This festive season, support The Petstock Foundation's More Than a Gift campaign and give something that lasts beyond Christmas.
We are on a mission to raise $40,000 to help Mobility Dogs and Blind Low Vision NZ continue their life-changing work. Together, these organisations support more than 16,000 Kiwis, including 148 active guide dog partnerships and more than 750 people through mobility assistance dog programmes, helping create greater independence, confidence, inclusion and connection.
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This festive season, support The Petstock Foundation's More Than a Gift campaign and give something that lasts beyond Christmas, give the gift of independence.
Buy a Buddy dog toy
Meet the new Festive Buddy! A gift for your pet that gives back. Every Buddy toy purchased helps support the More Than a Gift campaign, with 100% of profits donated. Collect them all!
Real People. Real Impact.
Behind every assistance dog is a story of greater confidence, connection and independence.
Here’s what that support can mean for the people and families at the heart of this year’s campaign.
2026 Christmas Project - Blind Low Vision NZ
“One of the main reasons I felt like I needed a guide dog is when I tried to go out on my own and I just had no confidence — I had so much fear. It’s given me the confidence, but it’s also made me feel independent. I can walk up to the supermarket by myself, take my child with me and know that I’m safe and my child is safe.”
– Guide dog handler Ocean
2026 Christmas Project - Mobility Dogs
“Gracie is a very precious gift to me and my family. She brings a smile every day — not just to us, but to complete strangers who might see her for only a fleeting moment. Gracie has given me the confidence to move back out into the community and to know I can live a full and meaningful life.”
– Mobility Dogs recipient Michal
Blind Low Vision NZ
Blind Low Vision NZ provides guide dog services for people who are blind, deafblind or have low vision. As New Zealand’s sole provider of professionally trained guide dogs, they breed, raise, train and match dogs with clients to support safer, more confident and independent travel.
Mobility Dogs
Mobility Dogs trains dogs to provide practical support, companionship and security for people living with disabilities. Their work is focused on increasing independence, confidence, self-esteem and participation in New Zealand communities.
An assistance dog can offer much more than practical support. The right partnership can help someone move through everyday life with greater confidence and safety, take part more fully in their community and experience greater independence.
That’s what More Than a Gift is all about. By supporting the Petstock Foundation this festive season, you’re helping our campaign partners create connections that can make a lasting difference.