Jenny Treanor
Head Trainer
Having worked professionally with dogs for over a decade, Jenny has a very broad range of experience with dogs of all shapes and sizes, whether they are just starting out on their training journeys, have stumbled into some issues along the way, or have had a bad start.
Accreditation
Unfortunately there is no regulation in Ireland to determine who has the relevant skills, know how and education to call themselves a dog trainer or behaviourist. To ensure best practices at all times, we must, therefore, turn to external accreditation bodies that test proficiency not just in knowledge but practical ability.
The two leading such accreditation bodies in Ireland are the Association for Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) and the Institute for Modern Dog Trainers (IMDT). All of our trainers will be accredited by either one these bodies or a suitable alternative.
These organisations not only check initial skills, but also insist on continuing learning and development to maintain your credentials.
Following extensive study, research and case studies, Jenny is an IMDTB accredited behaviourist. This allows her to work on complex cases and liaise with a team of canine professionals to best solve problems.
Having successfully completed her Dynamic Dog Practitioner accreditation, Jenny is now a full member of the Association of Dynamic Dog Practitioners, a group dedicated to continual professional development and raising awareness of the links between pain and behaviour.
Pain and behaviour are intertwined in up to 80% of behaviour cases (D.S Mills 2020). Becoming a Dynamic Dog Practitioner allows Jenny to assess gait and posture and combine it with behaviour information to highlight pain or discomfort and best liaise with veterinary teams and other canine professionals to resolve complex behaviour cases.
Jenny is a full member of IMDT (Distinction category) and is continually attending courses and seminars to keep her skills up to date. This includes both dog training and behaviour modification work.
Jenny is also a full Professional member of APDT Ireland. As with IMDT, yearly CPD work is required to maintain accreditation and appropriate skills level.
Jenny is a fully listed trainer of ScentworkUK's Levels 1 - 8 competition scentwork.
Continuing Professional Development
Certificates, Courses, Classes, Webinars
2025
Senior Dog Enrichment Plans: Accommodations & Adaptations
IAABC — June 2025
Bully Breeds
Raising Canine — June 2025
Recognising Pain:
Physical vs Behavioural
IAABC — June 2025
Scentsationalise your Services
IMDT — January 2025
2024
Correspondence Course Level 5:
Analysis & Application
IMDTB (Behaviourist qualification) — July 2025
Practical Skills
IMDT — February 2025
PETdog Gundog
IMDT — February 2025
2023
Recall Masterclass
IMDT — May 2023
Loose Lead Masterclass
IMDT — May 2023
Safety and Risk Assessment for All Trainers & Behaviourists
IMDT — May 2023
2022
Predation Substitute Training
Grisha Stewart Academy — September 2022
Abnormal, Repetitive Behaviours
IMDTB — May 2022
Behaviour Case Studies #2
IMDTB — May 2022
Noise Sensitivities
IMDT — March 2022
Canine Adolescence
IMDT — March 2022
Compassion Fatigue in
Dog Professionals
Dynamic Dog — March 2022
2021
Service Dog Training: Owner Trainers
IAABC — October 2021
Phantom Pregnancy: Silent Killer
APBC (Sara Davies) — September 2021
Castration & Behaviour
APDT (Sue McCabe) — September 2021
Food Motivation
APTC (Karen Sdao) — September 2021
6 Day Advanced Training Course
IMDT — April 2021
Dog to Human Aggression
IMDT — April 2021
Aggression & Rehabilitation
IMDT — February 2021
Consultation & Follow-up
IMDT — February 2021
Resource Guarding
IMDTB — January 2021
2020
Separation Anxiety
& Related Disorders
IMDT — June 2020
Working Safely During Covid 19
IMDT — June 2020
Red Flag Behaviours —
Canine Emotional Health
IMDT — June 2020
Mind your own Business
IMDT — March 2020
2019
Train the Trainers Pt. 3
Scentwork UK — September 2019
Trial Manager Workshop
Scentwork UK — September 2019
Level 3 Professional
Daycare & Boarding
IMDT — June 2019
Behaviour Case Studies #1
IMDT — May 2019
2018
4 Day Practical Instructors Course
IMDT — August 2018
Dog Emotion & Cognition
Duke University — April 2018
Train the Trainers Pt. 2
Scentwork UK — January 2018
2017
Train the Trainers Pt. 1
Scentwork UK — November 2017
Impulse Control
IMDTB — September 2017
2016
Canine First Responder
Canine First Aid Ireland — March 2016
Crucial Concepts in
Dog Behaviour & Training
Dr. Ian Dunbar — February 2016
Reliability & Games
Dr. Ian Dunbar — January 2016
Simple Solutions for Common Dog
Behaviour & Training Problems
Dr. Ian Dunbar — January 2016
2015
Treatment & Prevention of
Dog Aggression: Biting & Fighting
Dr. Ian Dunbar — November 2015
Science-based Dog Training
Dr. Ian Dunbar — October 2015
Dr. Ian Dunbar's SIRIUS
Dog Training Academy
Dr. Ian Dunbar — October 2015
Growl Class
Dr. Ian Dunbar — October 2015
Pre-2015
Senior Trainer
DSPCA — 2012–2015
Education Officer
DSPCA — 2014–2015