My name is Marie-Claire, but please call me Mazzie. I'm the owner of Poppy and Pals Pet Care. I have always been a keen animal lover, growing up with three dogs and many cats. I forever drove my family mad with all the waifs and strays that attached themselves to me. At one point I had two blackbird chicks and a duckling living in our bathroom! It was inevitable that my career would involve some sort of animal care. And after a two-week work experience placement at the NCDL (now DogsTrust), I started to fall in love with dogs. It wasn't until I was 16 and finally allowed a dog of my own that I fell head over heels in love with all things canine, and I fell hard. The dog in question was Bramble, a skinny, unsocial and very nervous 10-month-old rescue Border collie cross from the border collie trust. And so my long journey into behaviour modification, training and a life covered in dog fur began.
