About CotswoldDOGS
CotswoldDOGS - professional, positive, reward based Mantrailing & search training for dogs.
CotswoldDOGS is the sister company to Cotswold Animal Therapy, an established Veterinary Musculoskeletal Therapy business, with a specialism in working with both operational and retired working dogs.
Rachael has a degree in Veterinary Nursing and has gone on to do further post graduate qualifications in Veterinary Physiotherapy and Canine Training and Behaviour. She is a qualified Instructor and Assessor with Mantrailing Global. Rachael has done her LANTRA Conservation Detection Dog handler qualification, and is now busy with two potential conservation detection dogs currently in training. Rachael is a member of the Ecology Detection Dogs Britain and Ireland Working Group. This is a collaborative group aiming to develop evidence-based standards and accredited qualifications for Ecology detection dogs and handlers.
As far as mantrailing goes, after working with pet dogs with musculoskeletal problems, and spending hours telling clients that their dogs could no longer do high impact, high energy activities, Rachael was looking for something positive, reward based, fear free and fun for these dogs to do. Something low impact and controlled, yet exciting, fun and addictive. Mantrailing was the answer - it is based on operational methods and provides a great workout for the brain, and a controlled workout for the body.
In addition, Rachael has been studying the relationship between training problems/behaviour and musculoskeletal pain, and found that Mantrailing was not only low impact, it was also often suitable for dogs with behavioural problems, reactivity issues, or training challenges.
Rachael is a full member of RAMP, and MantrailingUK, and has an up to date DBS check. Rachael also remains on the RCVS Register of Veterinary Nurses, and is a Veterinary Nursing assessor and Internal Verifier, and is committed to upholding high professional standards. and to positive, reward based work with dogs.
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