Dogs for Good is a UK-based

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training dogs to help adults and children with

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and

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, children with

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and adults with

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. Until October 2015 it was called Dogs for the Disabled.

History

The charity was founded in 1988 by Frances Hay (1950–90) in

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. This was as a result of Frances' personal experience with her own pet

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helping Frances overcome her own

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. In 2000 a successful application to the National Lottery resulted in the building of a national training centre in

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where the charity is based today. Dogs for Good is a fully Accredited Member of Assistance Dogs International (ADI) and meets the ADI standards in its assistance dog work. Dogs for Good is a member of Assistance Dogs UK (ADUK). Assistance Dogs UK is a coalition of assistance dog charities all accredited by Assistance Dogs International. Dogs for Good is a Full member of Animal Assisted Intervention International (AAII) and adheres to the AAII standards in its community dog work.

References

External links

*https://www.dogsforgood.org/ Dogs for Good official website *https://aai-int.org/ Animal Assisted Intervention International website *https://assistancedogsinternational.org/ Assistance Dogs International website *http://www.assistancedogs.org.uk/ Assistance Dogs UK website {{DEFAULTSORT:Dogs for Good Assistance dogs Autism-related organisations in the United Kingdom Charities for disabled people based in the United Kingdom Organisations based in Warwickshire