2. What is guide dogs about?
Guide dogs is a charity that
was set up in 1931 to help
blind soldiers in WW1.
Guide dogs now have over
4,500 working partnerships
in the U.K alone and is
hoping to have 6,500 by the
end of 2020.
3. The life of a blind person
Imagine if you were blind. Try it yourself,
shut your eyes all-day and carry on with
everyday life. Now see how hard it is?
imagine if you went through that for not
just one day but for the rest of your life.
Living blind has a big impact on even the
tiniest of tasks including walking. We all
take sight for granted so you can help
make a blind persons life just that little
bit easier by helping us give them a
guide dog.
4. The training and life of a guide dog
Guide dog puppies are born in the national breeding centre
in Warwickshire.
The puppy is then sent to live with a puppy walker until they
are 12-14 months old were they will learn the basic puppy
training e.g. sit.
The dog now equivalent to a teenager is then taken through
guide dog training then through advanced training before a
final exam.
If the dog passes then it will be carefully matched up with a
blind partner when they will start there life as a working
guide dog.
when the dog reaches around 10 years old it is time to hang
up the harness and retire they either stay with their owner
as a or are rehomed to have a relaxing and for filling
retirement.
6. What will you receive when you
sponsor a guide dog?
You will receive:
regular Pupdates on how its training is going and which new toy it loves best! It's the next best
thing to being right there; sharing in your puppy's little moments of achievement on their
journey to becoming a guide dog;
cute photos and videos
photo album
personalised certificate
And Each year you'll also receive a gorgeous puppy calendar!