Guide dog puppy blog

Emily and Unity’s first Christmas!

Your News Hound — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:11:12 +0000

Unity and I have been partnered for four months and already it feels like we’ve known each other for an eternity. Unity is my trusty sidekick and as a result I’m expecting her to catch the ‘Christmas bug’! For this special year of 2012 I decided to mark this wonderful first Christmas spent with my new [...]

Dudley’s latest news!

Your News Hound — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:19:07 +0000

Well, where do I begin? Such a lot has happened; such a lot has been achieved. Dudley continues to enjoy learning and exploring the world. On our ventures we have met several puppy sponsors, as yet none whom sponsor Dudley! It’s amazing what we have discovered together about the generosity and support of people. Thanks [...]

Meet our 100th sponsored puppy, Tilly!

Your News Hound — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:39:53 +0000

Here at Guide Dogs, our generous supporters have been behind our successful Sponsor a Puppy scheme since 2001 and since then we have seen many playful pups grow to become life-changing guide dogs. This year we are welcoming the arrival of our 100th puppy to the scheme, Tilly. Tilly is an adorable golden-coloured Labrador who loves [...]

Dave Kent – Magnificent seven

Your News Hound — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:33:56 +0000

Born in Swansea, South Wales, I was the youngest of 7, but the only one of my siblings to be visually impaired. I was educated in a school for the blind and qualified with my first guide dog, Elma, in 1979. 28 legs, 7 tails, 14 ears and eyes later (Oh, and of course not forgetting [...]

Guide Dogs Awards

Lena — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:07:34 +0000

What an amazing evening mum and I had at the guide dog of the year awards on 19th July. It was held at Merchant Taylor hall in London, a very posh venue! We left MK at 2pm and got the train from MK to Euston and then walked from there to Travelodge where we were given [...]

Our new TV advert!

Your News Hound — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:21:46 +0000

Every hour someone in the UK goes blind, and there are currently 180,000 blind or partially sighted people in the UK who rarely leave home alone. These shocking statistics highlight why it’s so important for us to achieve our vision of allowing blind and partially sighted people the same freedom of movement as everyone else. As the [...]

Camping

Lena — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:58:23 +0000

We have just returned from the most horrendous camping trip ever! We left very early Thursday morning being woken up at 1:15 and left the house at just before 2am before driving the five hour journey to Penzance, Cornwall to get my sister to the Scillonian which left at 9:15 to go to the Isles of [...]

Dudley’s latest news

Your News Hound — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:28:11 +0000

Dudley is growing into a handsome young dog. Wherever we go he attracts comments and attention. He thoroughly enjoys both! At first the attention, sights and smells were a bit overwhelming for him (and us) but, the Puppy Guide Dog training classes have given him the confidence to manage the attention without getting excited. Indeed these classes [...]

Beyond the call of duty

Lena — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:31:00 +0000

Good Evening All I have some very exciting news to tell you as the title may tell you that Texan has won the beyond the call of duty award in the National Specsavers Guide Dog of the Year awards 2012 and is in the final 3 for overall title of Guide Dog of the Year 2012. [...]

Dudley is settling in well

Your News Hound — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:28:45 +0000

Find out how Dudley has been settling in, in his puppy walker, David's, own words.