Summer weather tips!
With the weather like we've had over the past few weeks, its important to keep your dog cool in the heat! Here's our tips to help protect...
Our Blog all about Therapy Dogs!
- May 9
Mental Health Awareness week: Loneliness in young people
Mental Health Awareness week is here! Taking care of our mental health is no different than taking care of our physical health. Mental...
- May 6
Public access: Therapy dogs
Many autistic people need a lot of support to be able to access public places, or may be unable to go out at all. Our Therapy Assistance...
- May 5
How can a Therapy dog help with eating in public?
Eating out in restaurants or cafés can be very difficult for autistic people. Sensory input such as bright lighting, large numbers of...
- Apr 30
It's National Therapy Animal day. Meet Bale!
Today is #NationalTherapyAnimalDay, and what better way to celebrate than with the one, the only... Bale! If you don't already know him,...
- Apr 29
We’ve got some EXCITING news!
As many of you know, Bale’s Buddies Therapy Dogs, a not-for-profit organisation, was first established in 2016 after identifying a need...
- Apr 26
How do Therapy Dogs help children with autism be more active?
One of the many benefits our Therapy Assistance Dogs can have is helping their handler to be more active and spend more time outdoors!...
- Apr 25
Stress Awareness and the impact of a Therapy Dog
April is Stress Awareness Month! Research from the Mental Health Foundation has found that in the last year 74% of UK adults have felt so...
- Apr 22
Update - Our waiting list
UPDATE The waiting list for our Therapy Dog Programme has now reopened! Thank you to everyone who has been so patient waiting for our...
- Apr 18
Pet ID - Why is it important?
A lost pet is every owner’s nightmare. To help, we have National Pet ID Week. Among emergency preparedness tips, it's important for pet...
- Apr 17
Happy Easter - Helpful tips!
Happy Easter Sunday! Easter is an egg-citing day for us all but don't forget that Easter Eggs and dogs - they don’t mix! Easter is here...
- Apr 13
Dumble's training journey so far
This handsome boy, Dumble, has been a superstar over the past few weeks of his training! Dumble is one of our Therapy Assistance dogs in...
- Apr 11
National Dog Therapy Appreciation Day
National Dog Therapy Appreciation Day AND National Pet Day Today is National pet day as well as National Dog Therapy Appreciation Day....
- Apr 7
What are the health benefits owning a dog?
The health benefits owning a dog can bring are more than you could imagine. It's #WorldHealthDay and numerous studies have shown that...
- Apr 5
Meet Belle!
Meet Belle, our newest recruit! Belle is a Black Labrador and has began her training with us as a Therapy Assistance dog to help support...
- Mar 31
Wilson and his young person
A major part of a Therapy Dog’s role is to act as a child's safe place, to be a calming focus for them in times of anxiety, dysregulation...
- Mar 28
World Autism Acceptance Week
This week marks #WorldAutismAcceptanceWeek (28th March - 3rd April) which means a lot to us here at Bale's Buddies. It highlights that...
- Mar 17
Rory's new school!
Rory has recently moved schools and has settled in at his new school, Newton Abbot College, exceptionally well. He has been a success...
- Mar 15
Why is sleep so important for my dog?
Remember the importance of sleep. Dogs need 12-16 hours of sleep per day, depending on their age and may need more sleep when they are...
- Mar 11
How does your dogs diet effect their behaviour?
Food, food, food.. There are so many options to choose from! Many of us know the importance of a dogs diet but what about the effects..