Wrexham dog training company marks 15th anniversary

Wrexham dog trainer Karen Boyce is celebrating its 15th years in business later this month.

Boyce, who runs Beastly Thoughts Professional Dog Service (BTPDS), has been in the business for more than 20 years in total.

She told The Leader: “We obviously started small with a few classes a week. But I also had the behavioural side I had already trained in, particularly reactive dogs, to build on.”

The business, which covers Wrexham and Oswestry for classes and further afield for behavioural problems, employs three qualified Puppy School UK tutors, six assistant instructors, and an administrator.

Boyce said: “With 250 puppies through the doors last year we are almost certainly the biggest puppy training organisation in Wales. And our work and commitment was recently recognised by the secretary of state for Wales, with an invitation to a meeting in Whitehall for successful Welsh female entrepeneurs.

“We just continue to be extremely humbled that so many owners place their trust in us and see us as the go-to dog training provider.”

BTPDS has run a 15th Anniversary Dog Show and a Photo Competition, as well as an anniversary party, as part of its birthday celebrations.

Karen added: “I and all the team were very pleased to be able to welcome clients new and old to a little Cake, Cuppa and Chat, with a local band too.

“We just had a nice time catching up with all the news; doggy and non-doggy. Some of the dogs that have been with us for training came too.”