Elin Hope 🐕 - Mentor hyfforddi cŵn defaid - Sheepdog handling mentor

Lleolir yn/Location: Ceredigion
Sector: Defaid
Arbenigedd Allweddol/Key Specialism: Hyfforddi Cŵn Defaid/Sheepdog Handling
Why Elin would be an effective mentor:
Agriculture graduate Elin was just ten when she first developed an interest in working sheepdogs, taking a keen interest in watching and learning from an experienced dog handling neighbour, happy to share their skills and encourage her enthusiasm and determination to learn.
Thirteen years, on she’s now found a role for herself on the international sheepdog circuit! Elin finds time every day to train and work with her own dogs, and she also regularly competes at sheepdog trials with many notable successes. In the summer of 2022, she qualified for a place in the Welsh team for the World Sheepdog Trials, which will take place in Ireland. In 2018, she qualified with two dogs for the All-Wales sheepdog nursery final, and went through with one dog to the Four Nations nursery final in Staffordshire. She also won the young handlers’ competition in the Royal Welsh Show in 2019. Elin is now in demand to help train dogs for other farmers, and she also gives one-to-one lessons to other handlers.
Elin has a local office job away from her family’s beef and sheep farm, but she spends every moment she can working with the flock of 650 improved Welsh breeding ewes and 150 replacements. She enjoys helping out with all areas of the farm business but says that shepherding and working with dogs is her main passion.
Elin describes herself as dedicated, compassionate and ambitious. She is a skilled and confident communicator in both Welsh and English, and you’ll find her mature and responsible approach helps you improve your dog handling skills. She’s very keen to offer support and share her experience, knowledge and expertise in sheep dog training to help others learn and progress in this rewarding field.
By adapting her training techniques to suit the personalities and needs of both trainers and dogs, she finds it hugely rewarding to see them progress. Expect to be inspired by this award-winning young sheepdog handler and mentor!
“A well-trained, reliable sheepdog is a huge asset to any sheep farmer; it will save you time and stress and can help get you out of tricky situations.”
“Whatever you put in you will get out. The more work, time and patience you put into training a dog, the more results you will get from it.”
Pam y byddai Elin yn fentor effeithiol:
Roedd Elin, a raddiodd mewn amaethyddiaeth, ond yn ddeg oed pan ddatblygodd ddiddordeb am y tro cyntaf mewn cŵn defaid sy'n gweithio, gan gymryd diddordeb mawr mewn gwylio a dysgu gan gymydog profiadol ym maes trin cŵn defaid a fu’n hapus i rannu eu sgiliau ac annog ei brwdfrydedd a'i phenderfyniad i ddysgu.
Dair blynedd ar ddeg yn ddiweddarach, mae hi bellach wedi dod o hyd i rôl iddi'i hun ar y gylchdaith gŵn defaid rhyngwladol! Mae Elin yn canfod amser bob dydd i hyfforddi a gweithio gyda'i chŵn ei hun, ac mae hi'n cystadlu'n rheolaidd hefyd mewn treialon cŵn defaid, gyda nifer o lwyddiannau nodedig. Yn ystod haf 2022, daeth hi'n gymwys am le yn nhîm Cymru ar gyfer Treialon Cŵn Defaid y Byd, a fydd yn cael eu cynnal yn Iwerddon. Yn 2018, cymhwysodd gyda dau gi ar gyfer rownd derfynol treialon cŵn defaid ifanc Cymru Gyfan ac fe aeth drwodd gydag un ci i rownd derfynol treialon cŵn defaid ifanc Pedair Gwlad yn Swydd Stafford. Enillodd hefyd gystadleuaeth y trinwyr ifanc yn Sioe Frenhinol Cymru yn 2019. Mae galw mawr am Elin nawr i helpu i hyfforddi cŵn i ffermwyr eraill, ac mae hi hefyd yn rhoi gwersi un i un i drinwyr eraill.
Mae gan Elin swydd mewn swyddfa leol oddi ar fferm bîff a defaid ei theulu, ond mae'n treulio bob eiliad y gall yn gweithio gyda'r ddiadell o 650 o famogiaid bridio Cymreig wedi’u gwella a 150 o anifeiliaid cyfnewid. Mae hi'n mwynhau helpu gyda phob rhan o'r busnes fferm, ond mae'n dweud mai bugeilio a gweithio gyda chŵn yw ei phrif angerdd.
Mae Elin yn disgrifio'i hun fel un ymroddedig, tosturiol ac uchelgeisiol. Mae'n gyfathrebwr medrus a hyderus yn Gymraeg a Saesneg, a bydd ei dull aeddfed a chyfrifol yn eich helpu i wella eich sgiliau trin cŵn. Mae'n awyddus iawn i gynnig cymorth a rhannu ei phrofiad, ei gwybodaeth a'i harbenigedd mewn hyfforddi cŵn defaid er mwyn helpu eraill i ddysgu a symud ymlaen yn y maes gwerth chweil hwn.
Trwy addasu ei thechnegau hyfforddi i gyd-fynd â phersonoliaethau ac anghenion hyfforddwyr a chŵn, mae'n ei chael yn hynod o werthfawr i'w gweld yn symud ymlaen. Disgwyliwch gael eich ysbrydoli gan y triniwr a'r mentor cŵn defaid ifanc arobryn hwn!
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