The Official Dog and Duck Show was the original creation of Stuart Barnes, the Dog Behaviourist. Stuart was known as the Animal Kid during his years growing up on the South Island of New Zealand. He had more pets then he could count, from possums to magpies and many more homeless species, all living in and around the house. With a large number in the closets and drawers of his bedroom!

At the age of 15, he became a shepherd with 15 sheep dogs and 4 horses of his own. This experience became the foundation for his training as he was able to watch how they communicated with each other during their months alone in the remote outback.

Now, Stuart has used this vast animal behaviour experience to develop the Dog and Duck Show and to train an amazing team who present shows all over the UK in the summer season. During the demonstrations, his phenomenal team travel the UK replicating his methods to entertain whilst educating people, all in a humorous Kiwi style.

This show demonstrates how untrained and poorly behaved dogs still have a programmed natural instinct, and helps the audience to understand domesticated animals and their behaviours, and how animals work as a pack and communicate with each other. The video below gives you a sample of what we do…