Hounds for Heroes

12th April 2012

New charity Hounds for Heroes is going from strength to strength, with six puppies now in training at its Petersfield base.

Labradors Juno, Flanders, Colonel, Monty, Yomper and Red will learn skills such as opening doors and using cash machines, in order to ultimately help injured servicemen and women manage their daily tasks. Each puppy is currently being cared for by a ‘puppy parent’, a volunteer who attends training classes and practises with the dog at home. After 14 months, the dogs will go onto advanced classes that take place five days a week, before they are introduced to their new owners.

Charity founder and Gulf War veteran Allen Parton said: “This is life-enabling. There are 900,000 people who could benefit from a dog and  we’re starting with six, but it doesn’t stop here. To remind people, when those guns go quiet on the battlefield, the battles then with disability, trauma and bereavement are just beginning for so many.”

Visit the charity's website and to learn more about Hounds for Heroes and how you can help.