My name is Eleanor McCall, and I am the owner of the Puppy Club with Puppy School Falkirk
I have
been around
dogs
for
the last 40 years or so. As a child, before I was allowed to own a
dog of my own, I made friends with my neighbour’s dog, Kim. She was
my
best
friend
and I
learned so much from her, we went everywhere
together. Unfortunately it wasn’t until my adult years that I
learned how upset she must have been when I stopped calling for her
– the reason, yes you’ve guessed it, I got a
new
puppy of my
own. Kim’s owners said to me many years later that she was known as
'Eleanor’s dog', and they wished they had given her to me (oh how I
had wished for that too!). Our new family puppy was named
Butch, he was anything but butch – he was very sweet. He lived with
my parents until the ripe old age of 17.
Although I pursued a career in a different direction, my passion always lay with my dogs. I qualified as a Puppy Tutor with Puppy School in December 2006, and I started running Puppy School Training and Socialisation Classes in February 2007 as a hobby business. I have helped over 1000 new puppy owners train their puppies over the last 11 years.
I decided to hang up my Financial Hat on 20 December 2012 after 36 years in various roles, to work with puppies and their owners full time. I'm now the proud owner of the Puppy Club with Puppy School Falkirk.
What I bring to The Puppy Club with Puppy School Falkirk
I have
many years of experience as a
dog
owner,
sharing my life through the years with a few best friends, each one
different and leaving a paw print on my heart. I currently share my
life with my husband, daughter, four Welsh Springer Spaniel's
(Brooklyn & Blair, and Blair's two daughters - Berry &
Brogan, and my two Hungarian Vizsla's (Briagh & Bea). All good
fun!
Let me introduce you to my furry kids: Blair who is so sweet and is 9yrs old. Blair's daughters (Berry & Brogan) are now 6yrs old, and Briagh is my Hungarian Vizsla, she is almost 12yrs old and such a great girl, and last but certainy not least there's our not so little Bumble Bea who is just over 16 months old.
It was with great sadness we said goodnight for the very last time
to our boy Bracken on Friday 24 May 2013, just one month and one
day short of his 11th birthday, he was our very first Welsh
Springer Spaniel. I owe Bracken so much as it was through Bracken
that I was introduced to Puppy School and he brought me to where I
am now. Run free over the Rainbow Bridge sweet boy x. Brooklyn
sadly joined her brother Bracken on Easter Monday 2019 at the good
old age of 15 years old - a mother, granny and great granny, such a
beautiful girl who we all deeply miss x
I have successfully raised three litters of puppies, which was great fun and always using force free training methods. A puppy is never too young to learn. I have taken Briagh and the 3 welsh springer girls into the show ring and we enjoyed the fun.
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2015 was a very busy year for learning (education in dog training never stops!). I spent 2 seperate weeks at Cheltenham Rescue Centre training rescue dogs with other lovely Puppy School Tutors. All of the dogs involved were successfully re-homed.
I spent a week in Malaga, Spain completing a 4 day practical dog trainers course with Nando Brown from the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers (IMDT).
I also attended lots of seminars and workshops - too many to mention.
I am proud to say I qualified as a fully Certified Dog Trainer with
the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers (IMDT).
2016 was a busy year - continuing my further education journey and opening the new 'Doggy Day Care Academy' in Falkirk.
2017 was a year of growth. Introducing new classes whilst the Doggy Day Care Academy continued to grow, a further assessment of my skills as a dog trainer with IMDT, and as a result I continue to be a full member. I qualified to offer Scent Work UK scent classes at Level One, and continue to be a full member of the Pet Professional Guild.
2018 was a great year for further canine education. Behaviour Courses with Puppy School - 6 days of Puppy Behaviour 1 & 2, and 2 day Puppy School Conference with great speakers
2019 going great so far with lots of more
Continuous Professional Development. Behaviour Courses with Puppy
School - another 6 days of Puppy Behaviour 3 & 4. A great
2 day course with Janet Finlay. A super 2 days with Tracey McLennan
on T-Touch. 2 Days with Victoria Stillwell Dog Behaviour
Conference.
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Qualifications
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Additional Information
The Puppy Club with Puppy School Falkirk services are fully insured.
Police Certificate held
Canine First Responder Certificate 2016 & 2018
Full Member of The Pet Professional Guild 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019
Assessed and Qualified Full Member of the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers (IMDT) 2015 and 2017
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