Our range of Assistance Dogs make a positive impact by increasing wellbeing and independence.
Our Facility Dogs provide specialised support for your organisation.
A Facility Dog is a specially trained Assistance Dog able to provide support in a variety of settings, including schools, courts, airports, health facilities and more.
They meet the standards of Assistance Dogs International and can bring comfort and companionship, allowing people to better engage with your organisation.
With endless placement possibilities, Facility Dogs can make a substantial contribution to the community.
Our Companion Dogs provide comfort, companionship and emotional support.
Companion Dogs provide comfort, friendship and emotional support to individuals and families.
They are puppies or dogs who didn’t complete their formal training, or who did complete training, but were not able to be matched with a client or facility.
While Companion Dogs don’t have Public Access Rights or perform specialised assistance tasks, they bring stability, company, and help with everyday routines.
An Autism Assistance Dog can positively impact the whole family.
Our highly-skilled Autism Assistance Dogs offer freedom, independence and inclusion for children with autism and their entire families.
An Autism Assistance Dog can positively impact families in many ways, providing safety for a child with autism as well as making outings and activities more possible and less stressful for all.
Thanks to personalised training and specialist support from Guide Dogs staff, an Autism Assistance Dog can learn to assist with daily tasks, providing support for children with autism, their parents/caregivers and siblings.
An Autism Assistance Dog promotes social interaction and assists in the development of the skills used to enable participation in community, social and recreational activities.
Please note: This program is not currently accepting applications.