Give a Dog a Bone… and an animal a home is a young, unique and award-winning charity.

Established in November 2013 by a working Mum, who wanted to make a difference – the charity has since helped over 400 animals, and their older adults, to have a happier life – together.

Our proposition is this – if you are over 60 and would love a pet, but are unable to afford one, the Give a Dog a Bone charity can help. There are 3 criteria:

• The applicant must be over 60
• Money must be a genuine barrier to adopting
• The animal must a rescue animal in need of rehoming

It’s a WIN/WIN – the person gets a friend and the animal gets a home!

Our financial support to adopt a rescue pet project is UK wide and has changed many lives, both human and animal, since November 2013.

Early 2018, we launched a second project called ‘Companionship in the Community’ – this is a community space project where we offer a safe space to retired people to make new friends, learn new skills and mix with dogs.

We now have 3 community spaces across Scotland and welcome hundreds of people through our doors, each week. At these spaces, we offer free activities to the over 60s.

All the while, our very special team of Companionship Dogs are in the mix, looking for strokes and treats and bringing a smile to our visitor’s faces.

Many older adults love animals but, for whatever reason, do not (or cannot) have their own pet. Our community spaces offer an opportunity to ‘scratch their doggy itch!’ and mix with our dogs – without the pressure of taking one home!