An illustration of Judit, a smiling woman with long grey hair in a cream jumper and jeans, sitting on a garden bench with a cup of tea. Penny, a fawn pug, sits beside her on the bench, and Dizzie, a black-and-white Border Collie, lies at her feet looking up at her.

Hello, I'm Judit

I'm a dog trainer and rescue volunteer, and I train with kindness: positive reinforcement, patience and trust.

I've completed the first and second years of the Marka Dog Training Academy, but many of my best lessons have come from the dogs themselves.

I share my life with two very different dogs. Penny, my five-year-old pug, has been with me since she was a puppy. Dizzie, my Border Collie, came to me through rescue as an adult.

As a volunteer with The Border Collie Spot, I've fostered eight dogs and worked with many more, helping with training, confidence, everyday life skills and finding each dog the right home.

Every one of them taught me the same thing: there is rarely one recipe that works for every dog. Good training starts with understanding the dog in front of us: what they're feeling, what they're learning, what they find hard, and what they need from us.

That's why I'm most interested in helping people understand why their dog behaves as they do, not only how to change it.

That idea became A Paws a Day: short stories that use everyday human moments to make dog behaviour easier to understand.

Because the biggest change in our dogs often begins when we see the world a little more clearly from their side of the lead.

If you're in Bracknell, Binfield, Crowthorne or Wokingham, I'd be glad to meet you and your dog for one-to-one training. The first half hour is free, so we can get to know each other. Ask me about one-to-one training.

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