Meet the Team
4 Positive Paws is run by husband and wife team Jim and Belinda Melvin, who have owned and trained dogs for over 20 years. They have always had a mix of different breeds including gundogs, terriers, sight hounds and scent hounds.
Belinda is a professionally qualified animal behaviourist, specialising in canine behaviour. She has a BSc (Hons.) in Animal Behaviour and Training; a PGCE; and a Diploma in Companion Animal Behaviour and Training, and is a member of the CABTi.
Jim has extensive experience in both customer care and business administration. As well as running training classes and agility sessions with Belinda, Jim also provides assistance with 1-2-1 training , and looks after the administrative side of the business.
Our Dogs
We currently share our home with six dogs: Lily, Florence, Orla, Martha and Bridget, who are all Working Cocker Spaniels, and Remus who is an Irish Wolfhound, and we have considerable personal experience of different breeds and of living in a multi dog household.
