Expert Interview - Debbie Lucken - Kids around Dogs

Debby Lucken is a fully qualified dog trainer with the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers and dog behaviourist with the International School of Canine Psychology. She is a member of the Pet Professional Network, ICAN International Companion Animal Network, INTODogs, the Pet Professional Guild, the Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS), the Dog Training College and The Dog Welfare Alliance.Debby has over 8 years’ experience working with dogs, and she particularly enjoys assisting kids to train and raise their dogs to be great family companions. Some of her clients have also gone and become great therapy dogs in schools and nursing homes.Debby is the founder of Kids Around Dogs (KAD), which is an association of professionals who specialise in working with families and schools to help children and dogs to live in harmony together.Moreover, Debby has designed a successful protocol to overcome the fear of dogs in kids, which all KAD Approved Professionals are qualified to use.Debby’s work with KAD has been awarded the SBS Theo Paphitis Award in May 2022.Debby is based in Poole, Dorset, with her husband Gary, their daughter Molly, their 2 doggies Wilco the Pug and Winnie the Golden Retriever and Mario the cat.Dorset is where Debby runs her dog training and behavioural business under the name of Pocodogs, however she delivers lessons and webinars globally (she is also bilingual, speaking English and Italian, which allows her to help more professionals and dog’s handlers around the world).Kids Around Dogs is on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, TikTok and Twitterwww.kidsarounddogs.co.uk Find us on Facebook at The Chihuahua Podcast! Find Hayley at HaloPups! Find Kate at Carry on Canine!