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Providing professional Canine Assisted Interventions and School Dog Training Programmes to schools
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The Canine Assisted Wellbeing Group (CAWG) is dedicated to improving mental health and emotional wellbeing through professional canine support. We provide specialist interventions and support to children and adults across workplaces, schools, colleges, universities, mental health hospitals and care homes. We offer a confidential and supportive environment with our team of experienced consultants a

nd specially trained dogs. Typically these can be one-to-one emotional regulation or talking therapy sessions in a range of areas such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, self-harm, coping with change, trauma, self-regulation and bereavement. They can also be, however, just taking time out from a busy day to help relieve daily stresses and to stop and pause for a few moments in safe and calm surroundings. Our heritage brand – Canine Assisted Learning – lies in working with children of all ages and we are at the forefront of academic and therapeutic interventions in schools supporting learning and emotional regulation. We have worked with many children and schools across the UK over the past five years, supporting their emotional wellbeing with a focus on positive mental health. In 2019, we launched our services in the workplace to offer canine assisted intervention sessions to employees in businesses. It is well documented how our mental health can suffer – often in silence – in the workplace and the impact it can have on productivity, motivation and attitude. We are now successfully working with a number of businesses offering regular one-to-one sessions for employees to encourage them to focus on their mental health and emotional wellbeing. Our specialist interventions have attained outstanding results in all areas of work. We pride ourselves on the professional delivery and quality of service we offer. And we continue to champion with passion the work we do in the field of mental health and emotional wellbeing.

12/09/2024

Today Luna has supported a young person who returned to school after a year. She helped them go to their lesson and was there for cuddles after they successfully completed their school day

04/09/2024

Wishing the amazing Lisa, Mable and Autumn the very best luck at tonight's BBC News make a difference awards 🐾

02/09/2024

Our school dogs have been enjoying lots of fun outside during the summer holidays, but they are looking forward to being back in schools and supporting their young people 🐾

26/08/2024

It was a pleasure to be interviewed by Twinkl Digest Education News earlier this month, discussing helpful information to schools interested in starting a school dog programme.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/news/are-school-dogs-the-answer-to-better-emotional-wellbeing

Instant access to inspirational lesson plans, schemes of work, assessment, interactive activities, resource packs, PowerPoints, teaching ideas at Twinkl!

01/08/2024

We are so incredibly proud of Lisa, Mable and Autumn; you do an incredible job and we are over the moon that you are recognised in these prestigious awards. All of our teams make a huge difference to the lives of the children they work with every day 🐾

25/07/2024

Have you been thinking about a school dog programme at your school?

18/07/2024

Meet Myla 🐾

Affiliate school dog Myla was visited by our lead Dog Trainer Nic, who was so impressed with her progress. All of our school dogs receive an in person training visit every term, It is is a wonderful opportunity for us to catch up on progress, ensure great practice and start the next steps of training. Myla learnt how to roll and dice and was showing off her skills at playing hide and seek with the young people. Myla is a very beloved member of staff at her school. Our school dogs are dogs who thrive whist making a wonderful impact at school

18/07/2024

Peggy at Our Lady's has been working really hard on the silver awards stage of the Affiliate School Dog Programme. Nic, our lead dog trainer is so impressed with all of her progress.

17/07/2024

Lots of young people show their appreciation to our school dogs by drawing them. Maui has been working and supporting the young people at this school for over 3 years and they all love him very much. He is able to offer them support in times of need and worry, and calm them when they feel angry. He is such a massive part of their school life.

15/07/2024

Lovely Luna supports all the young people at her school who visit the ELSA area. She is always happy to greet them and loves to put a smile on all their faces. If you are an ELSA and thinking about how to introduce a school dog to support your role please get in touch to find out about our SCHOOL DOG TRAINING COURSES.

12/07/2024

Tilly has been practising her dice rolling skills ready for the children who are returning to school after their transition days into high school. Tilly has lots of questions to ask them after their two days away.

11/07/2024

Our lovely Lola.

Lola is an affiliate school dog at St Joseph's College in Ipswich, she is very much a part of the school and recently joined her year 4-6 on their residential trip. Lola is loved by all of the children she supports and the staff too! 🐾

10/07/2024

Beautiful Bailey keeping cool while watching the end of term performance.

Our school dogs offer great support to young people who may feel anxious or worried during performance or other school events and Bailey did just that for the children at his school.

09/07/2024

We are pleased to welcome Ralph to the Affiliate School Dog Training Programme 🐾
Ralph the golden retriever is already a well loved member of his primary school, he is calm, happy and confident. We look forward to working with Ralph on his ongoing school dog jouney enhancing his role at school .

08/07/2024

Our school dogs mean so much to the young people they support and we love it when they take the time to draw them ❤️ They have captured Waffles personality so well in these drawings

05/07/2024

From all of us at CAL we want to wish Luna a very happy 3rd birthday.

