Medical Detection Dogs
@MedDetectDogs
UTIs can be complicated and life-threatening if left untreated, especially for vulnerable groups such as the elderly, who are at a greater risk of developing complications. For these individuals, UTIs may progress rapidly and are the leading cause of hospitalisation. Our project…
Congratulations to Millie and Jess, our newly accredited partnership. Jess alerts Millie to oncoming PoTS collapses, keeping her safe and giving her back her independence. Millie says: "I can go out on my own for the first time and she’s give my family so much peace of mind.…
There's a new Medical Detection Dogs sponsor puppy on the block - you can now help with future lifesaver, Woody's, training for as little as £5 a month. It costs us £29,000 to train one of our dogs and by sponsoring him you'll not only be helping us with this, you'll also…
Nadine suffers from multiple conditions including Adrenal Insufficiency which means her body no longer produces natural adrenalin. Without medication her steroid levels drop, inducing headaches and dizziness which can lead to unconsciousness and coma. Molly alerts when this is…
Super sniffers Mango, Dotty and Callie can detect the odour of bowel #Cancer AND have lovely manners - check this out for a super 'down!' They are learning to detect the odour of bowel cancer in urine samples and we believe their noses could help deliver an accurate, rapid and…
Rosie is in the training room learning how to detect the odour of bowel cancer in urine samples. When she finds her target odour she stops in front of it until she hear the clicker, her trainer say "correct" and receives her treat reward. If you can make a donation to our…
Zuri alerts our client, Dawne, to oncoming blackouts caused by #addisons disease. Before having Zuri, she would often end up hospitalised and had to give up work and miss multiple special occasions and events. Now, Zuri's alerts enable Dawne to take medication earlier and avoid…
This happy boy is Scout, a 6 month old lifesaver in training. He was named by Players of @PostcodeLottery from a shortlist chosen by staff and is enthusiastic, friendly and keen to learn and please. He's perfecting his heelwork, recall and cues and starting to visit slightly…
Mango, Dotty and Callie have been taking over the training room in their quest to prove that dogs can detect the odour of bowel cancer in urine. We believe that by using urine samples — instead of poo samples — we can reduce stigma and embarrassment, increase participation in…
Things Bumper and Peanut have taught us about #parkinsons disease as shown in our study published today. 👃Dogs can reliably smell its odour in skin swabs 🐾They have a sensitivity of up to 80% (finding when the disease is present) 🦠They have a specificity of up to 98%…
It’s all about #Parkinsonsdisease detection dogs, Peanut and Bumper, today as their ground-breaking work has been published in the Journal of Parkinson’s disease. In collaboration with @BristolUni and @ManchesterUniv we've proven that dogs can sniff the presence of the disease…
Dogs can reliably detect #Parkinsonsdisease by odour our paper published in the Journal of Parkinson’s disease today, shows. Dogs were trained to distinguish between skin swabs from people with and without Parkinson’s disease. In a double-blind trial, they showed sensitivity of…
Many of our Medical Alert Assistance Dogs will calmly sit with their client after they've alerted them and received their reward until they are sure they are well enough to get up. Jarvis knew that Daisy wasn't ready to regain her sitting position after he'd warned her she was…
Could you take the lead with one of our lifesavers in training as a volunteer Puppy Socialiser? We urgently need people to help us train future Medical Detection Dogs. Some of our Puppy Socialisers prefer to look after younger puppies, others when they’re a little more mature,…
Our client, Demi's, conditions of Sinus Node Disfunction and PoTS cause her heartbeat to be uncontrollably high sometimes and drastically low at others and proved impossible to control with medication. This made her seriously unwell very suddenly, and the life she had planned…
Dotty, is part of our team learning to detect the odour of bowel cancer in urine which could lead to faster, more accurate and non-invasive diagnosis and an increase in the number of people taking up screening. We're appealing for urgent donations to take Dotty and the rest of…
"Can I apply for a Medical Alert Assistance Dog if I already have a pet dog?" This is a question we often get asked and the answer is yes, you can, we will assess each case individually for inhibition and distraction risks and where appropriate are happy to place a dog where…
Sherlock played fast and moose with his new toy that his puppy socialisers brought back from their holiday to Canada for him. This boy loves his toys and is often rewarded with them after a successful day of training to become a Medical Alert Assistance Dog.…
Marcus alerts our client, Ariella, when she is about to collapse due to #pots. Thanks to his alerts, Ariella is able to lead an independent life and work, including travelling overseas. Ariella says: “Marcus is an amazing travel companion, always agile and focussed. “Once,…
Kerry is a funny, friendly, happy young lady who always fetches a smile when she comes to our training Centre... She's been increasing the places she visits and durations as part of her public access training and growing in confidence each day. medicaldetectiondogs.org.uk/maad-informati…
