It's great fun and
it's a great cause!

A leisurely walk is something many of us take for granted. However, for a blind or partially-sighted person, it can be a huge challenge. By choosing to go walkies for Guide Dogs, you’re helping us to reach out to those people. In fact, our ambition is to get the whole country to go walkies for Guide Dogs – with at least 3,000 people taking part across 100 events in the first year alone!

Every penny you raise is vital in helping us keep our lifetime promise to provide each owner with a guide dog for as long as they need one. It’s a big promise and can change someone’s life forever; it’s also one that we can only keep with your support. Did you know, for instance, that the total lifetime cost of a guide dog is over £40,000 and that each person can have up to eight dogs in their lifetime!

All in all, we aim to increase the number of guide dog partnerships by a third by 2020. However, the guide dog service receives no government funding in order to reach this target, so we rely entirely on the kindness of supporters like you.