Dogs for Good has received a significant boost for the Dementia Dog Project that the charity runs in partnership with Alzheimer Scotland. The extra funding has come through a National Lottery grant from the Big Lottery Fund. The grant of £314,022 will allow the charity partners… Read More
Charity Dogs for Good has hosted a specialist workshop for families with a child with autism at Humble by Nature, the working farm of broadcaster Kate Humble based near Monmouth. Over 800 families have attended Dogs for Good’s Family Dog workshops to date and discovered how to un-tap the potential of… Read More
Today at HMP Castle Huntly, together with partners the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) and Paws for Progress CIC, we are excited to jointly launch Scotland’s first prison-based assistance dog training programme as part of Dogs for Good’s collaboration with Alzheimer Scotland in the Dementia Dog project. Through this innovative collaboration,… Read More
Patients at the National Spinal Injuries Centre (NSIC) at Stoke Mandeville Hospital are set to benefit from a pioneering new scheme which will see dogs used to aid their rehabilitation. Stoke Mandeville Dogs for Good project Therapy Dog Danny, handler Iris Smolkovic, occupational therapist Alicia Hing, patient Charlotte… Read More
A fantastic £32,000 (including £20,000 from an anonymous donor) has been donated to Dogs for Good by people inspired by Joel and Caddie’s story. Joel (13), who has autism, and his dog Caddie stole the nation’s heart in TV, radio and newspaper interviews about how his ‘guardian angel’ assistance… Read More