Our Academy of Modern Canine Behaviour & Training Team of Dog Training Instructors & Canine Behaviour Experts!

 Branch Manager: 

 Havant & Portsmouth (Cosham) Branches. 

Kim Walkley   AMCBTq

Kim Walkley is the Branch Manager for Havant having stepped up to the task in April 2021, she has also taken on our Portsmouth Cosham Branch. 

Kim currently owns 2 dogs.. Lola, a 3 year old toy cockapoo & 

Nella, a 1 year old standard poodle. 

She absolutely adores poodles/doodles and any poodle mix after rescuing Dudley, her Labradoodle in 2010, they are all so different but definitely her favourite.

Kim first attended training classes with Russell Becque (head honcho) with her rescue GSD Zara when she was about 12/13 years old, she loved learning as much as she could and Zara taught Kim a lot. 

Even though most methods back then are way outdated now you never forget the concept of dog training. 

Kim’s first Saturday job was in Russell’s pet shop too. 

Kim was always reading dog/animal books from a very young age as animals are her passion, especially dogs and horses. 

Life moved on and Kim had children and worked in retail etc but she always had dogs (also horses) as well as being called upon to help out friends & neighbours dogs over the years.

Kim has always trained her own dogs to a good standard, but in 2018 she signed up for the puppy/foundation course at https://www.amcbt.com/ Portsmouth Branch. 

Kim immediately fell back in love with the class environment! Methods had changed but it all felt so natural for her to be back training again. 

Lola thrived at classes and Kim started at Gosport Branch as a trainee instructor with Juliet Andrews in March 2018. 

Kim learnt so much and started to take classes to help teach owners to give their dogs the best start in training. She has attended various dog training and behaviour courses to enhance her knowledge.

She continued training little Lola and then entered a small obedience show with the rest of the AMCBT Team and Lola won on their first attempt at a small competition at 8 months old (Kim states she had no clue what she was doing), but she loved that her training had achieved this! 

Kim was hooked and continued learning and training the mechanics of competitive obedience and Lola has gained a few rosettes along the way.

Kim has attended sniffer courses with Lola too and found that sniffing is definitely her forte! Well she is a spaniel cross. 

Nella began her competitive obedience training at 8 weeks old and is coming on brilliantly considering she is a lockdown puppy... she has had a few stumbling blocks in her confidence due to no class attendance etc but she has helped Kim learn new ways of training, she will choose a toy over food whereas Lola is the opposite. 

These two dogs have helped Kim massively in training and as Kim actively train them both she is continually learning different techniques to pass on to every owner, as training is about working with the dog in front of you. 

Kim will help and support you all on the start of your training journey, whether you are a complete newbie or have trained before, she is looking forward to meeting you all but most of all to have fun training. 

Jo Moulton   AMCBTq

Jo has been with the AMCBT since 2017 and is now Manager of both Bishops Waltham and Eastleigh Branches.

She has a friendly and bubbly personality and is a great asset to AMCBT.

Jo grew up surrounded by pets and has lived much of her life accompanied by dogs! This passion for animals is also shared by her children and over the years have had some wild and wonderful pets, such as, lizards, tarantulas, and a snake, just to name a few.

Jo has five dogs in her household, Maisie and Dougie who are Jack Russell x Chihuahua crosses, Maggie, a JRT and Dottie a Papillion, also Ron a Fox Red Lab who in her son’s dog (Jake – an Instructor at both Bishops Waltham and Eastleigh).

Jo’s desire to help owners and dogs with behavioural issues began after her own dog, Maisie became reactive to other dogs. As a puppy, she was attacked by a dog, developing a strong fear for all dogs. After trying various methods, she was recommended the Academy, meeting with Juliet who provided invaluable advice, helping Maisie overcome her fears. Following this, she started as a trainee at the Bishopstoke branch. 

Jo has attended many workshops, seminars, and courses within AMCBT and strives to constantly improve and develop her skills and knowledge enabling her to offer the best service she can to her customers. Jo has also undertaken a Canine First Aid course and is working towards entering the world of competitive obedience. 

Jo is also a Scent Instructor and believes that any dog can be a great sniffer dog – all of her dogs love it but her tiny chihuahua Dougie, who can be an anxious dog absolutely loves scent work and has been known to compete and beat even the best sniffer dogs!

In her spare time, she enjoys walking with her dogs, and looking after the family’s numerous pets including cats, rabbits, chickens, and fish. If that doesn’t take up enough of her time, she also has a young grandson to run around after! Her grandson was only a few months old when they welcomed Maggie to the family, so it was imperative that they both learnt how to interact safely with each other. 

Jo is excited to help you all with your dog training journey, whether this is your first dog or are an experienced owner, and wants everyone to have fun whilst also learning all you need to know to keep your dogs happy and safe.



Branch Manager: 

Portchester (Monday) Branch

Melissa Ainsley AMCBTq

Melissa and her family have always been huge dog lovers and since a young age she has always wanted to work with dogs. But her real dog journey started 8 years ago when she became redundant from her Pharmacy managers position, that she decided to take the jump and start up her own Dog walking business. 

This is where she heard of the Academy and saw an advert looking for Trainee’s. She attended the “Ultimate Dog Trainer Instructor Course” with Russell, and it was there that she was picked by Kati our manager of Portchester Saturday branch that she began her training under Kati’s watchful eye and careful guidance.

