9th January 2017 | CAL Autism Assistance Dogs
Pip is one of our amazing affiliate school dogs, his owner Hillary McEwen tells us how he has been helping the young people he works with access their education and improve their social communication skills. Pip currently works for most of the time with one year 9... 
23rd December 2016 | CAL Autism Assistance Dogs
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year”……. or is it? Many people dread both the lead up to the Christmas period along with the actual day, when we are caught up in the excitement of Christmas we may not realise that the reality for many is that... 
2nd November 2016 | CAL Autism Assistance Dogs
Can dogs really help reduce stress? Sitting here at my laptop whilst my 19 week old Labrador puppy Daisy is running around the house causing havoc I do wonder about the answer I am going to give. however puppy antics aside the answer is yes, dogs really can help... 
10th October 2016 | CAL Autism Assistance Dogs
On world mental health day we look in to how animals have been helping support people with mental health issues for hundreds of years, they can help to: A brief history of the use of therapy animals in Mental Heath Some of the first documented record of these date...