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About me
Name: Jo-Rosie Haffenden
Age: We're not going to do that...
Hobbies: PSA, horse riding, boxing and hanging out with my 7 year old
Pets: I have four dogs: 2 x working malinois, a bulldog x boxer and a Hungarian vizsla.
Super power: I can critique a science paper QUICKTIME and I am good applying scientific concepts to mechanical skills and generating innovative training interventions.
My ethical pillars: Clarity, Time, Efficacy and Relationship.
My CV
On paper I have a Degree in applied psychology, did my post grad in animal behaviour and I have a national certificate in the Training of Journalism (NCTJ)
The experience to go with it
Director of an International School of Canine Science
Approved Expert Witness for the CPS (United Kingdom)
Worked for a large National animal welfare charity
Worked for a large private canine behaviour consultancy
Ran a medium sized dog training and behaviour practice
Presented and contributed to multiple TV shows including presenting or co-presenting Rescue Dog to Super Dog (Channel 4); Teach My Pet (ITV); and Train Your Baby like a dog (Channel 4) and a new show out Summer 2024.
Published three books (Teach Your Dog, Teach Your Cat and The Real Dog Yoga)
Spoken internationally (including across the UK, Europe, America and New Zealand) at conferences and hosted events on topics such as Resource Guarding, Predation, Separation Anxiety and Dog Bites
Requested to speak as an expert in The Houses of Parliament four times
Podcast features
Training Without Conflict
Ivan Balabanov (world champion IGP dog trainer) interviews Jo-Rosie. They chat extensively about methods, practical training, predation and whether dogs dream in scent.
The Bitey End of The Dog
World renown American dog behaviourist Michael Shikashio interviews Jo-Rosie and Nando Brown. They chat about Malinois, what “drive” is and how to channel it and whether Pit Bulls should continue to be bred.
The Canine Collaborativ
Hosts Stacy, Robin and Crystal interview Jo-Rosie in a four-part interview. The first part covers Jo’s background, scent work, protection work, planning and puppy development. The second part covers incentive salience theory and other areas of interest in the newer research. The third part covers Selective Drive and why Jo thinks predation is misunderstood. The fourth part looks at myths regarding R+ based methods:
The Bull Breed Podcast
Bully expert Bethany Grace interviews Jo-Rosie about bully breeds with a focus on practical training and dog directed aggression.
second podcast Spotify link
Dog Mum Mindset
Host Lauren Hewitt interviews Jo-Rosie about being a parent and having 5 dogs as well as how you can prepare your dogs for big life changes.
The Canine Classroom
Anthony De Marinis & Vinny Viola interview Jo-Rosie. The topic is science and they chat about what science is and what science really “says” about dog training.
Lets Talk Dog Business
Canine Business Chat and a very candid chat about where Jo-Rosie has been and where she is going as well as some of the struggled connected with working with humans in the industry.
The Canine Paradigm
Super Australian Trainers Pat Stuart and Glen Cooke invited Jo on their podcast twice. The first time was with Nando and they discussed shock collar bans and why balanced trainers and reinforcement based trainers need to stop fighting. On the second episode the boys interviewed Jo about regulation and whether the industry should be regulated.
Dog Talk
Nick Benger and Eric Brad talk to Jo-Rosie about E Collars and the ethics surrounding using aversive stimuli in dog training.
tv appearAnces
Rescue Dog to Super Dog (Channel 4)
Jo-Rosie and Nando Brown select and train 6 dogs from rescue centres around the UK to become emotional support and assistant dogs for vulnerable people.
Train your baby like a dog (Channel 4)
A show where Jo-Rosie works with a clinical child psychologist to create reward based training plans to help challenging children change their behaviour.
Teach Your Pet (to Do That) (ITV)
Jo-Rosie and Nando Brown join Alexander Armstrong in an 8 episode series where they challenge various species and their owners to train different tasks.