General Chat

Rather belated update:
Lemar eventually got over the infection and is now 10 months old and a fairly big, handsome boy.

Problem is, with the lockdown restrictions he has got bored and his latest major trick was to destroy the notebook I use to keep computer site information, passwords etc. in.

Quite a lot is recoverable but I'll have to get a new password for some sites.

Somebody sounds like he's full of health - and needs to work!
(That's Lemar, not you, Brian) :-D

Great news yesterday, Windsor, our first Guide Dog puppy that we had from October 2018 until the beginning of this year when he went to Belgium to continue his training, passed his final assessment and goes to his new home with a vision impaired lady today.

We are very proud of him and of having played a part in his life.

Well done Windsor and well done you too, that must be very satisfying for you to know Brian and a happy time for the person he is going to.

Well done Brian and family for giving Windsor a good start.
How lovely that you are given news on his progress.
It sounds as if he will be a wonderful help and companion.

Congratulations Brian & family not forgetting Windsor well done xx Barbara

Well done Brian on doing such a good and rewarding job with Windsor. It must be satisfying to hear he is doing so well. I confess to being a bit surprised that we raise dogs to then give to Belgium as I thought there was a shortage in this country?

Puppy raising for guide dog training

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOaAVWg2vuM

Annx: I believe that Britain breeds more Guide Dogs than any other Country per population but although humans have one baby but occasionally two or three, dogs can range unpredictably from a handful up to a dozen so you sometimes get an excess.

If there is an excess they may pass on to other GB assistance dog training organisations or public service such as sniffer dogs but on this occasion Belgium had a shortage so ten were requested but only nine met the requirements.

It is not a regular occurance.

Well, Lemar went happily off to Training school last Tuesday (18th) so we had him for exactly 17 months, the longest of any of the assistance pups.

New GD pups are in short supply, due to breeding being curtailed due to Covid and furloughed trainers, so we wil be without canine company for the first time, bar a few days, since we got our own first dog about 23 years ago.

You must miss them so much when they move on from you, even though you always know that is going to happen.
Well done for all your hard work.

Will you have another pup some time?

We have said we will have one but, as above, there may be a wait.
We've offered to foster in the meantime.

Brian well done for your work with these special Dogs they are worth their weight in gold to a lot of people I support the dogs have two we sponsor Good luck Barbara