Our People

Penny Swindells

Penny Swindells

 

Having  began farming  with her family business in Nottingham moved to Brant Broughton in 1974 and has been a senior partner since 1979. Penny has a wealth of knowledge with breeding and care of most breeds of dogs.

 

Penny now enjoys running Little Rascals from her family home with both her children and grandson.

 

 

Edward Swindells Bsc

Edward Swindells Bsc (dip surv) MNAVA

 

Having been guided and taught in respect of all aspects of running the business by his father (Edward) up until 1989, Edward became a senior director of the business and currently takes day to day responsibility of running the business and all staff management. Edward is also a qualified property and chattels auctioneer and member of the RICS running a regular local property auction.

 

 

Bridgett Dickens

Bridgett Dickens

 

Bridgett, is our senior operations director and manages all aspects of the puppy breeding and welfare. She is also a fully qualified groomer having gained her national diploma in 2004.

After having gained 15 years initial experience in the industry in the east midlands and southern counties Bridgett returned to the family business in 1996 along with her husband Pete and son Edward.

 

 

Peter Dickens

Peter Dickens

 

Pete has extensive experience has qualifications in livestock and dog breeding and is a well respected and reknowned livestock judge throughout the country. Having worked with his father in the southern counties he joined Bridgett in the business in 1996 and is now a senior partner.

 

 

Debbie Reid

Debbie Reid

 

Debbie joined our business in August 07. Debbie is senior PA to all our directors and also manages all aspects of our administration, and deals with all puppy customers. Debbie spent 13 years in the Royal Air Force as a dental practice manager and now lives in Waddington with her husband Andy and their twin girls, Hannah and Lucy.

 

 

Sorrel Jones

Sorrel Jones

 

Sorrel came to the business in August 2006. Having gained a wealth of experience within the Lincolnshire area and an extensive knowledge in accounting, Sorrel is our senior accounts administrator managing all aspects of this side of our business. Sorrel now lives in Oxford with her husband Craig and their two children, Lewis and Erin.

 

 

Aurel Cirpaci

Aurel Cirpaci

 

Aurel gained initial experience working in kennels in the north of the country. He moved to the Lincolnshire area and joined the business in December 2007 as our senior kennel assistant.