Lockdowns and the Cost of Living Crisis Since the start of the decade, we as a society have been hammered from all …

As a massive dog geek, walker and trainer, I have been in, and subsequently left, more dog focused groups on social media than I care to remember. They all have the same types of posts and mostly, the posts are nice and upbeat, with lovely pictures of dogs having fun on walks or chilling out at home.

I never expected to win last year, never mind this year, so I’m over the moon to see my hard work being recognised and rewarded. I have always tried hard to be as ‘real’ as I can and care for dogs like they were my own. I’ve known dogs to be like family to me and I just love helping people with their canny canines.

I've said this for years, but we are heading for a future which will see your furry best mates permanently confined to lead walks only when outdoors, unless they're in a designated dog park area like they have in American (that's a whole different level of hell which I won't discuss today!)