Empathy, listening and understanding are key to successful guide dog partnerships
October 13, 2022 by Martin Atkin
Guide dogs are one of the world’s great success stories. Since the very first dogs were specially trained during the First World War to guide veterans blinded by poison gas, tens of thousands of blind and visually impaired people have benefitted from being paired with a guide dog. In 2021 alone, programmes accredited by Assistance Dogs InternationalInternational Assistance Dog Week celebrates “the other end of the leash”
August 7, 2022 by Chris Diefenthaler, Executive Director, Assistance Dogs International
A new campaign to celebrate assistance dog trainers, volunteers, puppy raisers and users launched today to mark the start of International Assistance Dog Week (#IADW2022). Thousands of staff and volunteers all over the world dedicate their lives to breeding, training and placing assistance dogs to change the lives of their users by helping with practicalINTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE DOG WEEK – EXPERT INTERVIEW & ADVOCACY GUIDE
July 28, 2022 by Matt Zbrog
Vet Tech Colleges Article - International Assistance Dog Week 2022Accredited assistance dogs honoured with prestigious award
July 14, 2022
London, July 14 2022 - Assistance Dogs International, the world’s leading standards setter and accreditation body for training assistance dogs, is honoured that dogs trained by two of its accredited member programmes have been awarded the prestigious PDSA Order of Merit. Clive, a 10-year-old medical alert dog, was trained by Medical Detection Dogs,Every day is Bring Your Dog To Work Day for assistance dogs and their users
June 24, 2022 by Chris Diefenthaler, Executive Director, Assistance Dogs International
Some of us will be taking advantage of Bring Your Dog to Work Day to sneak our pets past the boss and into the office - but for many assistance dog users, taking their dog to work with them is not just a bit of fun - it’s a must. “Don’t let the fact that you have an assistance dog hinder your progress in your career,” advises PaulResearch Shows Assistance Dogs Reduce Symptoms and Boost Wellbeing Among Veterans with PTSD
April 13, 2022
Media Release ASSISTANCE DOGS INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RESEARCH SHOWS ASSISTANCE DOGS REDUCE SYMPTOMS AND BOOST WELLBEING AMONG VETERANS WITH PTSD 14 April 2022 - Military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) benefit from reduced symptoms and enhanced trauma treatments when they partner with assistanceADI Launches Digital ID
September 21, 2021
Media Release ASSISTANCE DOGS INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHES DIGITAL ID IN AN EFFORT TO ELIMINATE FRAUDULENT ASSISTANCE DOGS With fake Assistance Dogs accreditations and public access licences on the rise, Assistance Dogs International has developed a digital ID card. This will allow their accredited Assistance Dogs and handlers, to allow for quick and easyMS and Dogs
May 19, 2020 by Rachel Horne
There are two things which changed Janette Coombs life. One was a faceless, degenerative disease which raced through her body – stripping her of her mobility, her self-confidence and her independence. And the other? He has soft brown eyes, four legs and never leaves her side. He’s a ten-year-old Golden Retriever called Solar – but heItems 25-32 of 38