Hi I’m Tom

I started volunteering in rescue and sheltering at fifteen, and it quickly became my passion. Wanting to improve the behavioural health of the animals I was working with led me to a BSc (Hons) in Bio-veterinary Science and an MSc in Clinical Animal Behaviour at the University of Lincoln.

I’ve been involved in most parts of rescue — fundraising, home checking, transport and day-to-day operations. Since graduating I’ve worked at the UK’s largest dog welfare organisation as a Training and Behaviour Advisor, across seven rehoming centres, before being promoted to Senior Training and Behaviour Advisor supporting teams across the South West. I now focus on the training and development of behaviour staff across the organisation.

I’m a Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourist with the Animal Behaviour and Training Council, a Certified Canine Behavior Consultant and Certified Shelter Behavior Specialist with the IAABC, and a member of faculty and CBATI-KA with the Grisha Stewart Academy. I’m also a Trustee for Hope Rescue Wales.

That blend of operational and behavioural experience is why my support fits how shelters actually run. It’s also what I bring to conference work internationally — and what I use to help others get where they want to be.

Tom Candy BSc (Hons) MSc CCAB CDBC CSBS CBATI-KA 
Full Member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Councilors, ABTC Registered Clinical Animal Behaviourist