Meet The Muzzle Movement team

We're a small team of dog lovers, committed to changing the stigma associated with muzzled dogs and their guardians, one muzzle at a time! 

Clara has worked with dogs all of her adult life and is dedicated to being force free in every aspect of life. At age 17 she owned her own dog grooming business alongside working in a boarding kennels, before working for Dogs Trust where she was promoted into a variety of different positions, such as:

- Rehabilitation trainer where she was directly responsible for the practical implementation of training and behaviour modification plans and ensuring optimal welfare of the dogs in the centre. Muzzle training was a frequent part of risk mitigation, for a wide variety of dogs.

-Training and Behaviour Advisor overseeing the specialist rehabilitation unit, where some of the most challenging dogs in Dogs Trust would come for specialist training and behaviour support. Responsible for creating bespoke training and behaviour modification plans for a wide variety of challenging behaviours, including dogs with a significant bite history. 

- Senior Training and Behaviour Advisor for the South east, where Clara was responsible for overseeing the most challenging dogs in the 7 South East centres, supporting the centre based training teams with training and behaviour modification plans, with a focus on risk mitigation. Including dogs that have been involved in court cases or cased significant injuries.

Clara also has a BSC in Animal Behaviour from Liverpool John Moores University and MSC in Clinical Animal Behaviour from the University of Lincoln.

Alongside both her practical and academic experience, Clara has been the guardian of a Muzzled dog, with a bite history. You can read more about Clara and Tollys story under our 'About the movement' tab. 

Clara and Tollys mission is to provide all dogs with good looking muzzles, that meet the needs of the dogs wearing them, and a brand with a strong message. More than just a product, a company that wanted to shake up this outdated market and breathe new life into the muzzle space!

Becky started at The Muzzle Movement in December 2023 as our Design and Development officer. She works on a huge variety of tasks - everything from muzzle manufacturing and customer support to designing our events stand! She is always on hand to help with sizing on fitting days as well as helping with the design of future sizes and growing the business. She also vast knowledge and experience hands on training with rescue dogs so also supports Annie with education projects.

Becky has worked in rescue for around 10 years. She has previously been a kennel manager at a rescue centre before joining the largest national dog rehoming organisation, where she worked in the training and behaviour team, rehabilitating dogs with severe behavioural issues.

Becky has a rescued Akita called Marvel and two rescue Guinea Pigs called Pumpkin & Boo.

Annie has helped out at The Muzzle Movement right from the Kickstarter! She joined the team part time in early 2023 before coming full time as our Community Education and Engagement Officer in January 2024. She works on building relationships and offering support to the public, canine professionals and charitable organisations. She writes informative, educational blog posts and guides for muzzled dog guardians, organises our fitting days and events, as well as working behind the scenes on our education projects. 

Annie has also worked with dogs and in rescue for over a decade. She previously ran her own boarding kennels whilst also volunteering with rescue dogs in the UK and abroad as well as fostering over 20 dogs. She then spent 5 years working at a national dog welfare organisation - 3 of those years as a rehabilitation trainer, before spending 2 years self-employed offering training and behaviour consultations after having her daughter. Annie is a member of APDT (01566), IMDT and the ABTC.

Annie has a Chihuahua called Flora, and an American Cocker Spaniel called Nelly – who is muzzled for walks. Annie's dad also deserves an honourable mention as he is always on hand to help - as well as building our specially designed machinery and our events stand!

Whilst George doesn't have a background working with dogs, being Clara's partner means he has inevitably been surrounded by dogs for several years! He has been a huge part of TMM behind the scenes since the very start - helping Clara to make muzzles when they were still based in their spare bedroom!

George joined the team full time in February 2024 and is our Manufacturing Manager and lead cheer leader for the whole team! His background as a very accomplished chef means he is meticulous about keeping the unit tidy, well stocked and running like a well-oiled machine! He brings the positive vibes to our team, and the muscle to the piece punching!

George often joins us at events and fitting days where he loves to engage with customers and he will always be the first person to snuggle some dogs (plus he will keep the team super well-fed at our accommodation)!

George shares three gorgeous dogs with Clara - Atlas the bully mix, Pig the Cavalier x Westie and his beloved Neli, a Bulgarian rescue dog.

Bex has been working for The Muzzle Movement since April 2023 and became a full time member of staff in September 2023. Bex started working with dogs as a kennel assistant in rescue kennels in 2017 where she was responsible for implementing training plans, improving the welfare of dogs living at the centre and giving them the tools to thrive in their new homes. She now also works at a college as an animal technician, where she cares for 30+ species and teaches students about canine behaviour and care. 

Bex has two rescue dogs, one of which will bark, lunge and snap at unfamiliar people with a bite history, he wears a muzzle for nail trims and veterinary handling. Her other is extremely sociable but still wears a muzzle in the garden occasionally because he will eat rotten fruit that's fallen from surrounding trees.

Bex predominantly helps to assemble muzzles, she is responsible for tracking and updating stock but she also does help with customer support and product testing.

Meg J joined us in April 2024 and is head of customisation here at TMM - this is a fun and varied role! Meg makes all of your beautiful collars, leads and long lines, as well as accessories such as grab handles and safety straps. She supports the manufacturing team by focusing on the 'non-muzzle' ranges, so she will also organise the production of your awesome jumpers and tee-shirts and is a whizz on the Cricut! As well as all that, she supports Becky with preparing for events and making all the gorgeous stock you can buy from us in person.

Meg has worked in rescue for over 9 years. She has previously worked at the RSPCA where she gained an NVQ in Animal Care and Welfare. She then joined the largest dog organisation in the UK, working her way up from Canine Carer, Rehabilitation Trainer where she worked in the specialist rehabilitation unit, up to Assistant Training and Behaviour Advisor. Meg also has a Level 3 Diploma in Canine Behaviour and Welfare.

Meg lives with her husband Ben, (who is also an honorary team member as our official TMM electrician!) and their beautiful rescue American Akita, Inca.

Tabby and Eliza are responsible for making all of the separate parts and pieces that make your muzzles! We punch and paint the ends of all of biothane strapping in house, which tends to keep the both of them very busy! 

They also help with all aspects of fulfillment, your muzzles wouldn't get to you without them. And finally, Tabby and Eliza also help to get content for our social media, if you check out our colour combo highlight on instagram you will probably spot one of them.

Meg S joined TMM in April 2024 and is head of customer support. She works hard to respond to all our enquiries, amend orders, process returns and sign post questions and queries to the right people. Meg has been an amazing addition to the team, for her hard work and also for the baking!

Whilst Meg adores all dogs, she is also passionate about horses and even worked with them on a ranch in Australia! Meg was also an RSPCA Inspector for several years, before working in reception and administration for the largest dog rehoming organisation for over 12 years.

Meg has two grown up boys and a beautiful Bernese Mountain Dog called Ember, who is an incredible 11 years old!

Sarah-Jane works part time in our customer service team. She supports Meg S with questions and queries from our customers, as well as guiding clients through the sizing process! She helps to keep on top of order updates and sign-posting enquiries to the right places.

Sarah-Jane has years of experience working in rescue and education, and also works as a Dog Training Coach.

Christi from Paws on social is the go-to social media manager for pet professionals and has experience working alongside some of the largest brands in this space. Christi is responsible for helping us plan and deliver informative, educational content across all of our social media platforms. 

Christi is passionate about helping pet businesses organise their thoughts into content, and we couldn't deliver the same quality of content across our socials without her!