On this episode of the Seeing Eye Dogs Show, Harriet is joined by two guests. The first is with Phoebe, Seeing Eye Dogs handler to Angela, kennels volunteer and graduate of our Youth Program. We’re going to talk her life as a handler, experiences on the Youth Program and partnership with Angie.

Then I’ll be joined by Trainee Trainer Jack Lord about the role as a trainer and how staff like Jack train our young dogs in guide work so they can become Seeing Eye Dogs. Jack’s been on the show before in his previous roles through the years, you can find more interviews with Jack on our OMNY FM platform.

If you’ve been considering dog guide mobility please contact us by calling 1800 037 773 or email [email protected].

We’re also open for applications now for young people who are blind or have low vision to take part in our 2025 Youth Program. People from 12-18 are interested in finding out about dog guide mobility and enhance their skills can work with their O&M and Seeing Eye Dogs staff to work on their O&M skills and find out what life with a SED is like. Applications for the 2025 Youth Program are open now, so head to our website to find out more at sed.visionaustralia.org/youth-program, email Brooke at [email protected].

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

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