The Dog Mentor Blog

🐾 Three Dog Mentors and a Fantastic End to the Week! 🧡 I was at Marjorie McClure School in Chislehurst today for a very special day, welcoming two brand-new Dog Mentors and one familiar face returning to the programme! The wonderful Max, with his owner Rebecca and lovely Presley, with his owner Lauren, both joined our Dog Mentor family today. We also welcomed back Annie, along with her owner Nicola, who are continuing their Dog Mentor journey after moving from another schoo

🐾 A Very Special Return to Endeavour Academy! 🧡 I was back at Endeavour Academy in Bexley today to welcome their wonderful new Dog Mentor Arlo to our family! Arlo is owned by Margaret, who has a very special place in The Dog Mentor story as she attended our very first Dog Mentor course back in 2019! It was fantastic to be back with someone who has been part of our journey right from the beginning. Grace, who joined the programme last year, will be Arlo's Dog Professional. I

🐾 Back with Jasper and Rufus at The Beacon Academy! 🧡 Jenny Sleath spent a fantastic day at The Beacon Academy today, revisiting two very familiar Dog Mentors — the lovely Jasper and Rufus. Jenny Duckworth originally trained these wonderful Cockapoos around four years ago with their owner and Headteacher Claire Chandler so it was brilliant for Jenny Sleath to return and see how their Dog Mentor journey has developed. Today Jenny worked with Jasper and Rufus alongside three

🐾 Welcome Socks to the Dog Mentor Family! 🧡 I was at St Paul’s CE Primary School, Swanley Village today to welcome another wonderful new Dog Mentor team to our family. The lovely Socks joined the programme with his owner Stephen, who is also Head of School. We had a great day together exploring how Socks can become part of everyday school life and the many different ways he can support the children and wider school community. Socks was fantastic throughout the day and I kno

🐾 A Full Dog Mentor Team Rollout Today! 🧡 Today was a real Dog Mentor team rollout day, with our trainers out supporting schools in different parts of the country! The newest member of our training team, Andy, was at St Laurence Junior School in Northfield, Birmingham for a check-in visit with their Dog Mentor team. The wonderful Ted, a Cavapoo, works alongside his owner Jasmin, who is the school’s Attendance and Pastoral Lead. It was a great opportunity for Andy to catch u

🐾 Jenny’s Back on Home Turf with Wilf! 🧡 Today Jenny Sleath was back on home turf at Abermorddu Primary School in Flintshire, welcoming another wonderful new Dog Mentor team to our family. Jenny was warmly welcomed by Sian Furber, teacher and owner of the gorgeous Wilf, her five-month-old Cavapoo. Wilf was certainly a bundle of energy and enthusiasm but when it came to his training sessions he focused incredibly hard and showed everyone just what he can do! Clare Barford, w

🐾 Back with Tilly at High Firs Primary School! 🧡 I went back to High Firs Primary School in Swanley today to catch up with a very familiar Dog Mentor team. The beautiful Tilly, her owner Andrew and Dog Professionals Kelly and Tracy first joined The Dog Mentor programme back in 2022. Since then, they have completely embraced the programme and developed it to such an amazing level across their school. Today I was back to welcome Carol to the team and train her as an additiona

🐾 A Wonderful Start to Jenny’s Week with Mabel! 🧡 Jenny Sleath started her working week today at North Mead Primary Academy, welcoming the lovely Mabel to our Dog Mentor family. Jenny received such a warm welcome from Mabel’s owner and teacher Maria, along with Maryam and Brady from the school’s wellbeing support team. The whole school was incredibly welcoming and Year 3 did a fantastic job of showing just how Dog Mentor ready they are. They created such a calm, regulated e

🐾 Welcome Wanda to the Dog Mentor Family! 🧡 I was at Rowan Wood School, part of Willow Dene School, today to welcome an additional Dog Mentor team at their other site. The lovely Wanda was joined by her owner Ross. Nicky, one of the Dog Professionals from the Willow Dene site, also joined us for the day as she will be working with Wanda too. We had such a lovely day together. It’s always particularly special to see an existing Dog Mentor school expanding the programme acros

🐾 Day Two at Peak School! 🧡 I was back at Peak School in Chinley today for the second of my two days with their brilliant Dog Mentor teams. Today it was the turn of the wonderful Waffle, along with her owner Sarah and Dog Professional Mike. We had another fantastic day together and it was a real pleasure to spend two days with such a great school. The enthusiasm for the programme has been amazing and both Millie and Waffle have fantastic teams around them. A brilliant coupl

