A weekly podcast dedicated to unpacking the misinformation surrounding assistance dogs, their training and welfare. With experience in handling, training and owning assistance dogs, as well as their knowledge and experience of disabilities, Jack Fenton and Chloé Fuller discuss and debate all facets of assistance dogs in the hope of providing value and information!
The sixth and last of our Interview series this time around, we're talking to Toni Griffin & Grace who are a family of Assistance Dog handlers, with experience of ADUK Organisations, Non ADUK Organisations and Owner Training.In this episode we discuss Toni's experience of handling multiple Assistance Dogs over the years and Grace's experience of handling an Autism Assistance Dog. Toni was on the first pilot of Dual Trained Assistance Dogs in the UK, while Grace was the first girl to handle an Autism Assistance Dog in the UK.Captions for this episode may be found under the transcript tab on Buzzsprout, or alternatively here; http://shorturl.at/otDV2You can find us at;Assistance Dog Education Project - Facebook Page & Group@assistancedogeducationproject - Instagram@tedtheassistancedog - Chloé & Ted on both Facebook & Instagrammymdogs.co.uk - Jack's WebsiteJack Fenton - Make Your Mark - Jack's Business Page
The fifth of our Interview series, we're talking to Carol Hall who is both a Dog Trainer and Assistance Dog Handler, with experience of both ADUK and Owner Training.In this episode we discuss the change in the Assistance Dog community over the past 14 years, along with examining the difficulties you can encounter as a disabled handler training under an able-bodied trainer.Captions for this episode may be found under the transcript tab on Buzzsprout, or alternatively here; http://shorturl.at/amOPZYou can find us at;Assistance Dog Education Project - Facebook Page & Group@assistancedogeducationproject - Instagram@tedtheassistancedog - Chloé & Ted on both Facebook & Instagrammymdogs.co.uk - Jack's WebsiteJack Fenton - Make Your Mark - Jack's Business Page
The fourth of our Interview series, we're talking to Christina Wells who is in the process of training her young Working Cocker Spaniel George to be her Diabetic Alert Dog after having some interesting experiences with an ADUK charity.In this episode we discuss owner training with an ADUK charity, having to face pulling your dog from a programme, False Alerts and the current explosion of Medical Alert Dogs. Captions for this episode may be found under the transcript tab on Buzzsprout, or alternatively here; http://shorturl.at/iHU17You can find us at;Assistance Dog Education Project - Facebook Page & Group@assistancedogeducationproject - Instagram@tedtheassistancedog - Chloé & Ted on both Facebook & Instagram@pupperchasingunicorns - Christina & George's Instagrammymdogs.co.uk - Jack's WebsiteJack Fenton - Make Your Mark - Jack's Business Page
The third of our Interview series, we're talking to Chloé's good friend, Wren Rawlings who handles a fully trained ADUK dog - a route to Assistance Dogs neither Chloé or Jack have experience with.In this episode we discussed whether getting a fully trained dog is really as easy as it seems and Wren's experience with waiting, matching and progressing with Darcey as a partnership. Later in the episode we also have an interesting discussion on gender and handler identity.Captions for this episode may be found under the transcript tab on Buzzsprout, or alternatively here; http://shorturl.at/iGIL1You can find us at;Assistance Dog Education Project - Facebook Page & Group@assistancedogeducationproject - Instagram@tedtheassistancedog - Chloé & Ted on both Facebook & Instagrammymdogs.co.uk - Jack's WebsiteJack Fenton - Make Your Mark - Jack's Business Page
The second of our Interview series, we're talking to the incredible Danielle Beck - Clinical Animal Behaviourist, who is not only an Assistance Dog handler, but Dog Trainer and Clinical Animal Behaviourist too! In this episode we discussed enthusiasm & motivation in Assistance Dogs, the Law and your rights, lack of support for Mental Health conditions, back up plans if your prospect doesn't work out and the perspective of all of this from a clinical animal behaviourist.Captions for this episode may be found under the transcript tab on Buzzsprout, or alternatively here; http://shorturl.at/jMQX7You can find us at;Assistance Dog Education Project - Facebook Page & Group@assistancedogeducationproject - Instagram@tedtheassistancedog - Chloé & Ted on both Facebook & InstagramDanielle Beck - Clinical Animal Behaviourist - Danielle's Facebook Page@geekydogtrainer - Danielle's Instagram Pagemymdogs.co.uk - Jack's WebsiteJack Fenton - Make Your Mark - Jack's Business Page
Starting off our Interview series with a Handler Interview, this week we're talking to Megan Taylor of Ruby & Rowley, Megan's Superdogs. In this episode we discuss the difference between handling a Guide Dog and an Assistance Dog, the inevitable retirement of your Assistance Dog, and what happens when your Assistance Dog gets attacked - in Megan's case, a horrific total of five times. Captions for this episode may be found under the transcript tab on Buzzsprout, or alternatively here; http://shorturl.at/iIQS3You can find us at;Assistance Dog Education Project - Facebook Page & Group@assistancedogeducationproject - Instagram@tedtheassistancedog - Chloé & Ted on both Facebook & InstagramRuby & Rowley - Megan's Superdogsmymdogs.co.uk - Jack's WebsiteJack Fenton - Make Your Mark - Jack's Business Page
