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Assistance Dog Register
This register lists all current fully trained Pawsitive Squad assistance dog partnerships.
It is designed to help businesses, venues, service providers and members of the public confirm genuine Pawsitive Squad assistance dogs.
All fully trained Pawsitive Squad partnerships are issued with:
- A Pawsitive Squad jacket
- A lead sleeve
- A digital ID card with QR code verification
Scanning the QR code allows you to match the handler and dog details with this register to confirm they are an active fully trained partnership. Dogs can look very similar, please ensure you're matching the dogs digital ID (live in phone wallet NOT a screenshot) with the details on the website.
Please note that assistance dogs may not always wear their full uniform due to weather, disability-related needs, or a dog beginning work unexpectedly while out with their handler.
All Pawsitive Squad assistance dogs are assessed for:
- Public access behaviour
- Obedience and control
- At least 3 disability-related assistive tasks required outside of the home
All Pawsitive Squad assistance dogs must also:
- Attend annual reassessments
- Be up to date with flea, worm, and tick prevention
- Be vaccinated or titre tested to prove immunity
- Not be raw fed
Unfortunately, we have experienced a small number of former clients failing to return official uniform items after leaving our organisation. If you see a dog wearing Pawsitive Squad branding that is not listed on this register, please contact us with a photo and relevant details so we can investigate possible fraudulent use of our branding or representation as a Pawsitive Squad partnership.
ID Number: 001 Dogs Name: Pepi Handler Initials: HP, YP, BP
ID Number: 005 Dogs Name: Apollo Handler Initials: HT & JT ID Number: 009 Dogs Name: Molly Handlers Initials: ZB |
ID Number: 002 Dogs Name: Flossy Handlers Initials: LB
ID Number: 006 Dogs Name: Puck Handler Initials: JB-R
ID Number: 010 Dogs Name: Harper Handlers Initials: HW |
ID Number: 003 Dogs Name: Nalah Handler Initials: CW
ID Number: 007 Dogs Name: Rosie Handlers Initials: CB or SL - Supporting EL & LP
ID Number: 011 Dogs Name: River Handlers Initials: BM |
ID Number: 004 Dogs Name: Levi Handler Initials: CH & HH ID Number: 008 Dogs Name: Kenji Handler Initials: ID Number: 012 Dogs Name: Arlo Handlers Initials: SM |
Assistance Dog and the Equality Act, 2010
Under the Equality Act 2010, disabled people who use assistance dogs are protected by law. Businesses and service providers must make reasonable adjustments to allow assistance dog handlers equal access to goods, services, transport, housing, education, and public spaces.
Reasonable adjustments may include:
- Allowing assistance dogs into businesses and public spaces which do not allow pet dogs.
- Understanding that assistance dogs are auxiliary aids, just like a wheelchair and not just pets
- Not separating a handler from their assistance dog
Assistance dog handlers also some times face discrimination through:
- Being followed around by security when accessing a business with an assistance dog.
- Hostile and humiliating interactions such as accusing an assistance dog handler to be faking their disability or accused of not needing an assistance dog.
Failing to make reasonable adjustments and unfavourable/ prejudice conduct towards disabled people is disability discrimination and could result in legal action, complaints, negative publicity, media attention and reputational damage to a business or organisation.
Very occasionally, in exceptional circumstances it may be lawful to refuse access to an assistance dog such as in certain areas of zoos where the dogs safety or zoo inhabitants safety could be at risk by having the dog present, within the actual kitchen of a commercial kitchen, within some areas of hospitals such as operating theatres though access to most areas of hospital would be a reasonable adjustment. If an assistance dog is lawfully refused, the reasoning for refusal must be clearly explained and other reasonable adjustments still offered. Only a court can fundamentally decide if an assistance dog access refusal was lawful or not.
Please note: In the UK, assistance dogs do not need to be trained by ADUK or any specific organisation. Many genuine assistance dogs are owner trained or trained through independent organisations.
This register only lists Pawsitive Squad Assistance Dog partnerships. It is NOT a register of all assistance dogs in the UK.
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