{"id":7070,"date":"2023-07-06T06:22:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T10:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/?page_id=7070"},"modified":"2024-11-08T12:29:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T17:29:50","slug":"igdf-and-adi-joint-position-statements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/about-us\/igdf-and-adi-joint-position-statements\/","title":{"rendered":"IGDF and ADI Joint Position Statements"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7070\" class=\"elementor elementor-7070\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66f83dc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66f83dc3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-684ad07c\" data-id=\"684ad07c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2c21da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2c21da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a42d47d\" data-id=\"a42d47d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-048b83c\" data-id=\"048b83c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4096e25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4096e25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Joint-Logo-1024x560.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7073\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Joint-Logo-1024x560.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Joint-Logo-600x328.png 600w, https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Joint-Logo-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Joint-Logo-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Joint-Logo.png 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8435bee\" data-id=\"8435bee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8b61d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8b61d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Launch of Position Statement: ADI and IGDF Joint Position Statement on Client Services and Ethics<\/h3><p>ADI and IGDF are delighted to launch our new Joint Statement on Client Services and Ethics. This is the latest collaboration between our two organisations and demonstrates our continuing commitment to the people we serve.<\/p><p>The statement is intended to guide our relationships and engagement of our members\u2019 staff, volunteers and any external consultants as they carry out their day-to-day interactions with the people we serve. Like the existing Joint Position Statement on Dog Health and Welfare, this new statement compliments and provides an ethical context for the ADI and IGDF Standards and values, as well as demonstrating a strong commitment to the human-dog partnership.<\/p><p>The statement has been developed by a group of leading experts from the guide and assistance dog sector. On behalf of the ADI and IGDF Boards we would like to extend our thanks to the following volunteers who contributed to this work:<\/p><ul><li>Melissa Allman, The Seeing Eye, Inc.<\/li><li>Christine Baroni-Pretsch, Foundation Romande pour Chiens Guides d\u2019Aveugles<\/li><li>Felicity Beaulieu, Guide Dogs WA\/TAS<\/li><li>Antoine Bouissou, Association des Chiens Guides Grand Sud Ouest<\/li><li>Chris Diefenthaler, Assistance Dogs International<\/li><li>Mark van Gelder, Canisha vzw<\/li><li>Melinda Sowers, Canine Companions<\/li><\/ul><p>If you have any questions or would like to discuss the Joint Position Statement, please contact Chris Diefenthaler (ADI) or David Maynard (IGDF) enquiries@igdf.org.uk<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f163d53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f163d53\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f71b7a8\" data-id=\"f71b7a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1871da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1871da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dc1121\" data-id=\"2dc1121\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-988de0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"988de0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ADI-and-IGDF-Joint-Position-Statement-on-Client-Services-and-Ethics.pdf\"><strong>Download a copy<\/strong> of the Assistance Dogs International &amp; International Guide Dog Federation joint position statement on Client Services and Ethics (version 1) here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f177f48\" data-id=\"f177f48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b374b3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b374b3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/igdf-dog-paw.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-383\" alt=\"A dogs paw print\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-163b2ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"163b2ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9cc579 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9cc579\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c9026e\" data-id=\"0c9026e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-21e14ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21e14ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-229e981\" data-id=\"229e981\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-740762e\" data-id=\"740762e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31a806c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31a806c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Joint-Logo-1024x560.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7073\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Joint-Logo-1024x560.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Joint-Logo-600x328.png 600w, https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Joint-Logo-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Joint-Logo-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Joint-Logo.png 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff4d9f7\" data-id=\"ff4d9f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a1be5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3a1be5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Launch of Position Statement:\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\">ADI and IGDF Joint Position Statement on the eithical training and care of guide and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\">assistance dogs<\/span><\/h3><p>The world\u2019s two leading organizations for assistance and guide dogs have strengthened their joint commitment to the health, welfare and ethical treatment of dogs trained by their member programs.\u00a0<\/p><p>Assistance Dogs International (ADI) and the International Guide Dog Federation (IGDF) issued a joint position statement re-affirming their commitment to the ethical training and care of dogs. They aim to\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201csupport the ethical training and handling of all our dogs and puppies by our staff, volunteers, clients, and any external consultants\u201d, while acknowledging that training methods and the understanding of dogs\u2019 health and welfare needs have evolved significantly over recent years.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cADI and IGDF are rightly proud of our work to promote the ethical care and welfare of dogs, but that doesn\u2019t mean we are resting on our laurels &#8211; there is always more to learn and put into practice,\u201d said ADI Board Chair Danny Vancoppernolle. \u201cOur joint commitment represents the latest evolution of decades of work to ensure the physical, psychological, and emotional needs of assistance and guide dogs are met.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cAs the two leading global organizations for setting standards and accrediting assistance and guide dog training programs, our experience shows that assistance dogs work at their best when supported with good welfare,\u201d he added. \u201cThere is growing scientific evidence that positive reinforcement training has a significant impact on the success and well-being of both assistance dogs and their human partners.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><p>The joint position, which was developed in collaboration with experienced practitioners, external experts and by reviewing current scientific literature, recognizes that dogs are sentient beings, capable of feeling emotions such as pleasure, happiness, fear, and anxiety.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cWe aim to manage our dogs\u2019 physical and functional needs and experiences so that our dogs, at all life stages, have good physical, psychological and emotional health,\u201d said Bill Thornton, Chair of the IGDF Board of Directors. \u201cOur member programs have a responsibility to meet the physical, psychological and emotional needs of their dogs &#8211; and that includes using positive reinforcement training methods.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cThis statement marks a further strengthening of ties between ADI and IGDF, which recently signed a Memorandum of Cooperation,\u201d he added. \u201cBoth organizations have been working for decades to put the health and wellbeing of their dogs front and center, and this position statement represents the latest evolution of that work,\u201d said Thornton. \u201cHowever, it\u2019s important to note that the statement is a living document which will continue to evolve over time in line with new evidence and practice.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><p>The joint commitment emphasizes the need for positive renforcement and reward-based training methods, backed up by growing scientific evidence that the ethical training and handling of assistance dogs has a significant positive impact on the success and well-being of both the dogs and their human partners.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cWe advocate for humane, evidence-based training methods such as the LIMA (least intrusive, minimally aversive), because the needs of our dogs and our commitment to dog welfare will always be our top priority,\u201d said Vancoppernolle.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-903c102 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"903c102\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1adf69e\" data-id=\"1adf69e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-43a5588 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43a5588\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-86f55b6\" data-id=\"86f55b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb9538 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cb9538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Joint-Position-Statement-Ethical-Training-and-Care-of-Dogs-1.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Download a copy<\/strong> of the Assistance Dogs International &amp; International Guide Dog Federation joint position statement on the ethical training and care of guide &amp; assistance dogs (version 1) here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f056e1\" data-id=\"8f056e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2776458 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2776458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdf.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/igdf-dog-paw.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-383\" alt=\"A dogs paw print\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launch of Position Statement: ADI and IGDF Joint Position Statement on Client Services and Ethics ADI and IGDF are delighted to launch our new Joint Statement on Client Services and Ethics. 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