Assistance Dog Training at Wildpaws Pathways

£150 per dedicated session (custom programmes priced on consultation)

Imagine having a loyal companion who truly understands your needs — alerting you to rising anxiety, providing deep pressure during overwhelm, retrieving dropped items when mobility is challenging, or simply offering steady, calming presence in a world that can feel unpredictable.

At Wildpaws Pathways, our Assistance Dog Training empowers you to train your own dog (or a carefully selected pup) to perform life-changing tasks tailored to your specific disability or condition — whether physical, sensory, medical, psychiatric, or neurodiverse-related.

We specialise in owner-trained assistance dogs, guiding you step by step through a personalised, force-free programme that honours your dog's natural spirit while building reliable, public-access-ready skills. Using only positive reinforcement (rewards, play, praise), we focus on:

- Task-specific training — from alerting to medical events, deep pressure therapy, guiding, retrieval, or interrupting harmful behaviours.

- Public access & manners — calm behaviour in shops, cafés, restaurants, transport, and crowds; loose-lead walking, settling quietly, ignoring distractions.

- Confidence & reliability — desensitisation to triggers, proofing tasks in real-world environments, and building unbreakable focus on you.

- Ongoing support — custom schedules, progress tracking, home exercises, video check-ins, and annual refreshers so your partnership stays strong.

This isn't generic obedience — it's meaningful, task-focused work that can increase independence, reduce reliance on others, and foster a profound bond between you and your dog. In the UK, properly trained owner-assisted assistance dogs have full public access rights under the Equality Act 2010 — no certification required, just high standards of behaviour and task performance.

Whether you're starting with a promising family dog or exploring if assistance training fits your needs, we begin with a free consultation to discuss your situation, assess suitability, and outline a realistic pathway forward.

Ready to explore how your dog could become your greatest ally? Get in touch today — we're here to support every step of this empowering journey together. 🐾