Our latest video from the web features a charity called Dogs for the Disabled.
They train specially selected dogs to carry out a range of practical tasks to assist disabled children and adults in order to achieve greater independence and are the only assistance dog charity to train dogs specially for disabled children.
Since 1988 the charity has trained over 350 partnerships.
Every dog is trained to help with simple everyday tasks such as opening doors, picking up the morning post, emptying the washing machine, even retrieving dropped items such as a TV remote, keys or a wallet.
Puppy Sponsorship
Sponsor a puppy and you’ll be helping Dogs for the Disabled to change lives. Just like any pup, our young labradors and golden retrievers are soft and cuddly, but they’re also inquisitive, cheeky and full of mischief.
As a Puppy Sponsor, you can help Dogs for the Disabled give your pup and others just like them, all the love and support they’ll need before they start training to become an assistance dog. You’ll receive a Welcome Pack with puppy pictures, as well as regular updates about your pup’s progress.
Volunteering Opportunities with Dogs
Everyone loves a puppy, but imagine being able to offer one a home for a year, giving it all the experiences to start off on the road to becoming an assistance dog. Unlike pet dogs, pups in training go to all sorts of different places such as shopping centres, supermarkets, the local school, train stations or even the hairdressers.
By introducing a puppy to all these different environments at an early age our pups become confident and used to the many different sights, smells and sounds they will encounter as a working dog.
No experience is necessary, however Puppy Socialisers are required to meet a few simple criteria.
Want to know more about Dogs for the Disabled ?
If you want to know more about Dogs for the Disabled, how you can donate time or money, leave a legacy or even how your company can get involved then click here for more information.
The Assistance Dog Blog
Follow the adventures of Henry, an assistance dog, as he helps his disabled partner Andy. Note blog does not seem to have been updated for a while.
Video – Dogs for the Disabled – Assistance Dogs
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_yZGCNWCFk
Further information
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