About Elmtree Dogs

How Did Elmtree Dogs Start?

Back in 2016, trainer Emma took her young German Shepherd, Fudge, to training classes. Fudge unfortunately had developed fear reactivity towards other dogs. During Fudge's training, Emma realised just how much she enjoyed teaching dogs new skills, and watching them flourish. There's nothing quite like that first time that you and your dog are able to walk past other dogs with no barking!

So, Emma decided to continue studying in this field to eventually be able to help other owners and dogs alike.

Later on, Emma & Fudge began participating in a few different scentwork disciplines, including scent detection and human remains detection training. This is where Emma's passion for all things sniffing began.

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Unfortunately, Emma lost Fudge at the beginning of 2025 after a battle with her health, but she will always be the drive behind Elmtree Dogs and the passion for helping more dogs and owners.

It wasn't long before Lupo came to live with Emma in 2025. This brought a new challenge since his background was vague, and at nearly 2 years old, he already had experiences feeding his behaviour. Scentwork greatly helped Lupo settle in and create a lasting bond with Emma - another reason we love scentwork so much.

(And yes - if you hadn't already guessed, German Shepherds are Emma's heart breed!)

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The Important Bit - Qualifications!

In 2021, Emma graduated with a BSc (Hons) degree in Animal Behaviour & Training. She thoroughly enjoyed this course, despite half of it having to be completed through Covid times! 

After taking a year out and focusing on setting up Elmtree Dogs in 2022 (look out for Fudge in our logo!), Emma headed back into education, and graduated with an MSc degree in Animal Behaviour & Training in 2024.

Both of these courses focused on a mix of theoretical knowledge and practical skills - the essentials needed for a successful dog trainer and behaviourist. ​

Also in 2024, Emma qualified as a UK Sniffer Dogs Scent Detection Instructor, to offer the fun of sniffing to other pet dogs.

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In 2025, Emma joined forces with Leigh and a new company L&F Pet Services Ltd was born. Now, all of our training and behaviour work is based here - so click here to find the website for our training services.

Elmtree Dogs became Elmtree Sniffer Dogs - a branch of L&F focused on scentwork and all things sniffing

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