Carmela, 9, from Wiltshire, South West England, was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy, a condition marked by progressive weakening and wasting of the muscles. Her rescued poodle Tinker has been trained to support her in the challenges she will encounter over time and to help her be more independent.

"Simple tasks will be too difficult for her", her mum Lucy told Newsflare. "This includes bending down to pick items up and to take off clothes. She will gradually lose the ability to walk and move out of her wheelchair herself as the years go on".

The heartwarming footage, which was filmed by Carmela's mother, shows the dog retrieving and passing different items dropped indoors, and running by her side whilst she cycles.

Four-year-old Tinker, a rescue dog adopted at just 10 weeks old from a Welsh farm, was trained by Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs. This charity helps to change the lives of young people and their families, living within Southern England.

Carmela age 9 from Wiltshire in the UK has a progressive muscle-wasting condition which means simple tasks over time will be too difficult, this includes bending down to pick items up and very bent arms to take off clothes. So she trains her poodle dog called Tinker with a register charity called Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs to get her poodle assist her with things to help her be more independent.

Carmela age 9 from Wiltshire in the UK has a progressive muscle-wasting condition which means simple tasks over time will be too difficult, this includes bending down to pick items up and very bent arms to take off clothes. So she trains her poodle dog called Tinker with a register charity called Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs to get her poodle assist her with things to help her be more independent.

Carmela age 9 from Wiltshire in the UK has a progressive muscle-wasting condition which means simple tasks over time will be too difficult, this includes bending down to pick items up and very bent arms to take off clothes. So she trains her poodle dog called Tinker with a register charity called Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs to get her poodle assist her with things to help her be more independent.

Carmela age 9 from Wiltshire in the UK has a progressive muscle-wasting condition which means simple tasks over time will be too difficult, this includes bending down to pick items up and using arms. So she trains her poodle dog called Tinker with a register charity called Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs to get her poodle assist her with things to help her be more independent.

Carmela age 9 has a progressive muscle-wasting condition and will gradually lose the ability to walk and move out her wheelchair herself as the years go on. So is training her little poodle to retrieve and pass different items dropped indoors so can help when she is out in shops and other places.

8 year old Carmela with Muscular dystrophy has taught her cute toy poodle dog to run by her side whilst she cycles in her specially adapted trike.