A Bit About Me
Hi, my name is Susie Parker-Garrick, and I am based 10 miles between Lincoln and Sleaford.
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During my life, I have had a varied amount of experience, taking part in several courses and various jobs. After completing my GCSEs and then a GNVQ in Business, I decided to take a gap year. During this first year, I completed a Prue Leith cookery course a secretarial course at St. James and then went to work for Forte head office, followed by working at Harrods in their January sales, which then resulted in working for Escada Sports during their Summer sale Collect. I then decided to take a second year off while I applied to universities to read Marketing and IT. During this second year, I spent a month in Florence, Italy, where I took Italian lessons, a cookery course, and life drawing. After this, I visited Granada in Spain, where I spent three months learning Spanish.​
A Bit More About Me
​I studied Marketing and IT at Christ Church University College in Canterbury. After completing a year and a half, I decided that I needed to focus solely on Marketing. So reapplied to do Marketing at the Univerity of Lincoln. Before starting, I worked full-time for Humberts Estate Agent as their Head Negotiator and ran the office. After completing my degree and gaining a Two: One BA Degree, I went to work in the events industry. After working within the industry for two different charities, I decided to follow my passion and dreams of setting up my own business and working with dogs. I took the all-important steps at the beginning of 2012 and set up Muddy Paws Dog Training. I completed a year-long mentorship with Steve Mann from IMDT during that first year of business. I have gained a wide range of experience and qualifications over the years, which includes working in Spain for six months at In The Doghouse as their Senior Trainer for TV dog trainer Nando Brown. I am always working on my personal development by attending courses and seminars from a variety of different trainers as well as completing different training courses. However, this has become a little harder over the last three years with having two children and COVID-19.
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Today, I run a successful dog training business as well as daycare and home boarding based at our family home on the farm.
Susie is an IMDT (Institute of Modern Dog Trainers), VSPDT (Victoria Stillwell Positively Dog Trainer) qualified dog trainer, and PPG (Pet Professional Guild).
Susie is CRB-checked and fully insured.
5-star rating from the North Kesteven County Council for Home Boarding and Daycare
Courses and Qualifications
26 – 27th May 2011 2 day Career as a dog trainer course IMDT
07th 10th September 2011 4 Day practical course IMDT
January ~ December 2012 Years Mentorship with Steve Mann IMDT
17 April 2012 6 Day IMDT Training Course
27& 28 April 2012 IMDT Membership weekend
26 May 2012 IMDT Geert De Bolster Seminar
11th ~ 13th June 2012 Clicker Training evenings part of mentorship IMDT
20 October 2012 Aggression & Rehabilitation Course
21st October 2012 1 Day body Language Course IMDT
08th to 10th January 2013 Introduction to Hydrotherapy
11th to 13th January 2013 Anatomy, physiology, medical, orthopaedic & neurological conditions
15th January 2013 First aid for small animals
16th January 2013 Principals, professional practice and working in a multi-disciplinary team
17th January 2013 Water management
18th January 2013 Hydrotherapy treadmill therapy
3rd February 2013 T-Touch course with Sarah Fisher IMDT
16th & 17th February 2013 IMDT Gun Dog training course with Philippa Williams
2nd April 2013 Work experience at Hawksmoor Hydrotherapy Centre
3rd July 2013 Hawksmoor Congress for Hydrotherapy
9th July 2013 Ian Dumbar – Crucial & cutting Edge Concepts in Dog Training
13th & 14th July 2013 Nando Brown’s Tricks workshop
25th ~ 27th September 2013 IMDT Agility Course Training
7th ~ 11th April 2014 IMDT Puppy Rescue course
17 ~ 19th October 2014 Clicker Expo
20th ~25th October 2014 Nando Browns FFTT course
January 2015 Chirag Patel workshop
3rd - 4th June 2015 Ken Ramizar
6th – 7th June 2015 Dog Bite prevention conference
15th June 2015 Gundog training day at Jonathan Roberts
7th -8th October 2015 BAT training seminar
18 October 2015 IMDT first Aid course
23-25th Oct 2015 Clicker Expo
15 Nov 2015 Clicker Gundog training with Helen Phillips
A Bit More...
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23-24 Feb 2016 Living and learning with animals Susan Freidman
26 Feb 2016 Function Analysis Susan Freidman
28 May 2016 Separation Anxiety by Malena DeMartini
11th – 12th June 2016 Bite Conference at Lincoln Uni
30th June 2016 Canine Nutrition course with IMDT
1st-2nd Oct 2016 Platform workshop with Kay Attwood
7th – 8th Oct 2016 Impact K9 Conference
11th – 13th Nov 2016 The emotional dog reconnecting and rehabilitation course
10th 12th Feb 2017 WOOF Conference
23rd Feb 2017 L1 Course by Syncthermology
25th – 26th Feb 2017 Cognitive Skills workshop with Kay Attwood
28th Mar 2017 Chirag Patel workshop on Empowering the Canine Learner
29th April 2017 Scentwork for the Pet Dog by Ali Charnick and Mark Dogget.
9th – 10th May 2017 Level 3 Syncthermology training
5th – 9th July 2017 Life Skills for puppies by Lincoln University
23rd – 24th Sept 2017 Kathy Sdeo Course
13th – 14th Oct 2017 Impact Working Dog Conference
24th – 25th Nov 2017 SyncThermology Conference
18th May 2018 IMDT Reassessment for my dog training Membership
24th May 2018 Daniel Mills - Puppy Development Seminar
19th – 20th Oct 2018 Impact Working Dog Conference
27th – 28th Oct 2018 Clicker Expo
23 – 25th May 2020 Lemonade Conference
June 2020 4 Week Nutrition Course with Jacque Boyd
November 2020 4 Week Recall Course with Kay Attwood
15th January 2021 Little Marketing Company Workshop on Marketing
February 2021 3 Week Loose Lead Walking Course with Kay Attwood
February 2021 2 Week Whistle Workshop with Jacque Boyd
April 2021 Nose to Toe Course with Bewitching Brands
May – June 2021 Nose to Toe 2 Course with Bewitching Brands
Get in Touch
PHONE
07977 290920
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Blankney Grange, The Heath, Metheringham, Lincoln