About Us

Our aggression specialist Janie found a passion in working with aggressive dogs after her own experience. She thrives on saving dogs that would otherwise be classed as dangerous or unmanageable. Her results are extraordinary, and her priority is always the dog’s welfare. With over 40 years experience in the field she is in a class of her own.

• NASDU level 3 general security dog course completed with Monty 2022.
• NASDU level 2 general security dog handlers course completed with Monty 2022.

Mike is a retired Greater Manchester Police Officer who served 30 years with the force and was a Police Dog Handler for 17 of those years. Working in some of the most troublesome areas of the force, his police dog was utilised on an almost daily basis. This gave Mike a great deal of experience in some very testing circumstances.

Having retired from the police, Mike became a trainer of not only pet dogs, but also Personal Protection Dogs which became personal protectors to families all over the country.

Not all police dog handling is about biting and attacking people, it is also about a very high level of training in obedience, searching for property and tracking to name just a few disciplines.

Discovering the skills that Mike had, he was approached by a group of security guards from different companies who, asked him to become their trainer and become part of NASDU (National Association of Security Dog Users). He would therefore be able to train them, assess their suitability, and licence them as security dog handlers in levels 2 and 3 General Purpose dog handling.

If your desire is to become a NASDU qualified dog handler, to train in Personal Protection, to have fun doing tracking, agility or indeed, just improve your ability in handling your own dog, these skills are available at South Forest Farm.

Rob grew up around German Shepherds and has been involved in dog training since he was 8 years old! He previously worked with the British Transport Police and has aided many police investigations with the help of his dogs. Rob currently has 13 dogs of his own and has passed his passion for dog training on to his son who works alongside him.

Rob is a qualified general-purpose patrol dog handler as well as a proactive/passive drug dog handler. He offers 1-2-1 pet obedience training and has previously trained and supplied dogs for the Home Office as well as police and prison services across the UK. He has also supplied dogs to be used both in war zones and commercial businesses as drug and explosive detection dogs.

• NASDU level 3 proactive drugs dog course completed with Ralph (Cocker Spaniel) – 2016.
• High fields doors supervisor course completed – 2015.
• NASDU level 3 passive drugs dog course completed – 2016.
• Handcuff course completed – 2016.
• 2019 – due to complete an explosive detection course
• 2019 – General police dog course level 3
• TASKA Proactive drugs dog Licence September 2019.

I have been involved with the training of dogs since 2009. I am an ACPO/NPCC general purpose dog instructor, and hold a level 3 certificate in canine psychology, I also hold a diploma in search dog services. In 2019 myself and my dog were awarded the Order of Merit. (canine OBE).

A firm believer in training high standards, knowing that whatever we ask of our dogs we know they will perform to the best of their ability.

I have a sound working knowledge of all training methods and up to date legislation in relation to working dogs.

Kim has a background as a Manager in the Engineering Rail Industry but always had a passion to work with dogs. This stems from her teens when she would ‘borrow’ a neighbours’ dog, go to the local park and train to the best of her ability. This grew into a busy lifestyle that set the scene for her future in dog training.

She made the brave decision to give up this stable career to follow that passion and set up as a home border and dog trainer/walker at her facility, based in Derby.

Within no time at all, Kim had become so successful that she was unable to find enough time for all the aspects of her business and decided to focus on the areas that her customers needed most, puppies and adolescent dogs.

Puppies and adolescents can be very testing for the owners and instilling manners can require patience and a skill set that not everyone has. This is where Kim excels. With her depth of knowledge and limitless understanding, she can give a young dog the very best start in life, setting a bond between owner and dog that will last a lifetime.

Having worked closely with various charities, she is all too familiar with dogs being put into rescue because they did not get the right start.

Kim trained under the guidance of the British Institute of Professional Dog Trainers; where she achieved a Certificate in Basic Instructional Technique but strives to better her skill sets and improve her knowledge base. She continues to study and improve her qualifications, having already qualified in Canine First Aid.

Currently, Kim is undertaking her NASDU (National Association of Security Dog Users) Security Dog Handlers qualification to widen her knowledge base and extend her skill set further. She is doing this and shadowing the NASDU trainer Mike Beasley solely for the purpose of self-improvement.

Issues including fear aggression, possession aggression, reactivity, separation anxiety, interaction and recall all fall within Kim’s specialist skill set and the results speak for themselves.

David Bramham has over 30 years experience training all breeds of dogs and is a specialist personnel protection dog instructor and operational drug dog handler and trainer.

He is a specialist decoy in Police dog trails and has achieved level 2 and 3 NIPDU certifications as an instructor for security dog training. He is also a fully qualified health and safety officer.

David works for us part-time as an independent consultant.