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Help Train a Guide Dog Puppy

Training a guide dog from a puppy not only takes time and effort, it also costs money. Not only do they require hard work and commitment, but also equipment to make their training possible. Guide Dogs do not receive any government funding and can only provide their service thanks to donations and volunteers.

Help Train a Guide Dog with a Donation to Puppy Pals

• Become a puppy pal with a regular monthly donation, starting at just $10, you can help supports Guide Dogs ongoing work to make the lives of visually impaired people better..
• Alternatively, you can make a one off donation. $20 will buy a dog bed to rest in after a hard days training, $40 will buy a raincoat for the puppy to train in all weather, or $100 will buy a set of vaccinations to keep a dog healthy.

About Guide Dogs NSW/ACT

With almost 100,000 visually impaired people in this area, Guide Dogs aim is to enhance their lives through mobility and equal rights. In 2011 alone, instructors traveled a staggering 750,000 kilometres to teach mobility skills. Working alongside local governments, transport services and businesses, Guide Dogs aim to help those with visual impairments live a full and able life.

How Your Donations are Spent?

The money that is gratefully received by Guide Dogs is spent on electronic aids, and training for the guide dogs, not to mention beds, harnesses, special collars, leads and vaccinations to ensure each dog is healthy and fully equipped to offer the visually impaired the guidance they need. Also, donations over $2 are tax deductible, with receipts being forwarded as soon as possible.

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