Letters to My Dog – celebrating the incredible difference dogs can make to our lives
At Dogs for Good, we see first-hand the transformative impact a dog can have on someone’s life.
10/11/2026
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Every person and every dog we work with is different. There isn’t one simple definition of what a dog can bring to someone’s life. Sometimes it’s greater independence. Sometimes it’s confidence to try something new. Sometimes it’s companionship, happiness or a reason to get out into the world.
This week we launched Letters to My Dog – a campaign that celebrates how powerful the connection between a person and dog can be by giving people the opportunity to put down in words exactly what their dog has brought to their lives.
One of the people helping us to celebrate the human-dog bond is Richard, who’s supported by Dogs for Good assistance dog, Twiggy. We’ve had the privilege of watching this partnership grow and seeing how much it means to Richard, but we wanted you to hear it from him too:
A letter to Twiggy
"To my beautiful golden labrador and helper, Twiggy, I am writing this to you, even though you cannot read the words, because I wanted to let you know how much you’re loved and also how much you have improved my quality of life. Before you came into my life, the world felt much bigger, louder, and harder to navigate. There were days when simple tasks felt like mountains. But from the moment we teamed up, everything changed. You became my independence and part of my life."
Through Letters to My Dog, we’re sharing the extraordinary and often unexpected ways that dogs can help to change lives – and we’d love for you to get involved by writing your own letter.
Perhaps there’s a dog you’d like to thank, remember, or simply tell how much they mean to you? Whatever you’d like to say, we’d love you to write it and post it on our Letters to My Dog online board. You can also read the lovely letters others have written to a dog in their life.