We are proud to celebrate 10 years of our wonderful relationship with Burns Pet Nutrition 🥳 It's one of our longest and most impactful partnerships, with Burns donating over 34,000kg of food during that time to provide vital, high quality nutrition for our pups and dogs throughout their training and working lives 🐾 We are so grateful for the incredible support they provide that has made a huge difference to so many lives. Thank you! 💙 hashtag #poweredbyburns
About us
Support Dogs is a national charity dedicated to increasing independence and quality of life for people with various medical conditions. We provide, train and support specialist assistance dogs to achieve this. Our charity runs three programmes of support: Seizure Alert Programme Epilepsy is the most common neurological illness with more than 600,000 cases in the UK. We train epilepsy seizure alert dogs to provide a 100% reliable warning up to 50 minutes in advance of an epileptic seizure, providing safety and independence. We are the only charity in the UK providing this service. Autism Assistance Programme Autism assistance dogs are trained to provide safety and to facilitate a more independent and socially inclusive life for both the child with autism and their family. Support Dogs are one of just two registered charities in the UK to provide this service. Demand for this service has increased by over 400% over the past five years. Disability Assistance Programme Our disability assistance dogs are trained to improve independence for people whose physical disability significantly reduces their quality of life. We work with clients whose conditions include MS, cerebral palsy, fibromyalgia and spinal cord injury. We specialise in training a client’s own pet dog to provide this support. This includes raising an alarm in an emergency, opening and closing doors, picking up objects and assisting with dressing and undressing. Champions of the second chance As well as our puppies, many of the dogs we train come to us from rescue centres, or found as unwanted pets on the internet. We are champions for dogs who need a second chance and we do not shy away from dogs that may be classed as difficult and therefore left without a home, as we know from experience that given the correct training, home and care these dogs can become fantastic assistance dogs.
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http://www.supportdogs.org.uk
External link for Support Dogs
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1992
- Specialties
- Training, Autism, Epilepsy, Disability, Assistance Dogs, Positive Re-enforcement , Corporate Partnerships, and Challenge Events
Locations
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Primary
Get directions
21 Jessops Riverside
Brightside Lane
Sheffield, South Yorkshire S9 2RX, GB
Employees at Support Dogs
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Amy Goodson
Helping people realise how much money is enough to live the life they want.
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Chris Daykin
Corporate Partnerships Manager at Support Dogs
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Liam Claffey
Business Operations Manager, Support Dogs | Senior Leader Apprentice | Company Sec, Fair Game
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Danny Anderson
Fundraising Manager at Support Dogs
Updates
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July's dog of the month is the beautiful Skye! 💙 She is on track to become a life changing Autism assistance dog. Initially struggling with her confidence her trainers say she's come a long way and is going to make an amazing support dog! 🐾 Thank you so much to Sky Betting & Gaming for making Skye's journey possible! Well done Skye! 🥳
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A little Emmet photo dump to finish off your week! 🐶 Did you know you can sponsor our puppies? By sponsoring our puppies you'll be helping to cover the cost of training little pups like Emmet to be life changing assistance dogs 🐾 https://lnkd.in/gEidCDwq Taylor Emmet Solicitors
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A huge thank you from Support Dogs to Abbeydale Golf Club Limited, in particular to their 2023 Captains Andy Daykin and Nikki Bishop, for raising an absolutely incredible £19,567.13! 🥳 To show our gratitude for their amazing support, we’ll be naming one of our future puppies Abbey! 🐶
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☀️Thinking of doing a Fundraising Challenge this summer?☀️ The world's largest and best fun run the 'Inflatable 5K’ just got bigger and bouncier so why not do it for Support Dogs! 🐾 With 32 gigantic obstacles and five different music zones to keep you motivated around the course, you can have a fun filled day with the whole family while raising vital funds for our life changing dogs! 🦮 There are events all over the country from July 'til October. Follow this link to find out where your nearest event is and to get involved 🐶 https://lnkd.in/dPAGxF54
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We are very excited to announce the arrival of our newest support dog in training, Emmet! 🐶 This little pup was born at Battersea cats and dogs home after his mum came into their care with him on the way! Battersea did an amazing job raising him until he was ready come with us to start training as a life changing support dog 🐾 He was named by our good friends and long-time supporters at Taylor Emmet Solicitors A huge thank you to Taylor Emmet Solicitors and Battersea for their support! To sponsor support dog puppies like little Emmet follow this link: https://lnkd.in/gEidCDwq 💙
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Introducing our new recruit, Garry 🐶 Garry was named by our wonderful friends at Gripple UK & Ireland! Gripple have been loyal supporters of our charity for a very long time and their staff voted to name one of our puppies Garry, after the amazing Garry Hallatt who has tirelessly helped to lead their organisation’s charity work for so many years 💙 Thank you, Garry and welcome aboard, Garry! 🐾
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Their journey starts with you! 🐶 We need volunteers to provide our pups with a loving home environment, socialisation, and basic training. Shape their first year in becoming life-changing support dogs for children and adults with autism, epilepsy, and disabilities - apply to be a Puppy Socialiser today! 🐾 https://lnkd.in/gK2aqNe5
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June's dog of the month is the lovely Rory! 🐶 'Fast learner' Rory has just been matched with a client and we are so proud of him! He is set to change the life of a Disability assistance client and we know he'll do a great job. 🦮 He can open and close doors, will put the footplates down on a wheelchair, pick up and fetch items, fetch help, load and unload the washing machine, and so much more that can change the life of their owner! 💙 Well done Rory! #supportdogs #assistancedog #supportdogsuk #dogofthemonth
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