two guide dog owners and their guide dogs walking down a pier

It’s wonderful when a guide dog is partnered with a blind or partially sighted person. Read our stories and you will see why. You’ll also understand why we believe every person who needs a guide dog should have one. Yet the challenge to achieve that is huge:

  • 10,500 blind and partially sighted people in the UK could benefit from a guide dog
  • 11 children lose their sight every day

Each guide dog partnership involves around 20 months of training, seven years of support and costs over £40,000. And we want to get a third more guide dogs out there by 2020. That’s two partnerships every day in 2010 alone, which means spending, on average, at least an extra £3.3 million a year over the next decade compared to today.

Please help us. One of the best ways you can is with a monthly gift. These are important to us as they help us plan for the future with confidence and help us save on administration costs. They also give you the opportunity to spread the cost of your donation.

Help us to create even more amazing guide dog partnerships.

Please become a monthly supporter today.

 


Every guide dog costs £49,800
Here's what it takes to get and
keep every amazing guide dog
partnership up and running:
£2,200 - 4%
Breeding guide dog puppies
£4,900 - 10%
Puppy Walking
£21,800 - 45%
Ongoing partnership
support
£8,700 -17%
Foundation
Training
£9,100 - 18%
Advanced Training
£3,100 - 6%
Partnership Training
follow this link to read about Paul and Trent
follow this link to read about Andrea and Cara
follow this link to read about Keith and Bobby
follow this link to read about Angela and Wesley