Who’s the REAL su-paw star?

Who’s the REAL su-paw star?

Oct 7, 2026

Our superstar Buddy has been making headlines again, this time in Take a Break magazine. The feature looks back at Buddy’s journey from appearing on This Morning as an eight-week-old puppy, where he quickly became a favourite with celebrity guests, through his assistance dog training with Dogs for Autism and on to his partnership with Millie. The article shares how Buddy has helped transform Millie’s independence and confidence, enabling her to travel, attend events and enjoy experiences that previously would have been extremely difficult. As Millie says in the feature, Buddy is not only her assistance dog, but her “best friend”.

Read the full feature here to discover why Buddy has always been a true superstar, both on and off screen.

DfA earns Assistance Dog International Accreditation

DfA earns Assistance Dog International Accreditation

Jan 15, 2024

Receiving ADI accreditation means we have met their high standards of excellence in all aspects of our autism assistance dog training programme.

We’d like to thank everyone who has made this possible for us, including our trustees, staff and volunteers who have worked so tirelessly.

ADI is the leading authority in the Assistance Dogs industry. It establishes and promotes standards of excellence in all areas of assistance dog acquisition, training and partnership. Having previously been a candidate member of Assistance Dogs UK (ADUK), achieving ADI accreditation has now granted us full membership status in the UK organisation. All ADUK members are accredited by ADI and/or @igdfsocial The International Guide Dog Federation working to the highest training and welfare standards.

Earning ADI’s accreditation is an achievement of which we are immensely proud.

You can learn more about all the members of ADUK here.

All International members on the ADI website can be found here. 

Lead The Way with our Patron, Chris Packham

Lead The Way with our Patron, Chris Packham

Dec 14, 2023

Can you help us #LeadTheWay?
Would you like an exclusive t-shirt designed by our Patron, Chris Packham?
Donate whatever you can to help us this Christmas.
Donate £25 or more and you’ll receive this limited edition T-shirt – and help connect more autistic people with our assistance dogs.
Donate now at dogsforautism.org.uk/lead-the-way/ and support more families in our community.
New Charity Ambassador

New Charity Ambassador

Nov 28, 2023

We are delighted to announce that following the filming for the BBC and short tour of our new training centre, Jean-Christophe agreed to become an ambassador for Dogs for Autism to promote our work further.

Jean-Christophe’s youngest son Valentino was diagnosed with Autism when he was 3 years old, following treatment for cancer.

Jean-Christophe met Dogs for Autism earlier this year when he filmed a special segment for the BBC’s Children in Need Celebrity Bargain Hunt episode. Jean-Christophe met Jan Kiley, COO of Dogs for Autism and Luna, a trained autism assistance dog who has been life-changing for her partner, Zana and her family.

Thank you Jean-Christophe Novelli 💙

Read more about Jean-Christophe and his accolades here.

 

Radio 2 interview with DfA partner for BBC Children in Need

Radio 2 interview with DfA partner for BBC Children in Need

Nov 13, 2023

Tune in to BBC Radio 2 on BBC Sounds all this week to hear Dogs for Autism partner Rebecca talk about the positive impact that her assistance dog Lola, has had on her life.
Rebecca’s interview for BBC Children in Need will be playing at the following times 👇
Tuesday 14th Nov at 15:30
Wednesday 15th Nov at 16:20
Thursday 16th Nov at 11:20
Saturday 18th Nov at 16:20

We are immensely proud of the work we do and thanks to organisations such as @BBCCiN, the grant we receive means we are able to fund the family bonding training of 8 autism assistance dogs a year, every year, for the next three years.

All this is made possible by the generous donations to BBC Children in Need that you give each year.

Watch Children in Need on BBC One from 7pm on Friday 17th November.