After two years of training she has been chosen to become a Companion Canine Partner for a Polish man in his 20s who was injured in a road accident several years ago.

Companion placements differ from the charity's full placements in that the human partner is not solely responsible for the dog – usually because the nature of their condition makes this unrealistic.

Therefore family members or personal assistants routinely help with the care of the dog.

Flossie's partner lives at home with his parents and came to England five years ago. He is wheelchair bound and unable to walk, stand or support his own weight on his upper limbs.

Canine Partners is optimistic that Flossie will be able to act as a type of 'physiotherapy' for him – regular grooming and stroking her will improve the function of his left hand.

Practical tasks Flossie will be doing include retrieval of dropped items, tugging open doors, tugging off jackets and taking messages between family members.


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