Our Assistance Dogs UK
On the 3rd November 2011 I received a very exciting e mail, it has been my plan from the moment I first imported Nirvana to get these fabulous dogs into the charities to become assitstance dogs. My freind Jane and I even went to the headquarters of one large charity to offer a puppy but they were quite disinterested.
So to be approached by Jenny & Andy from Woofability in their charities infancy years is a real honour for me and fills my heart with pride for my doodles, whom I know are the perfect breed to assist people who are less able, as they have such a kind, calm intuitive nature. We already sponser a charity in Holland called Maatje Met een Staartje with great success but I've wanted to help a charity in my own country, Woofability are not only in my home country but my home county so I will see my puppies develop and go through their training and then go on to enhance the lives of people in the future.
Hi Debbie, 03/11/11
My name is Jenny Clarke and I am a founder of Woofability. I am interested to talk to you regarding the possibility of using ASD in our charity for physically disabled people in wheelchairs. We use mainly golden retrievers but have been experimenting with Tollers which has been a success and would now like to consider ASD, we need calm confident dogs and have a friend who has recently got one which seems to have just the right characteristics for us at 6 months old.
Please could you email me if you think it would be useful for us to have a chat and perhaps meet.
Kind regards
Jenny
Jenny rung me one day when I was out walking the dogs with my freind Pauline at Canada Common in the New Forest, we had a lovely chat, clearly both warmed to each other and arranged a visit.
On Sunday 13th November 2011 we had the pleasure of meeting three lovely new people, Andy & Jenny Clarke and their daughter Sarah came to my home to meet us and the CreamofBritish gang. Andy & Jenny founded Woofability in 2009
A locally based organisation training assistance dogs for disabled people in Dorset, Hampshire and south Wiltshire
It takes a total of about two years to train a dog fully. They select puppies with the right temperament at 6 weeks old, they are socialised by a team of volunteer socialisers who teach them good manners and get them used to the sights and sounds they are likely to encounter during their day to day work. When they are about 20 months old, they start their final training programme after which they are ready to join a disabled person who will work with them for the next 10 years.
These special dogs do many tasks to help their disabled partner including emptying the washing machine, picking up the post, getting the telephone, helping to dress and undress, taking a purse to the till, pressing a button at traffic lights but by far the most important benefit is giving confidence to become more independent which leads to re-integration into society. Woofability dogs really do change lives for the better.
'CreamofBritish Ella' will now be joining Woofability to be trained as an assistance dog, any three of
the puppies that were available would have been suitable as all have the desirable temperament to be
assistance dogs. I am very proud to have my dogs chosen by these lovely people and so pleased to
see them commence the dependable role for which the breed was originally bred for ~ assisting
people with disabilites.
Thank you Jenny, Andy and Sarah x
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