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What does an assistance dog do?
Disability can lead to
isolation, loss of confidence and feelings of low self-esteem. Not
only that but for many disabled people being unable to do even a
simple task like picking up the post can leave them feeling depressed
and worthless. Dogs for the Disabled trains dogs to assist with
practical, everyday tasks to help a disabled person live life to the
full.
These are just some of the range of tasks that an assistance dog
trained by the charity will be able to help with:
Open and close doors
Help a person dress and undress
Bark to raise the alarm in an emergency
Retrieve items such as a telephones or dropped articles like
keys or a bag
Empty the washing machine and fetch the post
Switch the lights on and off
Press a pedestrian crossing button
Reach up to shop-counters and carry a shopping basket
Help people to walk by providing a stable base and forward
motion
In fact, a registered assistance dog with
Irish Dogs for the Disabled provides an extension of the
disabled person’s abilities. In addition an assistance dog gives
enormous psychological benefits, breaking down barriers to the
outside world and helping to improve confidence and stress levels.
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Assistance Dogs for Adults
Irish Dogs for the Disabled
trains dogs for adults with many different types of
physical disability and assesses each application on how a
dog could help, not on the type of disability.
Assistance Dogs for Children (with
physical disabilities)
At Irish Dogs for the Disabled
we believe that by training a dog with specialist skills,
it will provide not just independence but also give
therapeutic care and further enhance the development of a
physically disabled child.
Applying for a Dog
Before making an application please
take some time to read the Assistance Dog Information
Guide that we have produced, in it you will find many
answers to your questions, the form can be downloaded in
pdf format
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Click
here
If you would
like to apply to Irish Dogs for the Disabled to be
considered for an assistance dog please send us an e-mail
briefly explaining your circumstances and we will contact
you. Please note that our dogs are in limited supply
and there is a waiting list.
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Puppy Socialisers:
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Become a Puppy Sponsor and help us turn paws into helping
handsSponsor a puppy through
their training and you'll be helping Dogs for the Disabled
to change lives.
Our First Partnership!
"A
big thanks for giving my son, who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, the gift
of a friend, with whom he can laugh, play and most importantly walk...Since
he is teamed up with Elkie, nothing can scare him anymore. Thank you.
