Imagine attending to cuddle puppies all day, on daily basis, for a whole 12 months. It’s fairly actually our dream job – and it could possibly be yours! Guide Dogs NSW is presently trying to find Australia’s cutest volunteers to assist increase their new spring litter of labradors.
The lifetime of a ‘puppy raiser’ is extra than simply hugs, hang-outs and hairballs. It’s a 12-month gig the place you’ll nurture and practice an eight-week-old fur child till it’s able to graduate as a trainee information canine. The fortunate pup dad and mom might want to attend weekly puppy pre-school periods the place their tiny labs can socialise and be taught basic expertise like good home manners, obedient toileting, correct feeding and sleeping routines and walking on a lead – every little thing to set them up for a lifetime of unbelievable service for these dwelling with blindness and imaginative and prescient impairment throughout Australia.
Guide Dogs might be there to carry your hand each step of the way in which and can present the meals, vet care and ongoing steerage on how greatest to take care of these cute munchkins.
The solely necessities for this dream job are that you’ve got a automobile and have a totally fenced yard, and might be away from home not more than 4 hours at a time.
If you assume you’re up for the job then you must book a session at Guide Dog’s puppy raiser open day on Saturday, October 28 from 10-11am. They’ll share extra about what’s concerned within the magical function and also will present a puppy coaching demo to present a behind-the-scenes have a look at how they practice the pups.
The open day might be hosted in Guide Dog NSW’s new flagship workplace at degree one, 7-9 Albany St, St Leonards. You can discover out extra about changing into a puppy raiser on the Guide Dogs NSW web site here.