🐾 Day One at Peak School! 🧡 Today was the first of two days at Peak School in Chinley, starting with the wonderful Millie the Dog Mentor, her owner Marie and Dog Professional Beverly. We had an absolutely amazing day together. Millie was fantastic and it was lovely to see the enthusiasm for the programme and everything she is going to bring to the school community. I’m already looking forward to heading back tomorrow to meet Peak School’s second amazing Dog Mentor team and

🐾 Back at Lingfield College Prep School! 🧡 I was back at Lingfield College Prep School today to welcome their new Dog Mentor team! The wonderful Percy was joined by his owner Jacky and new Dog Professional Laura, while Liz, one of the school’s existing Dog Professionals, joined us for a refresher. Lingfield College has been part of The Dog Mentor programme for several years so it was fantastic to go back, catch up with the team and see how the programme has continued to dev

🐾 A Return Visit to Henry Cavendish Primary School! 🧡 I made a return visit to Henry Cavendish Primary School in Streatham today to welcome a new Dog Professional to their existing Dog Mentor team. Yui will be working alongside their current Dog Mentors Cosmo and Kobe and it was brilliant to spend the day together exploring the programme and helping her prepare for her new role. We had a great day and it’s always lovely to return to one of our Dog Mentor schools, catch up w

🐾 Two New Dog Mentors in Andover! 🧡 I was back in Andover again today, this time at Vigo Primary School to welcome not one but two new Dog Mentors to our family! The wonderful Ralph, with his owner Kim and lovely Hattie, with her owner Rachel, were joined by Dog Professionals Helen, Michelle and Vicky. We had another fantastic day exploring how Ralph and Hattie can become part of everyday school life and the different ways they can support the children and wider school comm

🐾 Welcome Oakley to the Dog Mentor Family! 🧡 I was at Portway Infant School in Andover today to welcome their wonderful new Dog Mentor Oakley, along with his owner Gemma and Dog Professional Daniel. We had a fantastic day together and Oakley was simply perfect! He took everything in his stride and it was wonderful to see just how comfortable he was in the school environment. There was so much enthusiasm for the programme from the team and I know Oakley is going to become a

🐾 A Familiar Face to Start a Busy Week! 🧡 To start what is going to be a busy week, I was at Featherby Infant and Junior School in Gillingham today and our Dog Mentor was already a familiar face! The wonderful Rupert joined the programme before the summer break as part of his other owner’s school so it was brilliant to see him again and welcome another team who will be working alongside him. Rupert’s owner Beth was joined by a fantastic team of Dog Professionals — Amanda, E

🐾 Welcome Luna to the Dog Mentor Family! 🧡 I was at Woodside Primary School today to welcome their wonderful new Dog Mentor Luna, along with her owner Arzu. We had a fantastic day together exploring how Luna can become part of everyday school life and the many ways she can support the children and wider school community. Luna was an absolute star throughout the day and it was lovely to see the relationship she already has with Arzu. I’m really excited to see their Dog Mento

🐾 A Very Special Day at Abbots Farm Junior School! 🧡 I was back at Abbots Farm Junior School in Rugby today for my third visit and what a fantastic day it was! I was there to welcome Shannon and Lauren as new Dog Professionals working alongside the wonderful Chase the Dog Mentor. It was also great to catch up with the whole school team, including their Headteacher and Chase’s owner Gemma. Having visited the school before, it was fantastic to see just how much the programme

🐾 Welcome Rupert to the Dog Mentor Family! 🧡 I was at St Richard’s Catholic College in Bexhill today to welcome their wonderful new Dog Mentor Rupert, along with his owner Debbie. We had a fantastic day together and it was brilliant to see how naturally Rupert fitted into the school environment. It was especially lovely that some of the students had the opportunity to spend some time with him and have their photos taken together — a great way to start his journey as a Dog M

🐾 The Perfect First Day Back! 🧡 My first full day back today was absolutely perfect! I had the pleasure of welcoming the lovely Crumpet to our Dog Mentor family, along with her owner Charlie and Dog Professionals Tess, Kate and Jane. They are part of the fabulous team at Building Resilience in Children's Minds (BRIYM) and it was brilliant to spend the day with them. We were very kindly hosted by St Crispin's School in Wokingham who made us all feel incredibly welcome. Crump