Disability assist dogs provide vital support for the disabled New Zealand community that rely on them across a range of areas. The exact nature of the support is diverse, depending on the dog and its owner's needs, as my colleague Jamie Strange mentioned. The exact nature might be related to, for example, a deaf person who might need help with hearing sound alarms or doorbells. There might be somebody with epilepsy who needs management with seizures, or somebody in a wheelchair who needs retrieval of objects for them. Disability assist dogs significantly enhance the quality of life of those they help and can support disabled people to lead more independent lives. In some cases, they can even save lives.