Get to Know Us
We are a team with a family feel - passionate about what we do and strive to be the best we can be. We are all insured, pet first aid trained and qualified.
7 x Veterinary Nurses
Degree level certificate in Applied Animal Behaviour (Cert AAB)
ABTC Animal Behaviour Technician
ICB Canine Behaviourist
2 x ABTC Animal training instructors
4 x Qualified Puppy School Tutors
Qualified PACT trainer
Compass Diploma in canine behaviour management
DTC certified dog trainer
BSc in Animal management
KAD (kids around dogs) approved professional
Advanced Diploma in canine studies
Advanced Diploma in canine behaviour
Fear free trainer certificate
Canine cooperative care certificate
DTC Pet first aid instructor
Animal welfare QLS level 4
City & Guilds in Grooming
Meet Jo Sutherland Cert AAB / VN
Co Owner of Pet-Professionals
Jo Sutherland is co-founder and joint-owner of Pet Professionals. She lives in Shoreham-by-Sea with her young daughter and their family unit is completed by a super clever rescue cat called Imelda May. Jo enjoyed more than fifteen years as a veterinary nurse, most of which were spent in a veterinary referral hospital. She has been a Head Nurse and Head of Practice nurse clinics across multiple veterinary branches. She qualified from Southampton University with a certificate in Applied Animal Behaviour in 2007 and worked as a behaviourist in veterinary practice for many years from then. In 2009 Jo co-founded Pet Professionals with Sarah. Since then, she has been running and expanding the company and working as a home visit behaviourist. A large number of veterinary practices across Sussex refer work to Jo and her reputation as a behaviourist and dog trainer is widely respected. She is passionate about preventing behavioural problems and therefore also runs Puppy Classes. In her private work as a behaviourist and dog trainer, she adopts best industry practice at all times, whilst embracing positivity and fun for both client and pet. Her holistic approach ensures long lasting results. Clients find their pet behavioural problems are resolved effectively and as a result build a deeper bond and rewarding relationship with their pets. Jo is also qualified in cat, dog and small pet nutrition. She attends annual CPD (continued professionals development) courses to make sure of offering clients the most up-to-date information and training techniques. Her passion is for bringing pets and their owners closer together by helping owners understand their pets’ needs and meeting them in a way that’s works for both client and pet. Jo and Sarah have together built a company that sets the standards that others in the pet care services aspire to and that professionals within the pet care world respect. Jo has previously provided all the services on offer from the company which always ensures that the training and protocols for our franchisees to follow are the best possible. Sarah and Jo are constantly working on improving and expanding their services and updating their already considerable knowledge within this field. You can rely on being in safe hands with Jo!
Meet Sarah Treagus
Dip CS / ABTC
Co Owner of Pet-Professionals
Sarah is co-founder and owner of Pet-Professionals and lives in Findon, West Sussex with her husband Richard, daughters Summer & Fern and son Leo. The family house is co-owned by Eurasier dogs, a Cavalier and Ragdoll cats. Sarah used to breed Ragdoll cats and as such has a vast amount of knowledge of cats and their needs.Sarah is also a Puppy School Tutor running puppy training classes in the evenings. Sarah has been (and still is) trained by Gwen Bailey – author of ‘The Perfect Puppy’, ‘Puppy School’ and ‘What is my dog thinking’. Please see www.puppyschool.co.uk.Sarah is a registered animal training instructor with the ABTC. The Animal Behaviour and Training Council sets and maintains the standards of knowledge and practical skills needed to be an animal training instructor. It maintains the national register of appropriately qualified animal trainers and animal behaviourists.Sarah is trained in Canine First Aid, canine and feline nutrition, and holds a Diploma in Canine Studies of which she passed with distinction. Prior to starting up Pet-Professionals, Sarah has nearly 8 years experience working in a large Veterinary hospital and managed a pet large store chain for 3 years.Sarah offers Puppy School classes & private dog training.
Meet Ruth Hancock
Dog Walking, Grooming, Pet Taxi, Cat sitting & Mobile Clinic
Ruth lives in Worthing and owns a stunning Northern Inuit named ‘Susi’ – which is Finnish for Wolf! Ruth has worked in a large referral hospital for 6 years as the Animal Ambulance Driver amongst other things. Prior to this Ruth worked in a very respected Kennels and learned how to groom dogs to a high standard.Ruth has a Higher Diploma in Animal Behaviour and has done many animal courses at Plumpton Agricultural Collage to include City & Guilds in Dog Grooming, Animal First Aid and even sheep shearing!Ruth offers dog walking, grooming, mobile clinic, cat sitting & pet taxi.She can be contacted on 07969670004 or ruth@pet-professionals.co.uk
Meet Karen Keen
Dog Walking, Home Boarding, Cat Sitting and Pet Taxi.
