About Us
​Giving dogs who help humans the chance to choose..
In 2019, we set out with one clear mission: to create a world where dogs and the people they support with services, thrive together. These incredible animals do so much good, and we believe their health, happiness, and safety deserve just as much attention as the lives they touch.
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​We want dogs who work hard to help humans to have a voice...to have the opportunity to make choices.
Before we officially launched, we spent years delivering large-scale therapy dog services and running a successful dog training school where along with Good Citizen basic training courses, we assisted with the training of therapy dogs and owner trained assistance dogs. Through all that experience, one thing became crystal clear: the unique bond gained by training and understanding your dog's needs fully, is the key to everything. It’s the foundation for a strong, trusting bond between you and your dog—and that bond is essential to build your dog’s confidence in dealing happily with environments & situations away from home and to enjoy the work they do. Ultimately this keeps everyone your dog engages with safe and well.
Why Training and Assessing your dog matters
Investing in your dog’s training doesn’t just make them more confident and well-mannered in unfamiliar environments; it builds the unique connection you’ll rely on as a team. Dogs thrive when they’re understood, and the more you invest in learning their language, needs, and cues, the happier and more effective they’ll be.
We know what it takes to help you and your dog succeed:
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· Trust is everything: A strong bond creates a foundation for success and safety in any environment.
· Communication is key: Learn to understand your dog’s unique behaviour,signals and personality.
· Expert support: Our large and growing network of professional TDT UK Trusted Trainers is here to guide you every step of the way from undertaking temperament assessments to delivering live practical training sessions & help if you would like one-to-one training assistance to reinforce your online dog training tutorials.
· Practical tools for you: From our online workshops we advise you on animal wellbeing, dog law advice, training criteria and compliance resources, we try to make the complicated simple.
Our online workshops and resources are designed to meet you and your dog where you are—working at your pace to ensure that every step is stress-free and enjoyable.
Why We Do What We Do
We’re often asked why our courses are so much more affordable than similar programmes. The answer is simple: we’re here to make training for Visiting Therapy Dogs readily accessible. We believe no one should be priced out of the joy of building a life-changing partnership with their dog.
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Our team of passionate trainers and graduated students are constantly sharing new insights with us to ensure we’re always putting the well-being of both dogs and the often vulnerable humans they work with first.
IT All Starts With Training
If you’re ready to create a strong, trusting relationship with your dog—and change your daily life together—we’re here to help. Training isn’t just the beginning of your journey; it’s the foundation for everything that comes next.
Let’s help you make it the very best it can be.
Sarah Ellis
Canine Assisted Therapy - Behaviour Training
As a fully qualified and accredited trainer with the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers, Sarah is passionate about dogs helping humans. She was a pioneer in volunteering with her own ‘reading and visiting dogs’ via R.E.A.D & Pets as Therapy, becoming a regional P.A.T dog assessor in 2005. In 2015, Sarah was instrumental in developing and co-ordinating the canine assessment and volunteer training for an educational canine assisted therapy scheme in west Wales.
A full Canine Training Professional Member of the PPGBI for Force Free Trainers & member of Doggone Safe, Sarah is fully committed to promoting & teaching positive reward-based training throughout the lifetime of a companion dog. She believes that magical results happen when positive behaviour is encouraged & trained through fun and games.
Carol Lincoln
Canine Assisted Therapy - Course & Business Development
Carol has held management roles in the charity sector for some years and has experienced first-hand how animal assisted intervention has improved the lives and well-being of people of all ages, especially children with special educational needs, people with health challenges and those suffering from depression and social isolation. From 2015 to 2019 Carol developed & managed an educational canine assisted therapy volunteer programme with 80 participating schools, libraries and colleges across Wales. Carol is a member of AAAIP & has professional canine coaching qualifications with the I.M.D.T and Canine Principles.
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Carol and Sarah were delighted to be part of the coalition of organisations that helped to produce ‘Bark & Read – Standards of Practice for Providers of Animal Assisted Interventions in Schools published by The Kennel Club UK in 2018.
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​​Carol & Sarah are founder members of the National School Dog Alliance.
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