Our Community Dogs and their specialist handlers work with people with a range of disabilities and individual needs over a series of goal-oriented sessions designed to improve independence, wellbeing and skills. Our team work with clients of all ages alongside other professionals such as therapists, teachers and social… Read More
Dogs for Good operations manager, Chris Muldoon Over the last few months, our staff and volunteers have been working in exceptional circumstances to train and socialise our dogs. As lockdown restrictions are eased a little, we are starting to take our dogs into more public spaces and move a step… Read More
“At the beginning I was only thinking of having a dog to help me with my physical needs but Gibson helps me just as much mentally – I’ve gone from existing to living.” Gibson The Wonder DogA man from Coxley, near Wells, says his life has… Read More
At Dogs for Good, we know that amazing things happen when you put people and dogs together. We’ve heard our clients refer to our expertly-trained assistance dogs as ‘superdogs’, ‘life-changers’ and ‘social ice-breakers’. During International Assistance Dog week (2nd – 8th August), we want to put the spotlight firmly… Read More
This July, we’re very proud to be celebrating the 10th Anniversary of our Family Dog service. This innovative, UK-wide, workshop-based service is the only one of its kind in the UK and helps parents with an autistic child explore techniques and training to enable a pet dog to bring… Read More