Lez has studied dog psychology with two colleges, trained and competed her dogs in obedience and field (gun) trials and worked in the complementary health care arena with different animals, but mainly dogs.  All in all, there have been a myriad of influences along the way.  Below is a list of 'some' of the people and organisations that have helped shape
Trained For Life & The Pet Gundog.

The Gundog World
BASC's objective is to promote and protect sporting shooting and the well-being of the countryside throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.
Lains Shooting School and Mullenscote Gundogs offers sporting practice for individuals and groups in a relaxed atmosphere.
Ashleygrove Gundogs is based near Welwyn, in the Hertfordshire countryside. Avis Boreham is a Master Trainer with The Guild of Dog Trainers and runs 1-2-1 sessions with clients as well as classes. It is Ashleygrove Gundogs aim to support and inspire you while you are training your gundog for the field.
Made for Gundog Trainers by Gundog Trainers Quest is a Gundog Training Equipment Company set up over 25 years ago to service a need for quality equipment at competitive prices; see http://www.questgundogs.co.uk/
for smarter gundogs ‘Hi lost’ aim to make selecting the right gundog equipment not only easy but informative too; see http://www.hilost.co.uk/
Dog Behaviourists & Dog Behaviour Organisations
Trained For Life is Lez's canine behaviour site.
www.lezgraham.com is Lez's book selling site. You'll also find reviews of the book and readers comments.
The Guild of Dog Trainers Recognising individuals' excellence in their field, The Guild of Dog Trainers supports expertise in a range of disciplines. of disciplines.
The CFBA carefully select membership from the very best of Britain's Canine & Feline Behaviour Practitioners. The CFBA Practitioners do not use, nor condone the use of drugs in any pet behaviour solutions.
These Middlesex University accredited dog behaviour and training courses represent the future for professional canine behaviour practitioners.
Ross is one of the country's top behaviourists, writes for Dogs Monthly, is a tutor for the CIDBT and frequently works on radio.
Misc.
Whether it's handling repairs and maintenance in the home; arranging social events; organising a holiday or your pet care, All Sorted can help you reclaim the time that so many of us lose in our hectic lives.
Nick Ridley took the photographs for Lez's book, The Pet Gundog, and also for her forthcoming books.
A Bed & Breakfast, just outside Andover...that takes dogs; see http://www.manorcottagesbedandbreakfast.co.uk/
The UK Wolf Conservation Trust offers a wide range of education programmes for children, students and adults. Working to keep wolves in the wild
This is the vet centre that Lez takes her dogs to. These guys are great :-)
leave the sticks on the ground and take a toy on your walks....
Having had a niece and her husband serve in Afganistan and Iraq and a nephew who's still in active service with the Royal Navy, this is a charity that means a lot to Lez; see http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/