Karen lives in Ferring with her 3 dogs, a Labradoodle and 2 golden retrievers! She is an experienced dog owner and has completed courses is Pet First Aid as well as completing the Pet-Professionals training and behaviour course.Karen is fully insured and currently offers Dog walking, home boarding, pet taxi and Pet Sitting to our clients.She can be contacted on 07944 034569 or Karen@pet-professionals.co.uk.Karens boarding license number is 111487
Meet Marina Marrison RVN
Dog Walking, Cat Sitting, Clinic
Marina has been a Veterinary Nurse for over 28 years and has had pets at home with her from the day she was born!She currently has a cat called Steve who was a rescue. Marina fostered him as he needed veterinary treatment and he never left! He is quite a nervous boy but very clever too, he can now do various tricks after he was clicker trained!Marina is available to do solo dog walks to give undivided attention, she can also walk 2 small dogs from the same household.She also offers pet sitting so can pop in to feed, make a fuss, empty litter trays, give any necessary medication and water plants. Marina can be contacted on 07595 762600.
Meet Vikki Golds
Dog Walking, Cat Sitting, Home Boarding, Pet Taxi
Vikki has been a friend of ours for a long time so we are super excited to have her onboard!Vikki is very experienced with animals, having worked with them for over 18 years. She studied for 4 years at Brinsbury college. For 11 years Vikki worked for an animal welfare charity as an animal rescue and welfare officer with wildlife and domestic animals. She has also worked on working farms and working farms open to the public as a barn supervisor!Vikki covers Worthing and offers dog walking, pet taxi, dog home boarding and pet sitting services. She can be contacted on 07920 482505 or Vikki@pet-professionals.co.ukVikki is fully licensed by the council to offer home boarding. License number LN/201900319.
Meet Jolene Doe
Dog Training, Dog Walking, Cat Sitting, Pet Taxi
Jolene is owned by 3 Huskies – Nanuk, Bolt and Zala. Jolene has a passion for Huskies and sled dogs and helps out with rescue and rehome where possible. She is incredibly experienced and we are thrilled to have her on our team. Since joining us Jolene has since added 3 Old English Bulldogges to her furry family – Enzo, Rocco & Vanna!
Jolene is a qualified dog trainer and animal first aid instructor through the DTC. She is fully insured and pet first aid trained. Jolene covers Worthing and surrounding areas and offers dog training, dog walking, pet first aid courses, pet sitting and pet taxi services.
Jolene can be contacted on 07427 688390.
Meet Melanie Hunt RVN
Dog Walking, Pet Sitting, Mobile Clinic, Pet Taxi
We are very lucky to have another friend and fully qualified veterinary nurse on our team!Mel joined us in 2015 and has been a very welcomed addition, she covers Lancing to Brighton areas for private dog walking, a mobile clinic for nail clips, dematting, medication administration and gland emptying. She also offers pet sitting for toilet breaks, feeding, litter trays, medication etc etc.
Meet Vanessa Tobias RVN
Mobile clinic, pet sitting, pet taxi
Vanessa is a long term friend of ours and a welcomed addition to the Pet-Professionals family!Vanessa is a qualified Veterinary nurse and lives in Shoreham with her family and pets.She covers Shoreham, Southwick, Steyning and surrounding areas and offers a mobile clinic for Nail clipping, dematting of fur, gland emptying, medication administering, cat sitting, pet taxi, puppy pop ins and private dog walking!She can be contacted 07788931213 or vanessa@pet-professionals.co.uk
Meet Rosie Upperton
Dog Walking, Home Boarding, Pet Sitting, Pet Taxi
Rosie brought her puppy Sparkie to our Puppy Classes a few years back and since then, our lovely dog walker Vikki has been walking him. It seemed a natural step to have her join our Pet-Professionals family.Rosie is fully insured and licensed by the council. She is undertaking our canine training and behaviour course and has completed her pet first aid course.If you would like to enquire about home boarding you can contact Rosie on 07717 852700 or rosie@pet-professionals.co.uk. She also offers dog walking and pet sitting!BOARDING LICENSE NUMBER: LN/201900105
Meet Hayley West
Dog Walking, Home Boarding, Pet Sitting, Pet Taxi
Team member Hayley has been a life long friends of ours since meeting at a vets years ago.We are thrilled to have her on our team offering dog home boarding, cat sitting and dog walking.Hayley is incredibly passionate about animals and a real asset to the team. She is fully insured, holds a pet first aid certificate and has attended our training and behaviour workshop. Hayley holds a level 4 QLS in Animal Welfare. She is fully licensed by the council to offer dog home boarding. License number 201900117.Hayley can be contacted on 07975 979600 or hayley@pet-professionals.co.uk
Meet Kate!
