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Volunteer Dog Walking - Mental Health Recovery Services

Last updated: 07/01/2026
Mental Health Recovery Services
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What we do

It’s widely known that walking dogs provides enormous benefits to mental and physical well being for people and dogs.

SPPOT’s Volunteer Dog Walking Team has been running since 2013 and has proven the benefits to our volunteers, the dogs and the dogs’ families

The accredited training we provide, enables people to become Volunteer Dog Walkers, fully supported by SPPOT who will continue to train, support and insure each person in whichever way suits them best.

The training course for Volunteer Dog Walkers is run by qualified staff in a fun and informal style, with no requirement to read, write or speak out loud to a group.

Every course offered by SPPOT is intended to benefit dogs too, by promoting kind, effective methods of training and handling.

Who do we support

We provide fully funded accredited training and supported dog walking volunteering opportunities for people who are furthest from the job market but live relatively independently.
This includes people who are managing or recovering from mental ill health, substance misuse or other significant barrier to training and work.

This service is for people aged 18+.

Is there a charge to use this service?

No

Can anyone use this service?

Anyone can apply and we will then discuss the process for accessing training and volunteering with the individual and any involved family or professionals

 Opening times

We are open from 8am to 6pm Monday to Thursday and from 8am to 5pm on Fridays

Where do we provide our service?

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We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Please note that the results found when searching in English or Welsh on the English and Welsh sides of the website (www.dewis.wales or www.dewis.cymru) will sometimes differ. Providers can (subject to rules around language standards that apply to some provision) choose to enter their information in English only, in Welsh only, or bilingually. Whilst we try to use the technology within the site to limit the impact of their choice, both terminology and the structure of the languages mean that differences in the results produced is sometimes inevitable.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.