Meet Jo

Jo set up Positively Canine in 2011 and along with Lady, her lurcher, and Gilbert her longdog, they run the business.  Jo grew up with Golden Retrievers and Great Danes but has a love for sight hounds and has built up a lot of experience and knowledge about them.  Jo has been learning about dogs for around 13 years and has attended many a seminar and events learning from other elite dog trainers, behaviorists and scientist from around the world.  Jo has completed an instructors with Jane Arden at Waggawuffins Canine College where she became qualified to teach people and train dogs, she is an instructor for Veterans with Dogs, and is currently working towards becoming an approved instructor with the International Dog Parkour Association, as well as being a member of The Pet Professional Guild and the Pet Professional Network.  Jo is also a Scent Ops judge up to Gold level, an assessor for the national Nosework Association odour recognition tests & is approved to carry out Nosework Games. 

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Jo specialises in helping people to build a connection with their dog, helping puppies during their early stages, teaching Parkour, Rally,  getting amazing recalls, and her main passion is Scent Detection.