ABOUT US
For over 40 years, Lions Assistance Dogs (formerly Australian Lions Hearing Dogs) have been providing Hearing Assistance Dogs to Australians who are deaf or hard of hearing free-of-charge.
In 2020, the Lions Medical Assistance Dog Program was developed, and since then, 11 Diabetic Alert Dogs have been delivered to Australians with diabetes, free of charge.
OUR HISTORY
The original team back in 1982
Lions Assistance Dogs was initially founded in 1980. The concept of starting the program in Australia originally began with PDGs Brian Carter and Bob Allen, who had attended an Lions Clubs International Convention in the United States and came upon a demonstration from the very first Hearing Dog Program in Denver, Colorado.
The proposal for the program was later approved at the Canberra Multiple District Convention in 1980, and the first Lions Assistance Dog, Amber, a Hearing Assistance Dog, was delivered to a local recipient in South Australia in 1982.
Diabetic Alert Dogs
The first Lions Diabetic Alert Dog, Sal, was placed with her recipient, Eliza, in 2022. Since Sal's delivery, we have delivered another 11 Diabetic Alert Dogs.
