Learn about our dedicated dog training team
Melissa
Founder of Paws-A-Minute
Melissa, the founder and owner of Paws-A-Minute, has over 10 years of experience working with dogs and their owners to resolve behavioural issues and help them live happy, fulfilled lives together.
Having rescued and rehabilitated a very difficult dog of her own she has a deep understanding of the emotional toll it takes living with problem behaviours. Since the beginning of her journey Melissa has worked with countless owners to solve everything from severe resource guarding and aggression, to lead pulling and establishing perfect manners.
Her passion is helping owners to create real change that lasts through support, education and a deep understanding of the dog in front of her.
Mel
Mel started her dog training journey volunteering at a rescue centre and gaining hours and hours of hands-on experience with a large variety of breeds, temperaments and behavioural cases. Like Melissa, her journey began in earnest when she rehomed a reactive rescue of her own, and this gives her a deep understanding and empathy for the challenges our clients are facing.
Mel is passionate about helping people get the most out of their dogs and loves to see her clients thrive. At Paws-A-Minute we are focussed on achieving real-life results that help you succeed in everyday situations. This is something Mel excels at; supporting owners every step of the way so that they can truly enjoy life with their dogs.
Kirsty
Kirsty’s journey began five years ago when she rehomed her cockapoo, Fred, and found that working through his myriad behavioural problems sparked a passion
for dog training. Since then she has completed Melissa’s mentorship program, trained and competed a working dog of her own, and gained extensive experience with a wide variety of breeds and behavioural cases.
Kirsty is passionate about dogs in all shapes and sizes and finds it deeply rewarding to help them overcome challenges and gain new found freedom and fulfilment. She loves working with dogs and their owners to build positive, reliable behaviours and finds great satisfaction in incorporating that training and her client’s hard work into our structured pack walks.