Our Dog Trainers

Our Team have decades of dog training and animal handling experience.

Meet our experienced team of dog trainers and kennel staff.

With a wealth of experience and training success record that is second to none, our dog trainers are experts in dog aggression, bespoke obedience and protection dog training.

Dog Trainers.

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Jon Gardner

Director / Head Dog Trainer

Jon is our head trainer with over 18,000 documented training hours. He has owned and trained dogs all his life and began his career as a dog handler and trainer in the armed forces, moving on to the prison service. Jon...

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Dog Trainer Ben Newton

Ben Newton

Commercial Director / Dog Trainer

Ben has a highly successful background in sales but is also very adaptable, managing and successfully completing numerous different projects across a broad spectrum of business. He has always had a passion for working breed dogs and it was whilst...

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Kyran Pitts

Residential Dog Trainer

Kyran has always had an interest in protection dogs and their training. At college he gained Level 2/3 in animal care as a foundation for the vocation he hoped to pursue. It was this interest that led him to contacting...

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Luke Thompson

Residential Dog Trainer

Luke has a considerable background working in SEMH and as a PE Teacher. It was his passion for walking his dog and the outdoors that prompted him to change career paths. “I felt that I needed a change of direction...

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Tom Furniss

Residential Dog Trainer

Thomas has always had a passion for working with animals previously,working with reptiles to his dream job of working with dogs. He is currently studying a BCCS dog and behaviourist course to expand his knowledge even more. “Since I can...

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Alex Lee

Residential Dog Trainer

Alex has always had a love for dogs and a keen interest in their training. He made a big career change to join us at Platinum K9. Typical of our team he has a passion for being outdoors and activities...

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Leanne Kinton

Residential Dog Trainer

Working with dogs everyday? A dream if you ask me. From having our family dogs and adopting two labradors. We’ve helped them have the best life they could. It took love, care and a lot of patience for them. after...

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