Amanda has been passionate about animals all her life and particularly interested in the relationships between animals and their owners.  Twelve years ago Amanda started running classes at Fourways Veterinary Hospital with Dr Donne Robertson (Wells), a veterinarian who specialised in animal behaviour.

Subsequently Amanda attended puppy class instructor courses offered by Dr. Quixi Sonntag and a Canine Culture Obedience Instructor course offered by Shannon Mckay.  Amanda trained dogs and handlers at beginner and intermediate level while continuing to do puppy classes.  More recently Amanda has started running puppy classes for Rivonia/Sunninghill vet as well as Fourways vet.  Amanda constantly keeps up to date on latest training methods and thinking through extensive reading and interacting with colleagues.

Amanda is dedicated to building a relationship between the handler and their puppy through her puppy classes and while her classes are fun and interactive, the importance of the classes are not forgotten.  Amanda recognises the importance of this age in the puppy and is eager to ensure that the handler uses this time to his/her best advantage to ensure a well balanced adult dog.  A badly trained dog does not go out much and Amanda knows through effective training that dogs enjoy a much more balanced and well rounded lifestyle.

Amanda has a husband (untrainable after 16years), two dogs Ben (Labrador) and Fling (Golden Retriever) and seven cats.  Amanda loves running and the outdoors and is excited about living in a country with such wonderful opportunities and weather.