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Puppy, fergal, into guide dogs for his advanced training. what are the emotions that are going through your head today? if i m honest, i d say proud. i think that s my biggest one. so proud of what i ve done. really proud of him! lisa hopes that both of her dogs will give somebody their independence. i honestly think they are doing their absolute best. like me, kelly is waiting to train with a new guide dog. that means getting out is a lot harder. walking with a cane is like walking with one hand tied behind your back. it is really, really difficult. kelly s second dog, river, retired lastjuly. she s waiting for the right match. this doesn t only affect her, but her 15 month old daughter. i m the one who can t take her out when i want to, i have to say. well, let s wait for daddy , or, let s wait till we go see anna and granddad . i can do everything else she needs, ....
But guide dog says what it needs now is more people. guide dogs could not do what we do with our volunteers. so we are, at the moment, looking very heavily to recruit lots of volunteers. and we ve been very lucky that a lot of people have been so generous with their time. and we are in recovery mode and we are hopeful for the future. but we do need a little bit of patience for a little bit longer, as these dogs make their way through the system. as you said, these little puppies here, that we saw today, it will take about two years for them to make partnership. paige? hi, pup! are you a puppy? yes, you are! this may seem odd and a little dramatic. big eyes and floppy ears. but it s one way social skills are assessed. you re such a good puppy! sniff it. and these are some of the problem solving skills paige will need if she s to make it as a guide dog. at around seven weeks old, these pups will be dropped off to their puppy raising families. for lisa s first pup, fergal, ....
Big eyes and floppy ears. but it s one way social skills are assessed. you re such a good puppy! sniff it. and these are some of the problem solving skills paige will need if she s to make it as a guide dog. at around seven weeks old, these pups will be dropped off to their puppy raising families. for lisa s first pup, fergall, it s the end of one journey, but the start of another. i ve got all this. i m packing the three toys up from home. his biscuits that i always give him half a biscuit at bedtime. this, i ve had it made and had his name put on it and his id number. the day has come for fergal to start his advanced training. that means lisa must say a painful goodbye. i want him as upset as little as possible. they re his toys. there you go, you get a big boy lead now. ....
At around seven weeks old, these pups will be dropped off to their puppy raising families. for lisa s first pup, fergal, it s the end of one journey, but the start of another. the day has come for fergal to start his advanced training. that means lisa must say a painful goodbye. i want him as upset as little as possible. they re his toys. there you go, you get a big boy lead now. bye bye, sweetheart. many guide dog users stay in touch with their puppy raisers. but many do not. thanks a lot. i ll ring you tomorrow. lisa knows this could be the last time she sees fergal. yeah, i m fine. it s hard. but you ve got to remember why you re doing it. guide dogs say they need more volunteers like lisa to help cut waiting times. people like us are needed so much ....
They re his toys. there you go, you get a big boy lead now. bye bye, sweetheart. many guide dog users stay in touch with their puppy raisers. but many do not. thanks a lot. i ll ring you tomorrow. lisa knows this could be the last time she sees fergal. yeah, i m fine. it s hard, but you ve got to remember why you re doing it. guide dogs say they need more volunteers like lisa to help cut waiting times. people like us are needed so much to help people like you. the tears are worth it. that was lisa, a guide dogs volunteer, who spent the past year training little archie. he s now off to a new home where he ll be able to assist a visually impaired person like our reporter sean dilley. that is it from us for now. thank you for your company over the last ....