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  1. Volunteer

Volunteer

Support Dogs is a small charity and we rely heavily on the  support of our volunteers to make our life changing work possible. Our amazing volunteers donate over 100,000 hours each year to help change lives across a variety of different roles.  We'd love you to join us in any of the many roles available.

Volunteering at our training centre

Volunteering at our training centre

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Published: 20th January, 2020

Updated: 31st May, 2022

Author: Danny Anderson

Volunteering at events

Volunteering at events

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Published: 20th January, 2020

Updated: 7th October, 2021

Author: Danny Anderson

Volunteering with our dogs

Volunteering with our dogs

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Published: 20th January, 2020

Updated: 7th October, 2021

Author: Danny Anderson

Microvolunteering

Microvolunteering

Microvolunteering is a fantastic (and easy!) way to make a big difference to Support Dogs with a little time commitment from you! Read more

Published: 9th January, 2016

Updated: 12th January, 2022

Author: Tess Thompson

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  • Dog-loving Karlie’s dream job

    Dog-loving Karlie’s dream job

    Getting paid to work with puppies? It’s every dog lover’s dream job. But what is it really like to be a Support Dogs’ puppy coordinator? Karlie Wilson spills the beans.

  • Three canine heroes change Ann’s life

    Three canine heroes change Ann’s life

    As Support Dogs celebrates its 30th anniversary, long-term client Ann, who has epilepsy, looks back over some memorable moments with her three life-saving seizure alert dogs – and at what life was like before her first support dog.

  • Support dog of the future Alex makes two families proud

    Support dog of the future Alex makes two families proud

    Puppy Alex is keeping the memory alive of a young man called Alex who died after an epileptic seizure.

  • Lockdown silver lining for Diana and her support dog Lennie

    Lockdown silver lining for Diana and her support dog Lennie

    Diana and her Labrador Retriever Lennie qualified as a disability assistance partnership despite starting their training in unpromising circumstances.

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  • Autism assistance

    Autism assistance

    Our autism assistance dog programme works to increase safety and the ability to have more socially inclusive life for children aged between 3 and 10 years of age with autism and their families.

  • Disability assistance

    Disability assistance

    Our disability assistance dogs are trained to support their owners by carrying out tasks tailored to their needs such as dressing and undressing, loading and unloading the washing machine, and raising the alarm. They also enable clients to lead more sociable, independent lives.

  • Epilepsy seizure alert

    Epilepsy seizure alert

    Our seizure alert dogs are trained to provide a 100% reliable warning up to 50 minutes prior to an oncoming epileptic seizure, enabling clients to get to a place of safety, and enabling them to live more independently.

  • What we do

    What we do

    Support Dogs is a charity training autism assistance dog, epilepsy seizure alert dogs and disability assistance dogs for those affected by a wide range of physical conditions including MS, Cerebral Palsy and fibromyalgia.

  • Job vacancies

    Search here for Support Dogs' jobs' vacancies.

  • Volunteering with our dogs

    Volunteering with our dogs

  • How much does it cost to train and maintain a Support Dog? .

  • Foster Caring - Bed and Breakfast

    Foster Caring - Bed and Breakfast

    As Support Dogs doesn't use kennel facilities for its dogs-in-training, we are always looking for evening and weekend and stay-at-home foster carers to provide a loving home for our canine trainees.

  • Could you be a puppy socialiser?

    Could you be a puppy socialiser?

    Could you do something amazing in 2022? We are looking for volunteer puppy socialisers to join our team to provide a loving home and help us prepare our puppies over their first year in training.

  • Recycle your old stamps

    Recycle your old stamps

    Recycle your stamps to raise vital funds for our work

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Brightside Lane,
Sheffield, S9 2RX

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