About Me

​Heather McLoughlin IMDT In 2008 Murphy joined our family and changed my life. I was living the high life working in PR in the music industry and this working springer spaniel just turned my life upside down.  She was from a working farm, had never been indoors and honestly, was an absolute nightmare. I knew straight away that training was urgently needed! ​Having a springer for your first dog is a steep learning curve but I was so lucky to find the most wonderful reward based local trainer to start us off on our training journey.  Murph and I absolutely loved working together – so much so that after puppy class finished we continued our sessions until eventually we were delighted to be asked to join the training team to help others to train their dogs!​ Murph settled down nicely to enjoy her life with us but I knew – being a spaniel! – she needed continued mental stimulation so we tried a variety of dog sports – we found our passion was gundog work and this set me on a path looking at how we can really enrich our pet dogs lives.​ Meanwhile I was building up my pet care business, offering dog walking services in my local area and providing puppy care with training to those who needed it. This has provided me with so much valuable learning about puppies and dogs of many different breeds and ages over the years. In 2021 I decided to further my education and skills as I started to study with IMDT and was delighted to pass their assessment process to become a fully fledged member. ​Murphy is sadly no longer with us but we now share our lives with our two rescue springers, Bonnie and Larry, who keep us on our toes and enrich our lives by return.