About Tanisha
Dogs have always been a huge part of my life, and I was lucky enough to have a dog of my own from the age of six. From a young age I became involved in agility and quickly developed a love for training and working with dogs.
Over the years I’ve been fortunate to train and compete with a number of different dogs, both my own and others, all of which have helped shape my experience and understanding as a handler and trainer.
With my Border Collie Reef, I qualified for and competed at Crufts multiple times, as well as competing at the open junior agility championships and successfully competing at many shows over the years. Experiences like this helped fuel my passion for the sport and the journey of training agility dogs.
I am now a fully qualified agility instructor, passing my instructor course with a Grade First, the highest grade that can be achieved.
Ruma
Ruma is a working Cocker Spaniel who is coming up to 18 months old, and we hope to start competing together in the 2026 season.
Ruma brings a huge amount of enthusiasm and personality to everything she does. When she first joined us she wasn’t particularly interested in training, but with time, patience and consistency she has really found her love for learning and working as part of a team.
Now all she wants to do is train, be with me and learn new things, and I couldn’t be prouder of the dog she is becoming.
Evie
Evie is my 4-year-old Parson Russell Terrier who currently competes in Grade 6.
Anyone who has owned a terrier will know they are strong, independent and a little bit sassy and Evie certainly ticks all of those boxes! This sometimes shows in her agility training when she decides she might know better than me on course… and she really doesn’t mind if she gets it wrong. But that’s part of what makes her so fun to run. As long as she’s enjoying herself, that’s what matters most.
Loki
Loki was my rescue Collie. Unfortunately he suffered from hip dysplasia, so agility wasn’t something we were able to pursue together.
Despite this, Loki absolutely loved to work and learn. He taught me so much about dog training in general and we enjoyed exploring other activities together such as hoopers and scentwork to keep his busy mind satisfied.
Loki is no longer with us and he is deeply missed.
Reef
Reef was my first Border Collie and truly a one-in-a-million dog.
We competed together for many years, working our way up to Grade 7, and were lucky enough to compete at Crufts together multiple times. Reef was an incredible partner and the dog who really ignited my passion and excitement for agility.
Reef is no longer with me, but I owe him so much. He helped shape the handler and trainer I am today.
Daisy
Daisy was my very first agility dog, a little Jack Russell I got when I was just six years old. I trained Daisy myself and we learnt so much together along the way.
She was very small and the jumps were very big for her, so she wasn’t always the fastest dog on the course, but she taught me an incredible amount about motivation and working as a team.
Daisy is no longer with us, but she will always hold a very special place in my heart as the dog who started it all.
