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CCEG Instuctors & the GSD Crew
The CCEG German Shepherd Dog Boot Camp Class started out of a need to have a more formal approach to training because of the temperament and behaviour issues of some of GSD’s in general classes.
The Boot Camp Class isn’t for all owners (although the dogs seem to enjoy it) and some do give up, over the years however one group of dogs and owners became known as " The Crew", this was due to the hard work and determination of a unique group of handlers with outstanding dogs which at the start all had training or behaviour issues.
The Crew worked to an advanced level in Obedience, Tracking, Scent, Search and close socialisation. Classes at the start were 90 minutes long (with a break in the middle)
Alan and members of the original CCEG Trainers Jan, Vickie and Pat are still taking class with CCEG21
Tracey - had been with us for 32 years Instructing for 26 years. She attended Courses on Training, Instructing and Behaviour including 3 five-day Courses 2 of these as a trainer. Had taken the puppy class at CCEG for 20 years she helped 1000's of puppies have better owners!!
Still Instructing at CCEG21 are......
Jan - is an Accredited Kennel Club Instructors in Companion Dog Training .. Instructing with CCEG for 25 years with and has attended Courses on Training, Instructing and Behaviour including 4 five-day Courses. She is interested in all areas and methods of training and is a very knowledgeable companion dog trainer. Jan has also completed an Animal First Aid Training Course and ran her own classes called 'Puppysteps' at Cadlecote.
iVickie - the owner of CCEG21 now offers classes at the Impington venue -started training dogs in her teens and after attending college and completing a Course in Animal Care, joined and became a trainer with Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. She has 29 years hands on dog training experience 26 of these instructing with CCEG.
She has completed courses on Animal First Aid, Canine Facial Expression and Body Language by 'Think Dog' Co, a certificate with COAPE in Puppy Class Instruction, Canine Body Language Seminar by Nordic Education Centre for Dog Trainers and Instructors and is a City & Guilds Level 2 qualified, Veterinary Care Assistant.
Pat – had been with us for 25 years and instructing for the last 23. She is interested in all areas of training including obedience, agility, tracking, fun & games. She is an outstanding trainer and compassionate dog person. She has completed an Animal First Aid Training Course and is a non-accredited member of The Kennel Club Accreditation Scheme for Instructors in Dog Training and Behaviour. Pat and I also ran puppy classes for Village Vets at Milton and Longstaton.
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Lynne
was sadly just getting into her stride as a trainer and enjoying taking Puppy and Beginners classes when CCEG stopped classes in Cambridge
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John
Many years of training under his belt and took classes at Iolanda GSD Kennels till it closed in 2022
“No matter how close we are to another person, few human relationships are as free from strife, disagreement, and frustration as is the relationship you have with a good dog. Few human beings give of themselves to another as a dog gives of itself. I also suspect that we cherish dogs because their unblemished souls make us wish - consciously or unconsciously - that we were as innocent as they are, and make us yearn for a place where innocence is universal and where the meanness, the betrayals, and the cruelties of this world are unknown.”
Dean Koontz, A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog
