Pawcentric started in July 2020 as 'Click Trick dog training & behaviour'. I had just left my previous full-time job working for one of the biggest dog rescues in the UK. I had just finished my maternity leave, couldn't return to a 40 hour job but was also very quickly realising sitting at home as a 'stay-at-home mum' was not for me. 

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I was asking myself - 'could I do this?' - 'Am I good enough?' - 'What if no one listens to me?'

I remember sitting at the bottom of my stairs and telling my husband at the time - 'shall I just offer some 1:1 training sessions and see how it goes?' 

So - that's exactly what I did! I sorted out the insurance, advertised myself as a new local trainer on social media explaining my background... and just waited. 

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Within a few weeks I had regular clients. I had my own income again. I started running puppy classes and then agility classes. I was making connections with other local business owners for support. Suddenly... my whole life changed. And I absolutely LOVED it! I started doing lots more CPD and learning everything I could to make sure I was growing with the business. Suddenly I had a career where I was in complete control and I was absolutely loving life. I was able to help people & their dogs in the way that I wanted to. And I could see the results! As could my clients. I had a vision of how I wanted to work with dogs & their owners and now I had the opportunity to do it - there was no holding me back. 

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For 2 years I built up 'Click Trick dog training & behaviour' into a well known, trusted dog training business in the Deal & Dover area. Then, in 2022 I fell pregnant with my 2nd child. I did not want to go on maternity leave - that's for sure! I loved my job too much. I was desperately trying to find someone I could fully trust to take over and look after my clients for the short maternity leave I was going to take. Sadly, this just wasn't easy. Trusting someone with your 'baby' is exceptionally hard. It got to July (baby was due in September) and I still had no idea what I was going to do. 

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In July 2022 I was then contacted by a previous client of mine. She was asking to shadow one of my workshops that I had planned in August (yes my baby was due in September and I was running workshops in August - yes, I know!!). She had started her own dog training journey as a result of the challenges with her dog. She had been one of my first early clients and had worked with me for a long time, we knew each other well even though we hadn't seen each other in a long time. Everything happens for a reason right? I remember saying something along the lines of 'oh my god, yes! I need someone to take over, you can shadow as much as you'd like up to September and then, if you'd like to, you can look after those clients whilst I'm on maternity?' Every now and then you have moments in your life that you just have no idea how significant they will be - but they end up being life-changing. This was one of them. 

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This was Lorraine. She did indeed take over and look after my clients. We very quickly realised that not only did we work extremely well together but we also had similar thoughts on pretty much everything. 6 weeks after having my 2nd son I couldn't really wait much longer - I started working again. Lorraine & I started running classes together - me with my baby strapped to me in a carrier! I ran all my classes like that for 6 months. My son was exclusively breastfed. I wanted to prove to myself & inspire others that I could carry on running a business, doing the job I loved and be the mum I wanted to be. I'm not going to say it was easy. But it was worth it. I could carry on doing the job I loved whilst raising my son exactly how I wanted to. And I do want to shout to the world - that we can all do that. We just have to believe in it enough! 

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The more Lorraine & I worked together, the more our friendship & working relationship developed and the more ideas we bounced around. We both had similar ideas of exactly how we wanted the business to look. This job is hard - so hard in so many ways. Amazing. Worthwhile. But hard. I've watched many trainers come into the profession and leave in even just the time I've been doing it. It can be a very lonely and isolating profession with a lot of emotions attached. Having each other not only proved to be hugely useful for the clients but also meant we could support each other through the tough parts too. We also had a lot of fun along the way - work was not work. We genuinely loved what we were doing. Being able to share your working days with someone who you get on so well with - that's something that should never ever be taken for granted. 

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In February 2025 sadly Lorraine had to step away from the business very suddenly due to a family crisis. ​

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I knew I couldn't do this alone though. I didn't want to. I had this amazing business, a job I truly loved and I've always wanted to share that with others. No one should ever be stuck in a job they don't enjoy. Once I came out the other side of all that chaos the pressure on me just kept growing. The demand for my help was huge - which was amazing - but also meant I just couldn't do it all. I felt like I was behind something huge and desperately needed further help. In September 2025 I took on 2 assistant trainers - Abbey & Debbie. Both previous clients. This meant I could reduce the sheer amount I was doing and focus instead on where my energy would be most useful/ needed. This was a hugely exciting step and provided further opportunities for the business that would never have felt possible before. Yes - there were early teething issues as I had never done things before quite like this. Everything in 2025 was trial and error! But - for the most part - it all ended up proving to be hugely beneficial. In the end. 

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​In October 2025 Lorraine also re-joined Pawcentric & we 'picked up where we left off' in creating the business we both envisioned. ​​

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And now here we are. Pawcentric Pathways will always be 'Click Trick dog training' which I started whilst sitting at the bottom of my stairs one day. But I never wanted to do this alone. I am ever grateful to have such an incredible Pawcentric team around me which is helping the business to contiune to evolve & grow. 

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Pawcentric is now a team of 6 (as we speak!). It is and always will be my baby. Lorraine is my '2nd in command' as it were. Debbie and Abbey are my assistant trainers running classes, 'taking the lead' walks and some 1:1's too. Jo is a registered vet nurse who has taken on the role of Pawcentric sitter/ walker. And Shelley is our weekday dog walker. The benefit of having a team is that we can all work together to make sure the dogs' best interests are always at the forefront of all that we do. 

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The story of Pawcentric just keeps on going... with charity events, social events, an incredible community and some goat training thrown in there too. Who knows what will happen next...