Last Wednesday 23rd April the Dogs Trust Education Team held their very first 'Tea and Tales' event at the Dogs Trust Rehoming Centre in Finglas. This family-friendly event was attended by 41 parents and children, all eager to hear from some canine professionals about how they came to be working with dogs. We heard from fantastic speakers, from dog groomers to trainers and even a doggy daycare owner! Attendees were also treated to a behind the scenes tour of our Rehoming Centre and learned how to safely 'meet and greet' Education dogs Jake, Sadhbh, Cónán and Béibhinn. And, of course, there was plenty of tea and cake on offer as well as goody bags galore!
On hand from the Dogs Trust to speak about their jobs were Ali the Training and Behaviour Advisor, Graham the Post Adoption Supervisor, Kim the Canine Carer, Sam the Volunteer and Fiona, Deirdre and Aoife the Education Officers.
The Education Team would also like to thank the following Canine Professionals for volunteering their time to tell us all about their fantastic jobs working hands-on with dogs every day and for promoting Responsible Dog Ownership:
- Fiona Dunphy, dog groomer: https://www.facebook.com/FionaDunphyDogGrooming
- Louise Jones, dog trainer: http://www.pawsitivedogtraining.ie/
- Suzi Walsh, dog daycare owner: http://www.positivedogtrainingdublin.com/
- Jacinta Codd, veterinary nurse: http://anicare.ie/
- Donal Moroney, dog warden: https://www.facebook.com/ashtondogpound
We're sure some younger members of the audience came away from the event eager to pursue a career working with dogs. In the meantime we're sure they will continue to give their own dogs the very best of care.
A huge thank you to everyone who spoke and attended our first Tea and Tales event; we're already looking forward to the next one! You can keep up to date on future events by following Dogs Trust on Twitter and Facebook:
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