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Gigi and Taryn Dickens

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382412) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Mar

The dog in the photo is Rosie, not the dog in the story, Rosie used to visit us on the farm I've spoken about Winter Paralympians who place a lot of reliance on her assistance dogs. Taryn Dickens is another. Her best mate is...

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We’ve been rebranded!

Fleur @Fleura (35097) • United Kingdom 5 Nov 15

As many of you know we are currently acting as ‘socialisers’ for Pup, a trainee assistance dog. He originally came from the charity ‘Dogs for the Disabled’, but last month they rebranded themselves as ‘Dogs for Good’. The idea is...

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How to train assistance dogs

familycaregiver @familycaregiver (58) • United States 20 May 08

I am looking for resources for how to train assistance dogs for the handicapped. I have a puppy that I want to start training to be an assistance dog for my dad when the puppy is old enough to be properly trained, so I am...

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