Luna is one of school dog Polly's puppies and she has been working at Calthorpe Park School since she was a puppy. She has worked hard and has passed her foundation training, Bronze award and is working towards her Silver award. 🐾

04/07/2024

How sweet is Merlin and baby Merlin. This was crocheted for him by an ex-pupil and goes to show the impact he has made for each and everyone of his school friends.

02/07/2024

Enrichment activities are a great tool for our school dogs, they enables dogs to explore and use their natural instincts whilst building confidence, and teaching a variety of skills. Our creative teams incorporate these activities in to sessions which are engaging and fun for both the young people and school dogs.

01/07/2024

It was so difficult choosing our school dog of the month that we had to choose two! Gracie has been making such a difference to her school; one of the new initiatives is called 'Gracies friends' who are soft toy dog children take home with them to carry to offer continued support

Our other dog of the month is Madi, who started working with CAL from 8 weeks old, with careful integration into school Madi has now passed her foundation training and makes everyone smile at her school. Madi and her handler have been working incredibly hard learning new skills to incorporate in to sessions

28/06/2024

The welfare of our school dogs is top priority. Luna is staying nice and cool on her cool mat during the warm weather.

27/06/2024

Max and his handler Sarah are ready to cheer on all their young people during sports day 🎖️

Our school dog teams provide many different types of support - sports day is always a day where our dogs offer a space space, a calm environment, encouragement, motivation and a place to relax in-between events.

Max has found himself the perfect shady spot under the gazebo so he doesn't get too hot, he might even get an ice lolly later.

26/06/2024

Frosty is looking forward to work today and wishing everyone a happy Wednesday 🌞

25/06/2024

In this weather it is important for our dogs to remain as cool as possible, using cooling mats and bandanas and making sure dogs have access to cool fresh water. Our handlers are making sure dogs stay out of the sun as much as possible and going on early morning/ late evening walks when the weather is cooler.

24/06/2024

School dog star has been enjoying the sunshine with her young people. She has enjoyed walk and talk sessions on the grounds but has also been making sure to get lots of rest in the shade with this warmer weather.

21/06/2024

Larnie has been practising her new dice skills in school! She and the children take turns to roll the dice and select the matching coloured block to build a tower. The game encourages colour recognition, collaboration and turn taking. Plus the children love to see Larnie roll the dice!

20/06/2024

Teddy provides endless comfort and support to the young people he works with.

18/06/2024

Winnie at Hope School has been reading to her Friends 📚

CAL works across many different school settings, providing goal orientated interventions to meet the needs of the young people.

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Some of our school dogs had a great time at a local agility field yesterday ☀️ They did some training with our lead dog trainer Nic, but most of all they had fun exploring and playing. It’s so important for our school dogs to have a careful balance of work, rest, training, play and enrichment which equals happy thriving school dogs 🐾

birthday Luna

From all of us at CAL we want to wish Luna a very happy 3rd birthday. Luna is one of school dog Polly's puppies and she has been working at Calthorpe Park School since she was a puppy. She has worked hard and has passed her foundation training, Bronze award and is working towards her Silver award. 🐾 #schooldog #schoolassistancedog #wellbeingdog #school #dog #canineassistedlearning

The fabulous Lola @st_josephs_college_ipswich during this mornings assembly #schooldog #wellbeingsog #goldenretriever #schoolassembly #sachoolwellbeing

We very unusually have one boy available from our recent littler, these pups have been bred from our school dog Polly for their temperament to go on to be school / therapy and assistance dogs. Please message for more information.

Is there a better way to start the week than a puppy visit! Our pups loved visiting a year one class this morning, the smiles and laughter from all the children was incredible. #schooldog #schoolwellbeing #mondaywellness #labradoodlepups #puppies #mentalhealthawarenessweek

Affiliate school dog trainer Jess had a super training visit to see @madi_cockapoo this week. Why have we taught Madi how to touch our conversation cards? 🐾 Madi is choosing the topic to talk about 🐾 Improve engagement 🐾 Promote conversation 🐾 Enjoyment for the school dog and student 🐾 Promote wellbeing 🐾 Most importantly to create smiles!! #schooldog #wellbeingdog #therapydog #schooldogtraining #cockapoo #dogoftheday #mentallyhealthy #mentallyhealthyschools #schoolintervention #learningforlife #kidsandogs #dogtricks #school #schoollife

Our school dog interventions are fun and engaging for all!! #schooldog #animalasstedinterventions

Happy 1st birthday to Paddington and all of Coco's puppies. It has been an amazing journey training our home bred school dogs. Paddington has made an incredible impact already whist training, he is such a happy, cuddly puppy 🐶. #schooldog #puppy #labradoodle #labradoodle #puppybirthday #humananimalbond #wellbeingdog #schooldogintraining

We are so excited that super school dog Pero will be staring on S4C Wales... here is a little snippet!! 🎬🎥🎞️🍿 @s4c @peropendalar #schooldog #humananimalbond #herodog #therapydog #wellbwingdog #animalassistedinterventions #animalassistedactivities #schooldogtraining #howtotrainaschooldog #canineassistedinterventions #cockapoolife #cockapoo #dogsofinstagram #mentallyhealthy

