Educational events and workshops

Discover our workshops and resources for adults and pupils of all ages to learn about dogs.

Golden Retriever sitting on the sofa with their owner

Since 2005, we’ve been delivering education programmes to encourage positive attitudes and safe behaviours towards dogs. Our education team run events and workshops for children and adults across the whole of Ireland - whether you find us in the school classroom, our rehoming centre or online. 

With dogs being an essential part of our national community, we believe starting education as early as possible helps children develop an important and necessary understanding of safe and considerate behaviour around dogs. Whether that be pets they know and live with, or those they may see out and about in the community. 
 

Workshops

Our ‘Be dog confident’ and ‘Be dog smart’ school workshops focus on the theme of staying safe around dogs. 

The workshops are closely linked to the Irish Curriculum, are inclusive and are designed with a variety of learning needs and styles in mind. Our workshops can be delivered in person and online.

We advertise online workshops on our Be Dog Smart and Be Dog Confident pages. You can also get in touch with your local Dogs Trust Education Officer directly to book a visit to your school or setting in person.

Be Dog Smart

Be Dog Confident workshops

Contact the Education Team

Learning resources

Resources

Our suite of free resources will provide an engaging and memorable learning experience with fun dog-themed content.  

Our resources can be used with pupils between the ages of four and 16 and can be downloaded according to each Key Stage.  

Adult learning

At Dogs Trust, we believe education is not just for children, and we have a number of workshops and resources tailored for adults.

We run our "Introduction to Dog Body language" workshop every few weeks, both in person, in our rehoming centre in Dublin, and online via Microsoft teams.

We also run an “Introducing Your Dog to Your New Arrival” workshop, guiding expectant parents in preparing their dog for a new baby. This workshop is exclusively online every 6 to 8 weeks.

Upcoming workshops for adults

Keep an eye on this page for links for upcoming talks.

Be Dog Smart
Educational events and workshops

Be Dog Smart

Be Dog Confident workshops
Educational events and workshops

Be Dog Confident workshops

Contact the Education Team
Educational events and workshops

Contact the Education Team