Assistance dog trainers work for charitable organisations who train dogs to help people with disabilities gain more independence.
You could be training:
In all cases, you could be:
The figures below are only a guide. Actual pay rates may vary, depending on:
Salaries vary depending on the organisation, but generally you would earn between £12,000 and £15,000 a year as a trainee, rising up to around £28,000 once fully qualified. With more experience this can rise to around £34,000 a year.
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Guide Dogs (The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association) employs most assistance dog instructors. Other employers include Canine Partners, Dogs for the Disabled, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People and Support Dogs.
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You need to be:
You need to have:
Courtesy of Guide Dogs
The following organisations may be able to provide further information.
Canine Partners
Tel: 08456 580 480
E-mail:
info@caninepartners.org.uk
Website:
http://www.caninepartners.org.uk
Twitter:
@canine_partners
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/caninepartners
College of Animal Welfare
Tel: 01480 422060
E-mail:
admin@caw.ac.uk
Website:
http://www.caw.ac.uk/
Twitter:
@CAWInfo
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/CAWInfo
The College of Animal Welfare specialises in veterinary nursing and animal care training. It operates from seven UK training centres, including the Royal (Dick) Veterinary School of Edinburgh University.
Disclosure Scotland
Tel: 03000 2000 40
E-mail:
info@disclosurescotland.gov.scot
Website:
https://www.mygov.scot/organisations/disclosure-scotland/
Twitter:
@DisclosureScot
Dogs for Good
Tel: 01295 252600
E-mail:
info@dogsforgood.org
Website:
http://www.dogsforgood.org
Twitter:
@DogsforGoodUK
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/DogsForGoodUK
Guide Dogs
Tel: 0118 983 5555
E-mail:
guidedogs@guidedogs.org.uk
Website:
http://www.guidedogs.org.uk/
Twitter:
@guidedogs
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/guidedogsUK
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
Tel: 01844 348100
Minicom / Textphone: 01844 348100 (V & M)
E-mail:
info@hearingdogs.org.uk
Website:
http://www.hearingdogs.org.uk/
Twitter:
@HearingDogs
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/hearing.dogs?ref=name
Lantra Scotland
Tel: 01738 310164
E-mail:
scotland@lantra.co.uk
Website:
https://www.scotland.lantra.co.uk/
Twitter:
@LantraScotland
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/lantrascotland/
Lantra is the Sector Skills Council for the environmental and land-based sector.