Meet the Sussex canine coach whose four-legged shoppers have starred in adverts, tv exhibits and even Hollywood films.
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Kathleen Tepperies, from Polegate, has been an authorized trick canine teacher since 2012 when she found a ardour for coaching her late pooch Brandy.
Now, the extremely sought-after canine coach has labored with the BBC, ITV and an enormous number of different large manufacturers, together with Pinterest, Co-op and JML.
In 2016, Kathleen was scouted by Sky 1 for the present ‘Dogs Might Fly’ to coach pups to pilot planes… yes, really.
Kathleen’s personal dogs aren’t any stranger to the massive display screen both, along with her nine-year-old rescue pooch, Rebel, securing a task alongside Ezra Miller within the superhero movie The Flash, which hit cinemas worldwide final yr.
Despite mixing with the celebs, Kathleen doesn’t get starstruck as she ‘doesn’t actually take a look at the names’.
“I just want to make sure my dog can perform whatever we need to do,” she added.
Rebel, who was picked up as a stray when he was young, is proof that even rescue dogs can study elaborate tips. The Jack Russell additionally holds the Guinness World Record for the quickest stacking of plastic cups by a canine – with a time of 12.08 seconds.
When she’s not on set or breaking world data, Kathleen runs coaching courses via her business Fun Trick Dog Training. With the choice to hitch a category in-person or just about, 1000’s of dog-owners from everywhere in the world have jumped on the likelihood to study from Kathleen.
Just among the tips Kathleen teaches her four-legged shoppers embody: skateboarding, blowing bubbles, balancing objects on completely different physique elements, moonwalking, opening cabinets, ringing a bell and even taking part in Connect-Four.
Kathleen stated: “Dogs love to get involved in new activities and I believe that every dog, no matter what size, breed or age, given enough time with the right approach, can learn new things.
“I have witnessed many different types of dogs making joyful progress as their owners learn to communicate with them.”
