The TW Dogs Team

The TW Dogs are in safe hands with Amelia who collects our Twickenham Green and Central Twickenham dogs. With her down to earth and calm approach, Amelia has a natural affinity with our four legged friends and can usually be found helping with dogtivities and giving out the much needed cuddles throughout the day!

Amelia is in her third year with us and has always worked outdoors with animals; since volunteering at a stables from the age of 10 which turned into a career at 16, Amelia continued to work with horses part time whilst she was studying Level 3 Animal Management Diploma. After returning to full time equestrian work for a couple of years, Amelia planned to pursue a career with her other love - DOGS! Starting her career at another dog day care, Amelia joined our team in Autumn 2022 with a Canine First Aid qualification and ready to take the next steps in her career.

Growing up, Amelia’s family had German Shepherd Dogs then later they fostered rescue dogs whilst they waited for their forever homes. After a few years Charles came along, and after fostering him for 6 months they realised he had found his forever home with them - Charles has just celebrated his 13th Birthday!

Canine behaviour is an area that Amelia finds especially interesting and after completing the IMDT’s Canine Body Language course she is keen to learn more. She finds reward based training and agility great fun and loves how rewarding it is working with the dogs and seeing how quickly they learn and develop.

Amelia is enjoying the connections she is developing with both the dogs and their owners, in particular building relationships with our more nervous friends is something that Amelia finds particularly rewarding; “it’s such a special feeling knowing that a nervous dog feels truly comfortable with you and can really enjoy themselves, which is exactly how we want all the dogs to feel!”

When not showering the TW Dogs with her attention, Amelia can be found at the stables taking care of and riding her horse Dobby. They are working hard together to help him progress as he is young and has plenty more training to do! An avid theatre goer, Amelia loves a pub lunch with friends too.

Amelia has said that she loves everything about working at TW Dogs!

“I love the dogs and I love the team - we all work so well together! I’m looking forward to expanding my doggy knowledge and gaining more canine qualifications!”

Char, our Day Care Assistant and Driver, joined us in the Autumn of 2022 and looks after our busy East Twickenham route. She has enjoyed every moment of her role with us and loves doing dogtivities, working the dogs over our platforms and through the tyre jumps.

Joining us after working for another dog day care, Char has studied forensic science and gained valuable customer service experience whilst working at Premier Inn. She knew that she had always wanted to work with animals and volunteering with the RSPCA helped her to know for certain! Having had a vast range of pets growing up from dogs to rabbits, bearded dragon lizards and five chickens, Char now shares her home with Hank the Bulldog as well as her two adopted cats Footsie and Captain; Footsie has three legs and Captain has one eye.

Keen to learn more about behaviour and canine welfare, Char is looking forward to developing her knowledge through courses and webinars with the IMDT, and is working her way through the selection of books in the TW Dogs library. With her career at TW dogs, Char hopes to gain experience with dogs to help her be the best she can be, whilst working with the utmost care and attention to their wellbeing and welfare.

During her time off, Char enjoys baking, reading and loves watching a good TV series or film; the cinema is a favourite treat! She loves getting away to Wales to visit her Nan, especially because Hank absolutely loves going for amazing walks there with the beautiful views and waterfalls!

Char enjoys working at TW dogs because the dogs love it; they have such a great time when they are at day care and seeing the dogs bonding and creating friendships is really special. Char loves how involved the team are with the dogs’ day, she says the care and passion we all have is inspiring. “With all of the equipment we have, being able to do treat work and building on their skills such as recall means there’s never a dull moment!”

One day, Char hopes to have her own Bulldog sanctuary or charity. She will rescue Bulldogs and of course, it will be called ‘Hank’s’.

Jess covers our Hampton & Sunbury route. She loves “ to enrich the dogs' day with training and fun activities” and she is always on hand for those all important cuddles!

Jess joined us in Summer 2023. Before working with us, she had a very creative and artistic beginning, gaining a textile degree from the Manchester School of Art, then completing various internships for interior and fashion brands. Jess has also completed large scale architectural inspired murals for companies, and loves to keep her creative side alive by keeping sketchbooks of travel inspired drawings.

Her passion for dogs and their welfare has been around for as long as Jess can remember. Growing up she had a rescue Terrier called Eddie who needed a lot of work and commitment as he came with some behavioural problems, though Jess wouldn’t have changed him for the world! It's there that her commitment for animal care began. Consequently Jess spent years looking after dogs for friends and family with various breeds from Terriers, Staffies, Spaniels to Vizslas and Collies, giving her plenty of hands on experience.

More recently Jess has been dog sitting, caring for some lovely pups for her clients. Jess also has worked in admin teams for the NHS and began training as a nurse, where she enjoyed working closely with people, learning new skills and building relationships; all of these skills have transferred to her work at TW Dogs, making her a wonderful addition to our team.

Looking to the future, Jess is really keen to learn more about different behaviours and training techniques, currently studying a Canine Communication Diploma. She is passionate about ensuring the dogs have a safe and really enjoyable day with us so they love coming to daycare, and Jess’s mantra is “Kindness and compassion – always be kind to everyone and every animal”.

When not at TW Dogs, Jess has family dog called Zoli (a vizsla – the breed Jess most thinks she is like!) who she loves taking on long walks, and also gives the best cuddles. Jess loves cooking, being outdoors and travelling to new places – Portugal and Mexico are next on her list!