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Puppy Fostering Information Session
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February 19 - March 19, 2010
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A new litter has arrived!
Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind requires foster families to home a puppy in training. The puppy must be welcomed as a member of the family, learning basic obedience and be introduced to a multitude of situations that will aid it in eventually becoming a working guide dog for the blind. An adult has to be home most of the day or have permission to take the dog to work with you.
The foster family is responsible for training the dog obedience and socialization skills, working closely with a professional dog trainer from Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind. For the volunteer, it’s much like having your own puppy, but you must add specific commands and rules which are geared towards this puppy becoming a guide dog. It’s a long-term commitment of twelve to eighteen months, having the puppy accompany you almost everywhere you go, and adapting to the fact that the dog must be given back to enter into formal training at the end of the fostering stage. A large part of the reward is the chance for the puppy you raised to graduate as a working guide dog, to provide an incredible gift to a visually impaired person, and to have the opportunity to meet the person that the guide dog is matched with.
Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind provides all food for the puppy and is responsible for all veterinary expenses. Attend an Information Session on February 19, March 5, or March 19, 2010. Registration is required. To register or to get more information, phone (613) 692-7777 or email cgdb@sympatico.ca .
Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind has been providing professionally trained guide dogs to visually impaired Canadians since 1984.
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More info: www.guidedogs.ca
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