Category Archives: Dog pros: a day in the life

Hearing dogs

Interview with dog trainer for Hearing Dogs, Lucy Rimmer By Laure-Anne Viselé, February 2011; Released May 2011 Hearing Dogs UK – skills, organisation, friendliness I’d long been intrigued by the work of hearing dogs. So one day, I contacted Hearing Dogs for Deaf People for an interview. That’s how I got to speak with training team leader, [...]
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The Case of the learned dog: chat with a dog scientist

Interview with dog scientist and author of multiple published pet books: Linda Case By Laure-Anne Viselé, August 2010 This interview is part of my Dog Professionals Hall of fame, showcasing the dog professions in all their glory. Linda Case, Dog scientist “Dog what?” I hear you ask. “What are they going to invent next?” So a [...]
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Blimey, my dog’s barmy

Interview with English dog behaviourist Nick Jones By Laure-Anne Viselé, November 2010 This interview is part of my Dog Professionals Hall of fame, showcasing the dog professions in all their glory. Nick Jones: dog behaviourist Nick Jones is a well-established canine behaviourist. He is based in the UK. Should you ever get to speak to Nick, [...]
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Professional dog walker a cushy job? Think again

Interview with Dutch dog walker Paula Welgraven By Laure-Anne Viselé, May 2010 The interview ‘Woef-Out’ is a successful dog walking and pet sitting business based in The Hague, the Netherlands. In this article, I speak with founder/manager Paula Welgraven about a day in the life of a professional dog walker. Paula I met Paula in the [...]
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Dino Dogan: dog blogger extra-ordinaire

Interview with influential dog blogger Dino Dogan By Laure-Anne Viselé, November 2010 Who is Dino Dogan? With countless guest-posting, speaking gigs and over 5,000 Twitter followers, Dino Dogan is an accomplished social media entrepreneur. He has become nothing short of a figure head for the dog blogging community. When it comes to social media, he reads [...]
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(in French) Deux Soeurs, Deux Toiletteuses

Interview avec les toiletteuses Marilyn et Kathleen Jacobs, août 2010. Edition: Claude Fereau Auteur Laure-Anne Viselé Article in English: ‘Two Sisters, Two Groomers‘ Marilyn et Kathleen Jacobs Imaginez deux jolies soeurs jumelles dans leur trentaine, vivant en Belgique francophone. Après des années d’apprentissage, elles ont maintenant chacune leur salon. Avec une affabilité naturelle, Kathleen et Marilyn m’expliquent qu’elles [...]
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A veterinarian on behaviour therapy

Interview with Veterinarian Richard Baeke. By Laure-Anne Viselé, October 2010 About Richard Baeke Richard Baeke is a veterinary doctor in the Netherlands. He has been practising veterinary medicine for 3 years, and likes to keep himself up-to-date on companion animal behaviour issues. We met at the Angela Stockdale workshop, and hit it off discussing the overlap [...]
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Two sisters, Two groomers

Interview with dog groomers Marilyn and Kathleen Jacobs. By Laure-Anne Viselé, August 2010 Article en français: ‘Deux soeurs, Deux toiletteuses‘ About Marilyn and Kathleen Jacobs Picture two attractive, chatty, thirty-something twin sisters from French-speaking Belgium. Breaking with the family tradition for white collar careers, they had the determination and audacity to pursue their calling in dog [...]
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Anatolian Shepherd breeder: Raising giants

Interview with Anatolian shepherd breeder and published author Gilles Galand. By Laure-Anne Viselé, April 2010 About the interview Mr. Galand’s unrivalled reputation as a breeder reaches far and wide throughout Northern Europe. He has bred multiple award-winning dogs, and even published a book on the breed. Our family dog being an Anatolian shepherd, I am [...]
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From veterinary nurse to ground-breaking behaviour specialist

Review of seminar by dog behaviour therapist Angela Stockdale. By Laure-Anne Viselé, September 2010 Angela Stockdale: introduction I am just back from the Angela Stockdale 2-day workshop on dogs and emotions and itching to tell the world about it. Angela’s CV: From veterinary nurse to behaviour specialist Angela Stockdale is an ex-veterinary nurse from the UK. [...]
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