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This project successfully funded on 31st March 2026, you can still support them with a donation.
Hounds for Heroes - Life Changing Assistance Dogs
Petersfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Aim
Help Train a Life-Changing Assistance Dog and continue to support our Heroes throughout the UK
Who are we?
We are a small, dedicated national charity with a big mission to ensure no serving personnel, veteran, or frontline responder faces life after disability, injury or illness alone.
Our assistance dogs support personnel from the Armed Forces and Emergency Services including Police, Fire, Ambulance, Coastguard and RNLI. These dogs provide practical help with daily tasks, emotional reassurance, and renewed confidence to re-engage with work, family life, and the community.
“All I can say is thank you for giving me my life back.”
Why are we crowdfunding?
Inspiring strength, hope, and independence for those who have served.
Thanks to the incredible generosity of the Mortgage Advice Bureau Foundation, they have match funded our donations in 3 days to the maximum of £5,000. That means your gift can go four times as far in changing a life.
Training an assistance dog is a two-year journey that requires specialist expertise, veterinary care, equipment, and intensive training.
We are raising funds to acquire and train an assistance dog, giving a disabled or injured service person a partner that will support them every day for up to 10 years.
How Your Donation Helps
Every pound raised will go directly towards the first two years of the dog’s development, including:
Purchase of a puppy from a trusted, ethical breeder
Veterinary care, insurance, food, and specialist equipment
Transport and welfare costs
Early training delivered by a volunteer puppy parent
Professional trainer support to prepare the dog for future partnership
The total lifetime cost of an assistance dog is approximately £47,000, all of which can be fully covered by the charity to ensure there is no financial burden on the beneficiary.
Donate Today
Together, we can turn generosity into life-changing partnerships.
Mortgage Advice Bureau Foundation has provided £5,000 of match funding
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made