AN expert dog trainer will receive some unconventional support after she teamed up with a dragon.

Zoe Willingham, who runs Best Behaviour Dog Training in Colchester, will now benefit from having access to advice from Dragons’ Den business honcho Theo Paphitis for free.

It comes after she won Mr Paphitis’ Small Business Sunday - or #SBS as it’s known on Twitter – which helps small businesses get exposure on the social media platform.

Zoe, whose business is based at Seven Saints Farm, in Severalls Lane, will also enjoy an annual event and sponsorship as part of her selection by the dragon.

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Having been competing against some 450,000 business to have applied, Zoe was among the lucky 0.8 per cent chosen as winners.

As a result, she enjoyed a day laid on by My Paphitis and his team, allowing her to meet him in person and collect her award.

Zoe, who attended the awards event last week, said “It was a complete honour to be at the event and to be chosen by Theo.”