DES GROOME
ELLEN
MICHELLE
LOUISE
CHLOE
JACQUI
ELLA
TORI
ZOE
SARAH
AMBER
LUCY
MIRJAM
ANNA
SARA
ADELA
CASEY
LUKE
“We take care of our clients’ pets
by adding value to every aspect
of their daily lives.”
Des Groome MVB, MBS, MRCVS
My name is Des Groome and I was destined to be a vet. I grew up on a stud farm in Carbury, county Kildare surrounded by all God’s creatures. In my childhood I rode ponies, fed horses and cattle, reared calves, foals, puppies and kittens. As a student I worked with racehorses every holiday, became a jockey and then an assistant horse trainer. I graduated from UCD as a vet in 1993 and gained experience of every species from Camels to Cavaliers while working in the UK, France, Saudi Arabia and the US before moving back to Ireland to establish my own practice in 1998. My interests as a vet are canine nutrition, arthritis, senior care, pain management and preventative medicine. I founded Kildare Vet surgery in 1999 and built an accredited vet hospital here in 2006. My interests in disease prevention and dog lifestyle problems grew and I developed the GymDog services to meet the needs of modern family dogs and Kildare Vet Surgery became Ireland’s first pet resort. The GymDog food, day care, therapy and wellness plans are helping to realise my vision of helping pets live their best lives through wellness, fitness, diet and therapy..
“We take care of our clients’ pets
by adding value to every aspect
of their daily lives.”
Des Groome MVB, MBS, MRCVS
My name is Des Groome and I was destined to be a vet. I grew up on a stud farm in Carbury, county Kildare surrounded by all God’s creatures. In my childhood I rode ponies, fed horses and cattle, reared calves, foals, puppies and kittens. As a student I worked with racehorses every holiday, became a jockey and then an assistant horse trainer. I graduated from UCD as a vet in 1993 and gained experience of every species from Camels to Cavaliers while working in the UK, France, Saudi Arabia and the US before moving back to Ireland to establish my own practice in 1998. My interests as a vet are canine nutrition, arthritis, senior care, pain management and preventative medicine. I founded Kildare Vet surgery in 1999 and built an accredited vet hospital here in 2006. My interests in disease prevention and dog lifestyle problems grew and I developed the GymDog services to meet the needs of modern family dogs and Kildare Vet Surgery became Ireland’s first pet resort. The GymDog food, day care, therapy and wellness plans are helping to realise my vision of helping pets live their best lives through wellness, fitness, diet and therapy..
“We take care of our clients’ pets
by adding value to every aspect
of their daily lives.”
Tori
Animal Care Assistant
Hi my name is Tori and I am an animal care assistant here at Gym Dog. I have a QQI level 5 and level 6 in animal care and animal health and science. I adore all animals and I enjoy working with dogs! I have 1 dog and 2 cats.
“We take care of our clients’ pets
by adding value to every aspect
of their daily lives.”
Lucy
Animal Care Assistant
Hi my name is Lucy and I am an animal care assistant. I love working with dogs and help taking good care of them. Bubbles the Collie has my heart!
“We take care of our clients’ pets
by adding value to every aspect
of their daily lives.”
Zoe
Animal Care Assistant
Hi I’m Zoe and im an animal care assistant. I love working with dogs and seeing them happy out in the field!
“We take care of our clients’ pets
by adding value to every aspect
of their daily lives.”
Sarah
Animal Care Assistant
Hi I’m Sarah and I am an animal care assistant at Gym Dog. I love working with animals and I have two dogs myself at home, Pepsi and Chase!
“We take care of our clients’ pets
by adding value to every aspect
of their daily lives.”
Casey
Animal Care Assistant
Hi my name is Casey and I am a Vet Med student in UCD.
“We take care of our clients’ pets
by adding value to every aspect
of their daily lives.”
Luke
Animal Care Assistant
My name is Luke Callaghan. I am currently in 5th year. I love all animals, great and small. I enjoy working at Gym Dog as I get to help care for dogs. I myself have an Irish red setter, Rua, and a goose.
