About hearing dogs

Hearing dogs are highly trained to alert deaf people to important and life-saving sounds, such as the smoke alarm, alarm clocks and even intruder alarms and baby monitors. They also provide lots of love, companionship and emotional support, which is really important as many deaf people can feel lonely and isolated.

There are so many little costs that all add up when training one of these amazing animals to become life-changing companions. The cost to train and support each dog throughout their lifetime is £40,000.

Hearing Dogs receive no central government funding which means that they rely on amazing supporters, sponsorships and fundraising.

My amazing hearing dog - Albert

I have my hearing dog called Albert, a beautiful golden cocker spaniel. Many of you know how MUCH he means to me. He is absolutely amazing and so clever, and I don't know what I would do without him. He has brought so much love, joy and laughter into my life since we got together in 2015. 10 years ago this month!

He has given me so much confidence to achieve things that I wouldn't have done without him. We do a lot of things that I never thought I would do, like traveling to different places, meeting new people and going shopping etc. I'm also a lot more relaxed at home as well as out and about, knowing that Albert will let me know about sounds that I can't hear by him nudging me with his nose, I ask him what is it, he will lead me to whatever the sound come from, apart from the smoke/fire alarm, he’ll lie down flat meaning danger, we need to get out quick! He make me feel so safe as he is always by my side.

We always have lots of fun together. He has changed my life totally, and also he has made me a more confident person. And he has made me visible! He’s my ears, my best friend, my companion, my whole world and I love him to bits. It’s all thanks to Hearing Dogs, it is a fantastic charity.

We would love to help Hearing Dogs to train life-changing hearing dogs to change deaf people's lives, just like Albert with me.

Thank you so much for your support.

Sarah & HD Albert