Our new brand - Guide Dogs Australia
Our new brand - Guide Dogs Australia
Feb 1, 2021
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Here's some good news to brighten your day! While COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria have limited the number of Guide Dog Trainers we can have onsite, the show must go on for our Guide Dogs in Training and their future Handlers. Our NSW/ACT team have stepped in to offer a helping hand and we recently sent pups Carla, Volku, Watson, Zadek, Zenda and Zosh to the Guide Dogs Centre in Glossodia to continue their important journey. Find out how they are settling into their new home in this special vid
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Here's some good news to brighten your day! While COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria have limited the number of Guide Dog Trainers we can have onsite, the show must go on for our Guide Dogs in Training and their future Handlers. Our NSW/ACT team have stepped in to offer a helping hand and we recently sent pups Carla, Volku, Watson, Zadek, Zenda and Zosh to the Guide Dogs Centre in Glossodia to continue their important journey. Find out how they are settling into their new home in this special vid
38.6K viewsSep 29, 2020
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Our Guide Dogs in training are stars and have their own stage! Just not the one you usually think of. Guide Dog Trainer Kirsten helps to explain the use of a small, cushioned stage in early training. Keeping the positioning, posture, sit, lie down, and return to heel of our Guide Dogs straight and close is key! Not only does it help guide Handler’s accurately and without tripping hazards, but it also teaches important skills for the next phase of training. [Video Description: Guide Dog Trainer K
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Our Guide Dogs in training are stars and have their own stage! Just not the one you usually think of. Guide Dog Trainer Kirsten helps to explain the use of a small, cushioned stage in early training. Keeping the positioning, posture, sit, lie down, and return to heel of our Guide Dogs straight and close is key! Not only does it help guide Handler’s accurately and without tripping hazards, but it also teaches important skills for the next phase of training. [Video Description: Guide Dog Trainer K
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Watch a future Guide Dog in training! 🦮💛 Every Guide Dog’s journey begins with moments like this: early harness lessons, tiny steps, and big bursts of confidence. Across Queensland, over 70 dogs are in training right now, learning the skills that will one day give someone with low vision or blindness the independence to move safely and freely. It costs more than $50,000 to breed, raise and train each dog, and none of this life-changing work is possible without urgent community support. Your do
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Watch a future Guide Dog in training! 🦮💛 Every Guide Dog’s journey begins with moments like this: early harness lessons, tiny steps, and big bursts of confidence. Across Queensland, over 70 dogs are in training right now, learning the skills that will one day give someone with low vision or blindness the independence to move safely and freely. It costs more than $50,000 to breed, raise and train each dog, and none of this life-changing work is possible without urgent community support. Your do
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To get our Guide Dogs in training ready to support their future Handler’s, our trainers use a clicker as a key tool in a reward-based training system! Our Guide Dogs in training learn to connect the click sound with receiving a treat and will eventually progress until the clicker becomes a reward itself. Pretty soon this Guide Dog in training will be pawsome at following their Handler’s instructions! [Video Description: A black Guide Dog in training and their trainer are in a training room pract
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To get our Guide Dogs in training ready to support their future Handler’s, our trainers use a clicker as a key tool in a reward-based training system! Our Guide Dogs in training learn to connect the click sound with receiving a treat and will eventually progress until the clicker becomes a reward itself. Pretty soon this Guide Dog in training will be pawsome at following their Handler’s instructions! [Video Description: A black Guide Dog in training and their trainer are in a training room pract
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York the Guide Dog transformed Steve's life and gave him the confidence to tackle the world. It takes two years and costs more than $50,000 to raise a wonderful Guide Dog like York - but your donation can help us raise more life changing Guide Dogs. [Video description: Frame one shows a photo of Steve with his arm around his Guide Dog York. Text reads "York gave Steve confidence." In the next frame, there is an image of York chewing on a tennis ball, the text on screen reads "York gave Steve com
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York the Guide Dog transformed Steve's life and gave him the confidence to tackle the world. It takes two years and costs more than $50,000 to raise a wonderful Guide Dog like York - but your donation can help us raise more life changing Guide Dogs. [Video description: Frame one shows a photo of Steve with his arm around his Guide Dog York. Text reads "York gave Steve confidence." In the next frame, there is an image of York chewing on a tennis ball, the text on screen reads "York gave Steve com
34.4K viewsJun 3, 2020
