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When someone loses their sight, Guide Dogs Cymru is there to make sure they don’t lose their freedom as well.

They provide life-changing mobility services to adults, children and young people with sight loss throughout Wales, allowing people who are blind or partially sighted to enjoy the same freedom of movement as everyone else.

In 2018, it cost around £63,000 to breed, train and support a guide dog from birth to retirement, however, the cost of a guide dog is impacted not just by the cost of breeding and training, but also the cost of all of the support functions for the partnership over an average of seven years, as well as external support such as food and vets’ bills.  

In 2018, the cost of a guide dog was broken down as follows:

1. Breeding and puppy raising (formerly called puppy walking) cost – £10,100
2. Cost to breed, train and partnership – £48,100
3. Ongoing support – £2,500

A guide dog owner may have as many as eight guide dogs in their lifetime bringing the total cost to around £500,000.

How Guide Dogs Cymru spend your money

• £5 can support a working guide dog for a day
• £25 can buy a white harness, the iconic symbol of a fully qualified guide dog
• £95 can buy a Training School Kit for a guide dog trainer who teach pups the specialist skills they will need to become a qualified guide dog.
• £140 can buy a Starter Kit for a new guide dog owner containing everything they need to start a life with their new guide dog.

Thank you for helping us support Guide Dogs Cymru.