Jamie Muir IMDT
Dog Trainer & Behaviour SpecialistRead on for Jamie’s Story…..
About Jamie
Qualifications & Achievements
Career as a Dog Trainer – IMDT
Practical Instructor Course – IMDT
Advanced Instructor Course – IMDT
Membership Assessment – IMDT (OCN)
Canine Aggression & Rehabilitation – IMDT
Canine Body Language – IMDT
Impulse Control – IMDT
Separation Anxiety – IMDT
Working With Stress And Trauma – IMDT
Perfect Puppy – IMDT
Behavioural Adjustment Training – Grisha Stewart
Handling Reactive Dogs – Brenda Aloff
Canine Functional Characters – Dr Isla Fishburn
Holistic Wellbeing & Nutrition – Dr Sue Armstrong
Core Training Tools & Practices – Ken Ramirez
Reinforcement Strategies – Ken Ramirez
Aggression Treatment Strategies – Ken Ramirez
Concept Training – Ken Ramirez
Working Dog Training – Ken Ramirez
Jamie’s Methods/Goals
Positive Reinforcement
Behavioural Science, in recent years, has taught us that both we, and our dogs learn and flourish in less stressful environments, which means that if we are constantly telling our dogs what NOT to do, we both get stressed – the human finds it harder to focus on what we WANT our dogs to do, and we foster an environment in which the dog is afraid to offer behaviours we might like for fear of punishment. By understanding how dogs learn, and using the latest innovative reward based methods, we teach our dogs what we want them to do, and all feel good about the training in the process!
Tai Chi Influence
Jamie’s clients often remark that he probably doesn’t believe that their dogs misbehave at all, as a lot of the time when he walks in, the dog is suddenly on it’s best behaviour. Jamie credits his Tai Chi for this remarkable phenomenon – haha! Seriously though, Tai Chi is known to be a great stress-reliever, and long-term practitioners like Jamie often exude calm. Dogs seem to pick up on this, and respond in kind. So rather than just focusing on teaching clients training techniques, Jamie helps clients, and in turn their dogs to connect calmly with each other, making training a breeze.
Thirst For Knowledge
After many years spent with dogs, learning, and honing his craft, Jamie knows that there’s always so much more to learn about the animal closest to our hearts. So whenever he can he’s reading books and articles, or booking his next seminar with world-renowned dog specialists.
Where It All Started
Jamie grew up with cats, and loved them dearly (he’s still a big animal lover in general), but as a kid was obsessed with dogs, walking and playing with friends’ and neighbours’ dogs whenever he could, and pawing through dog breed books, fantasising about when he could leave home and get his first dog (the breed varied over the years, from Chow to Samoyed, Rottweiler to Australian Cattle Dog), until finally, on his 20th birthday, he found himself a cross-breed puppy (and what an amazing being he was!) More than several pups and rescue dogs later (the latter, sometimes seriously troubled souls, who Jamie learned so much from), he now has Roni Mo, his quirky little sidekick, who’s still teaching him a thing or two about dog training!
