Pause With Paws CIC
Life is busy. Overwhelming. Loud.
Sometimes what people need most isn’t another workshop, lecture, or solution but a pause.
Pause With Paws provides psychology-informed, non-clinical canine-assisted wellbeing visits using calm, sociable small dogs to support emotional regulation, stress relief, and human connection.
Available for workplaces, care settings, schools, 1:1, community spaces and more.
Join Our Pause With Paws Community & Support Our C.I.C
Members receive:
🐾 Full access to the Wellbeing Hub digital resources
🐾 25% off all wellbeing events
(sound healing, dog wellbeing sessions, workshops)
🐾 Early booking for events
🐾 Monthly wellbeing reflections and prompts
🐾 First access to new courses and programmes
🐾 Access to our members only group
The first 30 members will become our Founding Pause With Paws Community Members and will keep the discounted price forever.
Upcoming Public Events
Tarot, Tails & Tea - A Dog-Assisted Wellbeing Session With TarotMembership OfferSun 26 AprShardlow Village Hall
What Is Pause With Paws CIC?
Pause With Paws is a Community Interest Company that offers structured, facilitated well-being experiences centred around gentle interaction with carefully selected dogs.
Our sessions are:
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Calm, slow, and pressure-free
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Designed to support the nervous system
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Inclusive and accessible
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Ethical and dog-led
This is not therapy and it doesn’t need to be.
It’s intentional wellbeing, grounded in psychology and delivered with care.
Why Dogs?
Research consistently shows that spending time with dogs can:
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Reduce stress and anxiety
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Support emotional regulation
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Increase feelings of safety and connection
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Encourage presence and calm
Pause With Paws C.I.C brings this evidence to life through gentle, guided interaction, without medicalising human experience or overstimulating animals.
Our Services
We are proud to announce we are a registered Community Interest Company who provide regular dog-assisted wellbeing visits to local care homes, mental health spaces, communities and more.
WHERE WE WORK
Workplaces
Wellbeing days • Stress-reduction sessions • Mental health awareness events
Care Homes & Supported Living
Comfort visits • Sensory engagement • Gentle companionship
Schools, Colleges & University's
Exam-stress support • Emotional regulation • SEND-aware sessions
Community & Private Events
Pooch parties • Wellbeing events • Home visits • Calm canine encounters
Each session is adapted to the environment, group size, and needs of those attending.
OUR DOG WELFARE PROMISE
At Pause With Paws C.I.C, the dogs’ wellbeing always comes first.
We commit to:
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Calm, well-tempered small dogs
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Short, structured sessions with rest rotations
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Consent-based interaction (dogs can opt out)
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No forced handling or performance
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Safe, respectful environments
We believe regulated dogs create regulated spaces.
ABOUT US
How we started
Pause With Paws was founded by Charlotte, a psychology with counselling graduate with specialist training in emotional wellbeing, animal assisted therapy and canine behaviour.
Her academic research explored how time spent with dogs can positively impact emotional wellbeing, stress levels, and feelings of connection, particularly during periods of overwhelm, grief, or transition.
Pause With Paws CIC combines this academic grounding with lived experience, ethical practice, and deep respect for both people and animals.
Don't Just Take Our Word For It.
Here's What People Say:
"I went to a lovely afternoon session with Pause With Paws Wellbeing and had a wonderful time just resting with the dogs, having cuddles, a bit of meditation time and tea and cookies. I came away feeling really relaxed and looking forward to the next session.
The girls who run the session are lovely and made time to chat with everyone and check in on how everyone was doing.
I took my two girls with me who are neurodivergent, one particularly does not like socialising, but they both loved it too. It was a great way to get my eldest out of the house and she was much more regulated than she often is after being in a social situation like that. There was no expectation on her to interact with humans if she didn’t want to and she loved playing with the dogs. My younger daughter is much more outgoing in comparison and has suspected ADHD so is usually bouncing off the walls, or upside down, but she calmed right down so the dogs would come for cuddles, the rest from the incessant action was actually really good for her too.
Thank you ladies, can’t wait for the next one."
Cat - Public Pause With Paws Session Attendee
READY TO BOOK OR LEARN MORE?
Whether you’re looking to support staff wellbeing, enrich a care environment, or offer calm support during stressful times, Pause With Paws would love to help.
Free Discovery Call
30 min • Free
