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About Clever Pets

We believe training should be fun for both owner & dog and we use ethical & science led training methods, placing welfare & safety as the highest priorities.

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Owned and run by Donna Lennox, Clever Pets is passionate about helping people have the best possible relationship with their dogs through increased understanding and communication.  

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Donna is a certified & professional member of the Association Of Pet Dog Trainers Ireland (Membership Number: APDTI 053) and we work under their code of ethics.

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Before starting Clever Pets, Donna worked as Training & Behaviour Advisor for Dogs Trust Ireland, specialising in helping adopters with any issues they experienced with their dogs. The role also involved coaching & assisting staff in the training & rehabilitation of dogs. She also worked for Dog Training Ireland and has been in the industry since 2010.

Relevant Education & Professional Development

As well as her extensive professional experience in working with dogs, Donna believes in lifelong learning and continuous professional development to remain abreast of the latest industry knowledge & research. Her relevant education and professional development courses and seminars are outlined below.

Current

  • Animal Emotions (Course) – Illis Animal Behaviour Consulting

  • Fighting Like Cats & Dogs: Dealing with Interspecies Aggression (Webinar) - Katenna Jones

  • Advanced Animal Training (Course) – Illis Animal Behaviour Consulting

2020

  • ‘But my Dog’s not food motivated’ (Webinar) – APBC & Kathy Sdao

  • Adolescent Behaviour & Development (Webinar) – Chris Patchel

  • Kids & K9s (Course) – Ani-Ed

2019

  • Canine Aggression & Reactivity (Course) – Ani-Ed

  • Dogs & Storks (Webinar) – Family Paws LLC

  • Dogs & Toddlers (Webinar) – Family Paws LLC

  • Dogs Trust Training & Behaviour Conference (Incl: Helen Zulch, Rachel Casey, Lisa M. Gunter)  – University of Warwick

2018

  • APDT Ireland Certification

  • Dogs Trust TBA Best Practice

  • Dogs Trust Building Training Skills

  • Dogs Trust Training & Behaviour Conference

  • IAABC Conference (Incl. Dr Susan Friedman, Amber Batson)

Pre 2017

  • (2017) Dogs Trust Training & Behaviour Conference                  

  • (2017) Relationship Centred Training & Enriched Puppy Protocol (Seminar)Suzanne Clothier 

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  • (2017) Dogs Trust TBA Induction (Course)

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  • (2015) Patrycja Kowalczyk - MADzone Dog Training Tricks Workshop

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  • (2015) Animal Husbandry within a shelter environment - Chirag Patel

Pre 2015

  • (2015) Behavioural Ethology & Ecology of Canids (What makes your Dog Tick?) Raymond Coppinger & APDTIreland

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  • (2015) Dogs Trust Behaviour Course - Lynn Barbar 

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  • (2015) Dogs Trust ‘Back To Basics’ Training  - Steve Goward

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  • (2014) Force Free Trick Trainer/Adv. Clicker Skills Course IMDT & Nando Brown – Spain

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  • (2014) Dogs Trust CC-CDS Advanced Dog Training 

Pre 2014

  • (2014) Injecting fun into training classes (Workshop) – IMDT & Nando Brown 

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  • (2014) Living & Learning with Animals (Seminar) – Dr Susan Friedman

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  • (2014) TTouch (Workshop) – Lisa Dillon 

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  • (2013) BAT, Training for fear frustration and aggression (Workshop) – Grisha Stewart     

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  • (2013) OCN NI Level 4(Equiv. Irish Level 7) Introduction To Canine Behaviour

Pre 2012

  • (2012) Dogs Trust CC-CDS Dog Training Level 1

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  • (2012) Canine Scent Work 1 and 2 (Workshop) - Kelly Gorman-Dunbar

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  • (2011) FETAC Level 6 Award in Canine Obedience & Training

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  • (2007) Professional Sales and Sales Area Management Training – FTMTA

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  • (2005) ICM Diploma in Business Studies – The Institute Of Commercial Management

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