In Memory of 'Nasa'
November 1994 - August 2004
Cheryl & Nasa (video)
Cheryl & Nasa (video)
| Around 100 puppies each year are placed with volunteer puppy walkers. Their important role is to socialise the young dogs, introduce them to situations they will encounter as guide dogs and provide them with love, care, and confidence during their first 12 months of life. The puppy then returns to the Guide Dog Centre for four to six months of training where it is assessed on a variety of different personality and temperament traits, health aspects and guiding tasks. |  Click here to view full photo |
| Many people who are blind, deafblind or vision-impaired use a guide dog to get around with greater speed and confidence. Sometimes shopkeepers, restaurant staff and other businesses have refused access to a guide dog, guide dog puppy or breeding stock. But guide dogs, guide dogs in training, guide dog puppies (red coat) and breeding stock (blue coat) have special privileges (see legislation).Because of the unique and important job performed by guide dogs they are legally allowed into any public place with their handler. This includes food outlets, restaurants, shops, theatres, on public transport - virtually everywhere their handler goes! |  Click here to view full photo |
| Some places encountered as a guide dog are supermarket shopping, sports events, work, school, negotiating escalators etc. Guide dog's are taught general locations during training. After that the handler teaches the guide dog other locations. The handler instructs the dog where to go and the guide dog guides the handler there safely. |  Click here to view full photo |
| When a guide dog isn't working, it is free to play, rest and do what all other dogs do. |  Click here to view full photo |