Rosie's Hairy Gang

Rosie has been around dogs nearly all her life. Her Grandparents had German Shepherds and Collies ,and as a child her parents had a mad blue merle Border Collie called Shep who lived till she was 16 years old!

After Shep died, her mum decided to leave the BCs alone for a while and got Beagles and bred a couple of litters. Rosie was in charge of the whelping for both litters. Rosie decided to do Obedience with them and in fact did it quite successfully.

On leaving school she went on to work in a Boarding kennels where her love of Standard Poodles started as they also bred them there. Rosie was also taught to clip and groom dogs there as well. She got her own first dog at aged 16 years, a little rescued all black Collie x Lab x Springer  called Doola. She was doing very well in Obedience but tragically got run over whilst being looked after whilst Rosie was on holiday.

After that, she got married. Very soon the children came along, and so it was decided that she would devote all her time to the kids (with swimming clubs, cubs, scouts, brownies, dancing etc. etc.) She felt that she couldn’t give the time she’d want to a puppy so she started doing voluntary fostering of cats for the RSPCA and also bred and showed Birman cats. She also showed her moggies, and all her children appeared on Blue Peter with the Cats when they were younger. Rosie also appeared on a BBC children’s' programme, showing the preparation for shows and the actual day itself. They also did a SKY children’s programme. Two of her cats have appeared on TV adverts.

When her children got older and they moved to a bigger house, she persuaded her hubby to let her have a dog and Ellie her first Standard Poodle arrived. That’s when her love of Agility started in 1992.

Rosie also went back to Obedience with Ellie and she was very promising but they only ever entered Exemption shows but gained several first places.

 About 18 years ago Rosie decided to go onto agents books with her various cats and dogs,so as to do commercials and TV work. All her dogs have appeared on TV in various things and Rosie has become a competent animal handler for media work.Click here to see what they have done.Rosie has now been handling her animals in TV since 1992

People often ask her what Breed will she have next--well the Poodle/Collie crosses have stolen her heart so that’s what she will hope to have next if possible, but if not as long as it has a shaggy coat she'll be happy.

In 2007 Rosie decided that after all her recent successes and achievements with her own dogs she would start up her own Dog Agility Training School.