Seeing Eye Dogs Show, by Vision Australia Radio

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

The first is Puppy Development Trainer Abi Howes who is going to be talking to us about what to do with your puppy or dog on rainy days! We’re going to talk inside enrichment, and wet weather activities suitable for any dog whether they’re a working Seeing Eye Dog, a puppy in training or a pet dog.

Then we have a a short clip of an interview with puppy carer Leisha Watson about her life as a puppy carer and caring in a school.

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. Get in touch to find out about volunteering with us or apply now via our website.

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On this episode of the Seeing Eye Dogs Show on Vision Australia Radio, we’re wrapping up our busy July with guest Thayana Mubila who is a Seeing Eye Dogs handler to Shaylah, and ambassador from the Petbarn Foundation Seeing Eye Dogs Appeal campaign.

Then, Harriet is joined by Aunty Julieanne Axford Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung elder whose grandkids Bela and Levi named NAIDOC puppies in 2023. Aunty Julieanne is joining us to talk about the meaning and significance of NAIDOC week which in 2024 was 7 July 2024 – Sun, 14 July. Then I’m going to play the names of the 2024 NAIDOC named puppies, and a repeat of the 2023 names which were chosen by Julieanne’s family.

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. Get in touch to find out about volunteering with us or apply now via our website.

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On this episode of the Seeing Eye Dogs Show on Vision Australia Radio, Harriet has a partnership story, some news from SED HQ and vet tips to share.

Seeing Eye Dogs handler Lizzie Eastham joins us on the show talking about her life, story and partnership with Seeing Eye Dog Lacey. Those of you who listen to Studio 1 may be familiar with Lizzie. Today, she's coming on to share her story. Lizzie is one of the ambassadors for the Petbarn Foundation Seeing Eye Dogs Appeal for 2024. If you'd like to support the appeal head in store to your local Petbarn or City Farmers store to make a donation to Seeing Eye Dogs

Then, Harriet announces two of the special names given to puppies in recognition of NAIDOC week July 7-13 2024. These names were submitted by members of our community who are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in celebration of their culture and connection to country.

We also talk about one of the important questions about puppy caring "how do you give the puppy up?" and then finish this episode with some vet chat with Dr Ashe Mooney of Seeing Eye Dogs vet team about body condition score and healthy weight in dogs.

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. Get in touch to find out about volunteering with us or apply now via our website.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of the Seeing Eye Dogs Show Harriet is joined by Seeing Eye Dogs handler Kerry Taunton. Kerry talks with us about her life up in Cairns and new partnership with Seeing Eye Dog Pearl and retired Seeing Eye Dog Minka and how she went from the challenges of cancer treatment and losing her sight to gain the confidence and positive attitude she has today.

If you are blind or have low vision and are wondering about beginning your own Seeing Eye Dog journey, our friendly client services team would love to speak with you about your circumstances and mobility needs. You can find out about becoming a handler by visiting our website: https://sed.visionaustralia.org/services giving us a ring at 1800 037 773, or you can email us at [email protected].

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

We’re also looking for more wonderful puppy carers across select regions of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria to raise puppies to create more partnerships like Kerry & Pearl. 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. Get in touch to find out about volunteering with us or apply now via our website.

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

Puppy and breeder carer Paul Gilling joins us talking about his experiences caring for Seeing Eye Dogs puppies and about taking them to his work as a physiotherapist. Seeing Eye Dogs puppy carer can work including full-time so in recognition of Take Your Dog To Work Day in June we wanted to share this story of Paul and his puppies in the allied health space.

Then we have Dr Ashe Mooney from Seeing Eye Dogs Vet Team joining us talking about limps and changes to a dog's gait, tips on getting them comfy again and how to work with your veterinarian to get treatment.

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. Get in touch to find out about volunteering with us or apply now via our website.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

Training dog carer and volunteer in kennels and puppy centre Anja Schaefer joining us to talk about her life caring for dogs in our Seeing Eye Dogs training program and what the dogs get up to in a home environment during their training and her roles looking after young puppies on site.

Dr Ashe Mooney from Seeing Eye Dogs Vet Team joins us to talk about cold weather care for dogs discussing some of the most common cold weather health conditions and some vet tips around those.

To find out more about training dog care head to our website: https://sed.visionaustralia.org/volunteer/training-dog. We're looking for training dog carers in parts of metro Melbourne (dropping and picking up dogs from the Kensington facility for training), Queensland in the Sunshine Coast region, and New South Wales in the Central Coast region, further details about the program and lists of locations are available on the website.

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

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On this episode of the Seeing Eye Dogs Show Harriet is joined by puppy carers Tamara Jansons and Lee Andrewartha talking about their lives and experiences puppy caring as new parents. We talk about the different lifestyles they've had since beginning puppy caring and how they adapted their volunteering for those changes. Dedicated volunteers Tamara and Lee share their insights in balancing work, the baby and caring for puppy Dixie. If you're interested about the lives of Seeing Eye Dogs puppies and how volunteers have pups in their busy lives, or how you can raise a young Labrador alongside a baby, you'll enjoy this story!

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. Get in touch to find out about volunteering with us or apply now via our website.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of the Seeing Eye Dogs Show on Vision Australia Radio Harriet is joined by puppy carer Leisha Watson. Leisha is dedicated puppy carer who raises her puppies whilst working as a teacher in a primary school. She shares her story and experiences with us volunteering and bringing puppies to school, as well as talking about her love of the volunteering community.

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. Get in touch to find out about volunteering with us or apply now via our website.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of the Seeing Eye Dogs Show we have two interviews for you.

Training dog carer volunteer Jessica Jones joins us talking about her experiences caring for training dog Louise, what the role of a training dog carer is, and how she balances her work at Australian Catholic University with caring for training dogs.

To find out more about training dog care head to our website: https://sed.visionaustralia.org/volunteer/training-dog. We're looking for training dog carers in parts of metro Melbourne (dropping and picking up dogs from the Kensington facility for training), Queensland in the Sunshine Coast region, and New South Wales in the Central Coast region, further details about the program and lists of locations are available on the website.

Dr Nicola Cotton manager of reproductive and veterinary services and Kat Kakafikas manager of dog wellbeing and adoption services join us on the show to share the exciting news of the updates to our facilities at Seeing Eye Dogs' site in Kensington. We talk about the new Dog Care Centre upgraded kennels and the improvements to the welfare and care this centre will provide its residents.

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

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On this episode of the Seeing Eye Dogs Show, we have two handler profiles of mothers in our community in recognition of Mother's Day.

Seeing Eye Dogs handlers Nicole Forbes-Hood and Annie Abbott talk to Harriet about their story, and partnership with Seeing Eye Dogs, and family life as mother and grandmother respectively.

We'd like to wish all mothers, and female guardians a happy Mother's Day!

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

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