Dog walking, Pet Taxi, Pet Sitting.
Kate has previously worked with animals for the past 6 years and has experience with many different breeds of dogs.
Kate is pictured here with the lovely Minty but at home she is owned by a gorgeous Staffie pup called Alba. We have watched Kate turn Alba from a worried little pup to a confident happy girl who loves to get stuck it. It's been a wonderful transformation to see!Kate currently offers dog walking, pet taxi and pop in visits. Excitingly Kate is training to become an associate Puppy School Tutor, this means she is being training by UK renowned behaviourist Gwen Bailey as well as shadowing both Sarah and Jo in classes and one to ones. This means she will soon be able to run puppy classes and one to ones of her own.
She is fully insured and holds a pet first aid certificate. She has also attended our own Pet-Professionals workshops!
Kate can be contacted on 07745 902386
Meet Sue!
Solo dog walking, Pet Taxi, Pet Sitting.
Originally from London, Sue has lived in Worthing for over thirty years, She shares her home with her husband, Tommy the cat and Daisy the WestiePoo. Sue is a qualified veterinary nurse with many years' experience, she trained at the Blue Cross but has worked the majority of her nursing life in the same Worthing practice. Much as she has enjoyed the work, Sue feels the time has come to explore new ventures. Sue did have a break from nursing several years ago when she decided to return to full-time education and train to become a teacher. This was followed by several years in Special Educational Needs, but the lure to nursing was too great and she returned full-time in 2014. Sue has worked in all aspects of nursing but above all she enjoys interacting with owners particularly about her favourite topic, nutrition. A few years ago, Sue studied for a certificate in veterinary nutrition and has certainly been kept busy chatting and planning diets for individual pets. Sue has owned numerous pets over the years including several different breeds of dogs ranging from Boxers, Lurchers, Whippets, Terriers down to Daisy her current dog. All of them have been rescued and have had very different pesonalities.
Sue is a member of Worthing Rock Choir, which she absolutely loves. She also enjoys Pilates and being out in the open walking her dog.
Sue is available for solo dog walking, pet sitting and pet taxi. Contact her on: 07854131932 or sue-pet-professionals@hotmail.co.uk
Meet Sarah K!
Canine Behaviour modification, one to one training and group classes
We are so thrilled to have, at last, another qualified dog trainer and behaviourist join our team who shares the same ethos, passion, kindess and thirst for knowledge that we do. Sarah lives in Worthing with her partner Sam and her rescue English Bull Terrier Prea.
Sarah is an ABTC Animal behaviour technician (pending), IBC Canine behaviourist (pending), KAD approved professional, ABTC registered animal training instructor.
Sarah is also a certified Fear Free professional and her passion is to help alleviate stress and anxiety in dogs and cats (and their owners) when visiting the vets.
Sarah see’s this on a daily basis and would love to help owners alleviate this stress. Sarah loves Canine Co-operative care and is almost ready to gain her level 2 certificate with Prea.
Sarah offers canine behaviour packages and one to one training consults as well as group training classes and can be contacted on 07939 568723.
Meet Sarah!
Pet bereavement counselling
We know how painful losing your beloved family member is, we have been there ourselves. Whilst not a franchisee, we have teamed up with a wonderful bereavement counsellor to offer support to those who would like it. Sarah is based in Shoreham-by-sea, where she offers face to face appointments in the town centre. Online and telephone appointments are also available. Sarah offers support through listening, offering her thoughts and observations from what she has heard. This can help to see things from a different viewpoint and make things feel clearer. Working with people Sarah looks to help with introducing a better balance into your life and realise your own importance. Working with several issues, such as anxiety, bereavement, caring, guilt, loneliness, overwhelm, relationships, stress. Sarah qualified at the University of Brighton as a Humanistic Counsellor. In practice she draws on theories that include person-centred, existential principles, and transactional analysis. Sarah continues to update her practice through attending courses, workshops, reading, and networking with other professionals. Having a background in working with carers and parents, Sarah understands the importance of being able to have space to think about how you are feeling. It could be that you have a difficult decision to make or coming to terms with a recent decision. You may have suffered a bereavement, or loss and it would be helpful to explore your feelings around this. If putting boundaries in place are tricky then it can be helpful to explore why, this can help to improve relationships and work through any feelings that may be getting in the way such as guilt, frustration or worry. Sarah can be contacted on 07745528393 / counsellingwithsarah0@gmail.com
Meet Kym!
Cat / Rabbit & small animal pop ins and taxi service in Storrington
Kym is a Registered Veterinary Nurse with a BSc in Animal Management
Kyms interest in feline behaviour began when she volunteered at the RSPCA Southall Cattery. This prompted her to begin her nursing career, specialising as a rabbit nurse and ISFM Feline Advocate before transferring to various large busy referral hospitals to develop her knowledge whilst study-ing for her ISFM diploma in Feline Nursing. Kym shares a house with a menagerie of furry, feathered and scaled friends and enjoys walking, reading and woodturning in her spare time.
