Dogs with Jobs

Daisie is a black Labrador retriever, who works as an "ambassadog" for the assistance dog charity, Canine Partners.

Daisie and her handler, Ellie Chadwick, demonstrate to the general public the various tasks that an assistance may do to support its disabled human handler. They do this on a voluntary basis at weekends at country shows and other events all over the country, as part of the charity's fundraising efforts.

Ellie's day job is also within Canine Partners, and she has spent her career to date working with and training support dogs.

This is linked to the last Dogs with Jobs episode, which focused on the canine/human partnership in action - that of eight year old golden retriever, Darcey and her human partner, Wren Rawlings. They have been partnered for seven years, and Wren gives an articulate and nuanced account of their relationship and how it has evolved and changed his life. By coincidence, Ellie, whom we hear from in this episode, is the Canine Partners liaison link with Darcey and Wren - making this episode a companion piece.

Recorded at the South Downs Show, 2024.

• More detail and photos at shineradio.uk/dogswithjobs.
• Find out more about Canine Partners - from puppy walking to assistance dogs.

Other support dogs and assistance dogs episodes:

• Darcey, the assistance dog and her human partner of seven years
• Benjy the trainee guide dog and his first five weeks on the job;
• Daisy, an autism assistance dog who works with a non-verbal autistic teenager;
• Cashel, the autism assistance dog who works with a working actor;
• E.T., the military assistance dog who works with a veteran;
• Medical alert detection dogs and their lives before they start work;
• Breck, the guide dog and what a mature guiding partnership looks like.

Do you work your dog or dogs?

I'd love to hear from you if so - or perhasp you can recommend someone else who works their dog or dogs.

Get in touch with me, Kate, on [email protected] or [email protected].

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