Instead of waking as much as a supply of presents, workers on the Guide Dogs National Centre, simply exterior Leamington Spa, spent Christmas Day morning delivering a litter of seven information canine puppies.
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Pebbles, a four-year-old Golden Retriever information canine mum, gave beginning to 4 women and three boys on the charity’s breeding centre, within the early hours of Christmas Day morning, with the final pup arriving by 8.20am.
She was resulting from give beginning on Boxing Day however when she began to point out indicators that she could go into labour early, workers on the state-of-the artwork centre, which is manned 24-hours a day, had been capable of step in and assist her.
These seven pups will stick with Pebbles till they’re round eight weeks’ old, after which they’ll transfer to dwell with volunteer Puppy Raisers throughout the nation.
Janine Dixon, Head of Breeding Operations at Guide Dogs, mentioned:
“We’d like to say a big thank you to the staff members who supported Pebbles with the birth of her litter on Christmas Day morning, as well as our staff who worked over Christmas at the National Centre and providing support to our guide dog mums and dads in volunteers’ homes.
“Usually, our guide dog mums would give birth at home, with support from their Breeding Dog Volunteers, who they live with permanently.
“Occasionally, our mums need to give birth at our centre instead, and when this is the case, we have a team of dedicated and knowledgeable staff available to ensure mums and pups receive the best care.
“Pebbles is a great mum and we wish her pups the best of luck as they start on their journey to becoming life-changing guides for people living with sight loss.”
The charity’s Breeding Dog Volunteers have a information canine mum-to-be dwelling with them full-time, with all prices lined by the charity.
These volunteers take care of these doggy mums like some other pet canine, and, when the time is correct, assist them to offer beginning at home to the subsequent technology of information dogs.
They can then benefit from the firm of a litter of information canine pups for round eight weeks, earlier than they transfer out to begin the early phases of their coaching.
Breeding Dog Volunteers take care of information canine mums till they retire, at round six years of age. After this, they’re given the choice to maintain the mum they’ve cared for as a pet canine.
Volunteers should be aged 18 or over.
To discover out extra about turning into a Breeding Dog Volunteer and giving a home to a information canine mum in 2024, contact Volunteering Coordinator Verity O’Donnell through [email protected] or name 0800 781 1444.
