Tracy has been training dogs & caring for dogs since the year 2000. Tracy ran a dog walking company called Walkiestime Dog School, followed then by qualifying as a guide dog trainer. She then opened Academy 4 Dogs a doggie daycare service for 12 years. She's ran Happy Hounds Dog Training School for 14 years & has decided to close after the end of her 10 year tenancy. She also alongside runs Dog School Live Online Dog Training & Maccpooch 5 star dog home boarding.
Due to committing her time to her boarding dogs she now runs one day a week classes for her higher level obedience at Canine HQ. Canine HQ Dog training club is held at Woodford War Memorial Community centre (click here to take a look at the facilities).
Our VIP club at HH will get first refusal over memberships, but if you've trained elsewhere you can come to one class (£15 for an assessment) & if you pass you can join the dog training club). These classes are not for first level obedience, its for people wanting to move on the training higher or just who enjoy training their dogs & want a weekly club.
Tracy Winterton
Dog Trainer & Behaviourist
Main achievements in the field
I have performed in Canine Hoopers at the National Pet Show at the NEC Birmingham, in main arena 2019 & 2020
I have performed for the last 6 years (2013-2019) at the Family Pet Show in Agility, Obedience & Canine Hoopers
at Event City & Media City, Salford
I am performing at Edition Dog Live in Stoneleigh for Canine Hoopers in April 2021
I have performed on the BBC Sports Relief Top Dog show, my dog Woody won his heat of Triebbal at the show 2014
My dog Woody was Eddison in Chitty Chitty bang bang at Stockport plaza
I have trained 16,000 children in school assembly's teaching warning signs in dogs (Woody's Way)
Had a 2 page spread written about the lIfe of Woody (my pet dog) in Edition Dog Magazine
Two of my dogs are qualified 'Pets as Therapy dogs'
I have done live interviews on BBC manchester & KEY103 (now known as HITS RADIO) on reading dogs warning signals
I have been a judge for Scrufts heats ready for Crufts two years running 2018 & 2019
I have a degree in Animal Behaviour Science
I am qualified guide dog trainer
I invented my own calming supplement for dogs (Composed k9) in March 2020 which is led to a very succesful product on the market
I own Dog School Live Online Dog Training Academy which also runs Maccpooch.com dog home boarding with a 5 star boarding licence
Tracy's Higher qualifications
BSc Hons Animal Behaviour Science Degree
National Diploma in Animal Care and Management
Qualified Guide Dog Trainer for Guide dogs for the blind
Level 3 certificate in Canine Hydrotherapy with small animals
Tracy's Memberships (qualified at)
A dog trainer for Association of Pet Dog Trainer
A Master Dog Trainer with Guild of dog Trainers
A Full Member of the British Institute of Professional Dog Trainers
A full member of Pet Professional Guild
Qualified Nutrition Counsellor
Certified in small animal Fist Aid & CPR
Certificate in pet store management
Pets as Therapy Volunteer with two of her pet dogs passed their pets as therapy exam
My Awards
An Award of Excellence from Millennium Volunteers
Buddy's Award from Hawksmoor for the student that showed the most outstanding contribution during their assessment day in the hydrotherapy pool.
Dolphin Training Academy Basic Award Training, Mexico
Dolphin Training Academy Advanced Award Training, Mexico
Tracy's Experience
Trained as a trainee veterinary nurse
Trained as a groomer
Did 400 hours of volunteering in vets, groomers, kennels & animal charities
Trained & qualified as a hydrotherapist
My Animal training courses & conferences attended
Certificate in Animal handling, training and Instructing- a course that put a rescue dog through the good citizen scheme
Attended T-touch workshops and courses, Aggression Seminars, Annual Day Seminars with Companion Animal Behaviour Study Group
Attended a day course in canine communication and body language.
BAT (Behaviour Adjustment Training) for Puppies through to Adult Dogs; Prevention and Rehabilitation of Aggression, fear and frustration Course
Managing & Training, Behaviour Counselling, Puppy & Adult Classes, a 4 day course by Dr Iain Dunbar
Dog Law course by Trevor Cooper
Victoria Stilwell (it's me or the dog) Seminar on Common dog issues and aggression in dogs.
Behaviour Adjustment Training Instructors Course for 5 days, passed the exam to become a CBATI
A Shadow day at School for Paws in Shrewsbury
Puppy Development course with IMDT (institute of Modern dog trainers)
4 day Instructors course with IMDT
A seminar in Force Free dog Training by Chriag Patel
Wag Together Conference at A4D talks on Dog Reactivity/aggression by James Carroll, Debbie Busby & Sarah HB
2 day Trick training course with Nando Brown
Agility 3 day Instructors course Level 1 Kim Hunt
Agility 3 day Instuctors course Level 2 Kim Hunt
Shadowing the UK champion in Agility Shaun Hunt
Scent work Level 1 by Helen Greenly
5 days shadowing Crufts Champion Di Martin in scent work & obedience
Bite Prevention Seminars - Victoria Stilwell MAY
Wag Together Conference at A4D talks by BUD programme, hearing dogs & Di Martin (crufts champion) doing a demo/talk
How to change predatory chase behaviour in dogs by David Ryan Seminar
Clicker Exp 3 Day conference 2014 & 2015 & 2019
Happy Recallers by Nando Brown in December
Canine Nutrition Course & raw feeding
Training Chickens level 1 with Chirag Patel
Professional Animal Trainers Level 1 course at Paradise Zoo in london
Training Chickens level 2 with Chirag Patel
Dog Assault course
Bite Prevention course 2014 & 2015
Ken Ramirez course
Chicken Training level 3- polishing a dog trainers motor skills
Grumpy Dog Course IMDT
Dog Training with Iain Dunbar
Susan Friedman 2 days course in animal behaviour
Visit to Amazing Animals
Separation Anxiety training course with Positive Animal Solutions
National Bite Prevention Course 2015, 2017, 2019
Dog Precision course
Dog KC Sports course
Woof Conference 2017 & 2019
Kathy Sado course
Dog Cognition course
Attended 2 x Dog Fest Festivals
Pet Industrial Summit in Orlando Florida
Puppy Conference 2018 (coming up)
Dinner with 8 trainers in London
Canine Conference 2019
Craig Oglive- workshop on impulse & high arousal in dogs 2019
Online Reactivity course & Research papers online course with APDT 2020
Canine Social Behaviour - Body Language & Emotions with Camille Ward Phd CAAB - About Dogs LLC - 6 Week Course - March 2022
Association of Pet Dog Trainers - Rethinking Puppy Classes with Adam Delderfield - April 2022
Errorless Learning in Canine Scent Detection Training - April 2022
Agility Trainers Workshop - 2021
Agility Workshop - 2022
CPD workshop with Jane Arden at Waggawuffins - Nov 2023
Corrine Wrend Day Workshop on Competitive Heel & dog sport handling May 2024
She has 2 pet dogs of her own a Working Clumber spaniel x with 15% working springer Lily & Gus a cavalier King Charles Lily is a qualified pets as therapy dog & Gus will go it when he is old enough as only young. All tracy's previous pet dogs have been pets as therapy dogs.
Her dogs have performed in demonstration teams at Family Pet Show for 6 years & National Pet Show at the NEC Birmingham. The demonstrations were in agility, obedience & canine hoopers & talks on the big stage in dog communication. Woody works in schools also teaching children to read dogs & works on radio & tv too.The Other Trainers in the team below