It's that time once again where we have completed another academic year. It always reminds me to reflect on the amazing things that have happened since we came back from the summer break in September.
This year has gone so fast but that's because we were all having so much fun!
Aside from the frankly mind-blowing numbers of schools, staff and of course, wonderful dogs that have joined our Dog Mentor family this year, we have done lots of other fantastic things. To name just a few...
We had our first Dog Mentor conference in January - I still can't believe how successful this was - from conference organising virgins to having a large group of schools and amazing speakers in one place sharing ideas and creating networks (and the merch - never forget the merch 🥳).
ISAZ 2024 - what can I say about this. With Mirena's support, representing The Dog Mentor at ISAZ this year was a huge honour. I learnt so much from the academic teams and was proud to present to them what you all do to make the lives of your young people better.
CPD Sessions - we started our monthly CPD sessions this year for all affiliated organisations. It's been so lovely to hear the presenters share their knowledge and help to grow the programme! We've got some more brilliant topics to cover when we come back in September!
The one thing that I hope will never change is the support from an ever growing group of passionate people who believe in The Dog Mentor and have helped to keep us moving with big, positive strides...
Ell, Kerry, Andrea, Natalie, Di, Gemma (both of you!), Jo, Mirena, Cammie, Sofia, Paul, Alison and of course my friends and family. You're the best - I wouldn't be here without you all!
We have some brilliant suppliers, who are able to adapt to our changing needs and give us the best resources, collars, leads, bags, treats, toys and all kinds of other things that mean our courses run smoothly. There is of course one person who puts the cherry on the cake - Susan from The Prancing Dog, who make our Dog Mentors look so smart with her fantastic coats and bandanas 🧡.
Finally, to all of our Dog Mentor teams across the country, thank you truly from the bottom of my heart for making my "job" the best one ever 🥳. You're positively impacting the lives of thousands of people every day and you should be rightly proud of that 🤩.
We'll be back in September for another action packed year - I hope you all enjoy your well deserved summer break - please give your doggies a huge cuddle from me!
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