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We really do depend on gifts in Wills

Of course, when you write your Will you’ll want to put your loved ones first. But if you can make room
for a gift to Guide Dogs it could do so much, helping to change the life of a blind or partially-sighted
person forever.

Your gift could be used in so many ways. Perhaps it could help us meet the costs of feeding guide
dog puppies, or fund equipment at our training centres, or simply go towards the cost of training a
guide dog. Alternatively your gift could help us reach out to the 200,000 people across the UK who
could benefit from mobility training or support. It could even help us fund vital ophthalmic research
into sight loss to help prevent blindness in the future.

However your gift will help, it’s incredible to think that 2 out of 3 guide dogs are funded by gifts that
people leave in their Wills.

A pie chart showing that in 2008 62% of our voluntary income came from gifts in Wills.

62% Gifts in Wills*

38% Other voluntary income

In 2008, 62% of our voluntary income came from gifts in Wills.

Our Annual Review can tell you more about the inspiring work Guide Dogs does.

Your gift could train a guide dog

A dedicated team of people work for around 20 months to train every single guide dog:

Volunteer puppy walkers gently nurture young pups to get them used to the big wide world
At the age of 14 months, guide dog puppies go to guide dog school and work with a specialist trainer
Guide Dog Mobility Instructors sharpen their skills to get them ready for partnering a blind or partially-sighted owner

It's vital, specialist work that makes a huge difference to people’s lives.
And a gift in your Will, no matter how large or small, could
make sure it continues.

A picture of a black guide dog on a lead

The independence my dogs have given me
is fantastic; it's little short of a miracle.

Keith Barrett

See how your gift could transform a life > >

Your gift could help us do so much

£500

could help us
rehome a retired
guide dog with a
loving family

£2,300

could pay all the
costs associated
with breeding a
guide dog puppy

£4,800

could meet the
costs of puppy
walking for a
guide dog

£9,000

could pay for the
advanced dog
training that every
guide dog needs

£21,900

could pay for the
ongoing support we
give to every working
guide dog, including
veterinary treatment
and food

2 out of 3 guide dogs are funded by gifts
that people leave in their Wills

The guide dog service receives no government
funding, and relies on donations like gifts in Wills

It costs over £40,000 to breed,
train and support each guide dog

Guide Dogs is a working name of The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. Registered Office: Hillfields, Burghfield Common, Reading, Berkshire RG7 3YG. A company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (291646) and a charity registered in England and Wales (209617) and Scotland (SC038979).