June Eaglesham - Owner
June Eaglesham – Training and Behavoiur Coach, Director and Founder
Who am I, and more importantly, who is Molly?
I’m June, and my family have lived in the picturesque village of Winchburgh, just west of Edinburgh, since 2008. I live here with my husband Simon, daughter Eva, Molly, Lottie the Maine Coon and Darwin the cheeky ginger tom.
Simon and I are both originally from the west coast town of Ayr. Molly, our little Cavapoo and our new rescue boy, handsome Shadow, the Rough Collie are our dogs. Effervescent little Molly has been my sidekick and partner in crime since she came to live with us at the age of 11 months in August 2013. She is the reason that you are reading this today! This little girl changed my life and I will forever be indebted to her for that. A whirlwind of excitement, sometimes, but taught me how to communicate and connect with dogs on a much deeper level. Shadow joined us in June 2020, at the age of 8. He is a beautiful boy, as graceful (but somehow also clumsy) as a Rough Collie should be. I have dreamed of having a Rough Collie in my life since I was a little girl, watching Lassie on the television. It is a such a pleasure and privilege to be sharing my life with this boy, who can be reactive and has taught me even more about the importance of understanding and dealing with reactivity. Sadly we lost Shadow due to his pain becoming too much for him to cope with in July 2022. He leaves a huge hole in our lives.
Sadly we also lost Molly very suddenly in September 2023, just a couple of days after her 11th birthday. Molly was my heart dog and her loss has hit us all very hard. Not that Shadow’s didn’t, but we had time to prepare with him, unfortunately, we didn’t have that time with Molly.
I have had an affinity with animals all my life and have never been without a pet (or several). When I was a child, Lassie, The Littlest Hobo and Gentle Ben were the characters I loved. I spent a lot of time on a dairy farm as a child – the cows were my friends. My own childhood dog, Shep was a collie cross. He was my brother and my protector.
I have had many cats and rabbits over the years and we kept pet ferrets and pygmy hedgehogs until recently.
Despite my love for animals, my working background was social housing, in a career spanning 23 years. A career that was very challenging and demanding, but could also be highly rewarding. After a couple of life-changing events in 2013/2014. I left the world of social housing and became a dogwalker in 2014 – this was a hugely different world. From earning a good, comfortable salary in the corporate world, it took a while to get used to this new way of working.
I am Neurodivergent, having been recently diagnosed as Autistic, as well as having Borderline Personality Disorder, a condition that has been caused by many different reasons, please feel free to ask me about this. I help those who are Neurodivergent and those with mental ill health and speak publicly about these issues to highlight them to allow people to have their own voice, as well as educating others who may not have suffered them.
I officially launched the business as a dogwalking/home boarding service on 23 August 2016 and have never looked back. Since then, I have become a passionate learner of canine behaviour and qualified as an accredited IMDT Trainer in 2018. Since then, I have become qualified with INTODogs, the International Companion Animal Network and Pet Industry Advocacy International. I am a HeartDog Trainers student, ACE (Animal Centred Education), Dogs Trainers International Student and will shortly be qualified as a Reframing Reactivity Specialist, which brings many new ways and and options to help reactive dogs. I am also a proud member of the UK Dog Behaviour and Training Charter, which, means my training involves no fear or pain, including the use of slip leads or shock collar. I attend many courses and workshops each year to ensure that my knowledge is up to date and valid, and I will never stop learning to ensure that you and your dog get the best from my coaching!
This isn’t a job, it’s a way of life. My day is made when I can open a line of communication between dog and guardian. My passion is educating guardians on how OUR actions contribute towards our dog’s behaviour – from jumping on us to reacting to other dogs, our end of the lead is VITAL. Our dogs will only begin to change and respond to us when we understand their needs. I firmly believe in promoting the calm and mutual respect in a dog/guardian relationship. I particularly enjoy educating children on handlng dogs, and how to know when their dog is stressed and doesn’t want to be touched.
For your job to be something that you truly love is very powerful and empowering. Come along and join my journey!!
June Eaglesham NICE/IMDT/INTODogs/ICAN/CP
HEARTDOG STUDENT
ACE TRAINEE
Director/Training and Behaviour Coach
www.weemollyspals.com
07830 188224
