In Ukraine : Ellie helps people having experienced ​physical and psychological trauma

Ellie has a training and visiting certificate according to the IAHAIO (International Association Human-Animal Interaction)​ and PADA (Personality Assessment of Domestic Animals) system. Ellie passed the ASB test. (search and rescue dog)

She has 8 years of experience in dog assisted therapy and has supported people who have experienced physical and psychological trauma, including military, and children with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and autism.

She works in the Dog Assisted Therapy center opened in Kyiv in October 2023 with the support of the Royal Canin Foundation

‘I am proud that our team has the opportunity to develop and implement such an important and bright project: dog assisted therapy shows itself to be very effective and efficient when working with children who have endured all the burdens of war, as well as military staff and adults who have certain signs of stress or post-traumatic stress disorder caused by military actions. The creation of dog assisted therapy centers in Ukraine is a very important step for helping to restore the mental health of society’, Olena Lobova, Head of the Board PO Change Communications.