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Wycombe Road, PRINCES RISBOROUGH, HP27 9NS

The furthest building, on the left of the passageway is the Samba Rehousing Kennel Block Image at the “Hearing Dogs for Deaf People” www.hearingdogs.org.uk/ Training Centre.

The Hearing Dogs for Deaf People www.hearingdogs.org.uk/ site includes many facilities for rehousing and training dogs. The block in the middle of the picture is the Samba Rehousing Kennel Block, and the attached dog runs were added in 2008 Image The lawn and the enclosed area to the right will also be used for training.

These “Hearing Dogs for Deaf People” www.hearingdogs.org.uk/ kennel runs were added to the Samba Rehousing Kennel Block Image in 2008. See Image for details of the plaque on the end of the runs.

These “Hearing Dogs for Deaf People” www.hearingdogs.org.uk/ kennel runs associated with the Samba Rehousing Kennel Block Image were opened in 2008. The plaque reads “These Kennel Runs were funded through generous donations on behalf of 'Franci' http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/data/chrisinfo/belinda/franci.htm and 'Kayleigh' http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/data/chrisinfo/belinda/kayleigh.htm in memory of their owner Belinda http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/data/chrisinfo/belindareynolds.htm , The late Ms Ella de Gray Jones, The Rothschild Foundation.” (Many of the rural walk photographs I have posted on Geograph include 'Franci')

The charity “Hearing Dogs for Deaf People” www.hearingdogs.org.uk/ trains dogs to be hearing companions for deaf people, and they are trained to alert their owner to domestic noises such as the door bell or the pinger on the microwave. Part of the training involves getting the dog to get to know its planned owner and the relevant domestic sounds and this is done by having the owner come and stay in one of these units. Instead of barking, the dogs alert the deaf person by touch, using a paw to gain attention and then leading them back to the sound source. For sounds such as a fire alarm, the dogs will lie down to indicate danger.

A very well equipped kennel block where dogs in training are housed. Dogs are of many different breeds and come from rescue centres, donations from the public and dealers, and from the charity's own breeding programme. See “Hearing Dogs for Deaf People” www.hearingdogs.org.uk/

This excellent little restaurant provides meals for staff and visitors to the Hearing Dog Training Centre www.hearingdogs.org.uk on normal working days – but could not possibly cope with the influx of people during the Summer Fayre. When this picture was taken a tea tent had been set up nearby Image and food and drink stalls were available at the other end of the showground Image

This old stable block is mostly 19th century but includes the remains of a 15th or early 16th century cruck structure http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=46539&mode=quick . It is now used as the reception block for the charity “Hearing Dogs for Deaf People” www.hearingdogs.org.uk .