Kym offers pet sitting and pet taxi in the Storrington area and the surrounding 5 mile radius.
Meet Anneka!
Dog walking, Pet Taxi, Pet Sitting.
Anneka lives in Worthing with her family and most importantly her labrador Summer.Animals have always been her passion and has worked with pets for many years. In the past she has worked at a pet shop and also a large Veterinary Hospital before becoming part of the Pet-Professionals family. She is fully insured, holds a pet first aid certificate and an enhanced DBS certificate.
Anneka can be contacted on 07834486792 or anneka@pet-professionals.co.uk
Meet Pete!
Dog home boarding & day care
Pete lives in East Preston with his partner Kate who had previously worked with us at Pet-Professionals. They are currently pet free meaning we can now offer our clients exclusive use for home boarding if required.
Peter was the co-owner / director of a Bulgarian street dog rescue charity "Twitchy Noses" fostering and re-homing abandoned and stray dogs across Europe and the UK. As such he has gained vast experience of working with extreme cases of animal neglect, malnutrition, illness and injury.
In 2010 he also set up "The Neuter Network"- a UK registered Bulgarian charity providing free neutering to villagers who owned dogs and cats, as well as offering education of nutrition and health care of their animals. Peter is a certified dog first aider, licensed and insured dog boarder and day carer. License number 117436.
Peter can be contacted on 07552768416 or pete.petprofessionals@gmail.com.
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Meet Chihiro!
Dog walking & pet sitting / pop ins
Chihiro is originally from Tokyo and now lives in Shoreham-by-sea with her 3 children and 2 cats.
She is a local artist who is passionate about promoting women's worth and wellbeing through her art and workshops. She is also a volunteer worker supporting local families with young children.
On top of this Chihiro is an avid animal lover and is
pleased to offer dog walking and pet sitting / pop ins.
Chihiro covers Shoreham-by-sea, is fully insured and pet first aid qualified. She can be contacted on chihiro.petprofessionals@gmail.com or 07873 557373
Meet Nicola!
Canine bodywork & Reiki
Nicola lives in Southwick and has two Jack Russell terriers Missy and Scamp.
She has recently joined Pet Professionals to offer a unique service in Canine bodywork and Reiki.
Nicola is a certified and licensed WEBB (whole energy body balance) for pets, bodywork practitioner. She is also a qualified Reiki practitioner of over 20 years experience.
She embarked on her journey with bodywork 30 years ago, which was shortly followed by energy work.
Nicola initially just worked on humans, however having always felt a strong connection to animals she began to use energy work on her dogs. Over the years she has seen great improvement in their wellbeing.
Animals are Nicola’s passion, therefore on hearing about WEBB Bodywork for pets training, she felt this was the perfect addition to further help animals.
Just like humans our pets also suffer with pain tension, and anxiety. This can sometimes be easy to see but often goes undetected by most pet owners.
As our four legged friends get older, they slow down and have less mobility, their joints can become inflamed and painful. A young dog may have overextended and sustained an injury through running/jumping. Soft tissue neck and back pain can be found to exacerbate anxiety/reactivity in dogs. WEBB encourages healthy movement of not only the body’s structure but healthy movement of the energy as well.
Whole Energy Body Balance is a healing somatic bodywork method that can help in all of these conditions; easing acute/chronic pain, trauma, regulate the nervous system and balance the energy system, creating better connection/communication for a healthier, happier pet. WEBB can be used in conjunction with Reiki, another healing modality that also works on improving the flow of energy around the body. It aids relaxation, reduces stress and promotes healing.
Both methods have been transformational with not only Nicola’s own dogs but also for her client’s pets.
Contact Nicola 07834080448
Meet Chrissie!
Dog walking, dog home boarding, live in care, pop in visits, cat sitting and pet taxi.
Chrissie moved to Goring by Sea with her Husband in June 2023 to embark on her dog-boarding and walking career. She is very excited to have joined Pet-Professionals, where she has undertaken further CPD and Dog First Aid training.
Chrissie is passionate about dog welfare and strives to ensure the dogs that board have a holiday of their own with plenty of enrichment.
Chrissie has experience from previous dog walking when she lived in Surrey, she has had dogs her whole life and currently Paddy the Double Doodle is the resident dog at her family home.
Chrissie is fully insured and holds a dog first and DBS certificate. She has recently been awarded her Home Boarding Dogs Licence by Adur and Worthing Council.
In addition to home boarding, Chrissie also offers small group walks, puppy/dog visits, private live-in boarding, pet taxi, and cat sitting.
Contact Chrissie on 07905952695