Day five of five for our powerhouse episode drive for International Assistance Dog Week! Today we were supposed to be talking about tasks for people who are Neurodivergent, but the conversation quickly evolved into talking about the ethics surrounding training tasks for behaviours such as bolting. Unfortunately, this is an area most misunderstood and misrepresented within the Assistance and Service Dog community, so we hope you'll forgive the slightly longer episode.See our other episodes in this series; Physical, Hearing, Guide & Medical Alert.Captions for this episode may be found under the transcript tab on Buzzsprout, or alternatively here; http://shorturl.at/joEGIYou can find us at;Assistance Dog Education Project - Facebook Page & Group@assistancedogeducationproject - Instagram@tedtheassistancedog - Chloé & Ted on both Facebook & Instagrammymdogs.co.uk - Jack's WebsiteJack Fenton - Make Your Mark - Jack's Business Page
Day four of five for our powerhouse episode drive for International Assistance Dog Week!Today we're talking about tasks and conditions a Medical Alert Dog can help with. See our other episodes in this series; Physical, Hearing, Guide & Neurodiversity.Captions for this episode may be found under the transcript tab on Buzzsprout, or alternatively here; http://shorturl.at/aoxFOYou can find us at;Assistance Dog Education Project - Facebook Page & Group@assistancedogeducationproject - Instagram@tedtheassistancedog - Chloé & Ted on both Facebook & Instagrammymdogs.co.uk - Jack's WebsiteJack Fenton - Make Your Mark - Jack's Business Page
Our third of five episodes for International Assistance Dog Week: we're coming at you with tasks a Guide Dog can do. See our other episodes in this series; Physical, Hearing, Medical Alert & Neurodiversity.Captions for this episode may be found under the transcript tab on Buzzsprout, or alternatively here; https://bit.ly/2XxD67NYou can find us at;Assistance Dog Education Project - Facebook Page & Group@assistancedogeducationproject - Instagram@tedtheassistancedog - Chloé & Ted on both Facebook & Instagrammymdogs.co.uk - Jack's WebsiteJack Fenton - Make Your Mark - Jack's Business Page
Our second of five episodes for International Assistance Dog Week: we're coming at you with tasks a Hearing/Assistance Dog can do for someone with Hearing Loss. See our other episodes in this series; Physical, Guide, Medical Alert & Neurodiversity.Captions for this episode may be found under the transcript tab on Buzzsprout, or alternatively here; https://bit.ly/2Xsx3l3You can find us at;Assistance Dog Education Project - Facebook Page & Group@assistancedogeducationproject - Instagram@tedtheassistancedog - Chloé & Ted on both Facebook & Instagrammymdogs.co.uk - Jack's WebsiteJack Fenton - Make Your Mark - Jack's Business Page
Kicking off our first of five episodes for International Assistance Dog Week: we're coming at you with tasks an Assistance Dog can do for someone with Physical Disabilities. See our other episodes in this series; Hearing, Guide, Medical Alert & Neurodiversity.Captions for this episode may be found under the transcript tab on Buzzsprout, or alternatively here; https://bit.ly/3ftN1RLYou can find us at;Assistance Dog Education Project - Facebook Page & Group@assistancedogeducationproject - Instagram@tedtheassistancedog - Chloé & Ted on both Facebook & Instagrammymdogs.co.uk - Jack's WebsiteJack Fenton - Make Your Mark - Jack's Business Page
This week we delved into whether we would raise an Assistance Dog puppy differently to a 'normal' pet puppy. Do we raise 'normal' pet puppies to a high enough standard in the first place? Do you need to socialise your Assistance Dog with absolutely everything? What about puppy classes? Who would we recommend to learn puppy stuff from? All questions we answered in this weeks episode.You can find us at;Assistance Dog Education Project - Facebook Page & Group@assistancedogeducationproject - Instagram@tedtheassistancedog - Chloé & Ted on both Facebook & Instagrammymdogs.co.uk - Jack's WebsiteJack Fenton - Make Your Mark - Jack's Business Page
In this episode we discuss what you should be looking for when viewing a litter of potential Assistance Dog prospects, whether you should temperament test and what to avoid doing.You can find us at;Assistance Dog Education Project - Facebook Page & Group@assistancedogeducationproject - Instagram@tedtheassistancedog - Chloé & Ted on both Facebook & Instagrammymdogs.co.uk - Jack's WebsiteJack Fenton - Make Your Mark - Jack's Business Page
In this episode we discuss whether any breed can be an Assistance Dog, or whether it's limited to Labradors and Golden Retrievers. Captions;https://bit.ly/2D8DXobAlso under the transcript tab on buzzsprout.Find us at;@assistancedogeducationproject FB (page + group) & IG .Chloé; @tedtheassistancedog FB & IGJack; Make Your Mark Dog Training & Behaviour FBmymdogs@gmail.com Email
In this episode we discuss some of the common training issues you'll encounter with an Assistance Dog prospect and whether that needs different treatment based on their future job. You can find captions for this episode at; https://bit.ly/2Vorgf0You can find us at;@assistancedogeducationproject FB/IG@tedtheassistancedog FB/IG@mymdogs FB/IGwww.mymdogs.co.uk
