Meet our trainers
Alessia Longhi
Welcome to CDTA. I'm Alessia and I'm originally from Italy, but I've been living in the UK for over a decade now with my husband and our two awesome dogs, Grace and Florence. Grace is a former street dog from Italy, and Florence is a Swedish Vallhund, a high-energy cattle dog – they both keep me on my toes!
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I'm a big believer that happy dogs are well-behaved dogs, so my training style is all about building joyful and fulfilling relationships between dogs and their humans. I focus on their emotional well-being, motivations, and making learning experiences positive and fun.
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With over 15 years of experience, I'm super passionate about teaching and using science-based methods in dog training. I specialise in group classes and 1to1 consultations:I'm all about fostering positive relationships between dogs and their owners through evidence-based techniques. Plus, I love teaching Scentwork and Hoopers for some extra fun!
Edith Nackers
My name is Edee and I am originally from a small farming community in Canada. I moved to Cardiff in 2011 with my awesome husband Ben.
I handled thousands of dogs in my 15+ years of dog walking and training. There is nothing I love more than building teamwork and giving dogs freedom through training and effective communication.
In my training practice, I found great success using LIMA (Least Intrusive Minimally Aversive) behavioural modification, +CER (Positive Conditioned Emotional Response) and posivite reinforcement and affirmations.
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By treating dogs kindly and giving them training, limitations and routine they can become 10/10 good dogs.
