Puppy Parenting or Fostering

Canine Partners is a registered charity that transforms the lives of people with disabilities by partnering them with assistance dogs. Our amazing dogs bring a greater independence and quality of life to their partners, offering support, security, companionship, and practical help with everyday household tasks.

Canine Partners are looking for caring family homes to raise, socialise and train puppies and young dogs up to the age of 18 months old. Ideally with-in a 45 minutes’ drive of the following post code area RG12.

If you can support Canine Partners by helping raise and train one of our puppies or dogs, we would love to hear from you.

What skills do I need?

• The primary puppy parent must be 18 years or older

• Have a dog friendly secure garden and a designated dog toileting area (this will be discussed during interview)

• If you are a dog owner, you can have two pet dogs of suitable temperament. Your pet dogs will be assessed as part of the home assessment. They must be over 18 months of age

• At home for most of the day and live within 45 minutes of the requested location

• Time to provide the puppy with the socialisation and education it needs in order to prepare it for advanced training

• Stamina to manage an young active puppy / dog

• Access to own transport to travel to classes and training locations on a regular basis

• Understand that the dog in your care remains under the ownership of Canine Partners