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A family in Marlow have praised the magical experience of raising three generations of guide dog puppies.

Roxy has been attending meetings with her foster dad, the councillor for Whangārei Heads.

She learnt new life skills and how to read braille. she applied for a guide dog in may 2017, and then around a year later an exciting call came. it was actually my mum picked up the call, so... i hadnt got home from school yet. my mum picked up the call. it was someone from guide dogs saying, "weve got a match for ella." i think ijust got very giggly and very kind of... yeah, very excited. like, "yes, this is happening." ella and rio spent around five weeks training with guide dog mobility speci...

Forward, rio. forward, go on, then. i couldnt imagine my life without rio. shes so important. shes my best friend, my constant companion, my means of independence, of getting about wherever i want to go, whenever i want to go, and living the life i want to lead. go forward — good girl. ella caulfield is a first—time guide dog user. she was matched with rio in 2018. good girl, well done. shes very open aboutjust how much she benefits from having a guide dog in her life. she gives me that inde...

Permanently with me. rio provides such a kind of welfare support to me. ella and rio are one of 3,695 partnerships currently working in the uk. thats down from around 5,000 before the pandemic. more than one in five people who had a guide dog before then now do not. i honestly think they are doing their absolute best. like me, kelly nasir is waiting to be matched with a new guide dog. we are among more than 1,100 people on the ready—to—train list. kellys last dog, river, retired eight months...

To help the CNIB in its efforts, Simply Baked is running an ongoing fundraiser where for $20, you get four whole wheat apple carrot “pupcakes” with a peanut butter honey icing, a tasty treat that’s safe to share with your pooch! 25% of proceeds from all “pupcakes” will be donated to the CNIB’s Guide and Buddy Dog programs.

Can you tell me what it felt like the first time you were guided by rio? i felt lighter. i felt like i was definitely kind of more smiley, more confident. icould... i could move freely and independently without relying on somebody else being there. like many guide dog users, ella would never want to be without a four—legged friend again. just feeling so much more confident and independent and happy that, like, i had this friend with me who was going to be there permanently with me. rio provide...

She benefits from having a guide dog in her life. she gives me that independence that i do kind of need, and i crave, that i need to live the life i want to lead. shes good for a cuddle at the end of an evening if ive had a bad day, and shes an excellent guide. shes very rarely led me astray. its not a one—way street, though. ella looks after rios needs and wants. today, shes grooming and cleaning her coat. its one of the responsibilities ella has as a guide dog user to make sure that rio is l...

I can remember him hugging me and the nurses kind of bringing me a cup of water, just kind of comforting me. and then i got booked in for surgery the next day. doctors operated to see if they could save any sight they could, but those attempts failed. nothing came of it. so ive been left withjust minimal light perception in my right eye. but its not useful. i can only see light if i, like, look directly into the sun or into a light bulb. for ella, a new reality. she learnt new life skills and ho...

Are going through your head today? if im honest, id say proud. i think thats my biggest one. so proud of what ive done. really proud of him. voice breaks lisa hopes that both of her dogs will go on to give someone their independence. just proud. forward, rio. forward! go on, then. i couldnt imagine my life without rio. shes so important. shes my best friend, my constant companion, my means of independence, of getting about wherever i want to go, whenever i want to go, and living the life i want ...