On the Seeing Eye Dogs Show, for our Mother's Day special we shine a spotlight on breeding dog "Lucy" and her life with her breeder carer Sharon.

Harriet is joined by Seeing Eye Dogs volunteer Sharon De Souza who shares her story of 10+ years of volunteering and talks about her volunteering as a breeder carer for Lucy and puppy carer for many puppies including two of Lucy's daughters Debbie and Freya.

If you've ever wondered about the life of a breeding dog and breeder carer, stay tuned!

We’re looking for more breeder carer volunteers in select regions of Melbourne listed on our website. Breeder carers care for the dogs in their homes full-time, and transport the dog to the Seeing Eye Dogs kennel facility in Kensington, VIC for breeding activities.  These dogs are over 1 year old accepted into the breeding colony selected for their lovely natures and maintain their manners during their time in the breeding program. Find out about breeder caring here: https://sed.visionaustralia.org/volunteer/breeding-dog

We're also open for puppy caring and training dog caring across other regions of VIC, NSW & QLD. If you'd like to find out more about Seeing Eye Dogs, the work we do, other caring roles or becoming a handler, head to our website: https://sed.visionaustralia.org/. 

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In part two of our International Guide Dogs Day special, Harriet is joined by Seeing Eye Dogs client service manager Lester Chraim. We talk about the history of our organisation over the last 65 years of Seeing Eye Dogs and our origins, recent achievements and highlights, client surveys and feedback and our upcoming workshop developed from the client survey.

To read more about our 65th anniversary celebrations head to our website: https://sed.visionaustralia.org/news/seeing-eye-dogs-65th

To find out about our workshop Living with your ageing Seeing Eye Dog that will take place on July 19th head to our website: https://sed.visionaustralia.org/news/ageing-workshop-2025.
This workshop will be open to all dog guide handlers and hosted in person at 4 locations in person and online:

• Seeing Eye Dogs HQ Kensington, VIC
• Vision Australia Coorparoo, QLD
• Vision Australia Caringbah, NSW
• Vision Australia West Leederville, WA and;
• Online over Teams webinar.

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

If you're blind or have low vision and are interested in becoming a handler, please email us at [email protected] or call on 1800 037 773 to discuss dog guide mobility, eligibility or assessment.

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In part one of our International Guide Dogs Day special, Harriet is joined by Seeing Eye Dogs handler Kate Watkins. Kate has been a handler for over 50 years sharing her life with Seeing Eye Dogs across many life stages from a teenager to now. We talk about some of the changes she's seen, how different dogs have suited each life stage, and about life with her current Seeing Eye Dog Kramer.

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

If you're blind or have low vision and are interested in becoming a handler, please email us at [email protected] or call on 1800 037 773 to discuss dog guide mobility, eligibility or assessment.

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On this episode of the Seeing Eye Dogs Show, Harriet is joined by two guests.

Puppy carer Maria from Geelong joins us to talk about her life, story, and role as a puppy carer. Maria is a first-time puppy carer of Pharaoh and enjoys the social and community aspects of the role.

Then, we have a repeat abridged version of the Harriet's interview with Seeing Eye Dog handler and SED Youth Program graduate Phoebe talking about her experiences on the youth program and how the program prepares young people to become handlers, and her life with her Seeing Eye Dog Angie.

If you’d like to learn about Seeing Eye Dogs, the work we do, becoming a handler, or supporting us head to our website at sed.visionaustralia.org.

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On this episode of the Seeing Eye Dogs Show, Harriet is joined by Puppy Development Trainer Steph Shaw to talk about managing excitability and promoting calm behaviour in our dogs and puppies. We talk about what excitability means in different ages and how to recognise when our dogs might need a little cool down with some tips on how to do that.

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. We're looking for carers now in parts of Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales listed on our website. Get in touch to find out about volunteering with us or apply now via our website.

Head to our Training, Handling and Enrichment Tips playlist: https://omny.fm/shows/seeing-eye-dogs-show/playlists/training-tips for more tips from our expert staff.

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On this episode of the Seeing Eye Dogs Show I'm joined by two guests.

