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About Me (And How I Can Help You!)

Hello, my name is Rebecca. I am an accredited IMDT dog trainer and overall canine fanatic who is passionate about helping people and dogs live happily side by side.

Rebecca and her dog Nutmeg

I transitioned into the dog world working for several years within Assistance dogs UK, training dogs to change people’s lives and teaching clients to care for their wonderful service dog.

Following this I moved to a large rescue centre, helping train and rehabilitate hundreds of dogs, many of whom had behavioural issues.

I set up Mindful Paws to directly help those struggling to manage their dog’s behaviour. I know first hand how difficult it can be raising a dog that becomes stressed by the sight of a person or barks at the slightest noise. I also know, with the right training and management, it really does get better.

How I Can Help You…

Choosing a dog trainer can be hard. When most people start looking for help they are usually already stressed and struggling with their dog. The addition of finding the right professional can be overwhelming!

To make your life a little easier, here are some quickfire benefits you’ll find at Mindful Paws:

  • Fully insured and IMDT accredited dog trainer
  • Dedicated to continuous professional development
  • Guaranteed friendly and reputable service
  • Kind and ethical methods which strengthen your relationship with your dog
  • Evidence based training meaning effective and long lasting results
  • Empowering you with the tools and knowledge to train your dog in the future
  • Bespoke training and behavioural plans that meet the needs of you and your dog
  • Home visits available to ensure your dog feels safe in a familiar environment
  • Ongoing care and support

Whether you are thinking of getting a dog or you already have one (or six), I am here to give you guidance and support at any stage of your dog journey. Please don’t hesitate to contact me to learn more about the services I can provide.

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The Mindful Paws Ethos

Rebecca strongly believes in three key training principles that inspire the Mindful Paws service:

  • Ethical. Placing a strong emphasis on the welfare of dogs whilst using only kind and humane techniques. Not only does positive training cultivate an exceptional bond between you and your dog, but it is scientifically proven to be effective and long lasting in changing behaviour.
  • Cooperative. Building strong relationships between you and your dog based on mutual understanding. Learn to communicate with your dog and get the best from them.
  • Empowering. Instilling knowledge so you can understand the reasons behind your dog’s behaviour. Giving you the skills and confidence to manage your dog’s behaviour on a daily basis and solve potential future issues independently.
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Accreditations and Qualifications

  • Accredited Trainer (With Distinction), Institute of Modern Dog Trainers
  • Accredited Guide Dog Trainer, Assistance Dogs UK
  • Principles of Dog Training and Behaviour (Level 3), Open College Network
  • Behaviour Consultations and Functions of Behaviour (Level 4), Institute of Modern Dog Trainers
  • UK Dog Behaviour and Training Charter Approved
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Reviews From Mindful Paws Clients

