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Multi award winning business 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 with the Yorkshire prestige awards for best Dog behaviour specialist, the Enterprise business awards for best dog behaviour specialist for 2023/2024, and Global award winner with the business global awards for dog trainer and behaviour specialist of the year 2023/2024. Also a finalist in the animal star awards 2024 for dog trainer/behaviourist of the year. The Prestige awards winner for the best dog training business 2024/2025.

Hello and welcome to Boots & Paws, I am fully insured with the pet business insurance, pet first aid trained and first aid at work (for humans), Qualified and experienced.

About me Sarah Whiteley 

CP Dip Lv5 Canine professional behaviour.

C.P Dip lv4 canine coaching  

C.P. Dip Lv3 Holistic canine behaviour, 

Duke University lv5 Dog emotion and cognition 

The University of Edinburgh lv5 Animal behaviour and welfare 

Master aggression certification.

DTC Reactivity specialist 

DTC Scentwork specialist 

Canine principles Anxiety certification.

ACE free work - dog detective.

O.C Dip lv3, 

Ofqual Lv3 Canine care and Behaviour.

O.A.Dip Lv3 Veterinary care assistant,  

Licenced pet dog ambassador instructor.

DMWYD CCFC  

Lv3 Canine physiotherapy.

BSY dog training practitioner lv, 

ADTB instructor

Canine body language specialist and instructor, 

Puppy training specialist

Approved instructor and dog trainer with the dog training collage

Grisha Stewart BAT   

Canine First Aid 

First Aid at work and 

First aid, CPR ans AED

Specialising in reactivity and aggression, experienced in large breed, working dogs and rescues.

I have always been around dogs since I was born and have a great love for our four legged friends, 

As a child I would always love to walk dogs and as I got older I would pet sit for family and friends. 

At 16 I joined the RSPCA as a volunteer and worked in the kennel block looking after the dogs. I later became a dog handler for a security company and worked with Nottinghamshire police under a scheme set up in Mansfield.

I then started studying about animal care and animal psychology, after gaining qualifications in dog training I decided to help with some dog rescues in South Yorkshire, where I adopted a couple of rescue dogs Kesh and Jazz (sadly both have gone over the rainbow bridge)

I moved to Aldershot in 2014 as my husband is serving in the military, we have spent a few years being down South, which includes Chivnor in North Devon and Shrivenham in Swindon. And now I’m back up North living in Worksop Nottinghamshire. I have worked for both Aspire defence and Carillion Amey (both deal with Military accommodation), but after I found it hard to find a dog walker that catered for my dogs needs and had the correct type of insurance, i decided to take that massive leap and left to set up Boots and Paws.

Not only am I fully insured I also have security clearance with the MOD. 

My qualifications are:

Canine behaviour professional lv5

canine aggression master certificate 

Scentwork specialist 

Reactivity specialist 

Canine coach Lv4 Diploma

Certified Canine fitness and conditioning instructor.

Canine Physio therapry Lv3

Canine Behaviour training diploma LV3 (Canine principles)  

Canine Body Language Specialist and approved instructor with the dog training collage. 

Puppy training specialist with the dog training collage.

30 Days of school of Canine science 

LV4 Diploma in canine first aid (qualification number 156112605016378) 

OFQUAL LV2 Canine care and behaviour (qualification number 603/1252/X)

IMDT: 2 day career as a dog trainer.

BSY LV3: Dog obedience training practitioner.

ADTB Lv4 (Academy of dog training and behaviour): Full Member and an accredited instructor.

Canine reactive behaviour: advanced certificate. (canine principles)

Dog Walking & Pet home sitting professional Lv 3

Canine Behaviour Diploma LV3

Dog Training Diploma Lv3

Puppy Training Diploma Lv3 

Animal assistance therapy level 3

Canine Holistic health & therapy level 3

NASDU Safe dog handling techinques  

Veterinary Support Assistant Level 3 ABC awards

K9 trauma care and pet first aid

Animal Reiki practitioner L3 

Scent work enrichment 

Rescue dog awareness.

Dr Ian Dunbar’s: SIRIUS training - All 4 Days.

Dr Ian Dunbar’s: Growl class for reactive dogs.

Dr Ian Dunbar’s: Simple solutions for common Dog behaviour & training problems.

Victoria Stilwell: Inside your dogs mind.

Pet micro chipper: (registered with Pet log UK).