Introducing Topdog

Braintree-based Topdog Training is a Kennel Club Listed organisation run in partnership by Robert and Kerry Eves. 

Both Rob and Kerry are passionate about their work and their overall aim is to help people learn how best to communicate with their dogs in order to achieve mutual understanding and assist everyone in enjoying a long and fulfilling partnership with their canine companions.

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Meet The Team

Rob Eves
Instructor & Behaviour Consultant​

• Member of the Guild of Dog Trainers - Master Trainer
• CSDT Advanced Instructor (Level III) & CSDT Advanced Behaviour Counsellor (Level III) – accredited via the Awarding Body Consortium
• NCFE Level II Human Counselling
• Reiki Master Level III

Rob has been a full time dog trainer since 2002 and set up Topdog Training with his wife Kerry in 2003. 

Rob sees 100+ dogs a week come to the Topdog venue for training and amongst that, he finds time to spend with his own dogs who are Strider, a 7 year old Australian Shepherd male, Karma, a 3 year old Australian Shepherd bitch and Vinnie, an 8 month old Mini American Shepherd.
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​Karma is Rob’s competition Large Agility dog and Vinnie is in training to be his Medium Agility dog.

​Kerry Eves
Instructor & Behaviour Consultant

• CSDT Advanced Instructor (Level III) & CSDT Advanced Behaviour Counsellor (Level III) – accredited via the Awarding Body Consortium
• John Rogerson Canine Aggression Residential Course

Kerry set up Topdog Training with Rob back in 2003 but no longer works full time in the business.

However, she still has a great interest in Topdog, looking after the administration and accounts and stepping in for Rob on occasions when he needs to train his own dog in a class environment.

Kerry’s dogs are Bowie, an 11 year old Tibetan Terrier male, Panda, a 2 year old Australian Shepherd bitch and she will soon be getting a Miniature Poodle puppy for Agility which she is very much looking forward to!

​Jo Coyle
Instructor

• CSDT Advanced Instructor (Level III) – accredited via the Awarding Body Consortium
• CSDT Behaviour Counsellor (Level II) – accredited via the Awarding Body Consortium

Jo has been training dogs for some years now and has experience with gundog breeds and border collies.

She owns Maddie, a border collie (who is now retired) and a Bernese Mountain Dog called Bailey.

Jo had a break from instructing but Rob and Kerry are thrilled that they have persuaded her to come back and join the Topdog team!