About the Trainer

Emma McPherson

This isn't a hobby project. Emma McPherson brings 21+ years of law enforcement and operational detection dog handling experience to truffle training.

As the first and only female General Purpose Dog Handler in AFP context, and a former Explosives Detection Dog Handler, Emma understands what it takes to build dogs that perform under pressure - not just in a training yard.

Emma McPherson working with detection dog in truffle orchard

21+

Years Experience

2

Countries

Credentials

Not theory. Real operational experience.

Emma has trained dogs that work in environments where getting it wrong has real consequences. High standards apply to every truffle dog she trains.

Emma working with detection dog

Law Enforcement Background

21+ years of service providing the discipline and methodology that underpins all training.

Operational Detection

Former Explosives Detection Dog Handler. Training dogs where failure is not an option.

First Female GP Handler

The first and only female General Purpose Dog Handler in AFP context.

International Reach

Working with truffle growers in Australia and the United States.

Results-Driven

Every dog trained to perform in real orchards, real conditions, real truffle.

Train with someone who's done it for real

Emma's training programs are built from decades of real-world detection experience. Not weekend workshops. Not YouTube theory. The real thing.