About Us
Finding Inspiration in Every Wag
Welcome to Walkabout Hounds, where our passion for all things canine shines through! With over 20 years of personal dog training experience, our professional instructors are dedicated to equipping you and your dog with the essential skills for a happy and healthy life together. We continually enhance our expertise through ongoing education, ensuring we provide the best possible training experience for and your furry friends. Join us on this journey to a better bond with your dog!
Our Story
Welcome to our dog training journey! Since 2010, we've been passionate about dog walking in South Leeds and quickly realized our knack for sharing our expertise in dog training. Today, we've proudly guided thousands of dogs and their owners, specializing in Puppy Training Gundog Training. With a variety of training options available, we're here to help you and your friend thrive together!
Meet The Team
James has been working and training dogs since he was 9 years old. James always wanted to work outside and spent most of his days learning about animals and birds rather than learning Maths and English He discovered his passion for working dogs when he started shadowing a local gamekeeper which led to an apprenticeship, learning about the game birds but more importantly about the dogs used to hunt, flush and retrieve the game on the shoot days.
James gained his experience of dogs by working his own dogs; Spaniels Kes and Vixen and Labradors Will, Finn, Jinx and Xyla; on local shoots, competing in field trials. He has worked in a quarantine kennels. He then diversified his knowledge by training and working with German Shepherds and Rottweilers as security dogs and Labradors and spaniels as scent detection dogs.
Davina grew up with a mad border collie however when she met James she was thoroughly thrown into the world of dogs. She now spends most of her time keeping James and the rest of the team "walking to heel" as well as developing new ideas to grow and expand the business.
Davina has been training dogs for the past 8 years. She is a Qualified Instructor with the IMDT, a member of the Guild of Dog Trainers, an Approved Instructor with IABTC, A Puppy Specialist and Reactivity Specialist with The Dog Training College.
Davina's love of dogs has grown throughout the years with her Spaniel Pima, Labradors Chief, Axl, Boogie and German Shepherd Nessa