My name is Wendy Shufflebotham and I live in the village of Biddulph Moor that is situated in the Staffordshire Moorlands on the edge of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
I don't live far away from the Biddulph Grange Gardens that are owned by the National Trust.
I have two Chocolate Labradors, Holly and Charlie which I'll tell you more about later.
I always knew that I would end up working with animals one way or another as my Grandparents ran a farm and from the age of 12 I wanted to become a vet. However, I ended up elsewhere but now feel that this is where I belong as I have a love for dogs.
After rabbits, gerbils, fish and Fluffy the cat. We had our first dog when I was 13, Spike who was a collie cross and a very grumpy one at that!
I met my partner Paul and when we got our house we decided to have a Chocolate Labrador puppy which we called Holly. I always wanted to properly train a dog so enrolled at a local class. Holly is a clever girl and we soon rose to the advanced class where we learned competitive obedience but have never competed. We did however complete the Bronze, Silver and Gold GCDS.
I then had the opportunity to rescue a Labrador and took Holly with me and she chose Charlie, a darker Chocolate Labrador who is 8 months younger than Holly. Charlie had a few problems but over time we have overcome a lot together and he has a great character and we love him to bits.
As a 'family' we enjoy days out to the seaside, they love travelling in the back of my MG ZT-T but as soon as they smell the sea its like having a car full of excited kids!
Myself and Paul with our other MG (an MGF, so no room for dogs!) enjoy classic car shows and from now on we can take the labs with us as there is plenty of room in the ZT-T.
I began training dogs full time in 2002 and train all breeds of dog of all ages, see the 'Training' page for more details.
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