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Carmarthenshire Therapy Dogs

Last updated: 29/04/2025
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What we do

Provide therapy dog visits to people who are lonely and socially isolated in their own homes and in care settings, schools in Carmarthenshire, providing therapy for children with behaviour issues or autism, ADHD or anxiety, hospital and other health settings, subject to volunteer availability.
Animal Therapy has long been seen as beneficial to mental and physical health, referrals to our email.
Visits are worked out between volunteers and service users.
If you would like to become a volunteer or want a visit please contact us on carmstherapydogs@gmail.com
Registered Charity we are providing visits to people in Carmarthenshire and surrounding counties.
Our new project PetBot, we can provide automated pets to people living with dementia and other mental health issues. The automated pet has proved very successful and helps relieve stress and anxiety. Please contact for more details.
We currently have no capacity for one-to-one referrals, our group visits are still ongoing.

Who do we support

The Therapy Dogs/Befriender target service user is the socially isolated and people living with dementia, Therapy dogs can be used as one to one and effectively in group situations, the benefits of interaction with dogs and their handlers can address social isolation and improve mental health.
We also have therapy dogs in schools in Carmarthenshire, providing therapy for children with behaviour issues or autism, ADHD or anxiety.
We now have volunteers in all surrounding county's of Carmarthenshire and are also working with a gambling addiction charity in London.

Is there a charge to use this service?

No

Can anyone use this service?

Self-referrals or from professionals, please contact for referral form We currently have no capacity for one-to-one referrals, our group visits are still ongoing.

 Address

 You can send post here:

Abercamlais
Golden Grove
Carmarthen
SA32 8LX

Contact methods

Social media

 Opening times

Service availability various depending on need
Contact availability 9 -5 Monday - Friday

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.