Our Instructors
As handlers and competitors ourselves we understand how important it is to be able to instruct people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, we share our experience and knowledge to create an enjoyable environment to train you and your dog(s).
To ensure we can do this effectively - not only do we have over 50 years of experience between us - but we often attend and complete training courses and workshops, by leading international dog handlers, to ensure we can offer our members appropriate training techniques.
Gail and Miranda are qualified agility instructors with the Agility Club, have Canine First Aid certificates and Gail also holds a current level 3 first aid (for humans) certificate.
Hayley is a fully qualified KC agility judge and is readily sought after for judging appointments due to her consideration of safe lines and appropriate skills levels. Its great that she can contribute towards our fabulous sport and also that we can teach our handlers from different perspectives.
The dog sport of Hoopers is becoming more popular across the Country every year. Gail entered her first show in October 2020, passed her UK Hoopers' judging exam in April 2021 and went on to pass her Instructor's Course in June 2021. She has judged many classes at UK Hoopers and Javawolf Shows and has qualified her dogs for the Championship Finals.
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Introducing
Gail Gilbert ACAI
Gail has been competing in agility since 1997 with her crazy springer spaniel, Tips. She is a qualified agility instructor through the Agility Club's Instructor's Course and also has a Level 3 Pet First Aid Certificate. She is currently studying her Level 3 in Canine Behaviour and Welfare.
Tips turned out to be amazing at agility and won many competitions until she retired at 12 and a half years. In 2001 Gail decided another crazy springer was not an option so chose a border collie, Sunnie, to be her next partner. Gail now breeds border collies under the Bordertrix affix.
Having gained lots of experience, training several dogs, she decided to start BUDS in April 2010 so she could help Hayley to qualify for the more prestigious agility competitions.
Gail currently runs her cockapoo Zenii and started the 2026 season with her beautiful border collie, Rioja. She also has Zenii's daughter, Chi, learning her foundations for a late 2027 debut.
Introducing
Miranda Danobrega ACAI
Miranda started agility back in 2008 with her border collie, Woody, then decided one was not enough, so brought another to join the family, Zac. After training at an indoor venue she came to BUDS to practice training outside for competition.
When Hayley went to University in 2015 I invited Miranda to help me out by training some of the agility classes that Hayley had been teaching - and here we are 8 years later.
After losing Woody, Zac and spaniel Olly, Miranda brought on Bordertrix Rhapsody aka Bodhi and, despite covid taking out two years of competing, they are consistently placed at shows and climbing the grades.
More recently Miranda collected a Bodhi baby to train to be her next agility partner, he's certainly got the ability to be great but has proved to be quite challenging, which is all good for us as instructors, to keep learning new techniques.
Miranda is also a fully qualified agility instructor with the Agility Club and holds a current canine first aid certificate.
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Introducing
Hayley Gilbert
Hayley started competing at age 7 with Gail's dogs and had many judges' special rosettes due to her good sportsmanship and determination to finish each course on a positive, even if that meant elimination.
In 2012 her dreams came true when she became owned by her very own Shetland sheepdog (sheltie), Lanteague Lotus aka Lottie. They have been an awesome team and by the end of 2017 she had won up to grade 7 and qualified to start championship classes. In 2020 and 2022 they qualified to run on the green carpet at Crufts in YKC events.
Hayley has also run Boo (Bordertrix Sensational (AWS)) and, her son, Flint (Bordertrix Feelin' Groovy (AWP)) in grade 7 and Champ classes. Flint has qualified for numerous finals and they both represent the UK on the world stage of agility and compete regularly oversees. She really is living the dream.....
Now an active and sort after KC agility judge Hayley will putting something back into the sport we all love so much.