Le Copain, Fondation suisse d'éducation de chiens d'assistance pour personnes en situation de handicap

To provide specially trained assistance dogs to certain individuals with disabilities, enabling them to perform various tasks that promote their autonomy, allowing them to stay at home and facilitating their inclusion in society and active life. To achieve this, the foundation develops educational techniques, including: providing individuals with motor disabilities with specially trained assistance dogs to accompany them and perform tasks that promote their independence, enabling them to stay at home and regain their place in society and active life; providing individuals with epilepsy or diabetes with alert dogs that can signal the onset of seizures, allowing these individuals to adopt safe behavior and maintain their autonomy; providing individuals with intellectual disabilities and cognitive disorders with wake-up dogs that offer daily assistance and psychological support conducive to the harmonious development of these beneficiaries; providing therapists (psychiatrists, psychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, etc.) with therapy dogs that support the rehabilitation and reintegration of individuals with physical and/or mental health issues. The foundation is also able to develop similar and/or analogous activities with any type of animal deemed and proven to be suitable.