From birth to retirement, it costs almost £50,000 to cover the costs of a working guide dog. There are, therefore, a rigorous and exhausting set of procedures national charity Guide Dogs – who have their regional office in Beverley – must undertake before they can place one of their dogs with a suitable owner. But no matter how many boxes are ticked or preparatory work is done, one factor over-rides…
Alison Booth, a Guide Dog Mobility Instructor with Guide Dogs, based in Reed House, Annie Reed Road, Beverley, blogs on HU17.net about the important role she and her team play in placing the right, trained blind dog with the right new owner. My dogs are now at the point where they are ready to be matched to a suitable visually impaired person. Matching the correct dog with the correct owner…
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My name is Alison Booth, I am a Guide Dog Mobility Instructor at the York, Selby and Humber team based in Beverley. My job is to take the dog through the final stages of training and then match it to a compatible visually impaired client. I am one of 4 Instructors in the area that teach the young dogs the skills needed to guide a blind or partially-sighted person. 3…