Caring for the whole community with our care dogs throughout England and Wales
Caring for the whole community with our care dogs throughout England and Wales
I have been deputy head teacher at a primary school for about 8 years. We have always been an animal friendly school and already had chickens and I had always wanted a dog, as I grew up with dogs.
I first became aware of Canine Concern when Sally, (another member with her two labradors, Dylan and Hardy) visited a nursing home that I worked at. I had just started training a new labrador puppy who loved attention and cuddles.
I started visiting with dogs in about 1995 when I lived in Chester. My parents, who we had looked after at home, moved into a local nursing home and I would go each evening to visit them, and of course I would take a dog.
Last year in Sussex we were asked to help with our dogs during the police wellbeing weeks 7th-20th October 2019.
Together we can make this a feel good Christmas We’ve teamed up with fundraising platform Work for Good, to
During this period of Covid-19, our office has remained fully staffed and open and it will remain so. The Staff
I started volunteering with my Border Collie, called Busy, in 2014, visiting a care home briefly, then joining my local school. I felt really passionate about supporting children with my dogs, as I have worked in Special Educational Needs for 20 years and been a school governor for 17 years. I transferred to Canine Concern in 2017.
Lockdown communication to Carehomes Most of our members have been in regular contact with their carehomes they visit during the
Lock down help to schools We are still helping our children with some ingenious methods using technology and imagination. Max
This year marked the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe day (VE day). It was decided in June last year