Lisa Whelan

Lisa owns and runs Dog Training Ireland with Tara Choules.  Lisa lives with her husband Carroll and 4 dogs in Dublin, Ireland.  Her dogs are Millie and Honey Tibetan Terrier Sisters aged 8 years, Misty (Cocker spaniel cross) approx aged 7 and Homer a cocker spaniel aged 6.
 
Dog Training Ireland is a training company that has a mission to help dogs live in our human world through better understanding and communication.  Lisa and Tara started out rescuing dogs from pounds in Dublin and re-homing them back in 2001.  It became apparent that many dogs were surrendered to the pounds for reasons that were easily solvable.  Resources and help for people were virtually non-existent.    As a result they attended Bishop Burton in East Yorkshire (UK) and received their HNC in Canine Training & Behaviour in 2004.  Later that they year became members of the APDT(uk) which requires an assessment and in 2005 they achieved their CAP2 from Learning About Dogs (Kay Laurence).  In 2008 they achieved their CPDT certification.
 
Since it’s inception in 2004 Dog Training Ireland and it’s trainers have gone from strength to strength and is still growing.  Almost 3000 dogs inIreland have been trained at DTI classes.  DTI runs courses and workshops in Puppy Socialisation, Pet Dog Obedience, Behaviour modification and Aggression, Agility and Gundog.  They will be shortly moving into their brand new premises a 5000 square foot training centre with offices, in a brand new business park.  DTI will be the first in Ireland to open a day care facility on this scale and will continue to educate owners and trainers through their courses and workshops.