Hi, I’m Dawn, and I am the Education and Community Manager for Dogs Trust. I am a qualified Secondary school teacher, I also have a Masters in Animal Behaviour and Welfare, and I love that my role with Dogs Trust allows me to combine my love of teaching with my passion for animal welfare! Along with my lovely lurcher Piper, I visit schools in Wicklow, Dublin & Kildare, offering Free, Fun and Interactive workshops to primary aged children. Our workshops cover a wide range of dog related topic from a Dog’s Needs, to Cost of a Dog – all aimed at promoting Responsible Dog Ownership to the next generation of dog owners in Ireland and I would love to come and visit you. Book your FREE visit today, and help us spread the word that ‘A Dog is for Life’…

Hi, I’m Aoife and I’m Dogs Trust’s Education and Community Officer for Clare and South Connacht. For many years I have volunteered and worked with various Animal Rescue & Welfare Charities. This has made me passionate about changing attitudes and promoting responsible dog ownership. I feel the most effective way to do this is by educating the future dog owners of tomorrow. I am so excited about visiting schools and sharing the Dogs Trust message that "A dog is for life, not just for Christmas" ® . I offer age appropriate workshops to primary schools in Galway, North Clare, South Mayo and South Roscommon. I love to bring fun and activity to the classroom and can’t wait to visit your school. If you would like me to visit please get in touch!!

Hi my name is Audrey and I am an Education and Community Officer for the Dublin and Eastern area. I am a qualified secondary teacher and am looking forward to promoting dog welfare in our primary schools. By supporting and educating the next generation of dog owners we will hopefully help them to understand the responsibilities of owning their own dog, and hopefully over time decrease the amount of abandoned and stray dogs. We cover Dublin and parts of Kildare, Meath　and Louth. The workshops are FREE to schools and are fun, interactive and child centered, some of our topics include Dog’s Needs, Cost of a Dog and Safety around Dogs. If you are passionate about animal welfare and would like to promote the Dogs Trust message in your school then why not get in touch and book your free workshop. I would love to hear from you.

Hi, my name is Paul and I’m the Midlands Education and Community Officer. Before joining the Education team I previously worked in Dogs Trust as a Canine Carer, and although I miss seeing the dogs in the centre every day, I love that I get to travel the Midlands with my lovely lurcher, Magic. We offer free educational workshops to primary schools and community groups in Westmeath, Longford, Offaly and Laois, with the aim of passing on the message of Responsible Dog Ownership. It is Dogs Trust's hope that these workshops will reduce the amount of strays, and improve dog welfare as a whole in Ireland. If you would like a visit from myself and Magic, then get in touch today!

Hello, my name is Maeve and I am the Education and Community Officer for the South East. I am a qualified Primary School Teacher and I also have a diploma in Canine Behaviour and Dog Training. I feel passionate about educating the future generation in all aspects of dog safety and responsible dog ownership. I deliver workshops on these topics that are targeted at children at all primary school levels. Tá gaeilge agam fresin agus tá sé de chumas agam na ceardlanna a thabhairt trí Ghaeilge do gaelscoileanna. Dogs Trusts’ hope is that these workshops will have a positive impact on the number of stray and unwanted dogs in Ireland. If you would like me to come and visit your school or community group please get in touch!

Hi my name is Domhnall. I’m the Education and Community Officer for the south west of Ireland. I’ve been working with dogs for nearly 10 years and have been with Dogs Trust since 2014 as a canine carer and volunteer co-ordinator. I also have a FETAC certificate for animal welfare from DCFE. As I have worked in rehoming centres for so long, I have seen all the issues dogs face in Ireland and have seen the positive changes we have made as a country in those short years. Now that I’m involved with Education, I hope to improve upon dogs’ lives even more through our free workshops to help children learn about responsible dog ownership, and safety around dogs. I have 2 dogs of my own, a collie called Sammy that I adopted from a shelter over 8 years ago and a staffy collie cross called Lizzie that was rescued as a stray. Sam and Lizzie live in Dublin however, so unfortunately, they won’t be joining me on my workshops. If you would like to book a workshop, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.