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Whether you are wanting a well behaved family pet or you have competitive ambitions for your canine buddy, Nicky Rutherford is a qualified, experienced, patient trainer with a natural approach who will help you succeed.
Whether you are wanting a well behaved family pet or you have competitive ambitions for your canine buddy, Nicky Rutherford is a qualified, experienced, patient trainer with a natural approach who will help you succeed.
As well as courses Images Dog Training offers one on one personal training. Private lessons are available for puppy training, behavior modification and competitive training. Private training is also a good option for people with busy lives as lessons can usually be worked in to suit your timetable
This course prepares you and your dog to deal with many real life situations you will encounter in day to day life. Canine Good Citizen is a qualification recognized by...
This is for dogs and their people who would like to have a go at a bit of everything. In this course we cover some aspects of the Canine Good Citizen course, we...
Nicky’s favourite!!! A puppy is a blank canvas so you can ‘shape’ good behaviour right from the start and prevent problems further down the track. Our...
Unfortunately, sometimes things do go wrong and some dogs will display undesirable behaviours. Behavior modification always starts with a private session so we can...
“Hi Nicky, Zoe won a 1st and 4 x 2nds in Advanced A and a 2nd in Novice B. There was an Advanced A lineup of today of Jim 98 (1st) Glenda (3rd) and myself 98 (2nd) which we felt was a great reflection on Images dog training school!”
“Hi Nicky , I have appreciated the learning environment you provide and all the encouragement you have given me with training Queenie this year, i have really enjoyed it and feel so much more confident and bonded with her.”
“Hi Nicky, You are a LEGEND, Tilly is walking beautifully now. I am enjoying our walks so much that we are getting out more often, and no more pulling! If it wasn’t for you and your help Tilly may just have gone to another home.”
“Thank you Nicky for sharing your vast knowledge and expertise with us. We all thoroughly enjoyed it especially the dogs who all went away with full tummys. Another excellent motivational seminar by Nicky Rutherford.”
“We had a blast! The dog slept very well last night. We reminded ourselves on the way home that the whole reason we started training with you was to be able to do an event without her nutting off all the time. She has come a long way.”
“When I started coming to Images my Boxer dog Millie had started getting aggressive with other dogs when out on walks, thankfully that is now a thing of the past. Thanks for only being a phone call away when we had set backs.”
Nicky's proven training methods have been rolled into bite sized packages of information that are 'easy to digest'. There are a bunch to choose from! A quick chat with Nicky will help you decide the best fit for you.
Nicky is continually adding to her skill set and understanding of dogs. She has a qualification from Massey University in Canine Behaviour and has trained with some of the best dog trainers in the world including Kamal Fernandez, Mary Ray, Susan Garrett and Greg Derrett. Nicky currently has several dogs competing successfully in top level obedience and her achievements include training three of her own dogs to Obedience Champions and one to Grand Obedience Championship status. Nicky served her local dog club as head trainer for many years and was also on the Obedience Judges Panel.
Qualified in Canine Behavior, Massey University. 15 years as a professional dog trainer. Nicky has created her own style of dog training that suits all her clients, domestic pets to competitors.
Maggie is a rehomed shitzu maltese cross but she thinks she is a miniature Border Collie. Incredibly clever she is part of Images demo team. She is always popular at displays as she skateboards, and does numerous other tricks
German Shepherd/Siberian Husky X. He competed in Obedience to Test C and was retired a few years ago. His claim to fame is he has been a ‘model’ on a photo shoot for a clothing designer!
Son of Image and is 9 years young. He has a fantastic temperament and is a real clown! He has sired some fabulous pups who have gone on to do well in Agility and Obedience. Black Jack recently gained his Obedience Champion title.
Acer is currently competing in Test B obedience. She is an honest little dog who very rarely comes home without a ribbon. She is an awesome mother and many of her offspring are competing successfully in obedience.
A rehomed tri-color border collie who is relatively new to the team but making his presence felt. He won Novice at the National Dog Obedience Assembly and has gone through the grades very quickly. Working in top level obedience at the moment. He sired a lovely litter last year. 2 of the puppies went to Australia.
A black and white bitch bred by Chelsea Marriner from top trialling lines. Envy has the most amazing work ethic. She will just keep trying and trying until she finds the right answer. Nicky will be putting Wicked over her next season and the resulting litter should be very exciting!
Grand Obedience Champion, 13 years young, Sibebord (Siberian husky/Border Collie. Nickname ‘Little Miss Perfect’. She can be traced back to most of the puppies bred by Images under the Pinehills Kennel name. Nicky waited two years for Image to be born and has never regretted the wait!
There's always alot of things going on Images Dog Training and Boarding Kennels, so this is our way of keeping you up to date.
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We are located three minutes from Mosgiel or a short 15 minute drive from Dunedin CBD and are very handy to State Highway 1. Follow SH1 south, take the first turn right after the East Taieri (Coke) Dairy onto Riccarton Road West. Follow Riccarton Road West cross the railway line and contine straight ahead (you will see a sawmill at the intersection of Riccartin and Bush Road). We are the first driveway on the left after the sawmill and there is an Images sign beside the gate.
