A.W.A.R.E. DOGS AUSTRALIA INC

Assisting Wellbeing Ability Recovery & Empowerment

Links

Here are a selection of links that you will find useful.

Assistance Dogs International (ADI)

Assistance Dogs International, Inc. is a coalition of not for profit organizations that train and place Assistance Dogs of which A.W.A.R.E. DOGS AUSTRALIA is a member.

http://www.assistancedogsinternational.org/

Austrailian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)

Australian Human Rights Commission administers the Disability Discrimination Act (1992) and provides a good outline of what it all means and what can be done.

http://www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/legislation/index.htm

International Association of Assistance Dog Partners (IAADP)

This group is the network-body for people who are partnered with assistance dogs.

http://www.iaadp.org/

Psychiatric Service Dog Society (PSDS)

This organization is the first to promote dogs to assist people with their mental health. "Dedicated to responsible Psychiatric Service Dog education, advocacy, research and training facilitation"

http://www.psychdog.org/index.html

Wag’N’Train

An introduction to dog training using "Clicker Training"

http://www.wagntrain.com/OC/