Proud Veterans pass their Assistance Dog Partnership Test!
Our wonderful veterans Rene and Mick are pictured here with their dogs Alisha and Hudson, having successfully completed their Public Access Course. The smiles say it all! 😁👍❤️🐕🐾
Author: Garry Botterill
Introducing Logi – Our New Assistance Dog in Training!
Logi is a black Lab x from Dogs Trust in Newbury. He is bright as a button and loves cuddles! His journey to become an assistance dog is just beginning but he shows every...
Dezi looks noble as he smashes his retest!
Dezi and Paul completed their annual retest and were excellent! Following the test Dezi posed for the camera to show us how handsome he is!
Ajax – Our First Assistance Dog
Ajax, our first ever Assistance Dog, popped in on a training session with his partner Lee. Their 4 years together has seen many changes and their bond is stronger than ever. They helped us show how...
An insight into our training programme
How you can make the difference! There are many ways you can make a difference to veterans of the Armed Forces/Emergency Services with PTSD and their assistance dogs; Consider fostering Or consider making...
Washington Post (card)
In the final leg of my USA visit I headed to Washington DC. I had left my heart in San Francisco in the shape of ‘Lance’ the Bergin University ‘wonder dog’, but I had...
Southern Comfort
Having made it via Dallas to Columbia, South Carolina, I visited Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Services (PAALS) where I met Maureen, an incredibly caring and wise person who also trains assistance dogs! But that’s...
The Power of Pawsitivity!
Having picked up my ‘stallion’ a Ford Mustang convertible that I nicknamed ‘Sally’ I set off on the fabulously scenic and incredibly ‘bendy’ Pacific Coast Highway. The car was a bit of an unaccustomed...
What a difference a dog makes!
During the last two weeks I have been completing the the ‘client’ course at Bergin University of Canine Studies. While learning how to work with an assistance dog I met Chris who is a...
‘Home of the Service Dog’ USA
So here I am at Bergin University of Canine Studies in California. The widely recognised ‘Home of the Service Dog‘ is the life work of it’s founder Dr Bonita Bergin. The first contact I...
Ajax - PTSD Assistance Dog
Jerry - PTSD Assistance Dog
Benny - PTSD Assistance Dog
Bella - PTSD Assistance Dog
Cassie - PTSD Assistance Dog
Colt - PTSD Assistance Dog
Dezi - PTSD Assistance Dog
Alisha - PTSD Assistance Dog
Hudson - PTSD Assistance Dog