Please help people living with a disability to get through the pandemic
77 vulnerable Australians have been waiting years for help that may not arrive.
Please help us raise $155,400 for Assistance Dogs training today, so they can finally receive the help they need.
Assistance Dogs are a lifeline for everyday survival
For people living with a disability, an Assistance Dog could be the source of physical and emotional support they need to find their way through the COVID-19 pandemic — and life after.
There are currently 77 people around the country who are waiting for an Assistance Dog and don’t know when they will finally receive one.
Among them are ex-servicepeople living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), children living with autism, and people who have physical disabilities.
An Assistance Dog can be their carer they can rely on 24/7 and their friend when no-one is around.
But most of all, an Assistance Dog will help them navigate their way through a world that stacks the odds against them — even more so in this terrible public health crisis.
Please help our next generation graduate
Cuddly Cardi
Quick learner Carla
Sibling alert!
June’s on track
Cardi’s journey has just begun. She is assertive and playful and must build a foundation of basic skills like sit, stay and wait.
This quiet achiever is getting used to the new and strange things in the big, wide world in prep for life as an Assistance Dog.
The National Training Centre is currently home to Sam, Sage and Sandy, who are loving Advanced Training so far.
June is a pro at most skills, so now she is being tested in the real world. She does drills in public places like the supermarket.
As we come to the end of another pandemic year, it is clear that people living with disability need support — now more than ever.
As we come to the end of another pandemic year, it is clear that people living with disability need support — now more than ever.
Your gift will help people like Charlotte
Charlotte is ten years old. She can’t read or write yet, let alone understand letters and colours. Charlotte wears nappies and needs someone to bathe and dress her.
Charlotte has Autism, ADHD, Phelan-McDermid syndrome, and a severe intellectual disability, among other conditions.
In the year since Charlotte received Letty the Assistance Dog, she has significantly improved her language and the complexity of her sentences. Her capacity to learn has grown, and faster too.
Also, Charlotte can now accompany her mum to the shops, and is starting to understand how to be part of the community.
Your donation can help someone living with a disability to be more self-sufficient, to rejoin their community, and achieve more in life than they could have thought possible, all because of their Assistance Dog.
How your donation helps
$35
Gives a puppy a night of accommodation at the National Training School.
$50
Helps a puppy learn new skills through a training session with an expert trainer.
$150
Keeps a client in the community by helping us to complete a dog’s annual Public Access Test.
The wait for an Assistance Dog means that lives are put on hold, and hope remains out of reach.
Please donate towards puppy training today.
The wait for an Assistance Dogs means that lives are put on hold and hope remains out of reach.
Please donate towards puppy training today.
How you are making a difference
We crunched the numbers, and discovered that 100% of our dogs are cute. But seriously, a recent survey showed how Assistance Dogs improve every single client’s quality of life. So we work hard to change the world for more Australians around the country. This is our success rate.
We urgently need your help to raise $155,400
Currently, there are 77 people on the waitlist for an Assistance Dog. Sadly, many have spent years waiting due to high demand.
Without your help, they could miss out on an Assistance Dog — and a fair go at life. Please help us raise $155,400 for dog training today.