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
July is national picnic month and while that’s obviously flantastic news, it’s not just wasps that can hamper proceedings. Let’s face it, most dogs – and especially Labradors – are food lovers and a free run that turns into a picnic raid is probably their idea of heaven. The… Read More
The value of assistance dogs for families with autistic children has never been more apparent than during Covid-19 and many of our autism partnerships say how they don’t know how they’d cope without their dogs. Joel was diagnosed with autism when he was seven and also has ADHD, speech,… Read More
“Right from the moment he entered our lives, Oscar made a positive difference to Harry. He’s my absolute little star.” Jen (41) is mum to two sons and her youngest, Harry (11), has autism and ADD. “Harry is high-functioning and he really struggles with his mental health. 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