PORTRAIT. In Finistère, this expert in animal behavior helps dogs and people find each other

“I have always lived with animals. » Long before arrival Boulic, his first dog Edwige Appéré brought home stray animals as a child. She went so far as to follow those she passed on the street to make sure they got home safely. A profession that the young woman did not want to pursue as a career. “I didn’t want to do it for financial reasons,” explains.

Investigator at SPA

After a professional baccalaureate in customer relations, she went into sales. An experience that will teach him a lot about psychology, interpersonal relationships, and language, verbal or otherwise. He always cares about animal welfare and also deals with SPA as an investigator.

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The task will be difficult, sometimes dangerous. Faced with delicate social situations, a young woman is passionate about saving animals, but also their owners, “because that’s often where the problem comes from.” Therefore, if she distributes balls and pellets to rescued animals, she does not hesitate to intervene to appease the neighbors or help them find work. “It’s something that carries you, grabs you, makes you feel useful. »

Elimination of the dog trade

Until this final investigation into the liquidation of the dog business, which Edwige will be conducting remotely, in her hospital bed, after major hip surgery. A major health problem that acts as a trigger: “It’s over, I want to do what I want, live from my passion. »

Edwige Appéré confides: “I saw so much misery that I had to move on. » Therefore, he renews his training, obtains Acaced (Certificate of Knowledge for Pets), and in 2022 he is authorized to train dog handlers in the category of dogs.

Diplomas and experience that now allow him to offer dog training. “For a dog, it’s a lot about psychology: sometimes you solve a problem just by moving the water bowl or changing the circulation space in the house. The environment, the family, is very important. »

The one who describes herself as “very honest and not afraid to say things when they are wrong” thus he sets himself the task of re-establishing the fusion between the animal and its master without falling into hyper-attachment.

Edwige Appéré now wants to acquire land to allow dogs to run.

Contact: Edwige Psy Co Canin 06 22 27 47 36; psycocanin@gmail.com

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