Champions of the second chance

How we are turning rescue dogs into life savers for children and adults affected by autism, epilepsy and disability Read more

Please support our Winter Appeal

We are facing an overwhelming demand for our services and need your help this Christmas to help more families and save more lives. Your donation can help us to continue our vital work transforming the lives of children and adults affected by autism, epilepsy, and disability. Read more

Fueling Tinks: disability assistance dog and Dog Squad star

Burns Pet Nutrition has been providing disability assistance dog Tinks with enough fuel to handle her new-found stardom. Read more

Autism assistance dog Jai Jayy is changing lives

Autism assistance dog Jai Jayy has completed transformed the life of Jacob. We need your help to continue transforming the lives of autistic children. Read more

Brand-new CBeebies series Dog Squad stars Support Dogs

A tiny, life-changing dog trained by Support Dogs will star in a new CBeebies series about superhero hounds called Dog Squad. Read more

Support dog Tinks joins CBeebies’ Dog Squad

Disability assistance dog Tinks is one of the stars of the new CBeebies series with owner Charli Read more

Foster caring top dogs!

The Roadhouse family are loving life with their gorgeous young Labrador – knowing that they are also helping to give the life-saving trainee assistance dog the very best start. Read more

Puppy love for Julie

Dog-lover Julie Helliwell has never owned a pooch in her life – yet in the past three years she has given 13 puppies the very best start in life. Read more

Jean realises her Commonwealth Games' dream – with a helping paw from her support dog

As athletics official Jean Hoyle takes her place at the Commonwealth Games it will be the high point of her distinguished career. Read more

Karting ace Alisha made an ambassador of Support Dogs

Teenage karting ace Alisha Palmowski has been made an ambassador of Support Dogs. Read more

Canine carers are winner of our foster carer of the year award

Nicky and Edgar Percival deserve an award for looking after more than 15 dogs in just five years - and now they’ve won one! Read more

Dog-loving couple win our puppy socialiser of the year award

Raife the fox-red Labrador is set to transform the life of a child with autism – largely thanks to the efforts of a dog-loving  couple who gave him the very best start in life. Read more

Quadruple marathon man scoops our fundraiser of the year award.

A man who completed four London Marathons in four years has been named fundraiser of the year by the charity he ran on behalf of. Read more

Dedicated Natalie given special recognition award for her charity work during lockdown

A young woman who spent much of lock down promoting her favourite charity in a series of online events and zoom calls has been given a special recognition award. Read more

Dressing up as a dog wins supporter Connor the accolade of our volunteer of the year

A keen supporter of our charity, whose willingness to dress up in a dog suit has helped raise thousands of pounds, has been named volunteer of the year. Read more

Lhasa-loving Lucrezia picks up the lead as new patron for charity Support Dogs.

ITV news presenter Lucrezia Millarini has been announced as a patron of Support Dogs. Read more

Law firm sponsors lockdown Labrador Locky

Lockdown has provided the perfect name for a puppy being sponsored by a Sheffield law firm – meet Locky! Read more

Leading figures from the worlds of business, finance and marketing join Support Dogs’ board of trustees

Three new trustees have joined the board of Support Dogs from the worlds of business, marketing and finance. Read more

Ex-rescue dog Bear gets a second chance to be a life-changing assistance dog

Meet Bear – the unwanted pet with a great future as a life-changing assistance dog. The beautiful fox-red Labrador has been an opportunity to turn his life around. Read more

Charity seeks ‘family foster carers’ to help its life-saving pooches adapt to working with children.

Support Dogs is appealing to dog-loving families to foster its life-changing pooches, to help them get used to working with children. Read more

‘Marc the Vet’ to host online event to help turn unwanted pets into hero hounds

Vet, broadcaster, and campaigner Marc Abraham is hosting a special online event for Support Dogs on February 25, aimed at helping the charity find more canine heroes. Read more