Anthea Lawrence (KCAI) trained as a youth leader, professional child care worker and as a social worker specialising in social group work, family therapy and child care. In her other life, she has had an interest in Golden Retrievers for over 50 yrs. and has owned, bred, competed with and worked Goldens for over 20 years. She has been involved as a gun dog training instructor since 1989 and now runs classes at all levels, for any variety of gundog in Worcestershire. She and her dogs work on shoots during the winter months picking up, as well as providing others with on-shoot training to learn about the dog work required on shoots. In November 2005 she gained accreditation by the Kennel Club as a gun dog training instructor and she is one of the first instructors in the country, to gain this new qualification.