Alex Gosney
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 knowledge she has gained through decades of hands-on work, so that dogs and handlers can thrive together.
Alex is immersed in the world of Treibball (pronounced try-ball). She has trained with some of Europe’s leading Treibball trainers in Germany, the birthplace of the sport, and has gone on to compete and judge at international Treibball events.
Alex is proud to offer some of the first Treibball training in Dorset at Watercombe Dogs.

Ruth Waters
🐾 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
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…

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
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…

