George Newns, President of Dogs for the Disabled and father of the charity’s founder Frances Hay, has donated £1,000 to sponsor a Dogs for the Disabled puppy in memory of his daughter’s inspirational story, resulted in the charity being established in 1988. Read the story here.
Kim, a young black Labrador pup, has been named after Frances’s pet Belgian Shepherd who seemed to know instinctively when she needed help, and gave Frances the idea of training assistance dogs to help people with physical disabilities.
George’s donation will contribute to the costs of socialising and training Kim so that she can become an assistance dog for an adult or child with physical disabilities or a child with autism.
George says: “It gives me great pleasure to help the charity that my daughter founded nearly 25 years ago. I know that the donation will be put to good use; helping create another life-changing partnership for someone that faces challenges on a daily basis as a result of their disability.”
Kim will spend the next twelve months or so being socialised by the volunteer family looking after her. They will ensure that she gets lots of love, security and experience of the world around her and In return they’ll get a lot of laughs and take comfort in the knowledge that their help in raising a Dogs for the Disabled pup that could change someone’s life.
Dogs for the Disabled currently supports over 260 partnerships across England Wales and Scotland. Each assistance dog costs the charity around £10,000 to socialise and train to be a fully fledged assistance dog. The charity relies entirely on voluntary donations to provide this life-changing service and it receives enquiries from people in need of an assistance dog every day.
Help change someone’s life today. Find out more about the charity’s Sponsor a Puppy Scheme or for information about becoming a Puppy Socialiser click here or call 01295 252600.