Our teams are having so much fun @educationfestuk @wellingtoncollege. It has been in incredible to meet so many people interested in learning more about the #humananimalbond and how their pupils can benefit from CAL,s Canine Assisted Interventions and School Dog Training Programme. #schooldog #humananimalbond #schooldogtraining #edfest #wellbeingdog #therapydog #schoolinterventions #animalassistedtherapy #animalassistedinterventions

Such a clever girl Coco 👏🏻 🎲 Coco recently passed her foundation stage and has moved on to intervention training. CALs school dog training programme doesn't just teach you how to have a thriving school dog, it pairs our specialist interventions with practical training to help you become Animal Assisted Intervention practitioners with a huge toolkit of ideas!!! #animalassistedinterventions #humananimalbond #schooldog #wellbeingdog #therapydog #school #wellbeing #mwntallyhealthyschools #chocolatelabrador #labsofinstagram #canineassistedlearning

What do our CAL school dogs do off duty... meet up and have some fun!!!!🐾 A happy, thriving school dog is a dog that has the correct balance of play, rest, enrichment, fun and work!! Our carefully balanced timetables for each dog are tailored to their individual needs to make sure they THRIVE at school. After all a thriving well trained school dog is a dog who wants to be at at school, is engaged and provides effective #canineassistedinterventions #animalassistedinterventions #schooldog #wellbeingdog #therapydog #thrivingdog #dogsofinstagram #labrador #labradorsofinstagram #schooldogtraining #dogenrichment #mentallyhealthyschools #schoolinterventions

CAL practitioner school dog assessments have been in full swing this week and WOW we are so impressed with our amazing teams. We pride ourselves on setting the highest standards which is why we assess all of our school dogs regularly ensuring good practice, excellent standards are being met and that the welfare of the school dog and safety of the young people are paramount. We are so proud to hold ourself to such high standards, leading the way in the field of animal assisted interventions in the UK over the last 9 years #schooldog #schooldogtraining #schooldogstandards #animalsssistedinterventions #wellbeingdog #labrador #dogsofinstagram #humananimalbond #labradoodle #spaniel #therapydog #wellbeing #mentalhealth #mentallyhealthyschools

Last week was Mental Health Awareness week and what an amazing week it was. As well as the brilliant work our team do daily, we attended events, ran workshops and taster sessions and met so many fantastic people. It was a pleasure to meet you all 🐾👋🏻

Affiliate school dog Macsen was a superstar on his termly training visit today, his handlers are doing an incredible job! 👏🏻Our termly visits ensure good practice, develop training skills and help pair practical training with our emotional regulation resources. All creating a thriving school dog team who have a positive impact in school 🐾 #schooldog #schooldogtraining #animalassistedinterventions #wellbeingdog #therapydog #dogtherapy #emotionalregulation #primaryachool #sen #schoolintervention #therapydogtraining #mentallyhealthyschools

We had a fantastic day today filming with ITV Wales ITV Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy talking about the amazing impact CAL affiliate school dog Toby is having on their students wellbeing. Keep a look out for us on ITV tomorrow 🤩🎬🐾

Waffle went for her fist walk this week 🐾 The youngest members of the team have been keen to help too!! Each session is full of positivity and rewards🐶 #labradoodle #labradoodlepuppy #puppysfirstwalk #schooldogintraining #schooldog #animalassistedinterventions #animalassistedtherapy #familybusiness

Maui enjoying an after school swim 🤿 The perfect balance of work, rest, enrichment and play is essential for the well-being of a school dog. If you would like to find out about how we can support your on every step of your school dog journey either with your own dog or to arrange visits with our professional teams please get in touch for a friendly chat with our founder [email protected]

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The Canine Assisted Wellbeing Group is dedicated to improving mental health and emotional wellbeing through professional canine support. We provide specialist interventions and support to children and adults across workplaces, schools, colleges, universities, mental health hospitals and care homes.

We offer a confidential and supportive environment with our team of experienced consultants and specially trained dogs. Typically these can be one-to-one emotional regulation or talking therapy sessions in a range of areas such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, self-harm, coping with change, trauma, self-regulation and bereavement. They can also be, however, just taking time out from a busy day to help relieve daily stresses and to stop and pause for a few moments in safe and calm surroundings.

Our heritage brand – Canine Assisted Learning – lies in working with children of all ages and we are at the forefront of academic and therapeutic interventions in schools supporting learning and emotional regulation. We have worked with many children and schools across the UK over the past five years, supporting their emotional wellbeing with a focus on positive mental health.

In 2019, we launched our services in the workplace to offer canine assisted intervention sessions to employees in businesses. It is well documented how our mental health can suffer – often in silence – in the workplace and the impact it can have on productivity, motivation and attitude. We are now successfully working with a number of businesses offering regular one-to-one sessions for employees to encourage them to focus on their mental health and emotional wellbeing.