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Christmas chaos has officially begun at Guide Dogs Queensland! 🦮🎄 But behind the playfulness is serious work. Across Queensland, over 70 puppies and dogs are in training, learning the skills that will one day help someone navigate the world safely and independently. It costs more than $50,000 to breed, raise and train each Guide Dog, and this work doesn’t stop over Christmas. Your urgent gift today helps keep their training going all season long. Please, give generously today. | Guide Dogs Aus
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Christmas chaos has officially begun at Guide Dogs Queensland! 🦮🎄 But behind the playfulness is serious work. Across Queensland, over 70 puppies and dogs are in training, learning the skills that will one day help someone navigate the world safely and independently. It costs more than $50,000 to breed, raise and train each Guide Dog, and this work doesn’t stop over Christmas. Your urgent gift today helps keep their training going all season long. Please, give generously today. | Guide Dogs Aus
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Things have been a little different for our Guide Dogs in Training throughout COVID-19. In Victoria, our training dogs would usually stay at our kennels facility but they're living with temp carers in the meantime for safety reasons. Find out how Guide Dog in Training, Monique, is going under these circumstances in this video update by temp carer and Guide Dogs staff member, Kara. [Video description: Kara is sitting on the floor of her living room with Monique next to her (out of frame). Photos
16.2K viewsMay 28, 2020
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We need Puppy Raisers! Want to make a difference and experience the joy of bringing a puppy into your home or workplace like Anne and Charlotte? We are looking for Puppy Raisers in: South Australia Queensland (Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast) New South Wales (Wollongong, Kangaroo Valley, Mittagong and Bowral) Victoria (Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo) If you’re located in these areas and interested in joining our incredible Puppy Raising community, click here to visit your local Guide Dogs
17K viewsAug 23, 2021
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Start 2025 with a gift that keeps giving. Becoming a Puppy Pal means you’ll support adorable future Guide Dogs on their journey to changing lives. Your monthly gift helps cover the cost of their training, health care, and enrichment—everything they need to grow into confident Guide Dogs who empower people with blindness or low vision. As a Puppy Pal, you’ll receive updates, heartwarming stories, and exclusive photos of the puppies you’re helping to raise 🧡 Join us as a Puppy Pal today! | Guide
24.3K viewsJan 27, 2025
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Get a glimpse at the pawgress our Guide Dogs in training are making at their training sessions! From practicing commands to adjusting to supermarket environments, our pups are achieving great milestones on their journey. [Video description: A black Labrador puppy sits in the grass in front of its trainer. The trainer gives the command, “chin” and the puppy places it’s chin in the hand of the trainer and gets a treat. A yellow Labrador puppy stands in the grass and is brushed by its trainer. The
1.6K viewsOct 2, 2024
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Without your support, our kennel staff can’t provide the essential services needed to care for our dogs. Many dogs come and go through our kennels on their way to their future careers. Last year, 37 dogs graduated as Guide Dogs and 86 dogs graduated as Therapy Dogs. We couldn’t have cared for all these dogs without your generosity. By donating today, you can help our staff continue to supply vital care, training and the most up-to-date kennel facilities that offer a welcoming home to all dogs co
20.2K viewsNov 5, 2024
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Start 2025 with a gift that keeps giving. Becoming a Puppy Pal means you’ll support adorable future Guide Dogs on their journey to changing lives. Your monthly gift helps cover the cost of their training, health care, and enrichment—everything they need to grow into confident Guide Dogs who empower people with blindness or low vision. As a Puppy Pal, you’ll receive updates, heartwarming stories, and exclusive photos of the puppies you’re helping to raise 🧡 Join us as a Puppy Pal today! | Guide
61.3K viewsJan 20, 2025
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The journey of a Guide Dog from training to graduation isn’t a short one. It takes over 700 hours and 80 sessions to help them become a life-changing companion – that's why Guide Dogs NSW/ACT needs your support! Every step, lesson and assessment is crucial to ensure our dogs receive all the training they need to assist people with low vision or blindness. Your donation can help support these pups to learn vital skills like “find the curb”, “forward”, “find the seat”, and so many more! Will you d
3.6K viewsApr 30, 2025
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Through the generosity of supporters like you, these pups in training receive the care and expert guidance they need to grow and develop into highly trained Guide Dogs. | Guide Dogs Australia
38.1K viewsDec 19, 2024
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Without you, our Trainers couldn’t dedicate the 20 weeks of formal training needed to turn our playful pups into Guide Dogs. Your support today helps ensure our Trainers continue to guide our pups every step of the way, from regular training sessions to assessments that test our pups’ progress and the skills they’ve mastered so far! Will you donate today to support our Trainers and pups on this complex journey? | Guide Dogs Australia
