We enjoyed a very informative presentation by Selina Gibsone from ADI member Dogs for Good on the challenges of measuring the welfare and wellbeing of our dogs. #ADITogether #LifeChangers

Time for our last Conference speaker of the day, Dr Claire Guest OBE from Medical Detection Dogs. Claire will discuss enhanced understanding for enhanced relationships - helping us further understand our dogs, the world in which they live & their challenges to communication. #ADITogether

The wonderful Dr Claire Guest OBE from ADI member Medical Detection Dogs fascinating all of us with her presentation on What Dogs Want us to Know. #ADITogether #LifeChangers #assistancedogs

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It's the last morning of our 2023 Conference.  There's still time for some great Breakout Sessions - this morning  you can find out about Volunteer Retention, How Dogs Read Us and our International Breeding Cooperative. #ADITogether #LifeChangers #assistancedogs

We are learning so much this morning in the workshop on How Dogs Read Us, given by the brilliant Daniel Mills from University of Lincoln, UK. #ADITogether #LifeChangers #assistancedogs

Two more great Conference Breakout Sessions coming up - Working with Rescue Dogs and Planning Production in your Breeding Program. Don't miss these fantastic sessions! #ADITogether #LifeChangers #assistancedogs

Not all #assistancedogs are purpose bred. Some of our programs work with dogs from shelters and rescue centres and train them to become incredible assistance dogs. Garry Botterill CF from ADI member ServiceDogsUK is telling us all about his amazing rescue dogs. #ADITogether

Assistance Dogs International Garry Botterill CF ServiceDogsUK We are living proof of just how amazing this organisation is and what an impact these dogs have on improving lifes and wellbeing. #Veterans #PTSD #changing2lifesatatime 🐕‍🦺👍

Nearly time for our final Conference Breakout Sessions. This afternoon, find out about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion;  Disability, Assistance Dogs & Client Independence; and Techniques for Pre-Whelping, Whelping and Post-Whelping Broods. #ADITogether #LifeChangers #assistancedogs

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Some fascinating insights from Professor Silvja Philipps Reichherzer into Applied Neuroscience in Interactions between Clients and Dogs. More valuable tools to help our members create Paths to Positive Partnerships. #ADITogether #LifeChangers #assistancedogs

We're covering a wide range of subjects at this years's ADI conference - our members Dogs for Good, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People Canine Companions® and Canines for Service all contributed to a very interesting panel discussion on Diversity Equity and Inclusion. #ADITogether #LifeChangers

We're coming towards the end of our Conference and we're joined by a team of experts from our hosts Rehabilitation Centre Silver and the University of Applied Science in Zagreb to discuss sensory inputs for clients with disabilities and assistance dog work. #ADITogether

Experts from our hosts Rehabilitation Centre Silver and the University of Applied Science in Zagreb sharing the importance of sensory input in assistance dogs work. #ADITogether #LifeChangers #assistancedogs

Time for our closing Keynote Speaker! Dr Marie-Jose Enders-Slegers will address animal wellbeing in working circumstances for #assistance dogs. She is an expert in the #HumanAnimalBond and just the person to set us all on Paths to Positive Partnerships. #ADITogether #LifeChangers

We are nearly at the end of Dr Marie-Jose Enders-Slegers' talk about wellbeing in working circumstances for #assistance dogs. We've all learned so much this week and can't wait to put new ideas into practice, so that we can create more Paths to Positive Partnerships. #ADITogether

That's it! Our annual conference is over for another year. A very special thanks to our hosts czrs.hr for their welcome and generosity - you've been instrumental to the success of this year's Paths to Positive Partnerships. THANK YOU SO MUCH! #ADITogether

We've loved getting together again, sharing ideas, listening to some inspirational speakers, learning new techniques, and exploring beautiful #Zagreb. We were so lucky to be treated to a wonderful display from the folklore ensemble "Ivan Goran Kovačić". #ADITogether #LifeChangers

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