For more than 40 years, the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides has been training guide dogs, which are then given to Canadians living with disabilities. But the head of the organization says their work is in jeopardy due to a funding shortfall.

“We train dogs in seven different programs, including vision, which is what everybody knows and loves, but also autism, seizure response, diabetes, and hearing,” said CEO Bev Crandell.

The organization is currently in the middle of building a new training facility in Oakville, Ont., which will allow them to train 65 per cent more dogs in a year. However, with the building more than halfway complete, Crandell says “unexpected circumstances” now threaten the project’s completion.

“We are facing a $20 million shortfall. That means construction ha

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