27/04/2026
🌿 Meet the person behind Mid Wales Holidays…
I’m Collette the host, owner, and usually the one you’ll find out in the fields in wellies
I moved here in 2020 with my two children, and what started as a big life change has grown into something I’m incredibly proud of
These days I run:
🏡 Two holiday cottages
🌿 Manage 15 acres of land - fields, woodland & ponds
🐾 My gundog training business, Completely Gundogs
🖥️ Dog Pro Solutions business with my eldest son Aidan
And of course, life revolves around my dogs - 5 Labradors (3 homebred) and Rosie the Chihuahua who definitely keeps things interesting
🐾 A bit of my background…
My journey with dogs started thanks to one very special Labrador, Benji 💛
That led to my first business, Lead and Listen, which grew from dog walking into a full training business with a team, something I later sold when I moved to Wales. It’s still going strong now, which I’m so proud of.
🌿 Where things are heading now…
Mid Wales Holidays has grown into so much more than just a place to stay.
With the addition of our new barn space Ysgubor, I’m now focusing on creating a space for:
✨ Dog training holidays
✨ Retreats
✨ Groups wanting to hire the whole place
Alongside this, Completely Gundogs continues to grow, and I’m excited to be supported by other trainers so I can keep developing new ideas and opportunities.
Dog Pro Solutions is quietly growing in the background and I’m enjoying working on this project with my son.
🌊 Life outside of work…
When I’m not here, you’ll often find me out exploring in my camper, paddleboarding, or chasing waves with my partner Andy.
Van life, SUP surfing, and getting out into new places has become a big part of how I recharge, reset and get inspired and it’s something I’m bringing more and more into the way I live and work.
🐾 Life here…
You’ll still find me out working my dogs regularly through the season something I’m hugely passionate about and making the most of the land we’re lucky enough to have.
💛 A little mantra I live by…
Keep growing. Keep learning. Keep saying yes to opportunities.
Life’s too short to wait for things to find you - go and create them.
If you’ve stayed here, trained here, or supported what I do in any way thank you ☺️. It really does mean a lot.