First, Vision Australia's National Access Technology Manager and Seeing Eye Dogs handler Damo McMorrow joins us to talk about Access Technology options that can help handlers working with dog guides and to chat about his partnership with Jenna. This is part 2 of this interview, part 1 is here: https://omny.fm/shows/seeing-eye-dogs-show/damo-jenna-access-technology-part-1

If you’d like to speak to our Access Technology specialists you can email [email protected] or ring the AT helpdesk 1300 84 74 66.

Then, Dr Ashe Mooney from Seeing Eye Dogs Vet Team joins us to talk about arthritis in dogs. Please chat to your trusted veterinarian for any advice specific to your dog.

If you’d like to learn about Seeing Eye Dogs, the work we do, becoming a handler, or supporting us head to our website at sed.visionaustralia.org.

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On this episode of the Seeing Eye Dogs Show I'm joined by Vision Australia's National Access Technology Manager and Seeing Eye Dogs handler Damo McMorrow is joining us to talk about his partnership and work with Jenna, settling in as a new team and working in new environments- like travelling to hotels in unfamiliar locations!

We're then going to talk about some of the Access Technology options that can help handlers working with dog guides. The rest of our interview about Access Technology will be available to podcast.

If you’d like to speak to our Access Technology specialists you can email [email protected] or ring the AT helpdesk 1300 84 74 66.

If you’d like to learn about Seeing Eye Dogs, the work we do, becoming a handler, or supporting us head to our website at sed.visionaustralia.org.

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On this episode of the Seeing Eye Dogs Show, Harriet is joined by two guests.

First, we have Chris Diefenthaler, Executive Director of Assistance Dogs International, joining us to talk about Assistance Dogs International (ADI), the work they do and what ADI standards mean for those working with assistance dogs across the world. If you'd like to find out more about ADI head to their website: https://assistancedogsinternational.org/. 

Then, we have part 2 of my interview with Seeing Eye Dogs handler Dale Pierce talking about his life, his story and his partnership with Yana. Dale is a busy and active handler and trail runner and he’s set to take on an exciting 100K Your Way challenge. In this episode, we talk about their lives and partnership together, home life with a Seeing Eye Dog and how Yana has settled in living with a cat! To support Dale’s 100K Your Way fundraising efforts, head to Dale's 100K Your Way page.

Part 1 of the interview with Dale is available at your preferred podcast platform or here: https://omny.fm/shows/seeing-eye-dogs-show/dale-yanas-story-part-1-getting-active-trail-runni

If you’d like to learn about Seeing Eye Dogs, the work we do, becoming a handler, or supporting us head to our website at sed.visionaustralia.org.

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On this episode of the Seeing Eye Dogs Show, Harriet is joined by Seeing Eye Dogs handler Dale Pierce talking about his life, his story and his partnership with Yana.

Dale is a busy and active handler and trail runner and he’s set to take on an exciting 100K Your Way challenge. Dale shares his journey with vision loss, discovering a love for trail running, and his motivation for participating in Vision Australia's 100K Your Way fundraising. This is just one part of our interview, so once you’ve enjoyed this, make sure you tune in again next week for part two.

To support Dale’s 100K Your Way fundraising efforts, head to Dale's 100K Your Way page.

If you’d like to learn about Seeing Eye Dogs, the work we do, becoming a handler, or supporting us head to our website at sed.visionaustralia.org.

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For our 2025 International Women's Day special, Harriet is joined by two guests:

Seeing Eye Dogs mobility instructor Mikaela Smith joins to chat about client services in New South Wales and Canberra and about the upcoming NSW ACT Roadshow. We talk about the support and process instructors work through with the client from assessment, training with the dog, throughout the team's career and up to retirement.

Handler Nicole Tillotson joins us to share her story and about her life with Seeing Eye Dog Trixie. She shares about her active hobbies, her work as a chaplain and travels with her dog. We also talk about International Women's Day and what that means to Nicole.

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

The NSW/ACT Roadshow will be held in March with our team touring across Regional New South Wales and to Canberra, ACT. These events are open to all and free to attend. Email us now at [email protected] to secure your spot or head to the NSW/ACT Roadshow article on SED website for more info. You can also email us at [email protected] or call on 1800 037 773 to chat about dog guide mobility, eligibility or assessment.

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