We select puppies with the right temperament at 6 weeks old, they are socialised by our team of volunteer socialisers who teach them good manners and get them used to the sights and sounds they are likely to encounter during their day to day work We are a locally based organisation training assistance dogs for disabled people in Dorset Our aim is to train 20 dogs per year so we will eventually have 200 dogs in the community It costs £5,000 to buy and train a puppy for the first two years; we then support the partnerships with regular visits and back up for 10 years which costs a further £6,000