Our experienced team of gundog trainers work across our training venues in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridge. Each member of the team shares the same philosophy: modern, ethical, science-backed training designed specifically for gundog breeds.
Mark founded Acer Gundog Training after struggling to find training that properly suited his own Labradors. Having experienced traditional training methods first-hand, he became determined to learn a better, more modern approach.
He went on to qualify as a professional dog trainer and has now helped train thousands of gundogs through both in-person classes and online courses with students around the world.
Sacha has a passion for country sports and the countryside. She has grown up with gundogs – Springers, Working Cockers and Labradors.
Sacha has been involved in all country sports for many years and spends a lot of time with her horses. She enjoys riding every day, come rain or shine.
Sacha is a Full Member of The Professional Association of Canine Trainers (PACT), and an accredited Animal Training Instructor (ATI) with The Animal Training & Behaviour Council (ABTC).
Hellen’s love of country pursuits and working dogs began when her father took her on her first shoot at the age of 12, and she’s been hooked ever since.
Her first homebred working Springer, Trigger, affectionately known as her “pancake dog”. It was through discovering positive reinforcement and reward-based training that she found his true niche in Picking Up.
Alongside her gamekeeper husband, Hellen also shares her life with two Working Cockers: Mavis and Hiccup who she shoots over and competes in Working Tests.
She was first drawn to Acer as a customer and values the focus on working with natural gundog instincts through modern, science-backed training methods, which she describes as a breath of fresh air in a traditionally old-fashioned world.
Nicole works from our Bourn location, near Cambridge. She runs a number of group classes on Saturdays
Her ‘day-job’ during the week is a school teacher and so she is very good at delivering training in a way which is both engaging and fun.
She has trained her own dog, Wilbur, to an advanced level with Acer. Wilbur is a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever and they also compete together in Agility competitions.
Krissi was first drawn to Acer when she and her husband, John – who also worked as a trainer with us – brought their three Spaniels and one Labrador to train with us.
The way in which both humans and other animals learn and behave have always been passions of Krissi’s. This was what inspired her to the study of human behaviour, gaining a first class degree in Psychology before side-stepping into Primary School Teaching. All back in the days before taking a career break to look after her 2-year old daughter midweek. But now we’re thrilled to report she’s back on the training field in Bourn on Saturdays.
Will has a passion for country pursuits and working with gundogs. He has been training and working his cocker spaniels in the field for over 15 years.
His current dog, Fawn, works several times a week during the shooting season, while his second young dog, Mavis, is in training with Acer.
Having recently retired from a long career in teaching, Will joined the team to spend more time pursuing what he loves most: working and training with gundogs.
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