Phil, the award-winning Medical Detection & Autism Assistance Dog
About this episode
The episode features Phil, a rescue dog trained to assist his handler Felicity with medical alerts and autism-related tasks.
Rescue dog Phil alerts his 22 year old handler, Felicity Brown, to impending collapse or sudden loss of consciousness. His alerts give her time to sit, lie down or seek support. He is also trained to perform autism related tasks such as deep pressure therapy, locating named people or safe exits, and helping her avoid emotional dysregulation. Phil and Felicity are the first dual trained partnership collaboration between the assistance dog charities, Dogs for Autism and Medical Detection Dogs . Felicity and her family trained and graduated Phil through the owner-trainer programme at Pawsable Assistance Dogs CI , and then applied for the owner trainer programme at Medical Detection Dogs, giving another dimension to Phil's skillset. So a lot of firsts! A big thank you to Felicity and her mum for talking to Dogs with Jobs. And congratulations to the team on winning the Rescue Dog Medal of Honour at the the Dogs Making a Difference Awards in September 2025, organised by the excellent charity, Service Dogs UK. Connected episodes on assistance dogs Duke, the PTSD assistance dog By your side: navigating life with a guide dog over time Ralph, the…
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