Registered Charity No: 1119538

• A guide dog helps a blind or partially sighted person gain greater freedom and independence.
   
• The charity relies almost entirely on public generosity to fund its guide dog services.
   
• It costs £10 a day to breed, train and support each guide dog.
   
• There are currently around 4500 guide dog partnerships in the UK.
   
• The working life of a guide dog is about six years, and a guide dog owner could have six or seven dogs during their lifetime.

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People trains dogs to alert severely and profoundly deaf people to chosen everyday sounds such as the alarm clock, telephone/textphone, doorbell and smoke alarm.
 

• Hearing dogs alert their recipients by touching with a paw and leading to the source of the sound. In addition to increased awareness of sounds, recipients also experience increased independence as well as reduced anxiety and depression.
   
• Hearing dogs are selected primarily from rescue centres or as unwanted pets; a variety of breeds, crossbreeds and mongrels are used.
   
• A hearing dog’s special burgundy jacket helps others to recognise the owner’s otherwise invisible disability.
   
• Relying solely on public donations, the Charity is committed to the lifelong welfare of its hearing dogs, which are given free to applicants.

Dogs for the Disabled provides individually trained dogs to carry out retrieval work, pulling work, targeting and stability work in partnership with disabled people. All partnerships are given full support and guidance during their working lives together.
 

• Dogs help with practical tasks that many people take for granted but which can be difficult or impossible for a disabled person to do.
   
• Tasks that a dog can be trained to do include opening and closing doors, pressing a pedestrian crossing button, retrieving dropped or out of reach items, helping a person undress, even taking the laundry out of the washing machine.
   
• Research shows that our dogs not only provide practical help but also increase confidence, become ice-breakers and give the gift of independence to their disabled partners

Canine Partners transforms the lives of people with disabilities by partnering them with highly trained assistance dogs, thus enabling them to live independently and enjoy an enhanced lifestyle.
 

• Canine Partners develops dogs through the Puppy Education System© and advanced skills training to work in partnership with people for a wide range of disabilities.
   
• Canine Partners can respond to over 100 commands, including assisting with shopping, dressing, lift & cash-machine operations, washing machines and a range of emergency response procedures
   
• Placed dogs can adapt to each person’s needs, problem-solve and assist in emergencies

Support Dogs is  dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with epilepsy, physical disabilities and children with autism by training dogs to act as efficient and safe assistants.
 

• Seizure Alert Dogs® give their owners up to 45 minutes advance warning of the onset of a seizure, enabling them to find a place of safety.
   
• Seizure Alert Dogs® are carefully selected from rescue kennels and placed with a volunteer socialiser for up to six months before formal training begins.
   
• Support Dogs is the only organisation in the UK that trains Seizure Alert Dogs®.
   
• Disability Assistance Dogs are clients’ own dogs which are taught tasks specific to their owners’ needs.
• Autism Assistance Dogs are trained to meet the needs of both child and parents for a degree of predictability in social settings helping to bring independence not just for the children but for the whole family.

Dog A.I.D.’s mission is to provide access to dog training for people with physical disabilities, assisting them to train their own dogs in basic obedience and then on to specialised tasks, which will assist them to manage their disability in everyday life.
 

• Dog AID tailor the training of the clients own pet dog to the client’s needs
   
• Training provided is based in the clients own home alleviating the anxiety of companion separation.
   
• The ongoing thorough training can take up to 2 years to complete
   
• Dog AID try to be as inclusive as possible for all physical disabilities