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🐾 Welcome to Pause with Paws CIC
🐶 We bring ethical dog-assisted wellbeing visits to care homes, workplaces, community spaces and more.
🧠 Led by psychology and grounded in compassion, for humans and dogs.
📩 pausewithpawswellbeing@gmail.com

11/02/2026

Today we had another truly lovely visit at the Sandiacre Court Care Centre.
The dogs now get so excited and recognise exactly where they are as soon as we arrive 🐾

As we walked into the room, faces lit up and smiles spread across the residents’ faces. Some remembered the dogs from previous visits and were so excited to see their little friends again. It was beautiful listening to them share memories of pets they’d owned in the past.

Even a few who said they “weren’t really dog people” ended up stroking the dogs, chatting to them and saying hello by the end of the session.

Jake the chihuahua made special visits to the bedbound residents, making sure nobody missed out on cuddles and smiles.

It was such a gentle, heartwarming afternoon and a reminder of just how powerful the human–animal bond really is 🤍

11/02/2026

✨ This Sunday’s Wellbeing Event is now: Pay What You Want ✨

As a newly registered Community Interest Company, our mission is simple:
to make wellbeing, connection and emotional support accessible to everyone 🐾💛

We know times are hard and mental health support shouldn’t feel like a luxury.
So for this Sunday’s event, we’ve decided to make it Pay What You Want.

That means:
• You can come even if money is tight
• You choose what feels comfortable for you
• And any contributions help us fund future community wellbeing events

Any profit goes straight back into:
🌱 Creating more inclusive events
🌱 Supporting mental health & SEN wellbeing
🌱 Keeping our sessions accessible, gentle and community-led

So whether you pay £2.50, £5, £10 or more - you are part of building something really special.

This isn’t about profit.
It’s about people. And paws. And creating safe spaces to breathe again 🐾✨

🎟 Book your spot for Sunday – link in bio / comments
(Spaces are limited so we can keep it calm and cosy. Tickets must be pre-booked.)
www.pausewithpaws.co.uk

10/02/2026

✨ We’re Officially a Community Interest Company! ✨

I’m so excited (and honestly a bit emotional) to share that Pause With Paws is now officially a Community Interest Company (CIC) 🐾💛

This is a massive milestone for us.

Becoming a CIC means that everything we do is now legally protected to benefit the community first. It means our work supporting mental health, wellbeing, SEN needs, disability, grief, and emotional support through dog-assisted sessions is rooted in purpose, not profit.

Any money we make goes straight back into:
🤍 Expanding our community wellbeing sessions
🤍 Supporting vulnerable adults and children
🤍 Reaching care homes, SEN settings, and those who may not otherwise access support
🤍 Caring for our dogs, who give so much of themselves every single session

Pause With Paws was born from lived experience - from grief, chronic illness, neurodivergence, and a deep belief that connection, calm, and compassion can be found through animals.
Becoming a CIC allows us to grow ethically, apply for funding, and build sustainable support for the people who need it most.

This isn’t just a business move.
It’s a promise.

A promise to keep people, wellbeing, and community at the heart of everything we do 🐾✨

Thank you to everyone who has supported us, believed in us, and cheered us on so far. This is only the beginning 🤍

If you’re a care home, community group, school, or organisation who would love to work with us - we’d love to hear from you.

💬 Drop a comment
📩 Send us a message
🤍 Or just celebrate this win with us!

10/02/2026

Meet Paddington 🦊

Age: Almost two
Breed: Long-haired chihuahua
Favourite food: Chicken
Loves: Being brushed and tickled

Paddington was fostered by our founder after being surrendered by his owner - through no fault of his own. When he first arrived, he was very timid and anxious, which was completely understandable.

Paddington taught us patience. Over time, he learned to trust not only us humans, but the other dogs too… and now it feels like he’s always been part of the family.

Paddington also has a severe undershot jaw - meaning he isn’t “perfect”, but he’s perfect to us. A little different, a little special, and a whole lot of love.

