http://jeangill.blogspot.com To find about more about Jean Gill or contact her, visit www.jeangill.com She is also a photographer with a portfolio at www.istockphoto.com/jeangill
Jean Gill is a prize-winning author and member of the Welsh Academi. Her publications include two books of poetry, two military histories, three novels, non-fiction on goat cheese and a translated work on training dogs. She has lived in the South of France since 2003 and her articles on French life, cheese and plumbing have appeared in 'France' magazine.
She met top French dogtrainer Michel Hasbrouck through online dog Forums and has since been trained by him at his Swiss home. She translated his bestselling book into English as 'Gentle Dog Training' and she works with Hasbrouck to provide online advice to dog-owners, with a special understanding of Pyrenean Mountain Dogs. She is now owned by her fifth and sixth Pyreneans.
She lives with her husband, two enormous white dogs and a twenty-year old Birman cat with feline-Alzheimer. She is mother or stepmother to five children and three grandchildren. Her own childhood was nomadic, following her Scottish soldier father from one posting to another, and her current nationality is Welsh Provencal of Scottish provenance. This allows her to support the winning team on most European sporting occasions.
Before moving to France, Jean Gill was the first woman to be a Secondary Headteacher in the Welsh county of Carmarthenshire. She is a specialist in English and literacy who worked in South Wales for over 20 years with 4-19 year olds, and as adviser to their teachers. As a consultant, she trained teachers throughout the UK and mainland Europe.
