I graduated with a first class honours degree in biological sciences in 2001 from Napier University in Edinburgh. I was awarded the university medal for biological sciences. My degree followed the Animal Behaviour and Biology route.

I then furthered this with a post graduate diploma then master of science in 2002, reading Wildlife Biology and Conservation.

Although studying animal behaviour at university has taught me a great deal, it is my natural affinity with dogs which allows me to understand, and work well with them.

I have one dog, A large German Shepherd called Mishka, which means teddy bear in russian! He is very much my teddy bear... As is probably evident from the site, I have worked a lot with sled dogs.I spent the season from 2003 to 2004 running dogs on the finnish side of the russian border. I helped to train and care for all of the 52 dogs there.