28th November 2023 | Canine Assisted Learning, Uncategorized
School dogs can have an incredible impact on the wellbeing of young people at school however in order for a school dog to thrive their wellbeing needs to be paramount. The job of a school dog can be a tough one with constant exposure to high stimuli which can have a...20th November 2023 | Canine Assisted Learning
Are you looking in to school dog programmes and need some help deciding which is the best fit for your school? CAL provides both school dog training programmes and specialist canine interventions led by professional practitioners. Choosing the right school dog... 
15th November 2023 | Canine Assisted Learning
Worplesdon Primary School have two affiliate school dogs Bertie 1 and Bertie 2, here is a lovely testimonial about our affiliate school dog training programme. I can’t speak more highly of Canine Assisted Learning. They have been absolutely wonderful . It was during... 
18th May 2023 | Canine Assisted Learning, Emotional Wellbeing, Mental Health, Workplace Wellbeing
Written by CAL Practitioner Alison Brazier This week, 15th-23rd May 2023 is Mental Health Awareness week and the theme is Anxiety. Anxiety has become one of the most talked about topics in mental health. Anxiety levels in the population increased throughout the... 
6th February 2023 | Canine Assisted Learning
Children’s Mental Health Week is from 6-12 February this year, and the topic is ‘Let’s Connect.’ One of our CAL Practitioners Adeline Pilfold has written a piece on her experiences in this area working with her school dog Waffle. As someone who has nearly always had... 
3rd March 2022 | Canine Assisted Learning, Children, Emotional Wellbeing
World Book Day, 3rd March 2022 Today is World Book Day, the theme for this year’s world book day is ‘you are a reader‘ We support children every day, helping them become “a reader” For children who find reading tricky our dogs’ presence enables them to feel...