On this edition, Jack and Chloe discuss the best way to socialise your assistance dog prospect - including what to socialise them with, why quality over quantity is so important, and why you should take your time every step of the way!Where you can find us;Jack - https://www.facebook.com/jfentonmym/Chloé - @tedtheassistancedog across Facebook & InstagramWhere you can find captions;The transcript tab on buzzsprout, or here;https://bit.ly/2UEcNLB
Whether you have a puppy or an adult dog you're hoping to train as an Assistance Dog, we'd recommend taking a similar approach regardless. In this episode we discuss exactly what (and whether) you should teach anything first to your prospect, you might be surprised that so-called "basic obedience" isn't highest on our list of priorities!Captions for this episode can be found at;https://bit.ly/2Y8LjyVYou can find us on social media at;@assistancedogeducationproject @tedtheassistancedog & @mymdogs
This week we're starting off the new block of episodes with the topic: Do you need a dog trainer to train your own Assistance Dog? Captions for this episode can be found at;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mZwQKtH39G9rosysMOWF7dp6raL6tu4x6m-a2yorNu8/edit?usp=sharingYou can find Jack at Make Your Mark Dog Training and Behaviour across social media, or alternatively at mymdogs.com and you can find Chloé (and her Assistance Dog, Ted) on Ted the Assistance Dog across social media.
In this episode, we discuss the emotional aspects to training your own Assistance Dog and whether going it alone is the best option for you, along with whether you can train your own pet dog to be your Assistance Dog both with and without an organisation.Captions for this episode can be found here;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DgfOnA2-hML44ktTXcpba23vO0dYskISRh2D9ys8Tnc/edit?usp=sharingFind us on social media @assistancedogeducationproject on both Facebook and Instagram!
In this block of episodes, Jack and Chloé explore the different ways that you can approach getting an Assistance Dog. In Episode 3 of 4, we delve into the pros and cons of getting a Fully Trained Assistance Dog by either applying to a Charity/Organisation or purchasing from a business.Captions for this episode may be found here;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fSrr7d3OivHgIuYlDDgT10j2nheN5mPzojhfhLWemRs/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode Jack and Chloé discuss approaching the journey of training an Assistance Dog by getting a Rescue (or Adult) Dog, a different approach to the typical fully trained dog or alternatively owner training a puppy. Captions for this episode may be found here;https://bit.ly/3axennJ
In this block of episodes, Jack and Chloé explore the different ways that you can approach getting an Assistance Dog. In Episode 1 of 4, we delve into the pros and cons of getting a puppy to start your journey as an Assistance Dog partnership. Captions for this episode may be found here;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PEQ95nb6XPdPtE-DrNhRfy1vZjHHX6G6dJJfHWEu0tw/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode, we talk about why having an assistance dog might not be the best course of action for you right now, along with some of the pros and cons of taking on an assistance dog.You can find the captions for this episode here;https://docs.google.com/document/d/17HupRufKBhUD9ZNKNzD05WKFh8nrApjGcCladxFbD-c/edit?usp=sharing
We've covered What an Assistance Dog Is and Isn't, now we're going to discuss how your dog can become an Assistance Dog. Captions for this episode can be found here;https://docs.google.com/document/d/101foy47NQyAYIj1G71fjVdAuzZ7pabNZIPjXSEAU7WI/edit?usp=sharing
In this edition, we discuss what an Assistance Dog isn't, and go through some of the myths surrounding what assistance dogs can and can't do, and the difference between Emotional Support Dogs and Assistance Dogs.Find the captions for this episode here;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZrHNqu_6D0oOgsJHoM-OrMVLiXsfH2K2Q7xcng0hC40/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode we discuss five amazing activities you can do with your dog while socially isolated. We talk about using your dog's nose, brushing up on your task work and perhaps the most important thing to begin teaching - how to relax! Captions for this episode can be found here;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JKAgOomue6YRs0EpBw2nnAWcUg9kWXLLs9Nyry4WdmU/edit?usp=sharing
Jack Fenton & Chloé Fuller bring you their first episode post introduction on What an Assistance Dog actually is. It can be easy in all of the technicalities surrounding the law for it to get muddy, and it's full of common misconceptions, so we thought our first episode should be devoted to dispelling those myths and making is as simple as possible.As always, captions for this episode can be found here;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b2K4IHr6jBKFOv3i6Harpdl_f87GFOnNKQ8RFTQNd0c/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode, we break down who we are, why we wanted to start a podcast about assistance dogs in the first place, our various experiences and the topics we are most looking forward to discussing!For captions, please visit;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VvEua0NcBizb3LTyuBPR-8W0SecsdyYDCI3bpfpDBow/edit?usp=sharingFollow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Assistance-Dog-Education-Project-106113680974129/
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