Fiona holds a Masters degree in International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law from the University of Edinburgh. Fiona’s interest in the use of detection dogs for environmental data collection led her to examine the behavioural effects of the dog handler on the performance levels of the trained detection dogs for her thesis paper; The effects of the detection dog handler on the performance levels of the trained detection dog.

Fiona recently completed their Cert.III in Dog Behaviour with the National Dog Trainers Federation.

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