Steven Havers is a Dog Expert Witness

For the Court or Solicitor:

Steven Havers is a professional dog behaviourist and trainer and has worked with and trained dogs for nineteen years. During this time has worked with thousands of dogs deemed too challenging for main stream dog trainers, including dogs the courts have classified as dangerous under the provisions of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 & 1997.

Steven has prepared individual reports and given expert evidence in Dangerous Dog related cases at hearings and trials in the Magistrates’ Courts, Crown Courts and in Appeals to the Crown Court.  He has prepared comprehensive reports for primarily defence cases and he provides a thorough, reliable and professional service.

When a dog is deemed, under the provisions of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 & 1997, to be dangerously out of control in a public place, Steven’s service extends to the rehabilitation and further training of dogs seized under the provisions of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 & 1997 when the dogs is returned to the owners subject to strict control orders issued by the courts and ensures the strict conditions of the control order are adhered to by providing regular assessment reports to the court.

Steven is also fully conversant with the Dog Control Act 2011 which has now reached the House of Commons having been passed in the House of Lords.

Steven is based in Leicestershire but will receive instructions from anywhere in the UK.

Please contact me for more information, for a schedule of rates and to give instruction

For the dog owner:

The incidences of dog bites on humans is increasing and the public is more aware than ever of the recourse available. When a dog owner is taken to court, the courts will request expert witness statements regarding the condition of the dogs in question. The most common condition an expert witness is asked to assess is the dogs behaviour and to determine if the dog in question represents a danger to the public. This question does not relate to the dog in its current environment, even though this is when the incident took place. It relates entirely to the dog or dogs.

I am getting a increasing amount of requests from solicitors to assess dogs that have bitten members of the public. My assesments are based on the psychology of the dog, how the dog chooses to respond to stimulation, I assess is the behaviour learned or instinctive, can the dog be retrained or rehomed, can the current owner change the dog? All of these questions and alot more go into a very detailed report as I need to give the solicitor and the court as much information as possible so a fair decision is reached.

For more information please contact me.