THE WORKING PUPPY COMPANY
Train · Support · Succeed
Welcome to The Working Puppy Company
The Working Puppy Company is a dog obedience and gundog training school based in Kintore and Midmar, Aberdeenshire. We offer a range of group classes and 1:1 training for puppies, pet dogs and working gundogs, providing practical, effective training to help owners build a strong partnership with their dogs.
Here at The Working Puppy Company, our aim is to give you the tools and confidence to train your dog to become well behaved, happy and responsive, using proven gundog training methods. Owner and head trainer Kirsten Rennie believes that training the owner is just as important as training the dog. Our lessons are practical, informative and enjoyable, delivered in a fun, safe and stimulating environment where both dogs and their owners can learn and succeed.
Our Ethos
We believe in building a strong relationship between you and your dog through clear communication, positive reinforcement, appropriate boundaries, body language and play. Our aim is to make training enjoyable and rewarding for both dog and owner, giving you the skills and understanding to communicate effectively with your dog in everyday life.
Training should be something your dog enjoys. By making sessions engaging, rewarding and fun, you become an important part of your dog’s world and create a partnership built on trust and understanding. The more you put into your training, the more your dog will get out of it!
Our group obedience classes take place at our enclosed, floodlit training paddock at Wester Fintray Farm, just outside Kintore, providing a safe and spacious environment for dogs and owners to learn together. 1:1 training takes place at both our Wester Fintray and Midmar locations, as well as in and around Aberdeen when required for training in real-life environments.
Meet Our Team
Kirsten Rennie
Kirsten started The Working Puppy Company in 2012 with the vision of providing balanced, modern gundog training methods to all abilities and breeds of dogs and their handlers. She currently has a team of 8 Labs and Spaniels that are worked throughout the shooting season. Kirsten competes with her labradors in Field Trials and tests winning several awards. Kirsten is available for group classes, training walks, 1:1 and gundog lessons.
Barbara Cook
Dog Trainer
Babs has been with The Working Puppy Company since 2015 and brings a wealth of knowledge from previously training and trialling Springer Spaniels successfully at a high level. Babs currently has a mix of 8 spaniels and labs that she works throughout the shooting season.
