Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh visits Dogs for Autism in Alton, East Hampshire.
Photos and footage taken by Michelle Monaghan, reporter at Tindle Newspapers Ltd in Surrey and Hampshire.
Photos and footage taken by Michelle Monaghan, reporter at Tindle Newspapers Ltd in Surrey and Hampshire.
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00:00So we are going to be in two places today, and here, all of our volunteers, puppet walkers
00:28This dog I'd like to introduce to you is Clover, and this is Ali, who is our training manager
00:38Hello! Are you very happy? Because you're very hairy!
00:44I'm afraid that's going to be a bit of a hazard of a visit!
00:57So we are going to be in two places today, and here, all of our volunteers, puppet walkers
01:05Hello! Are you very happy? Because you're very hairy!
01:10I'm afraid that's going to be a bit of a hazard of a visit!
01:14I'm afraid that's going to be a bit of a hazard of a visit!
01:27So we are going to be in two places today, and here, all of our volunteers, puppet walkers
01:57So we are going to be in two places today, and here, all of our volunteers, puppet walkers
02:27So we are going to be in two places today, and here, all of our volunteers, puppet walkers
02:58He doesn't have the eye contact!
03:12So Emma looks after our puppet walkers and puppet social users, so we have some trainers who work with our older dog, but Emma in particular does a lot for our puppies
03:27So we are going to be in two places today, and here, all of our volunteers, puppet walkers
03:47How is our puppy doing?
03:49Is that you?
03:53Who's this? Who's this?
03:59Buddy come!
04:01Buddy come!
04:03Who's this? Who's this?
04:05Who's this?
04:07Are you ready?
04:09Are you ready Buddy?
04:11Ah! No!
04:13Buddy boss!
04:15This way! Who's this?
04:17You can do this!
04:19You can do this!
04:21You can do this!
04:23Are you ready?
04:25Are you ready?
04:27Where is he?
04:29Where is he?
04:31Where is he?
04:47Where is he?
05:05On behalf of Tor Stort想
05:07and I want to thank you for your visit today
05:09we are so grateful that you found time to come and visit us
05:11Hmm
05:13and it's been
05:15It's so enlightening to see how interested you are in our work, and that encourages us to work with more people.
05:23I think it's been truly amazing.
05:25Can I invite you to unveil the plaque now, Rosie?
05:28Thank you very much for inviting me to say thank you very much to all of you for what you're doing for our young people with autism.
05:36To find a way and a means of enabling them to go outside, to interact with people with confidence,
05:44to get into places that they would otherwise have found completely inaccessible because of the stresses that autism can bring,
05:50is absolutely crucial, and we're lucky enough to have in our lives these amazing four-legged creatures
05:56who do amazing work, whether it be with guide dogs for the blind, for assistance dogs, buddy dogs,
06:02and obviously now with dogs for autism, we're very lucky to have them.
06:06It's a two-way street.
06:10They provide the access for young people, but actually they also, for all the families that have these dogs in their lives,
06:17it's actually, they're not just for that one individual.
06:20They bring so much to the rest of the family as well, so thank you for all that you're doing,
06:24and to all the people that are involved, whether it be foster parents or dog walkers,
06:30all of the fundraisers and those people that have been supporting,
06:35and the people that came and did this amazing transformation to what apparently was a bit of a dusty old barn.
06:42It's wonderful, and it's provided charity with a fantastic facility to be able to train the dogs in a really appropriate space.
06:50Thank you very much for inviting me today. It's been an absolute joy, and I promise I'm not going to leave.
06:56You might have to check, though, once I'm gone.
07:01Thank you very much.