Claire Arrowsmith began her career with an Honours Degree in  Zoology from the University of Aberdeen after growing up in the  Highlands of Scotland. A lifestyle brimming with family pets of all shapes and sizes, working  sheepdogs and farming livestock provided her with a love and  understanding of animals. After travelling abroad and working on  projects involving Koala Bears and Sleepy Lizards in Australia, she  studied for her Masters of Science Degree in Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare at the University of Edinburgh. She has conducted  research into methods of predicting future aggression in rescue dogs,  the findings of which she has presented in Boston and at the  'Companion Animal Behaviour Study Therapy Group 2000' seminar in Birmingham.

Claire has worked for the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty  to Animals and provided behavioural consultations for dogs around the  Edinburgh and Glasgow areas. She then joined the charity Hearing  Dogs for Deaf People as their Post Placement Training Instructor, where she travelled throughout the U.K. providing behavioural advice and training for recipients and their Hearing Dogs. Claire achieved her Deaf Awareness BSL Stage 1 (CACDP). Claire keeps up to date with new techniques and research by attending many seminars and by being involved with several behaviour and training organisations. She has appeared on a new range of DVDs providing expert advice regarding working with your new puppy/dog. She has also featured on Talk Sport radio during their expert hour.

Claire is now  running her own successful animal behavioural consultancy business in  Surrey. She is a Full Member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors and is also a qualified "Puppy School" tutor.  Claire provides puppy owners with a thorough and essential set of classes at local venues. She  also presents Puppy Evenings at the Village Animal Hospital, Caterham and Puppy Parties at Frean & Smyth Veterinary Surgery in North Cheam.

Claire provides consultations for canine and feline problems and is currently writing her first books on the subject. She is also on the behavioural expert panel for Your Dog magazine, the UK's best selling dog magazine.

Contact Claire Arrowsmith or telephone: 07952543373

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