“We take care of our clients’ pets
by adding value to every aspect
of their daily lives.”
Ellen Austin
Veterinary Surgeon
My name is Ellen, I am from a farming background and live in Co Meath.
I graduated from UCD Veterinary Nursing in 2015. I worked for a year as a vet nurse. Then I continued to pursue my lifelong goal of becoming a veterinary surgeon and went back to UCD whilst continuing to work as a nurse. I graduated from Veterinary Medicine in 2022 and worked a few part-time jobs before joining the team here at Groome Vets.
At home I have 16 animals including a dog, a cat, two rabbits, two budgies, three gerbils six hens and a rooster. In my free time I enjoy gardening, horse riding, baking novelty cakes and crocheting.
“We take care of our clients’ pets
by adding value to every aspect
of their daily lives.”
Mirjam
Dog Groomer
My name is Mirjam and I am a dog groomer. I am originally from Hungary but moved to Ireland last year. I have a passion for animals and I have 3 dogs Brandy, Mushu and Rose. I previously worked with horses and in a zoo in Hungary. I enjoy the outdoors and love going hiking!
“We take care of our clients’ pets
by adding value to every aspect
of their daily lives.”
Michelle Nolan
Veterinary Surgeon
From a farming background in Co. Kildare, Michelle left a nice office job to pursue her dream of becoming a vet.
After a few years of mixed practice in Co. Mayo, Michelle came back to Kildare to settle with her fiancé and their two fur babies, Rosie the collie and Púca the diabetic cat , both rescues.
Michelle has a special interest in cats and wants to make sure they are all feline their best!
“We take care of our clients’ pets
by adding value to every aspect
of their daily lives.”
Louise Dolan
Veterinary Surgeon
My name is Louise and I am a newly qualified Veterinary Surgeon. I graduated from UCD in 2024 studying Veterinary Medicine. I live in Dublin and I have a passion for caring for animals.
“We take care of our clients’ pets
by adding value to every aspect
of their daily lives.”
Jacqui Murphy
Customer Care Specialist
I moved to Ireland from Italy in December 2020. I love all animals and retrained to become ACA through Learning Cloud Australia.
“We take care of our clients’ pets
by adding value to every aspect
of their daily lives.”
Adela
Vet Student
My name is Adela and I am studying veterinary in UCD. I enjoy looking after animals especially horses! I have a cat in my house in Slovakia.
“We take care of our clients’ pets
by adding value to every aspect
of their daily lives.”
Ella Heary
Animal Care Assistant Team Leader
“We take care of our clients’ pets
by adding value to every aspect
of their daily lives.”
Amber
Digital Marketing
My name is Amber and I am a digital marketer. I recently graduated from TUS Athlone where I studied Digital Marketing. I love sharing adorable snaps of all the dogs in their glory at Gym Dog. I have a soft spot for the small dogs!
“We take care of our clients’ pets
by adding value to every aspect
of their daily lives.”
Casey
My name is Casey and I’m a Vet student studying in UCD. I’m enjoying my studies and can’t wait to be a practicing Vet come 2025. I love animals and have 2 dogs of my own at home, a boxer and a jrt aswel as a cat and a snake.
“We take care of our clients’ pets
by adding value to every aspect
of their daily lives.”
Sara
My name is Sara and I am an animal care assistant at Gym Dog. I love all animals but dogs especially have my heart!
“We take care of our clients’ pets
by adding value to every aspect
of their daily lives.”
Chloe
Veterinary Nurse
My name is Chloe and I am a Registered Veterinary Nurse. I studied at Douglas Street Campus in Cork. I love animals, especially dogs and own a very spoilt Springer Spaniel named Nelly. My favourite part of my job is the different surgeries I get to be part of and how every day is different.
“We take care of our clients’ pets
by adding value to every aspect
of their daily lives.”
Anna
Animal Care Assistant
My name is Anna and I am an animal care assistant here at Gym Dog. I love dogs and i have a lot of passion for caring for dogs. I began my work here for TY work experience and I love every minute of it!