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We want to hear from you📢The Government’s reforms to disability benefits and employment support could leave people with sight loss worse off. Share your view. Complete our survey 👉 bit.ly/4kmT0da

When Preston went to... Preston! Preston is now in the advanced part of his training and is doing really well. He's been trying out trains and train stations as part of his training, and stopped to get a quick pic 📷 #Preston #PrestonTrainStation Blog Preston

Quiz and Winnie are back to wish you all a Happy Volunteer's Week! Volunteer's Week is an opportunity to say a huge thank you to all of our amazing volunteers. Your time, passion and skills help to make a huge difference Guide Dogs 💙 #VolunteersWeek

Give a 👋 to Barlow, Harris and Cleo! Barlow, Harris and Cleo all started their Guide Dogs training last month, and have been settling in with their Trainer. We wanted to wish them lots of luck as they learn to become future life-changers 🌟 🌟 🌟 #GuideDogsUK #guidedog

Gordon Bennett! No, not the expression... it's our newest Puppy Raiser and puppy partnership, Gordon and Bennett! 😄 Gordon and his family will now care for Bennett over the next 12 months. We can't wait to hear how you get on 🐾 #GordonBennett #VolunteersWeek

Thanks The Manc for sharing our need for Training Dog Fosterers in #Manchester 🦮 We need you to look after our trainee guide dogs on evenings & weekends. We take care of the training and costs, like food & vet bills, and you take care of the cuddles! guidedogs.org.uk/fosterer

Puppy Herbert has been out and about with his puppy raiser, visiting IKEA in Warrington and even getting to meet a firefighter 🚒 Herbert's puppy raiser, Joan, is giving him a great start in life by introducing him to lots of different environments 🤩

Here's a cheeky little #TongueOutTuesday from Fred! Fred has been in advanced training for around four weeks with the Liverpool team, and has been learning to navigate busy areas and moving obstacles. His GDMS said he's doing really well. Well done Fred!

We're delighted to share with you a new guide dog partnership, Lee & Wakely! Lee said: "Wakely is one of the best things to ever happen to me, I am getting out and about by myself now! Wakely is my best mate and I am looking forward to living my life with him". #GuideDogs

You may remember Douglas, who featured on @itvborder back in April when he arrived in #Carlisle to meet his volunteer family! Douglas is now 4-months old, he's had his off-lead run and even visited the supermarket for the first time in Dalston 💛 guidedogs.org.uk/puppyraiser

Victor knows how to keep cool in the summer 😎 #heatwave #UKsummer #GuideDogs #DogsKeepingCool

Welcome to the new boys on the block - Chrisy, Dfer and Lester 🐾 The trio all started their early training in Atherton recently, and wanted to say hello for #TongueOutTuesday 👋

Our dogs in training are learning how to be life-changers, and one day they will be matched with someone with sight loss. You could be a part of their journey 🐾 Fosterers provide a home for trainee dogs, and drop them off and pick them up from "school": guidedogs.org.uk/fosterer

It was also fantastic to see our fantastic friend Neil balmforth who came to give out the prizes to our tennis competition winners. What an inspiration Neil is to everyone. He also brought another up and coming VI superstar, Luca. Good luck at Wimbledon guys LTA 😁👏🏿👏🏻🎾

Patch has found his kerb whilst out on a busy route in Shrewsbury. At this point of hi training he's practicing his new skills out in the real world, where it's busier and there's more distractions. Well done Patch! #Shrewsbury #GuideDogInTraining

8-week old puppy Jackie arrived in #Cheshire this month! Jackie's Mum, Erica, was raised by the same puppy raisers - so it was special for them to welcome their previous pups' daughter 💕 Puppy Duke, who was on holiday with the puppy raisers, got to welcome Jackie too!

"The squirrel can leave the set now!" If you just caught BBC Breakfast this morning, you may have seen our guide dog training specialists talking about remote control squirrels (yes, really!) 🐿️ Our ‘squirrel car’ is revolutionising the way we train guide dogs (1/3)👇

By attaching lifelike toy squirrels to remote control cars, our trainers can teach dogs to resist fluffy distractions in a safe, controlled environment. Helping eliminate the urge to chase, so our dogs can stay focused on their job and qualify as effective guide dogs (2/3) 👇

Find out all about squirrel car, the latest innovation in guide dog training 👉 bit.ly/3GP3DaB View and audio described version of this video 👉 youtu.be/wXsZo0HEURI (3/3)

Thank you Jo Platt for visiting our North West Regional Centre yesterday! It was a great opportunity to welcome Jo to our training centre that's in her constituency, show guide dog demos, and chat to local guide dog owners about some of the issues our service users face.