Bree. Our family’s dog.

Well how could anyone resist that look!
She wanted a “treat”.
Being a special Guide Dog for the RNIB, she is only allowed so many a day.
I was allowed to give it to her.
She is a breeding dog and will stay with the family from pregnancy to having the pups.
Here’s a little more information:

“ Once the puppies are ready to leave their guide dog mum at around 7 weeks old, they go to our National Breeding Centre for checks and vaccinations, before being matched with our puppy raisers. ”

More in depth information is to be found at
guidedogs.org.uk
They are such special dogs. My cousin Margaret, a year younger than me, was blind from the age of 10 years old. She went to a special boarding college for the blind in her teens, learning audio typing amongst other things. So had to live away from home.
After she qualified she got a job in the office of the Social Services in her (and mine) home town of Rawtenstall. During her lifetime she had 5 different Guide Dogs, which we all got to know. When they get to a certain age they are retired to a good home.
Sadly she had a stroke 7 years ago and didn’t recover.
She was so well known in Rawtenstall that the Parish Church was packed for her Thanksgiving Service.
And we all miss her.
Thanks to Guide Dogs for the Blind she was able to go about independently. She lived at home with her mum (my aunt) and her older sister.