Lions Assistance Dogs

A truly heartwarming and proud full-circle moment from the recent MD Lions Convention 🦁

Pictured is Hearing Assistance Dog 'Ollie' alongside the people who made his journey possible. A member of the Murrumbateman Lions Club (L) who's Club sponsored Ollie through the puppy and training programs, Ollies Puppy Carer Paul (R, and former member of the Murrumbateman Lions!) who lovingly raised him as a pup with his wife Maxine, and his recipient Carolyn (M). 🐾

Moments like these highlight the incredible community effort behind every Assistance Dog - from puppy raising through to partnership. What a beautiful full-circle journey for Ollie and his supporters 🧡

Lions Australia

Its time to officially introduce you to Coco’s gorgeous pups! 🥰

These beautiful puppies went out into their devoted puppy carer homes this week and will spent the next 10-12 months with them. During this time, they will begin puppy preschool, develop their basic obedience skills, and build confidence and socialisation as they explore the big wide world in the safe hands of their devoted puppy carers. 💙

We would like to sincerely thank our wonderful sponsors who generously sponsored and lovingly named each puppy. You have given each of these puppies the very best start, and we are excited to keep you updated as they progress through the Puppy Program. 🐾

If you're interested in raising the future generation of Assistance Dogs, please visit https://lionsassistancedogs.com.au/volunteer-with-us/ or give us a call on 08 8388 7836 🧡

Please give a warm welcome to Rosie, Charli, Merran, Rollie, Oggy, Eden and Champ in the comments below! 🤗

Say hello to Toby — our newest recruit! 🐾

Toby is a gorgeous Labradoodle who has just stepped into full-time Assistance Dog training, after spending the past 10 months in our Puppy Program. He’s ready to take on this next stage of his journey, full steam ahead. 🧡

We would like to thank his dedicated Puppy Carers, Vanessa and her family, for raising Toby into the confident, calm and capable Assistance Dog he is today. Their love, guidance and dedication have given Toby the strong foundation he needs as he begins this exciting next chapter. We would also like to thank Kate and Simon for finishing of Toby's last few weeks in the Puppy Program, continuing on with his foundational skills 💙

Toby was generously sponsored and lovingly named by the Helensburgh Lions Club We thank them for their ongoing support and look forward to keeping them updated as Toby progresses through his training. 🦁

Thank you to everyone involved in his journey so far, we’re excited to see Toby progress through his full-time Assistance Dog training 🥰

Our May Newsletter is out now! 🧡

Read all about what we have been up to the last couple months 👇 https://lionsassistancedogs.com.au/may-2026-newsletter/

Finishing the week off with the cutest introductions! Please join us in welcoming our newest additions to the Puppy Program, Deakin and Connie! 🐾

These puppies are from Amity Labradoodles and are already thriving in their new puppy carer homes. Over the next 10–12 months, they'll be learning all the foundational skills needed with their dedicated Puppy Carers before beginning full-time training to become Assistance Dogs. 🥰

Deakin was proudly sponsored and lovingly named by the Melbourne Deaf and Hard of Hearing Lions Club, and Connie was sponsored and loving named by Karen.

We are so grateful for their support and are excited to share these puppies journey's with them as they grow and progress through the Puppy and Training Programs. 💙

Our monthly supporters help us to raise and train incredible, life changing Assistance Dogs like Harley 🧡

🐾 MEET KERRY AND HEARING ASSISTANCE DOG HARLEY 🐾

Life before Harley looked a bit different for Kerry. Due to a health scare from an undiagnosed tumour – Kerry’s hearing loss was declining rapidly and became very limited.

“I cannot discern where a sound is coming from or at times, what the sound is.” Kerry says.

Even after acquiring implants, her social and physical well-being still began to decline, and she felt very isolated with minimal social contact.

“Venturing out to the shops was a challenge. People can be quite cruel when they cannot see an obvious disability and I have been accused of being ‘stupid’, ‘dumb’, and some other nasty words.”

After visiting our National Training Centre, Kerry decided to apply for a Hearing Assistance Dog—and soon, Harley arrived. Since then, the pair have become inseparable, with Harley alerting to sounds, improving Kerry’s confidence and safety, and even helping her return to daily walks. Whether at home or in public, Harley’s presence has been life-changing—earning him both praise and a bit of local celebrity status.

“Harley has restored a lot of my confidence and faith in other people. He makes me smile every day. And he’s so wonderfully cheeky! My woolly mate has given me back a sense of hope and joy and confidence in life.” 🧡

If you'd like to know more about joining our community and becoming a monthly supporter, click the link below:
👉 https://lionsassistancedogs.com.au/membership/

Our next introduction is Ayla, a gorgeous Labradoodle from Rusty Amber, who has settled in nicely to her full-time training and is already impressing her trainer. 👏

A heartfelt thank you goes to Megan and Peter for proudly sponsoring Ayla’s journey. Their generosity ensures that dogs like Ayla can progress through training and go on to provide life-changing support to their future recipients. 🐾

Ayla spent 10 months in the Puppy Program with Jenn, one of our dedicated Puppy Carers, who took Ayla in when she was just 8 weeks old and raised her into the eager, confident dog she is today. From providing daily love and care to guiding her through vital socialisation and early training, Jenn has given Ayla the very best start. 💙

👉 If you’d like to be part of a puppy’s journey just like Ayla’s, you can learn more about becoming a puppy carer here: www.lionsassistancedogs.com.au/volunteer-with-us or call 08 8388 7836.

Our May newsletter is almost here! 📰✨

Sign up now to get all the updates straight to your inbox and be the first to hear about our amazing pups, dogs and community milestones. 🧡

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