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Adopt a puppy
WANTED: LOVING HOMES FOR PUPPIES
Take a puppy into your home and heart
Our puppies need people living in the Adelaide area to take them into their homes and hearts for about one year .
WE NEED PUPPY RAISERS WHO:
• Work part-time or less
• Have a secure yard
• Any children should be school age or above
• Time to spend training and socialising the puppy.
WHAT DOES IT INVOLVE?
Our special guide dog puppies are "adopted" by puppy raising families at about eight weeks of age and can spend up to 14 months in the care of their "adopted" family.
Puppy raisers are responsible for introducing their puppy to a number of different environments and situations, including:
- Buses and trains
- Shopping centres
- Restaurants
- Other public places.
Our staff members provide input and support for puppy raisers. All food and medical expenses are met by Guide Dogs SA.NT.
SAYING GOODBYE
When the guide dog puppies have completed all the requirements of socialisation, they leave their special foster home and return to us to be placed with a home boarding family to start the next stage of their journey - attending Guide Dog School.
It's difficult saying goodbye to the puppy, but it's a wonderful thing to know that you have contributed to the training of a guide dog who will one day assist someone who is blind or vision impaired - and there's always the chance of "adopting" another puppy.
I WANT TO BE A PUPPY RAISER
Please contact our Puppy Raising Administrator through our online contact form or by phone on 08 8203 8375 if you would like to become a puppy raiser or would like more information.
SHORT-TERM BOARDING
We sometimes need short-term care for our dogs or puppies in a caring home environment..
Volunteer occasional boarders look after dogs and puppies on an as needed basis, sometimes over a weekend or several weeks at a time.
Contact us if you live in the general Adelaide area and would like to become a short-term boarder.