Over the years Melissa has attended lots of courses run by the Academy. Her favourites have been the “Reactive” and “Impulse Control” ones that Russell runs regularly. As she has a real passion for helping reactive and rescue dogs. This passion was stemmed from when she adopted her Husky- Cross 'Lucas' who came to her after three failed homing attempts. His slight reactiveness to other dogs was overcome by Melissa dedication to given him the best life. 

He finally got to the point where she was able to have other dogs come into her home which allowed her to expand her business into a small “home from home” daycare. It was from here that she decided to grow their dog family by getting Jimmy, a Tibetan Terrier, who became Lucas’s constant shadow and then during Covid to rescue Elise, a mixed breed, from going into kennels. 

Sadly, Lucas passed over rainbow bridge a few years ago shortly followed by Elise. Which left Jimmy lonely and Melissa’s family with a massive whole in their hearts. But following her passion for giving dogs a second chance she adopted her next shadow “Keira”, a mixed breed from Macedonia and then her “little terror” Millie a Yorkie-Pom, who Melissa jokingly says she may be the smallest, but she rules the roast. 

Melissa has been a committed Academy Trainee at our Portchester Saturday Branch and has loved learning from Kati and watching dogs and their owners grow and learn. She has grown strong bonds with her fellow trainees at this branch and is always there to help them learn and grow through her own gained knowledge. So, when the opportunity presented itself to become a branch manager herself, this was a natural progression for her to follow.

Now she hopes that she can help many more people learn how to train and have fun with their dogs.

 Registration Assistant/Admin: 

Gosport Branch

Trainee Instructor: 

Bishops Waltham Branch.

Issy Hamlett

Issy has been a trainee at the Bishop's Waltham Branch since October 2025. She has been bringing her dog, Barry the Border Collie, to classes since he was a tiny 12 week old puppy in 2024. 

Issy has always loved animals and grew up with cats, hamsters, chickens, dogs and horses. She has always been interested in the welfare of animals, and people too! In her day job, Issy works in Safeguarding at a National Governing Body for Sport and is passionate about supporting people from all backgrounds to thrive in the sport that they love.

Combining her love for people and communities, Issy has always wanted to work with animals too, and when the opportunity arose to train to become an instructor at AMCBT, she snatched it up! 

Issy is passionate about supporting people and their dogs to build great relationships and learning the skills that they need to keep their dogs safe and happy. 

In her spare time, Issy spends mostly all of it taking Barry on adventures and introducing him to the world of scent work... or at the yard with her loan horse Toby practicing liberty and also teaching him that the world isn't as scary as he thinks it is!

Ex Branch Manager: 

Portsmouth (Cosham) Branch.

Rosie Chase   AMCBTq  KCAI Cd

Sadly we lost Rosie on 31st August 2022 when she passed away. It was a big shock and a huge loss to all of us at AMCBT.

Rosie was a very special and talented person, the type who touches our lives only if we are very lucky.

Rosie will be sadly missed, she cemented her irreplaceable spirit and persona within the AMCBT so strongly and thus her biog remains on our website as a tribute to our dearest friend and colleague.

R.I.P. Beautiful lady.

Rosie caught the dog training bug in 2006 when she got her first dog, a rescue Staffordshire Bull Terrier called Aire, who has now sadly crossed over Rainbow Bridge. Aire had a few “quirks and issues” but with a lot of work she progressed through the Kennel Club Good Citizen awards to Gold level. Rosie was also delighted to come third in the James Wellbeloved “Tails of achievement awards”, a competition for rescue dogs. Shortly after this her career as a dog training instructor began and she’s never looked back. 

A second dog, a rescue working sheepdog puppy called Brynn came along in 2009 and as a team they have competed in obedience and working trials. Brynn was (and is) an easy going, gentle and reliable soul. The latest member to join the Chase family is Border Collie Jack who has worked his way through the Academy levels and is now Rosie's chief demo dog-he also features as the Academy's Facebook cover photo. It’s the training side of thing Rosie loves best though, especially teaching tricks. 

Rosie qualified as an Academy Instructor in January 2019 and obtained her Kennel Club Accredited Instructor status in November 2021, being presented at Crufts in March 2022, Rosie was rightly very proud of her well earned achievements. She said “The Academy is full of enthusiastic, passionate, knowledgeable staff and I feel privileged to be able to show other people how to get the best from their dogs, whether that’s good doggy manners, obedience or some little tricks to impress your friends. It's important to me that people attending our classes learn the essentials, but also have fun along the way. If you enjoy your training, that will show in how you progress. ”

 Training Assistant: 

Bishops Waltham Branch

Tracey Sherwood

Tracey has always had a deep love for animals, growing up with beloved family dogs.

After moving away from home she realized life simply wasn’t complete so got Lucy a gorgeous black lab who truly captured Tracey's heart.

Soon to be joined by Sheba a white German Shepard. After both passed she had Golden retrievers, Pomeranians and Alaskan Malamute. 

Tracey is a Kennel club registered breeder although she says that time of her life, having lots of little puppies is over now.

Then came Coco and River both English Springer Spaniels. Tracey trained all of them herself but joined AMCBT with Coco first whilst River joined 12 months later being trained by her husband Dave. 

Since joining Coco has been unstoppable gaining her Gold Standard:

River is currently training at the AMCBT Bishops Waltham and they both also do a Thursday class in sniffer training which they are both excellent at.