregnancy ultrasound
I’ve been fortunate to judge the breed around scanning, puppy equipment hire and litter micro
the world at the highest level including Italian chipping – pretty much everything apart from
Bulldog of the Year (BOY) 2012, Spanish BOY c-sections and puppy vaccinations.
2015, Dutch BOY 2016 and club shows in Brazil
and Finland. Not forgetting my home turf, I Currently, I concentrate on helping pet owners
awarded CC’s for the first time in 2017 and have and breeders make the best choice through
future appointment secured until 2022. education, advice and assistance. Coaching
on all aspects of canine procreation from
Also in this time I’ve judged, and owned, a few conception, pregnancy, whelping and rearing.
other breeds. Namely the Bulldogs cousin, This was one reason why I decided to write my
the French Bulldog. Having judged the breeds first book ‘Not Born Yesterday: How to avoid
mother club, French Bulldog Club of England in canine pregnancy pitfalls, rearing regrets and
2015 and a few other breeds that appeal to me puppy homing headaches.’ available on Amazon
including Dalmatians and Mini Schnauzers. or through my website
www.caninefamilyplanner.com
More recently, in 2014, I transitioned from
an FSTE 100 corporate employee to a self- It seems crazy all this has been achieved and
employed Petpreneur. Not only has my devotion I’ve not yet graced this great green earth for 40
to the breed moulded the house, décor, car and years, which makes me wonder what does the
clothes but now also my career. future hold for myself and my dogs for the next
forty?
Having raised over thirty litters while also
mentoring and supporting new and novice I can only imagine nothing but the greatest if I
breeders with their litters. The crossover of continue with the vigour I’ve experienced so far.
careers began. For me, dog ownership is a I’m currently working on my second book and
lifestyle, and I decided to leave the corporate building a Breeding Membership Community.
world and start a new chapter in the world of
pioneering a pet business. As I’ve echoed throughout this article dogs for
me has been a lifestyle, I never consciously
I was reborn the world’s first Canine Family made this decision it seemed to evolve. I’ve met
Planner™, and I founded HomeScan Breeder some fabulous
Services. I like to think I work in harmony with people through
veterinary practices and procedures and receive this once
regular referrals from them. hobby now a
career, and I
I have learnt priceless knowledge from my am no doubt
own experiences having been challenged by I’m yet to meet
the most complex of canine pregnancies and more genuinely
problematic puppies. I’ve sought and learnt from amazing
leading experts across Europe plus keeping people that all
up-to-date with new and ever improving rearing have the same
techniques along the way. All this has enabled passion as me,
me to offer breeder services not only with Dogs.
confidence and accuracy but with a unique
balance of specialised and specific knowledge.
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