Canine Teaching Team

School of Veterinary Medicine

We've hired an expert team of specialist Canine Teaching Assistants to help our BVMS students learn key animal-handling skills.

  • A wealth of experience

    You'll learn from our Canine Teaching Assistant's wealth of industry experience.
  • Supportive nature

    Our Canine Teaching Assistant's commitment to your success knows no bounds.
  • Friendly and approachable

    We've handpicked a friendly team of dogs that enjoy all the attention.

Meet the Canine Teaching Team

2023 November - Milo - Canine Teaching Assistant
Milo
Canine Teaching Assistant
  • Research interests: The content of pockets
  • Research disinterests: The gradient of stairs

Belongs to: Leanne Stagg

2023 November - Bella - Canine Teaching Assistant
Bella
Canine Teaching Assistant
  • Research interests: Zoomies
  • Research disinterests: Early mornings

Belongs to: Karen Beech

Junior edited
Junior
Canine Teaching Assistant
  • Research interests: Treats
  • Research disinterests: Lawnmowers

Belongs to: Natalie Harrison

Poppy
Poppy
Canine Teaching Assistant
  • Research interests: Treats

Belongs to: Hettie Thomas

Meg
Meg
Canine Teaching Assistant

Belongs to: Iain Richards

Shelby
Shelby
Canine Teaching Assistant
  • Research interests:  Chasing balls (although now prohibited for health reasons)
  • Research disinterests: Music (makes her sigh) and standing up

Belongs to: Gillian Marshall

Nessa and EJ - Canine Teaching Assistants
Nessa and EJ
Canine Teaching Assistants

Nessa (Sprocker)

  • Research interests: tennis balls, treats, water, and chasing bubbles
  • Research disinterests: anything or anyonethat makes a noise outside the house – how very dare they

EJ (Border Terrier)

  • Research interests: Nessa, puddles, and the entire contents of her toy box all at once
  • Research disinterests: the dog that keeps coming into her garden (her reflection in the patio doors)

Belongs to: Claire Bloor

Murphy - Canine Teaching Assistants
Murphy
Canine Teaching Assistant
  • Research interests: chasing squirrels
  • Research disinterests: aeroplanes

Belongs to: Joanne Fellows (School of Medicine and Dentistry)

Truffle - Canine Teaching Assistants
Truffle
Canine Teaching Assistant
  • Research interests: Treats, especially cheese, cuddles and playing hide and seek
  • Research disinterests: Rain, puddles (or any bodies of water) and people walking past our house

Belongs to: Laura Wright (School of Medicine and Dentistry)

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Hear from the team

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Poppy
Poppy
Canine Teaching Assistant

Our human team

Dr Heather Bacon OBE
Dean of Veterinary Medicine
Dr Heather Cameron-Whytock
Senior Lecturer in Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Iain Richards
Senior Lecturer - Animal Life
Dr Peter Holland
Director of Veterinary Partnerships
Morven Webster
Lecturer in Veterinary Education
Dr Kayleigh Cook
Senior Veterinary Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical and Communications skills
Dr Dey Tarusikirwa
Veterinary Clinical Lecturer in Applied Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry
Leanne Stagg
Veterinary Clinical Lecturer