On this episode of the Seeing Eye Dogs Show on Vision Australia Radio, Harriet is joined by two guests:

Reeni Ekanayake campaigns advisor in Vision Australia's advocacy team tells us about Vision Australia's electric vehicles campaign, the risks and issues of electric vehicles for people who are blind or have low vision, and how you can assist and support the campaign. Vision Australia is looking for the public (your!) input on this important issue to propose the mandate of Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System (AVAS) in new electric vehicles to improve their safety. Head to the website here: https://www.visionaustralia.org/electriccars to find out more and get involved.

Paige Coleman puppy development trainer in the Geelong region including Surf Coast, Bellarine Peninsula and surrounds, joins us talking about the benefits of volunteering and how you can join the community of carers in the region and enjoy meaningful connections while raising puppies. We then talk about managing multiple dogs or animals in a household, and how to encourage the interactions and behaviour you want in your home.

If you'd like to find out more about Seeing Eye Dogs head to our website: https://sed.visionaustralia.org/

We are looking for puppy carers now so if you're keen to raise a puppy to hopefully become a Seeing Eye Dog we'd like to hear from you! It's an incredibly rewarding experience, with training provided. Carers need time, patience and love to give to a puppy, so if you want to commit to a year of puppy raising, we would love your help. If you live in the North Brisbane or Sunshine Coast regions of Queensland, Central Coast region of New South Wales or in Victoria in Geelong (and surrounds), Bendigo, Ballarat and Greater Melbourne (listed on our Website) get in touch to find out about volunteering with us or apply now via our website.

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