About Us

She felt that there was limited options for dog lovers to embrace their furry friends and there was a need to offer a safe place to allow dogs to be dogs. Lyndsey has been an animal lover all her life, with a special interest in the canine kind.

Upon her return to Ireland in 2009, and back in her role as an analytical chemist in a laboratory, utilising her degree in chemistry, Lyndsey spent the next 6 years studying and gaining many qualifications and experience such as:

Her hard work, plus practical experience, paid off and she was offered the role as dog trainer with Dog Training Ireland where she remained until she opened the doors to Inn the Doghouse in July 2013.

Lyndsey has a diploma in The Principles in Companion Animal Behaviour and Training from The Centre of Applied Pet Ethology (COAPE).

Lyndsey is a proud member of APDT Ireland (No. 26). The Association of Pet Dog Trainers requires applicants to first successfully pass a written exam, then are assessed while teaching a 1 hour practical training class and directly after teaching the class, applicants are interviewed by the board to assess suitability for professional APDT approval.

Next, Lyndsey gained membership to the IMDT. The Institute of Modern Dog Trainers put applicants through an intensive, two day assessment process to gain membership. During these two days, applicants must perform a twenty minute lesson outdoors to a class of mixed ability dogs and handlers, perform a twenty minute Puppy Home Visit and advise on a common ‘puppy problem’, perform a twenty minute rescue dog practical 121 training session and prepare a follow-up report/email. Finally, to finish, a twenty minute oral, and 60 minute written short answer question & answer session with an IMDT Assessor before a decision is made.

In 2018 Lyndsey nervously began the extremely intensive and in-depth process of applying for approval to join the organisation. This process included getting client and veterinary references, submitting many real life behaviour cases that she had worked on, carried out hypothetical assessments and behaviour modification plans, took part in online fictitious consultations through video chat, and sitting an extensive written exam.

The entire process took 9 months, and just before Christmas 2018 Lyndsey got the letter stating that she was now an approved member of the IAABC making her extremely proud to be one of only four certified behaviour consultants in Ireland.

Lyndsey is an award winning business woman. In 2014, Lyndsey was a runner-up in Best New Business Category in FAB Business Awards, a finalist in Waterford Chamber of Commerce Awards Best Small Business category and the overall Winner of Waterford’s Best Young Entrepreneur Best Established Business Category.

In July 2019, Inn The Doghouse moved location into a much bigger and better custom built premises and added a luxury dog hotel. Every design aspect of the new build was decided upon by Lyndsey following many years of experience and learning the hard way.

Lyndsey shares her home with her husband Dean, their children Jackson, Levi and Aria, their three dogs, Kobi the pug, Kimmi the Standard poodle, Jenni the Italian greyhound and Krueger the cat.