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Safety and situational awareness with Gareth Dickinson
Gareth developed an interest in personal safety and situational awareness and would deliver information sessions to students and is a qualified self defence trainer and conflict management trainer.
During this session Gareth will discuss the key aspects of personal safety and situational awareness that you can apply whether you’re a dog trainer or dog walker. This will include route planning, identifying risk, awareness of your surroundings, how you can manage your safety.
Gareth is the owner and founder of Forever Home Dog Training based in the Northwest, he established the company in 2020 as a result of adopting his Staffordshire bull terrier Lexi and already owning his German Shepherd called Bear, and wanting to support rescue dog owners. Gareth balanced his business alongside being a full time police officer, during his thirteen years of service Gareth encountered many challenging situations such as dealing with volatile and abusive people, attending public order situations such as fights and assaults, festivals, football matches, missing persons, vulnerable people and working on knife crime reduction as well as supporting University students as a dedicated student liaison officer.