Ali Gregory
Ali Gregory
2023-02-20
Highly recommend Mindful Paws! Rebecca offers sound and comprehensive advice. I have two rescue dogs who are now living the life they so deserve. Thank-you Rebecca
Matt Reid
Matt Reid
2022-12-03
I got in touch with Rebecca to help me train my little westie. He is lively and anxious with what he thinks are home intruders (dogs on the tv!). Rebecca was brilliant and understanding towards Yoshi and helped to organise a training plan that has been super effective! She even helped me to understand how I should manage my emotions in stressful situations. Yoshi has come a long way thanks to her and is much calmer and responsive. What I found so great about Rebecca is she felt like a friend, we could talk open and honestly which was so reassuring. A big thank you, highly recommended!
Joanna Lucas
Joanna Lucas
2022-11-26
Rebecca is absolutely fantastic! Entriely professional, but also down to earth and makes not just training my Jack Rusell puppy easy, but she has a way of simply educating me to do the right thing for my best girl. Simple suggestions that I would never had thought of have really helped. She is a credit to her profession and so I can't recommend her highly enough! Thanks Mindful Paws.
Lawrence Overman
Lawrence Overman
2022-09-21
Rebecca really helped us with our Cavapoo, Chester who suffers from separation anxiety. Rebecca spent a lot of time at the start of the relationship unpicking Chester's difficulties and exploring things that we had already tried. We were provided with an explanation of Chester's difficulties with suggested strategies and future support suggestions. Each week Rebecca provided us with a timetable of sessions to support Chester. She analysed our data and videos that we shared with her, changing the plans weekly based on Chester's progress. We found her to be non-judgemental, friendly, supportive, always praising our efforts and providing additional positive suggestions and advice. She also encouraged us to create our plans to support Chester but was always on hand to discuss any concerns that we had. We still have a long way to go with Chester but have made a particularly good start to being able to leave him for short periods in a happy and calm state. We know that we can go back to Rebecca if we encounter any bumps in the road but are continuing the excellent work that Rebecca helped us to start.
Helen Airey
Helen Airey
2022-07-14
Rebecca is a wonderful and supportive trainer who really helps both dogs and owners achieve the most desirable behaviours. Her compassionate and ethical training motivates and rewards Bertie for making great choices and gives me the tools to forge a happy and respectful relationship. I highly recommend her to anyone with a dog, whether there are problem behaviours or you just want to keep training your dog to be their best.
Sandra Coventry
Sandra Coventry
2022-03-28
We reached out to Rebecca at Mindful Paws as we wanted to help our 2 year old cockapoo who was very reactive, barking, howling and snappy. Rebecca visited our home and Benji loved her straight away. She taught us techniques to help him both in the home and out on walks. He is doing really well, and after each visit Rebecca reviewed Benji’s progress and gave us a written report. She offers ongoing support, it’s so reassuring to know that she is always happy to help if we have any further questions! Would highly recommend. Sandra & Jim
julie Carter
julie Carter
2022-01-27
Having not had a puppy for about 15 years we wanted to get him off to the best possible start and so looked into what sort of support we could get aside from the usual puppy classes. We searched and found Rebecca who offers a variety of options and we went with the Puppy Package – we didn’t really know what to expect but were so pleased that we did as Jack bonded with Rebecca straight away. Before the first session she sent us a 5 page pre-assessment questionnaire that asked us about every single aspect of Jack’s life- his age, environment, temperament, diet, any behavioural issues to focus on etc. This is then followed by a 1.5hr home consultation then 3 one hour follow on sessions to work on Jack’s training and for general tips and tricks and ‘puppy hacks’. Our lives were instantly calmer after one visit and we started to feel more in control of this little hurricane jack Russell! She gave us such a wide range of advice and tips that It cant be covered here but we had so many lightbulb moments. For example I had assumed I need to walk him multiple times a day to burn off his energy but that is actually the opposite of what you should do with a puppy so there we were creating our own problems! After each session Rebecca reviewed Jacks progress and wrote a comprehensive report and training plan covering everything we discussed plus the plan for the next few weeks and tips and tricks also links to youtube videos and good toys and chews to keep him mentally active. Along with the training plan that you can follow and use to refer to inbetween sessions there is also ongoing support inbetween so if I had a question I could get advice on an ad-hoc basis too which was really helpful. I found how crucial good dog training really is as I saw the massive difference it made to him. Before the puppy package he was bounding around the house aimlessly probably bored and I was just in ‘react’ mode all day running around trying to stop him chewing things and tearing my hair out I wouldn’t hesitate to book again and likely will as she also does one off sessions. All in all 5 star service, 5 star trainer and 5 star support
Kurtis L'Estrange
Kurtis L'Estrange
2022-01-13
Rebecca helped us with our very excitable, but extremely anxious rescue Collie, Jax. She taught us so many techniques to help him feel much more calm around the house and when meeting new people. She opened our eyes to lots of methods we otherwise mightn’t have considered and we now have a much more settled dog. Thanks so much for everything over the past few months! It’s been super valuable.
Laura Physick
Laura Physick
2021-08-08
We first reached out to Rebecca soon after rescuing an 18 month old, anxious and reactive German Shepherd, called Wilf. She soon recommended her Rescue Package. The support we received from Rebecca was invaluable - it was great to have someone “on hand” to ask questions and check-in with. Her kind, humane techniques helped Wilf to gain confidence in his new home and with us as his new humans. She was genuinely invested in supporting Wilf, and created detailed, step-by-step programs based on his individual needs. Wilf is now much more calm and confident around other dogs, is more comfortable in his own company, his recall has improved tremendously and he is very engaged with us - making walks much more enjoyable. The difference we have seen in him has been incredible and we’re so grateful for the support. We would recommend Rebecca’s program without a doubt.
Jak Harper
Jak Harper
2021-07-15
Rebecca at mindful paws has been absolutely incredible not only making us feel at ease she has been so positive with our difficult beagle who other trainers said can’t be trained. Her friendly and enthusiastic approach worked on us as well as our dog. She goes through each step clearly and nothing is too much trouble. Thanks to Rebecca we are now confident in letting our beagle off the lead and she is so much better walking on the lead too. We can’t recommend her enough!!

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