The Training Centre is a flurry of activity as we edge closer to the middle of the year. Already we have placed 16 dogs to date across all three programs this year and that number will grow dramatically over the next couple of months.

It isn’t just our Trainers who are busy, with new puppies on the ground and another litter only a week away, our Breeding team is working 24/7 looking after future Assistance Dogs, and our Puppy Team are criss-crossing across the State looking after all of our volunteer placements.

Even with all of this activity, ALHD is always trying to improve our processes and programs to ensure that we have the highest quality Assistance Dogs out there. With this in mind, we have two major changes coming over the next couple of months to keep an eye on. The first is the development of distance puppy caring, where we will look for volunteers interstate who will have the opportunity to care for our puppies and receive support via virtual means. We have seen this occur at training centres overseas with great success and look forward to giving our great supporters who live outside of SA the chance to participate actively in the program. The second major announcement is that we will change our name to reflect how we have evolved over 45 years. Australian Lions Hearing Dogs will be known as Lions Assistance Dogs as of 1 July 2025.Our programs and support won’t change, but it will make it easier for those who could benefit from our services to find us and start the process to partnering with an Assistance Dog in the future.

More information will be released shortly, but until then, thank you for your continued support.

Click here to read more about the Australian Lions Hearing Dogs in this May newsletter edition!