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Mission Statement

PAD provides Registered Self Training Assistance Dog Handler Teams with

  • organisational registration and support, including training assessment and advice

  • public access testing and standards verification, to comply with Federal and State Guidelines and Laws in relation to the use of Assistance Dogs, and Assistance Dogs in Training.

 

Any individual, with verified disabilities, who would benefit from the support of an Assistance Dog, in order to alleviate the effects of their disability may apply to be considered for Registration.

 

ACTIVITIES

  • To provide training, assessment and advice

  • To provide public access testing and standards verification, to comply with Federal and State Guidelines and Laws in relation to the use of Assistance Dogs, and Assistance Dogs in Training.

  • To be an advisory and support hub for Registered Self-Training Handler Assistance Dog Teams

  • To provide a physical and virtual based community, with the aim to help emotional and mental health, as well as social isolation and loneliness issues, encountered by those who are physically and mentally disabled.

  • To support, advise, and assist Registered Self Training Assistance Dog Handlers.

  • To actively promote the welfare of both Registered Teams, and the General Public with disabilities.

  • To provide personal and professional advice, support and assistance to Registered Handler Teams, and to the General Public with disabilities, who come under the umbrella of the PAWsome Assistance Dogs Inc services and objects

  • To listen to and provide Registered Handler Teams and the General Public with disabilities, with information and assistance so that they can make informed choices to enhance quality of life

  • To organize community activities and events that seek to promote and enhance the comfort and welfare of Registered Handler Teams and the General Public with disabilities, who require an Assistance Dog to accompany them in their day to day life.