Canine Partners, an organisation which trains dogs to assist people with disabilities, held the event at Tor Sports and Leisure Centre in Glastonbury, Somerset, to mark the milestone, as well as the fifth anniversary of the puppy group and first birthday of puppy Piper. This venue is where the Charity holds its puppy training classes for local volunteers who look after their young dogs for a year and begin their training to be assistance dogs.

The dedicated group carried out games with their puppies such as waiting 25 seconds for treats, carrying their wooden spoon or dinner bowl for 25 steps the quickest and a temptation alley of 25 hot dogs. The Somerset puppy group also celebrated with a specially made dog cake and dinner for the pups!

Heather Loan, Somerset Puppy Group Trainer at Canine Partners, said: “We wanted to mark 25 years of Canine Partners with a special celebration – and what better way than honouring our puppies! Everyone had a great time while training their puppies in a fun and engaging way. The group put a lot of effort into the event with many quirky games and a small three course meal for each, made up of vegetable soup, chicken casserole or fish pie followed by a Bonio treat. We are always looking for new puppy parents to teach the assistance-dogs-in-training basic obedience, social skills and core tasks that are essential before they move on to advanced training, where their skills are refined specifically for a disabled person’s needs. It’s a really rewarding role.”

The Somerset puppy training group is always looking for more puppy parents to help train the young dogs. Please contact us for more information.