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Want to go behind the scenes of our Guide Dogs Centre in NSW? Tune into this special video featuring Maddy, our Kennel Attendant, who will show you around our world-class facility and introduce you to a few furry friends along the way! [Video description: The camera follows Maddy around the Centre and relevant footage of the facility or topic occasionally appear on the screen as she speaks.] | Guide Dogs Australia
1.3M viewsAug 26, 2020
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Love dogs? Get to know Guide Dogs! Watch as we take you behind the scenes for a very special look at what goes on in the first few months of a puppy's life! From as little as $1 per day, you can play a vital role in helping our adorable puppies become highly skilled Guide Dogs. Click learn more to find out how you can help. [Video description: Video opens with text on orange background. Text reads: We've got something very exciting to share with you! It then shows a litter of black and yellow La
48.1K viewsFeb 16, 2021
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Put your paw in the draw to win the first prize of $50,000 gold bullion and change lives along the way! T&C's apply | Guide Dogs Australia
2K viewsApr 13, 2023
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Enter from just $5 to win a luxurious $20,000 Japan holiday, exclusive to Victorians! 👑 Experience a private arrival in Tokyo, ride the bullet train, and unwind in Kyoto and Osaka! 🚄 🎎 Choose between: 🎌 A $20,000 Japan holiday for two 💰 Or $20,000 in cashable gold bullion Click ‘Shop Now’ and support Guide Dogs Victoria! Winner drawn June 20 | Guide Dogs Australia
1.1K viewsApr 24, 2025
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Do you remember our previous video of 9-week-old Travers on his first walk with Puppy Raiser, Claire? Travers is now over 3 months old and he's back to show you his door manners! He has been practising hard and he's so excited to show off his new skills in this video. [Video description: Puppy Development Advisor, Meg, is speaking to the camera from her home for most parts of the video. Short clips of Travers' previous walk along with recent clips of Travers appear in the introduction. This is f
21.7K viewsJun 11, 2020
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It’s hard work being a Guide Dog in Training! 😴 Become a Puppy Pal today and follow our ‘R’ litter’s exciting journey ✨ | Guide Dogs Australia
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Puppies, live demonstrations, family fun and plenty of moments to make you smile. Join us as we celebrate the Heart Behind the Harness - the people behind our dogs and the services that support Victorians who are blind or have low vision to live with confidence and independence. Early bird tickets are on sale now. Every ticket helps make independence possible. | Guide Dogs Australia
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Did you know there are physical Guide Dogs retail shops you can visit? We are excited to have just opened our Kew Campus location to the community! Our retail shop offers a range of assistive technology, Guide Dogs gifts and merchandise. Perfect for anyone looking to support our cause, find useful and thoughtful items for yourself or the ones you love. Visit us in-store in Victoria or South Australia, or shop online here: https://bit.ly/4hswBKC [Video Description: Guide Dogs staff member stands
3.3K viewsOct 31, 2024
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Join us for fun, interactive, and rewarding training sessions with our adorable pups! Watch them learn new skills, build confidence on their way to complex and fulfilling careers! [Video description: A yellow Labrador Puppy and their Puppy Raiser practice the command “stay” in the park. Puppy Development Advisor Sabrina practices “heel” at a Puppy Raiser training session. A Puppy Raiser and their yellow Labrador walk across three cavaletti’s on the ground. A group of Puppy Raisers walk together,
1.8K viewsApr 11, 2025
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Have you ever wondered what goes on in our puppy training classes? Here’s a special behind-the-scenes sneak-peek into one of our classes. These gorgeous pups from our ‘M’ litter have been supported on their Guide Dog journey in Queensland by Guide Dog Queensland's Workplace Giving Program. One of the promising pups in this class is Maisie. Maisie is currently learning the skill “come around.” This skill is used to direct the pup in the correct direction of travel or positioning. This is an impor
9.4K viewsNov 8, 2021
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The Guide Dogs NSW/ACT Social change team have been working hard to ensure the new Sydney Metro is accessible and inclusive for our Clients. We’re excited to say, their hard work is paying off! The Metro offers accessible features like tactile directional indicators at each station to help you navigate to and from the platforms. This is a great win for our team, but there is still work to be done to improve how people with low vision or blindness travel independently. The Social Change team will
13.3K viewsSep 25, 2024
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Who's ready for a special update (featuring some very cute furry friends!)? 2020 has been a challenging year, but thankfully there’s been plenty of good here at Guide Dogs! Here's Guide Dogs Trainer John with a very special end-of-year video celebrating some of the highlights of 2020. We can't do what we do without the help of our amazing community. Please support Guide Dogs this Christmas so we can continue providing much-needed services to help Australians with low vision or blindness. [Video
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