Dean Hart
Dean has been working as a Behavioural Consultant on vet
referral for the last 15 years and has worked with many different
breeds and specialises in aggression problems and phobias.
His particular interests within behaviour are animal learning
theory, neuroscience, communication and human psychology.
As well as running his busy Behavioural Clinic, Dean also
works as an advisor to several local welfare and
rescue centres. Dean has written several courses for local
Colleges including Plumpton Agricultural College and the National
Open College Network. He is currently working to produce animal
behaviour and canine rehabilitation courses for City &
Guilds NPTC and is working on his first production of a series
of educational DVDs. He has also piloted programmes television
and has appeared on Ultimate Questions, BBC South
East and is producing his first book due to be launched in
Autumn 2011.
He is well known for delivering lively lectures where audience
participation is actively encouraged and he raises money for
several local and national charities throughout the year
by delivering entertaining talks. Dean is also the behavioural
advisor to The Boxer Rescue Service (Southern) who
provide an excellent service to help re-home and support Boxer
Dog owners. Dean is due to deliver his first international
talk within Europe early 2011 and has been invited to
Hong Kong to establish dog training & rehabilitation classes
in the summer of 2011.
Dean teaches canine behaviour, animal health & welfare,
anatomy & physiology, canine hydrotherapy, canine handling
skills and dog training instruction at FE Level and has taught
animal behaviour theory and practical application at HE level
but set up his own independent City & Guilds Accredited
Canine Studies College in 2007 where students are encouraged
to combine their practical ability with academic studies.
He is also on the Management Committee of the National
Association of Registered Canine Hydrotherapists launched
in 2009 and is an advisor on the Management Committee for
the Association of Accredited Canine Myotherapists established
to promote and maintain professionalism within the industry.
As part of his animal behaviour interests Dean went tracking
grey wolves in Yellowstone National Park in 2004 and observed
Leatherback Turtles in Trinidad & Tobago in 2005. In 2008
he completed a 'Volcano Challenge' with a team of other volunteers climbing
Mount Etna, Stromboli and Vesuvius in four days and raised
over £40,000 between them for Dogs for the Disabled.
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