Sponsor Neville and transform a deaf person’s life

A tiny black Labrador puppy, Neville, walking on a stony ground, surrounded by leaves

Sponsor this cute Labrador from just £8 a month and you’ll receive a fantastic welcome pack, regular updates throughout his training journey, and exclusive Pupdates in our Puppy Pen blog. You will also be helping people to live well with hearing loss.

Sponsor Neville from £8 a month

A small black labrador pup, wearing an adult sized hearing dogs jacket. It looks so big on him.

Black Lab pup, Neville, playing with a small white ball in a room.

A small black labrador pup running on grass, ears flapping outwards and tail held high.

Black lab pup Neville, sitting in his bed, one paw raised

Close up of black lab Neville as he rests on a person's shoulder

A black lab pup standing on short grass, looking off to the left with curiosity

Another photo of black labrador Neville with his oversized hearing dogs jacket

Sponsor Neville: A cheeky and playful pup

It’s time to meet Neville! Attracting awws with his adorable chunky paws, this cuddlesome chap finds fun wherever he goes. Bounding joyfully into every day, Neville approaches life with his glass half full. He may only be little, but our positive puppy has everything he needs to become a deaf person’s life-changing companion.

Loveable Neville has been settling into life with his Volunteer Puppy Trainer, Alex. And as a sociable boy, he’s enjoying all the fuss he’s getting from the younger members of his volunteer family. However, this cheeky boy is sometimes a bit too excited for playtime…

“Neville can be a little bit of a monkey,” shared Alex. “When we first brought him home, he would run full speed and divebomb onto the sofa, being an absolute goofball!” Well Neville, we don’t know about jumping on the sofa, but it’s a promising sign for learning your alarm clock alert!

One pawprint at a time, this beautiful boy is beginning puppy school and is ready to learn new skills. One day, he’ll bring safety, comfort and companionship to his future deaf partner.

Which adorable antics will Neville get up to next? How many friends will he make at puppy school? And which deaf person will he grow up to support? Sponsor Neville today to find out!

A man wearing a shorts and blue tshirt is sitting on porch steps with a white cockapoo dog — Peter and his hearing dog Arya

How your puppy sponsorship will help

You'll help a puppy become a life-changing hearing dog. They'll stop a deaf person feeling isolated and alone, and alert them to sounds they can't hear including the doorbell and the fire alarm.

Start your Puppy Sponsorship

Very small fluffy white Spaniel puppy with light brown ears holding a soft toy duck in her mouth in a room with a dog bed and some other toys in the background

Sponsor for £8 a month

£8 a month could pay for lots of yummy treats and exciting toys to reward your clever puppy during their training.

Young black Labrador looking to the left with a small hurdle and some cones in front of her and a person to the left, only their legs are visible.

Sponsor for £10 a month

£10 a month could pay for fun puppy classes that help your pup on their journey to become a hearing dog.

Woman in Hearing Dogs burgundy jacket in bed in room with a dog on the bed in front of her laying down but looking alertly at the women

Sponsor for £12 a month

£12 a month could teach your puppy how to alert a deaf person to life-saving sounds, such as the smoke alarm.

Neville learns to stay cool

At this young age, it’s totally normal for a puppy to want to greet everyone they encounter. In fact, having the confidence to say hello to new people is an important part of a hearing dog’s role! However, it’s important for Neville to learn that not everyone wants to meet him. So, with lots of fuss and treats from his trainers, our little pup is already learning that approaching someone calmly has its rewards!

Sponsor Neville from £8 a month

1. How do I sponsor a puppy?

2. What do sponsors receive? How do they follow puppy’s progress?

All sponsors receive a fantastic welcome pack, which includes a certificate, car sticker and postcards of their puppy. You'll also receive a cuddly puppy toy, magnet and pen.

From then on, we send regular updates on how your puppy is doing, either printed or, if requested, by email. We publish training updates roughly every five to six months, depending on how quickly the puppy goes through training. On average, across the 18-24 months of a puppy’s training, this means four updates.

The updates show, through beautiful photos, how your puppy is getting on, with comments from the people involved with his or her training. The full set of updates goes right the way through training and then introduces you to the deaf person your puppy is helping on a daily basis (if they have given us permission to do so).

In between full updates, we also publish ‘Pupdates’ (see what we did there?) in the online Puppy Pen every two months, showing what a fun life your puppy is having as he or she learns about the world. When we do this, we also email our sponsors to tell them there’s a new Pupdate.

So, you'll see the progress you have made possible. You can also celebrate the outcome, when your puppy is partnered with a deaf person and helps them to live well with hearing loss.

3. Can I sponsor as a gift?

Yes! Sponsorship makes a great gift for both children and adults.

To do this, go to the sponsor page and choose ‘it’s a gift’ under ‘Who is this sponsorship for?’. You can also choose whether to have the welcome pack sent to you, or directly to the gift receiver.

It generally takes around 10 working days for welcome packs to be despatched. If you don’t manage to order in time but you want to be sure you have something on that special day, you can download our print-at-home certificate in one of two ways:

If you sponsored online, you will be emailed a link to download your sponsorship certificate as soon as your sponsorship is set up. If your email doesn’t arrive, then please check your junk/spam folder.

If you have sponsored via a manual form, then please phone us on 01844 340734 or email us at [email protected] and we will email a certificate through.

4. What happens when my puppy graduates?

When the puppy’s training journey ends and he or she is matched with a deaf person, we transfer the sponsorship automatically to a new puppy if you paid by Direct Debit or a monthly PayPal donation. You can of course choose not to follow your new puppy and cancel your regular donation if you wish by contacting us. If you paid as a one-off, we ask if you’d like to sponsor another puppy.

We do this with a letter or email at the same time as your final update, in which you get to see the result of your support. We also show you lovely photos of the new puppy. It’s a very exciting time, as one journey ends and another begins!

5. Why do you have minimum amounts?

As a well-run charity we try to be as efficient and effective as possible in everything we do. However, there are certain limits below which we would simply lose money on each sponsorship. The amounts we ask for mean that, after costs are considered, sufficient money goes towards helping a sponsor puppy through its training and helping a deaf person live well with hearing loss.