ADUK Candidates are assistance dog organisations that are working towards the same accreditation that our Members have, from either Assistance Dogs International or The international Guide Dog Federation. All of our Candidates are at different stages of their accreditation journey and when they are fully accredited will become Members of ADUK.

The only way to find out if you are eligible to apply for an assistance dog from one of our Candidates is to contact them directly. Find out more about each of them here:

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Assistance Dogs Northern Ireland

Registered Charity NIC 102413

Assistance Dogs Northern Ireland offers the following assistance dog services:

  • Autism assistance dog for adults and children
  • Disability assistance dogs for adults and children
  • Therapy dogs (including: Court, Hospice, school and eating disorder)

Telephone: 07557960599
email: info@adni.org.uk
Web: www.adni.org.uk

Helpful Hounds

Registered Charity 1181017 (In England and Wales)

Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs provides Charity Trained and Owner Trained Programmes for:

  • Families and Adults dealing with diagnosed, Autism, Down’s Syndrome, Emotional Issues (e.g. Acute Anxiety) as well as Physical Disablement
  • Special Needs Schools and other Educational Establishments which have Special Needs Students.

We operate in Southern England

Telephone: 01202 591602

Email: admin@helpfulhounds.org.uk

Web: https://www.helpfulhounds.org.uk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/helpfulhoundsassistancedogs/

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Hypo Hounds

Hypo Hounds is a Registered Charity in England & Wales 1165858

Hypo Hounds offers the following Assistance Dog Services:

  • Diabetic Alert Dogs for predominantly children with Type 1 Diabetes.

Telephone: 01233 756555
Email: info@hypohounds.co.uk
Web: www.hypohounds.co.uk

Registered Charity NIC 102413

Assistance Dogs Northern Ireland offers the following assistance dog services:

  • Autism assistance dog for adults and children
  • Disability assistance dogs for adults and children
  • Therapy dogs (including: Court, Hospice, school and eating disorder)

Telephone: 07557960599
email: info@adni.org.uk
Web: www.adni.org.uk

Registered Charity 1181017 (In England and Wales)

Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs provides Charity Trained and Owner Trained Programmes for:

  • Families and Adults dealing with diagnosed, Autism, Down’s Syndrome, Emotional Issues (e.g. Acute Anxiety) as well as Physical Disablement
  • Special Needs Schools and other Educational Establishments which have Special Needs Students.

We operate in Southern England

Telephone: 01202 591602

Email: admin@helpfulhounds.org.uk

Web: https://www.helpfulhounds.org.uk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/helpfulhoundsassistancedogs/

Hypo Hounds is a Registered Charity in England & Wales 1165858

Hypo Hounds offers the following Assistance Dog Services:

  • Diabetic Alert Dogs for predominantly children with Type 1 Diabetes.

Telephone: 01233 756555
Email: info@hypohounds.co.uk
Web: www.hypohounds.co.uk

Infinity Dogs CIC

Registered CIC Number: 14947355

Infinity Dogs CIC offers the following assistance dog services (UK-wide, all ages):

  • Solely in-person, owner-trained assistance dog support for disabled and neurodivergent people of all ages
  • Training of predominantly multipurpose assistance dogs supporting complex and overlapping needs
  • Assistance dog training for people with complex or multiple disabilities excluded from traditional pathways
  • Strictly force-free, welfare-led assistance dog training and assessment
  • Inclusive dog activity and enrichment workshops for disabled handlers and their dogs

Telephone: 07480 096996

Email: contact@infinitydogs.org.uk

Web: www.infinitydogs.org.uk

Oliver’s Army

 Scottish Registered Charity number: SC048628

Oliver’s Army offer the following services:

  • Assistance dog training with the owners and their dog.
  • Work with most disabilities including PTSD, Anxieties and Depression. 
  • Therapy dogs for schools, colleges, universities and workplaces.

Telephone: 01592 869489
Email: management@oliversarmyassistancedogs.org
Web: www.oliversarmyassistancedogs.com

Wild Spirit Canines CIC

Wild Spirit Canines CIC provides Assistance Dog services for adults requiring autism or multipurpose assistance dogs:

  • Provides support for owner-trained partnerships.
  • Provides trained ‘placement dogs’.
  • Applications from age 16 and up (If under 18, must have a supporting adult present). 
  • The handler has a diagnosis of a disability that qualifies them as disabled under the Equality Act 2010.
  • The handler can travel to Carmarthenshire for the majority of the in-person contact hours.

Contact: info@wildspiritcanines.org

Website: www.wildspiritcanines.com

Registered CIC Number: 14947355

Infinity Dogs CIC offers the following assistance dog services (UK-wide, all ages):

  • Solely in-person, owner-trained assistance dog support for disabled and neurodivergent people of all ages
  • Training of predominantly multipurpose assistance dogs supporting complex and overlapping needs
  • Assistance dog training for people with complex or multiple disabilities excluded from traditional pathways
  • Strictly force-free, welfare-led assistance dog training and assessment
  • Inclusive dog activity and enrichment workshops for disabled handlers and their dogs

Telephone: 07480 096996

Email: contact@infinitydogs.org.uk

Web: www.infinitydogs.org.uk

 Scottish Registered Charity number: SC048628

Oliver’s Army offer the following services:

  • Assistance dog training with the owners and their dog.
  • Work with most disabilities including PTSD, Anxieties and Depression. 
  • Therapy dogs for schools, colleges, universities and workplaces.

Telephone: 01592 869489
Email: management@oliversarmyassistancedogs.org
Web: www.oliversarmyassistancedogs.com

Wild Spirit Canines CIC provides Assistance Dog services for adults requiring autism or multipurpose assistance dogs:

  • Provides support for owner-trained partnerships.
  • Provides trained ‘placement dogs’.
  • Applications from age 16 and up (If under 18, must have a supporting adult present). 
  • The handler has a diagnosis of a disability that qualifies them as disabled under the Equality Act 2010.
  • The handler can travel to Carmarthenshire for the majority of the in-person contact hours.

Contact: info@wildspiritcanines.org

Website: www.wildspiritcanines.com