Sponsor Sprout and transform a deaf person's life

Brown and white Cockapoo puppy sitting on grass in oversized jacket

Sponsor this cute Cockapoo from just £5 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 Sprout from £5 a month

Brown and white Cockapoo puppy being held

Brown and white Cockapoo puppy running on grass

Brown and white Cockapoo puppy sitting on grass

Brown and white Cockapoo puppy running on grass with ears flapping

Brown and white Cockapoo puppy sitting in oversized Hearing Dogs jacket

Brown and white Cockapoo sitting on grass

Brown and white Cockapoo puppy stepping out of bed

Sponsor Sprout: A chilled-out and cheeky companion

Say hello to Sprout! With his sage-green eyes and floppy chocolate ears, Sprout greets every day with an adorable, cheeky confidence. Unlike his veggie namesake, this sweet pup is loved by everyone he meets. And this all-round good boy is on the path to changing a deaf person’s life.

Sprout is an inquisitive puppy who loves spending time with people. He’s already formed a great relationship with his Volunteer Dog Trainer, Linda. In fact, he even goes as far as settling down on top of her feet. However, his favourite time of day is when he’s given a tasty carrot treat!

“Sprout is a very loving little dog,” shared Linda. “Whilst he loves getting his teeth into chewing toys like his olive branch, he also knows how to be gentle and even offers kisses on my hand!” Well done our super Sprout! His natural confidence and gentleness are already shining through.

As he takes his first steps towards becoming a hearing dog, Sprout is showing he has wisdom beyond his years (he’s even got the beginnings of a little white beard!) One day, this clever Cockapoo will become a life-changing companion for his deaf partner.

Sponsor Sprout from £5 a month

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.

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Sponsor for £5 a month

£5 a month could pay for lots of yummy treats and exciting toys to reward your clever puppy during their training.

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Sponsor for £8 a month

£8 a month could pay for fun puppy classes that help your pup on their journey to become a hearing dog.

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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.

Training progress: Sprout, the puppy class superstar

Little Sprout has been doing his trainers proud during his first puppy classes. In class, we gradually introduce puppies to distractions such as toys, unusual objects and of course, other dogs. Despite being the youngest, Sprout has been keeping up with the older dogs, showing off his focused and intelligent nature. These foundational skills will be the basis of his more advanced training, so this future hearing dog is off to a fantastic start!

Will carrots remain as Sprout’s favourite treat? How will his little white beard grow over time? And which deaf person will he grow up to support? Sponsor Sprout today to find out!

Sponsor Sprout from £5 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, notepad 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 sponsorapuppy@hearingdogs.org.uk 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.

Sponsor Sprout and transform a deaf person's life

Sponsor Sprout: A chilled-out and cheeky companion

How your puppy sponsorship will help

Sponsor for £5 a month

Sponsor for £8 a month

Sponsor for £12 a month

Training progress: Sprout, the puppy class superstar

General sponsorship FAQs

1. How do I sponsor a puppy?

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

3. Can I sponsor as a gift?

4. What happens when my puppy graduates?

5. Why do you have minimum amounts?