The Mentor Dogs

Mentor Dogs

The Mentor Dogs

Helen Masters has built up a team of stand-out dogs who are perfect for teaching socialisation and other behaviour issues. They also like to pop up on Nev's social media with their adventures around Kent and beyond.

What is a mentor dog?

A mentor dog is a well trained dog with an honest disposition.
They know right from wrong and aren’t fazed by other dogs.
A mentor dog can teach a rude, boisterous, ill mannered dog some basic respect without ever getting aggressive or reactive.
They can also help nervous dogs learn to socialise by allowing them to sniff, get close or equally just be consistently present from a distance.
Thanks to Helen’s training approach, she is lucky enough to have several mentor dogs at hand to help her client’s dogs, in addition to her methods, to suit a variety of behaviours and issues.

Meet The Team

Neville

Possibly the most known of the Mentor dogs, Neville works with both the quiet dogs, giving them confidence to socialize and play, and the boisterous dogs, as he let’s them know when they have crossed a line!

mentor dog Derek

Derek

Derek the sausage dog is notorious for his waggy tail and “sausage rolls.” His get out of jail card is rolling onto his back. Despite being small, Derek knows how to stand his ground, in a non aggressive way. Most recently he has been a brilliant baby sitter to Gloria and Gladys’s puppies.

Lottie

Lottie is a German Shepherd owned by Lady Shelagh Montague-Brown. Helen has trained Lottie since she could fit in her hands. Sometimes you get a bond with a dog that’s extraordinary and you can’t explain it; Lottie is one of those dogs.

Lottie’s job within the pack is invaluable. If we have wayward dogs that run off or won’t come back we send her out and she herds them up back to Helen. If they are really naughty, she’ll bring them back by their scruff. She’s great at teaching recall, dog manners, and most of all cuddling Helen. Helen adores her!

Gloria

Gloria is one of Mavis’ babies from her second litter. She is the first Brindle that Helen has had. She is very loving and very naughty and has tested Helen like no other! Now a Mum herself, Helen has decided to keep a brindle boy, Norman.

Milly

Milly in a Boston Terrier and is about as bouncy as the balls she loves to chase! She is known to jump over the stable door to join Helen if she is trying to have a yard wee! Milly brings out the playful side of the quiet dogs during social days.

Gladys

Gladys has learnt her obedience from Helen, completed her Kennel Club Good Citizen training and been immersed in mentor dog life since she was a pup. She is highly intelligent, a quick learner, loves to please and is very sociable. This year she had a little boy puppy called Ned who is now owned by one of Helen’s clients.