Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
More guide dog puppy walkers wanted
THE charity Guide Dogs has launched an appeal to find volunteers in Dundee who can give a guide dog puppy a home for about a year.
Volunteer puppy walkers care for the young dogs from the age of seven weeks until they are 12-15 months old to help them on their way to becoming life-changing guide dogs.
Those interested in volunteering are invited to attend an event at the guide dog training school in Forfar on Friday September 8 from 9.30am-noon.
Volunteer coordinator Shonagh Hodgson said: “Puppy walkers are essential volunteers and without them we simply couldn’t continue providing life-changing partnerships for people with sight loss.
“Puppy walkers provide the full-time care and education of our puppies until they are ready to go to guide dog training school.
“To become a puppy walker, volunteers will need to be home for the majority of the day and be able to take their puppy into many varied environments and have a securely fenced garden.
“The role requires hard work and dedication but it is extremely rewarding and our volunteers will receive full training and plenty of support from our staff.
“At the event, people will be able to speak to current volunteers as well as puppy training supervisors and other Guide Dogs staff and observe a puppy class.”