Leaving a gift in your Will to Medical Detection Dogs will cost you nothing today, but will help us to achieve our goals in years to come – making a real difference by saving and changing lives.

Writing a Will is one of the most important things you can do, even though it’s not something many of us like to think about. By taking the time to plan ahead, you ensure that your wishes are clearly outlined, leaving your loved ones with the peace of mind they need during a such difficult time.

A Will allows you to specify how the things that matter most to you – whether it’s your home, savings, or sentimental items like cherished collections – are handled according to your wishes. You can also include a legacy for causes close to your heart, like Medical Detection Dogs.

The process of creating a Will doesn’t need to be overwhelming. Although it may involve legal terminology*, a qualified solicitor can guide you through it in person, by phone, or even online.  Many charities, including ours, offer opportunities to have your Will written for free through partnerships like the one we have with Farewill.

After you’ve made provisions for your family and friends, we hope you’ll also consider leaving a gift in your Will to Medical Detection Dogs. This generous act helps ensure that our vital work continues long into the future.

Writing a Will is One of the Greatest Gifts You Can Leave.

Making a Will is an extremely personal and private matter however, if you would like to talk to us in confidence and without obligation please call 01296 655888 and ask for Fundraising or email [email protected]

What your gift could fund.

Medical Detection Dogs harness the power of a dogs’ nose, to provide individual accredited lifesaving partnerships, and carry out world leading research in the training room leading to application and deployment in the medical field.  

The dog’s nose is an incredibly powerful bio sensor, with the ability to detect odours down to parts per trillion; the equivalent of a teaspoon of sugar diluted in two Olympic-size swimming pools of water. We utilize this incredible olfactory ability to change and save the lives of those paired with their own Medical Alert Assistant Dog and inform and advance the medical field of early diagnosis and detection.  

Our Bio Detection dogs are trained to detect the odour of diseases which are found in urine, breath or sweat samples in a fast, non-invasive and accurate way.  We believe this will help doctors by revolutionising early detection of disease and could save millions of lives.

Our Medical Alert Assistance dogs are trained to assist people who manage complex medical conditions, such as Type 1diabetes, PoTS, Addison’s disease and others on a daily basis.  The dogs alert to an oncoming medical emergency which could potentially be fatal, enabling them to take preventative action, keeping them safe from harm and out of hospital, thereby helping the NHS.

Our Bio Detection dogs are trained to detect the odour of diseases which are found in urine, breath or sweat samples in a fast, non-invasive and accurate way.  We believe this will help doctors by revolutionising early detection of disease and could save millions of lives.

Every day our specially trained dogs help people to live a healthier, more independent life. People like Demi.

Bear’s support to Demi was only made possible by the generosity of people like you. Many people receive the life-saving support provided by our specially trained dogs, but hundreds still await their own Bear. All our work is funded by donations.

As a charity, we rely solely on the goodwill and donations from people like you.

Free Will Service

Medical Detection Dogs are working with Farewill, the UK’s largest online will-writing specialists and winners of the National Will Writing Firm of the Year for many years, to offer a free online Will-writing service

With their expert help, you can quickly and securely write your Will in the comfort of your own home, then have it checked by a specialist to make sure all your wishes are clear – all for free.

There is absolutely no obligation to leave a gift to Medical Detection Dogs by using this service.  However, once you have taken care of those closest to you, a small gift could one day make a huge difference.

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