Hi, I’m Krista, the owner of KW Dog Training since 2023. Thank you for finding me. I have worked as a dog trainer for 6 years but have 14 years of background working with dogs, mainly within the animal welfare and rescue sector.

I have always had a passion for animals, and from a young girl, I knew I wanted to make my career working with them.

I have worked as a Dog Trainer since 2019.

At university I gained my degree in Animal Science, which gave me, broad, in-depth knowledge of animal biology, management, welfare and behaviour, which has given me the practical and academic skills that I have used throughout my working life.

I have now been working in the animal welfare industry for nearly fifteen years, and this has included time with Dogs Trust and The Animal Welfare Trust. This has given me tremendous experience and confidence working with and handling, dogs of all sizes, strengths and temperaments. It has also given me a real understanding of the challenges that dogs and their owners can sometimes face.

After moving to Suffolk, I began working as a Dog Trainer and Behaviour coach at a large veterinary group. Initially, I was working alongside another Behaviourist, and during this time, I learnt how to manage group classes, one-to-one consultations, behaviour modification planning and develop my personal skills with people, to ensure I am able to understand the issues, and how we work together to improve them.

During this time, I also achieved accreditations with The Institute of Modern Dog Trainers (IMDT) and qualified as an accredited trainer with The Dog Training College.

My no.1 priority is the welfare if your dogs and enabling them to learn effectively, to build strong, confident bonds between dogs and their owners. This might be basic general obedience, or problem solving around common behaviour issues, such as reactivity, separation and resource guarding.

All my training is force-free, positive reinforcement and reward-based.

I have dogs of my own, who all come from rescue backgrounds and these have all helped me to build my skills and knowledge to help them become happy dogs!

I really enjoy training and seeing people and their dogs progress, and want you and your dogs to enjoy it too!