Could you volunteer as a Puppy Raiser for Guide Dogs South West?
Guide Dogs South West is looking for new Puppy Raisers to join its wonderful team of volunteers. This means looking after future guide dogs for the first year of their lives, socialising them and giving them a loving home.
It’s a hugely rewarding role with lots of support and training, plus you will meet lots of new people in your area who are raising pups. Volunteer Puppy Raiser, Ian says: “Having May has given me a purpose in retirement. May has encouraged me to get up, get going, keep fit and keep my brain ticking over.
She has also brought me amusement, as she does something every day that amazes me or makes me smile. She has stolen everyone’s heart, a lot of people in the local community know her and love her”.
What you’ll get:
• The rewarding feeling of watching your puppy learn new skills.
• Knowing you’re supporting people with sight loss.
• A loveable companion, proven to reduce stress and improve fitness
. • Being part of a friendly puppy raising community.
• A dedicated manager to support you
Guide Dogs relies heavily on volunteers to help improve the lives of people with sight loss. Around 2 million people are living with sight loss in the UK. Guide Dogs supports people with a visual impairment to maintain their independence and live the life they choose.
What will I be doing?
• Preparing your puppy for the next stages of becoming a guide dog.
• Caring for and supporting your puppy at home
. • Socialising and introducing them to new environments.
• Teaching your puppy to be comfortable alone – building up from a few minutes to four hours.
• Attending puppy classes, interacting with puppy raisers whilst building your training.
Guide Dogs Puppy Development Advisor for South Bristol, Sophia Haig says: “Puppy raisers are vital to Guide Dogs, every single guide dog puppy relies on a volunteer to help them go on to be a future life-changer.
There might be the odd chewed slipper along the way, but nothing beats the rewarding feeling of loving and raising a puppy who will go on to make an enormous difference to someone living with sight loss.” If this sounds like something you are interested in, please visit our website to apply: https://www.guidedogs.org.uk/how-you-can-help/volunteering
For enquiries, please email: VolunteerSouthwestWales@guidedogs.org.uk.
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