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 4600 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 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 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 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
  
   

• 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.