Meet the Team

Ruth Waters

RVN, KCAI (NCAg), KC Judge

🐾 Meet Ruth – Founder & Head Trainer at Watercombe Dogs Ruth is the founder and owner of Watercombe Dog Training. With over 10 years' experience running her own puppy club and teaching…

Lynsey Taylor

WSDA Instructor (Blue) & level 1 Judge
Global Mantrailing Instructor

Lynsey is our sniffing expert at Watercombe. Having joined the team in 2018, Lynsey has proved herself to be an enthusiastic dog trainer with bags of energy and a true…

Alex brings over 25 years of experience in training and rehabilitating both dogs and horses. She is passionate about helping people build strong, positive partnerships with their animals and enjoys sharing the…

Rachel Hunt

Rachel has recently taken on teaching Hoopers here at Watercombe Dogs. She runs group sessions and 1 to 1s on Mondays and Thursdays. The thing she loves most about Hoopers…

Hayley Newman

BSc (Hons)
Canine Conditioning Academy - Licensed Canine Conditioning Coach
Kennel Club accredited agility judge
Kennel Club Agility Grade 7
School of Canine Science - puppy lab
School of Canine Science - Scent for Six

Hayley is a licensed Canine Conditioning Coach with the Canine Conditioning Academy and teaches a professional, science-backed canine conditioning programme to help improve your dog's posture, flexibility, core strength and…

Clare Parkinson

Clare initially started her journey with Watercombe Dogs, training with her first dog Henri. She has since got a brother for Henri - Dezi - both dogs having behaviour traits of…