He’s one of our residents’ absolute favourites and has formed some really beautiful bonds. Just last week, a lady said she wanted to go for an afternoon nap but didn’t want to miss out on Paddington time. We promised we would bring him back, this is the beauty of regular visits 🥹
He loves to sit on people’s knees and have a cuddle, and honestly, he gives the best ones.

Paddington is incredible with our service users, both young and old, and reminds us every day that healing doesn’t always come in words – sometimes it comes on four legs.

We can learn a lot from Paddington. 💛

09/02/2026

200 of you. One big thank you 🥹

Pause With Paws was created to bring comfort, connection and calm through dog-assisted wellbeing.

To celebrate reaching 200 followers, we’re gifting
a pair of tickets to our Valentine’s event on Sunday at Shardlow Village Hall 💖

Because this community means everything to us.

How to enter:
🐾 Follow
🐾 Like
🐾 Tag who you’d bring

Winner announced: Friday 13th Evening on this account only!

If you purchase a ticket and then win the giveaway, we’ll refund your tickets in full - so you’ve got nothing to lose 💘

https://www.pausewithpaws.co.uk/event-details/pause-with-paws-dog-assisted-wellbeing-valentines-galentines-edition

09/02/2026

✨ Just a little reminder ✨
We do offer home visits with Pause With Paws 🐾

Home visits can be a lovely option for children, young people or adults who may feel more comfortable in their own space, including those who are neurodivergent, disabled, experiencing anxiety, or who find new environments overwhelming.

All of our sessions are:
- Fully insured & DBS checked
- Trauma-informed and gentle
- Tailored to individual needs
- Delivered with carefully selected, calm dogs

If you’ve been wondering whether home visits are possible - they absolutely are.
We’re always happy to chat and see if we’re the right fit 💛

If you’ve recently sent us a home visit enquiry on our website and we haven’t been able to reply, please can you pop us a message or email so we can connect 🐾

Pausewithpawswellbeing@gmail.com

08/02/2026

Sunday reflection 🌿

This week has been one of those weeks that reminds me why we started Pause With Paws.

We had a really positive session on a new floor at one of the care homes we support, and seeing the residents connect with the dogs in such a gentle, meaningful way was honestly heart-melting.
We can’t wait to return on Wednesday.

We’ve taken big steps behind the scenes too…
✨ Planned our next chapter
✨ Applied to become a CIC
✨ And were even approached and supported by our local councillor, which meant more than I can put into words. THANK YOU ❤️🫶

Next week is shaping up to be just as exciting:
• Care home visits
• A pilot session with an adult day care centre, combining dog-assisted wellbeing with education about dogs (exactly how we envisioned it from our very first meeting)
• And… a week today is our Valentines event at Shardlow Village Hall!

Feeling so grateful, grounded, and excited for what’s growing.
Slow, gentle, community-led impact - one paw at a time 🐾

08/02/2026

We have had a few website inquiries but unfortunately they don't have contact details for us to be able to respond.
If you have contacted us and not heard anything please let us know 🐾

08/02/2026

Valentine’s doesn’t have to be about romance.
It can be about rest. 🐾💗

If this week feels heavy…
If you’re burnt out, anxious, grieving, lonely, or just emotionally exhausted then this is for you.

This Valentine’s, Pause With Paws is hosting a gentle dog-assisted wellbeing session designed to help your nervous system slow down.

No pressure to talk.
No therapy.
No fixing yourself.

Just:
✨ calm space
🐶 gentle dogs
🌿 grounding activities
💬 optional sharing
🤍 a moment to breathe again

You don’t need to bring a partner.
You don’t need to be “okay”.
You just need to show up as you are.

This session is especially for:
• people struggling with mental health
• those feeling lonely or disconnected
• anyone who finds Valentine’s hard
• carers, SEN families, or those holding a lot

Sometimes the most healing thing isn’t talking - it’s sitting with a dog and feeling safe for an hour.

📍 Shardlow Village Hall
📅 15/02
⏰ 1:30 - 2:30
🎟 Limited spaces – booking link in bio

Come as you are. Leave lighter. 🫶

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Pause With Paws
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+447881309426

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http://www.pausewithpaws.co.uk/

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