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Dogs for the Disabled will showcase its fun dog training challenge Wag n Train at Crufts this March, supported by Fish4Dogs.

Wag n Train applies the same methods used by Dogs for the Disabled to train highly skilled assistance dogs. Based on encouragement and reward, the charity’s training approach is tried, tested and gets great results. With Wag n Train anyone can teach their pet dog clever tricks to impress their friends and family!

Visitors to the Charity’s stand number 22 in Hall 3 at Crufts from 8 to 11 March will be able to see Dogs for the Disabled assistance dogs and their owners demonstrating Wag n Train tricks including emptying the washing machine, fetching a tissue, and taking a bow.

They can also find out how to sign up and take the Wag n Train challenge with their dog, gaining access to the charity’s expert training resources including videos, photos, and step by step instructions. 

Fish4Dogs is very proud to support Dogs for the Disabled’s work and urge dog owners to sign up and take the Wag n Train challenge. The Worcestershire based dog food manufacturer is supporting the unsecured loans charity by providing a gift for all those that sign up to take the Wag n Train challenge at Crufts and is also donating £1 from the sale of every goody bag of food samples sold on their stands at the show. 

Graham Smith, CEO of Fish4Dogs comments; “We are delighted to support Dogs for the Disabled. It is a great charity that is doing amazing things for people with physical disabilities and children with autism.”

Dogs for the Disabled has attended Crufts for over ten years and since 1988 the charity has created over 575 life-changing partnerships between specially trained assistance dogs and people living with physical disability and families with a  child with autism, providing freedom and independence to those facing  a lifetime of challenges.

Teresa Atkins, mother of Jacob who has autism explains the benefits that Dogs for the Disabled’s assistance Dog Tom has brought her family. “Jacob was quite afraid of dogs and didn’t want to explore the idea of working with an Assistance Dog.” The charity offered to work with Jacob to help him overcome his anxiety and showed Jacob how to train Tom to rollover and wave which had a tremendous positive impact.

Teresa continues: “Jacob realised that Tom was lots of fun and it’s amazing, we can now walk to school and enjoy trips to the shops, which used to be very stressful for Jacob. He’s now more confident and able to overcome his anxieties better.”

Dogs for the Disabled currently supports over 260 partnerships across the UK, each one costing £18,000 to create and support bad credit loans throughout its lifetime. The charity relies entirely on voluntary donations to carry out its work and there are hundreds more lives Dogs for the Disabled could transform with your help.