Hi I’m Fern! I have 6 dogs at home but the most recent one is the first dog of my own. Devongem Hidden Cove (Cove) is from the recent litter of Reef and Popi. He is amazing and I love him to bits, he is really coming along with little bits of training and I will soon be starting foundation classes and workshops with him.

I have known Lauren for about 3 years now, since my mum started training with her collie and I have been every week for the last 3 years just to watch and learn. About 6 months ago I started helping Lauren out with Monday and Wednesday classes. I love helping out and the people I have met are brilliant. All so keen to learn!

I will soon be starting a course at Bicton and I will be doing more hours for Devon Dogs so I look forward to meeting new people and dogs in the near future.

My top training tip: The thing that I think is most useful from the beginning for an agility dog is waits/stays. I always try to reward at the spot where I asked the dog to wait. A few times out of ten I will release the dog to me and play, but mainly I reward for staying where I asked! This has already paid off with my puppy who has very good waits at just 4 and half months old.