Make a difference by fostering a dog in assistance training on their journey to becoming a life-changing assistance dog! As an Assistance Dog Training volunteer, you’ll provide a loving, stable home environment and support their continued development with guidance from our expert trainers. 
Canine Partners are looking for volunteers who can provide loving homes for our young dogs, aged 14 months upwards, whilst helping to train them to be canine partners.
What is involved?
Commitment to providing a loving home, care, and training for a dog for the duration of their time in training.
We consider this a full-time role as you, or another approved adult member of the household, will be required to care for the dog for much of the day and overnight.
Our trainers need access to the dogs during weekdays for training purposes. We ask that you commute to and from our training centre when required to drop off/collect the dog. Drop off and collection times are between 7.30 – 9.30am and 4-6pm. We try to be as flexible as possible with the times that are best for you.
Availability to attend pre-arranged training sessions at your home, in your local area, and at our training centre.
Attend an Introduction session before we coordinate a dog into your care
With our guidance, and using positive training methods, to continue the training of the dog in various areas. For example:
• Home behaviour
• Social behaviour
• Behaviour around other animals
• Walking on a lead
• Off lead exercise
Maintaining the dog’s health and welfare and, via support and training, to recognise behaviour/health concerns and report them immediately to the dog’s trainer