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Introducing our documentary - Pups to Partnerships. Featuring much-loved footage from our popular Journey of a Guide Dog series, plus exclusive new insights into what it takes to breed, raise and train a guide dog. You’ll also learn how we carefully match our qualified guide dogs to form life-changing partnerships.
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00:00 Introduction by Wendi Peters.
01:12 What are our guide dog breeds.
02:17 Meet our guide dog mums and dads.
04:15 Guide dog mum Kim’s pregnancy scan.
05:49 Meet our volunteer Breeding Dog Holders.
08:02 Guide dog mum Dory gives birth.
11:21 Newborn puppies grow and develop.
13:29 Socialising our puppies.
14:15 The puppies go to the National Centre.
16:05 Volunteer Puppy Raiser, Sandra.
18:52 Volunteer Puppy Raisers, Susie and Peter.
22:52 How our guide dogs are trained.
24:56 Volunteer Fosterer, Geraint.
26:59 Our dogs begin to learn how to guide.
28:36 Making sure our dogs are happy and healthy.
29:41 We introduce blindfold work.
30:34 What our dogs do when they aren’t training.
33:45 Our guide dogs are carefully matched to an owner.
34:51 Meet guide dog owners Carys and Alan.
35:58 What happens during a matching visit.
37:57 The new partnerships begin their class training.
40:38 The partnerships qualify and begin their lives together.
41:12 Meet guide dog owner Rhiannon, and guide dog Bailey.
42:26 Meet guide dog owner Rowena, and guide dog Winter.
43:26 Meet guide dog owner Karishma and guide dog Hermes.
44:17 How our guide dogs change lives.
48:37 Alternative careers for our dogs.
50:21 Our incredible guide dogs enjoy a well-deserved retirement.
53:29 The difference made by our life-changing guide dogs.
