The Puppy Sponsorship scheme will help fund the hearing dog puppies of the future, as the Charity focuses attention on increasing the number of dogs it can train each year in order to meet the growing demand for its life-changing service from deaf people of all ages across the UK.
Adorable hearing dog puppy Sunny, a 16-week old Labrador x Golden Retriever who thoroughly enjoyed meeting and playing around with Ben, is the first puppy in training to be offered to sponsors through the new scheme.
Sponsors will follow Sunny and other pups like him on their inspirational journey to become hearing dogs from initial puppy socialisation training (introduction to basic obedience and different types of sights, smells and environments) through to advanced soundwork training at one of the Charity’s Training Centres and finally placement with their deaf recipient.
Says Ben Fogle: “The breeding, training, placement and life-long care of each hearing dog costs around £45,000. That’s why it’s so important to support the Charity’s new Puppy Sponsorship scheme. From as little as £3 a month you can help train more hearing dog puppies and enable the Charity to meet increasing demand for life-changing hearing dogs for many years to come.”
To support Sunny, and others pups just like him, as part of Hearing Dogs’ Puppy Sponsorship scheme simply call 01844348100 (voice and minicom), email us or visit our puppy sponsorship pages. Sponsorship packages are available at £3, £5 or £10 a month through direct debit. Sponsors receive awelcome pack as well as regular updates on the progress of their puppy throughout its journey to become a life-changing hearing dog for a deaf person.
Hearing dogs are provided free of charge to their deaf recipients, and as the Charity does not receive any Government funding, it relies on the support of individuals to fund this life-changing work in training dogs to alert deaf people to important household sounds and danger signals such as the alarm clock, doorbell, smoke alarm and fire bell in the home, work place and in public buildings – providing a life-changing level of independence, confidence and security.
