Cancer Detection Dog Daisy receives medal for saving lives

10-year-old Labrador, Daisy, who is trained by charity Medical Detection Dogs to sniff out cancer, was awarded the Blue Cross Medal for her pioneering work in the field of cancer detection, where she has sniffed over 6,500 samples and detected over 550 cases of...

Commission a portrait of your dog and help Medical Detection Dogs

Bridget Wood has drawn this portrait of Cancer Detection Dog, Daisy. Bridget bred Daisy who is owned and trained by Dr Claire Guest. Amongst Bridget’s commissions have been for the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke and Duchess of Westminster, and the Rt. Hon...

Pet insurer supports our charity

Animal Friends is one of the UK’s leading pet insurance specialists. Founded by Elaine Fairfax in 1998, the sole aim was to provide pet insurance as a means to help support animal welfare charities worldwide including Medical Detection Dogs. For every insurance...

Dr Claire Guest with Jeremy Vine

Listen to the interview with Dr. Claire Guest on the Jeremy Vine Show recorded on 25th August 2014 at BBC Radio 2. Click to listen.  

Baw Bags Supports Medical Detection Dogs

Bawbags, an Edinburgh based company which started trading 7 years ago, produces designer boxer shorts for males and females. They stock a choice of over 50 designs as well as a selection of other products. Every year Bawbags donates money to cancer charities and is...

Can you help socialise our puppies and young dogs

We need caring homes to look after and socialise our puppies and young dogs during their training as Medical Alert Assistance Dogs for anything up to 18 months, or provide long term foster homes for our Bio-detection dogs. We provide food and equipment for the puppy...

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