Assistance Dogs New Zealand Trust
The ADNZTrust was founded in 2008 by Julie and Rick Hancox after Julie left the field of a prominent service dog organisation. During her career in this field, she came across people that had various disabilities that did not receive the same access to service dogs. There was nowhere for people with disabilities such as Autism, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy and Diabetes to go to obtain a dog to assist with their disability with legal public access rights. After being introduced to families bringing in dogs from the US to assist their children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Julie took on the challenge of creating an organisation in New Zealand to cater for this gap of service in our community. Julie formulated her own dog training programme and with the constant assistance of Rick who supported this dream Assistance Dogs, New Zealand now services 37 clients New Zealand Wide with a waiting list that is continuously growing beyond the capabilities of this unique and successful charitable organisation.
Auckland,
New Zealand
88 Scott Road, RD 6, Te Awamutu 3876 New Zealand
Animal Assisted Therapists
