Guy Richardson has worked as a professional dog handler, trainer, dog behaviourist and dangerous dogs assessor for 37 years. He has 50 years experience handling dogs of many breeds. He served as a Police Officer in Merseyside Police for 20 years spending 17 years working as a Police Dog Handler and trainer.
His specialist fields are dangerous dogs, prohibited dogs breed conformation, dog behaviour, the welfare of dogs and the operational use of Police dogs.
Since retiring from Merseyside Police in 1993 Guy and his wife Jean have operated their own business, West Lancs Canine Centre, (established in 1989), specialising in dog training and dog behaviour modification, dealing with all forms inter dog and inter human aggression.
Guy has been dog training and behaviour consultant for the highly respected charity Animals in Need since 1992.
In 2001 he was appointed the dog training and behaviour consultant for the Liverpool Branch of the RSPCA. In 2010 he retired from running West Lancs Canine Centre, concentrating on his work as a dog behaviourist and dangerous dog assessor. West Lancs Canine Centre is now run by Guy’s son Craig Richardson.
In the last 6 years Guy has been instructed by solicitors and clients to perform behavioural and or breed type conformation assessments on 222 prohibited dogs (220 Pit Bull Type dogs, 2 Dogo Argentino dogs, 1 Japanese Tosa dog) and 116 other breeds of dog, nationwide. He has a thorough working knowledge of the law in relation to dogs.
He has also provided reports in civil proceedings.
The service he offers extends to the rehabilitation and further training of dogs seized under the provisions of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 when they are returned to their owners subject to strict control orders issued by the courts.
Guy has prepared report for defendants who have been charged under the provisions of the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
Over the last 3 years Guy has prepared 170 reports for the courts of this country and has given evidence on more than 100 occasions in Dangerous Dogs Act prosecutions at hearings and trials in the Magistrates Courts, Crown Courts and in Appeals to the Crown Court, nationwide. He has prepared comprehensive reports for both prosecution and defence cases.
Guy provides a thorough, reliable and professional service.
He can provide references from solicitors and clients if required.
Although Guy is based in Liverpool he has received many instructions from solicitors nationwide, especially in the Greater London area.
He has been instructed by solicitors based in the counties of Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, East Sussex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Bedfordshire, West Sussex, West Midlands, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, South Wales, Nottinghamshire, Northumbria, Durham, Staffordshire, Avon & Somerset, Leicestershire and the London Metropolitan Area. Cities / Towns of Liverpool, Birkenhead, Manchester, Leeds, Lancaster, Lewes, Crewe, Southport, Luton, Warrington, Runcorn, Birmingham, Fareham, Welwyn Garden City, Southend-on-Sea, Blackpool, Stockport, Leicester, Bolton, Hertford, Walsall, Shefford, Preston, Haywards Heath, Newton Aycliffe, Wigan, Ashton-under-Lyne, Sheffield, Chorley, Leicester, Ormskirk, Skelmersdale, Smethwick, Stoke-on-Trent, Bath, Cardiff, Blackburn, London
Updated 17th March 2013
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