Guide Dogs

Willow is a friendly, sensitive pup but who can sometimes have a mind of her own. She walks very well on the lead, especially in town or busy areas that keep her interest, but will  occasionally stop on walks in her local area which is not as interesting or because she does not want  to go home from the park...

Below is a quote from a young teenager (14) who has recently got their first Guide Dog. "Life is so different with Rory. I just couldn't be without him now. Having Rory means I can go out by myself and have a life. I can go and see my friends. I caught a bus on my own with Rory for the...

Willow is now 6 months old and doing well with her puppy walker, Hilary. We spoke to her to find out how she and Willow have been getting on over the last few months. Hilary told us that Willow is about to be spayed as part of an early spay pilot scheme.  We wish her well and hope she recovers...

         For the second year running Helen Hopka will be participating in this year's Virgin London Marathon and raising money for the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. Having personally witnessed Helen's vigourous training programme over the past months in build up to this year's event, we hope you will join us in wishing her all the best and any donations to this very worthy...

  Willow is a friendly, calm, relaxed, willing and responsive pup. She walks well on the lead for her age and is sound and confident in most areas, although she is a little aware of traffic passing from behind especially at night. Her puppy walker is working on this and I am sure this will improve as she matures. She...

Please allow us to introduce Willow - our 4th Guide Dog Puppy! Willow is said to be a smashing little 12 week old puppy. She is lively, eager to learn and full of fun. She has settled in very well with her puppy walker and is already house trained, which is very fast work indeed. In fact, she even responds...

Finley is now just over 10 months old and we recently caught up with his puppy trainer, Sue, to find out how he’s getting on. Sue tells us that Finley has matured into a loveable character who is doing very well with his training. Having mastered all the basic commands and established his spending routine, Finley is now working on...