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Learn more about our Canine Partnerships
At Canine Partners, we are determined to make life better for people with physical disabilities, most of whom use wheelchairs. Our Partners have a variety of different conditions, some of which have been experienced since birth and others have been acquired during their lifetime. Every Partner has a different story to tell, has different levels of ability, different needs, different things that are preventing them from getting the most out of life - different hobbies and routines. We tailor-make each dog for each individual, to make the maximum impact.
Please fill in or print off the Application Form for a Canine Partner here.. or call our Partnership & Aftercare Department on 01730 716 043.
Read about some of our Partnerships below - just click on their image or the Partner's name above the introduction to see their full story...
...THEN PLEASE THINK OF WAYS IN WHICH YOU COULD GET INVOLVED AND HELP CHANGE MORE PEOPLE'S LIVES.
I am a veteran of the Coldstream Guards. I served for 17 years in the army. My injuries were caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) while on active service in Iraq. Following my accident I lost both my legs and I now suffer from severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, also know as PTSD.
The hardest part of my recovery was learning to walk on my prosthetic limbs. I was determined to be able to walk so that no one, who did not know of my injuries, could detect that I had to use prosthetic legs. Joe graduated with canine partner Radley in November 2011. Radley’s training and subsequent partnership with Joe has been funded by Help for Heroes.
I joined the Royal Navy in 1996 at the age of 17 as a communications specialist. There was no other career I wanted to do. I progressed through the ranks quickly, and worked with the Royal Marines earning the coveted Green Beret in the process.
In October 2008, while travelling home from work, I was hit from behind by a car and thrown from my motorbike. I suffered a burst fracture of the neck which irreparably damaged my spinal cord leaving me paralysed from my shoulders down for the rest of my life.
Steve graduated with canine partner Kizzie in September 2011. Kizzie’s training and subsequent partnership with Steve has been funded by Help for Heroes.
Jo and canine partner Kaiser won the Kennel Club’s Friends for Life competition at Crufts, which celebrates heart warming stories where dogs have truly earned the title of man’s best friend through bravery, support or companionship.
That you to all those who voted!
Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable degenerative disease, so I felt lost and a little alone when I was diagnosed with it in 2001. Many daily tasks such as picking up dropped items, opening doors, gates and more become increasingly difficult. Asking people to pass items to me, pick things up or open doors is a constant reminder of the condition, however kind people are.
Arthur graduated with canine partner Daxi in July 2008.
I have spinal muscular atrophy that was pretty much diagnosed at birth, as I had an older sister who was diagnosed when she was two years old. I have therefore never known life any differently than with the disability, but my family have always been the type to get on with life.
Bethan graduated with canine partner Jumble in November 2009.
I have a muscle wasting condition called FSH muscular dystrophy which has been steadily affecting my mobility since my early teens. A good number of years ago I started having to use a wheelchair and I’ve been totally confined to using an electric wheelchair for several years.
Ian graduated with canine partner Kelty in August 2010.
In many respects, our family was just like any other before canine partner Ash (Ayisha) came along; hectic, loud, a tumble of school runs, arguments over who was allowed what and why the computer could not be played upon for 4 hours straight. However I was a mother of three children, all born after I was injured in a car accident at just seventeen, and as the children got older - so did I.
Jess graduated with canine partner Ayisha in 2008.
I was formally diagnosed with a degenerative condition called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) in my early twenties. This is a hereditary condition that affects my joints, skin, blood vessels and internal organs.
Kate graduated with canine partner Byron in August 2007.
My life was completely different before Kris: it was extremely isolating and at times very upsetting. At the age of 14 I started having problems with my balance and doctors to this day don't know why, especially since my balance was superb as a child - I did Gymnastics and learnt to ride a bike WITHOUT stabilizers at the age of three. I was very energetic too.
Kayleigh graduated with canine partner Kris in June 2010.
I look forward to the adventures of the year to come – can’t even picture what he will be doing a few years from now. I have absolutely no regrets and would recommend it to anybody even though the training was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done, both mentally and physically. The rewards are massive.
Lorna lives in Hertfordshire and has Cerebral Palsy Quadriplegia. She graduated with canine partner Eli in December 2008.
By the time I was 38 I had gone through one divorce, been made redundant three times, suffered eight years of child abuse, and been diagnosed as Type 1 Diabetic. I was on anti depressants and Insulin but as my diabetes caused problems the Insulin was constantly being changed . I was undergoing help to deal with the memories of the abuse and was under a psychologist. Meanwhile my second marriage was in trouble and I developed neuropathy in my feet. At the age of 40 I had a mild heart attack.
Paul graduated with Millie in December 2010.
In September 1989 I married the man with whom I had travelled, climbed the Scottish Munroe mountains, got engaged in Tibet at Everest base Camp and life was rosy. In June 1990: life as I knew it, with all the plans for the future, stopped. Sally graduated with canine partner Harmony in April 2009.
The book, entitled "Finding Harmony", is written by Sally and will give inspiration and hope to the thousands of people who are given the distressing diagnosis of MS. Canine Partners will benefit from the sale of the book, with copies of "Finding Harmony" available from the Canine Partners online shop.
For more information about our Partners and the work we do, download one of our newsletters or leaflets.
Canine Partners for Independence. Registered in England No. 2516146. Charity Commission Registered No. 803680. Scottish Registered Charity No. SCO39050
