Brother's new guide dog puppy!

MobyDick · 7 Mar 2012 at 08:06

As some of you might know, my brother had a guide dog puppy for a year. Thread here about it. This is just to give it basic training before it goes off and does the proper guide dog training.
Well he had to give up Orinn just under two months ago but he has already gotten his next one!
This time it's a Labrador, her name is Lacey.
I went down yesterday with my two dogs but couldn't stay long as they just kept trying to hump her

Here's some photos:

MobyDick · 7 Mar 2012 at 09:24

Thanks!
It's a Pug, his name is Booner

MobyDick · 7 Mar 2012 at 18:32

Just been informed that after seeing her birth cert that she is in fact a Labrador/Golden Retriever cross!

MobyDick · 8 Mar 2012 at 13:16

desires said:
Your brother must have the most depressing job ever tbh! How many dogs has he trained up to be the 'perfect pet' only to give it away to someone else?

Obviously the dog will go on to form a longer lasting relationship with its new disbaled owner but it must be pretty bad for your bro?

It's voluntary. This is only his second. Yeah it sucks a bit but is also good because you get a free dog, all the food and equipment is paid for etc.
I don't think I'd be able to do it tbh.

MobyDick · 8 Mar 2012 at 16:08

desires said:
You don't get a free dog though. It's like being given a free burger, you get to hold it, you can smell it, you can even taste and juices that leak, but you can't eat it, you have to give it to someone else so they can eat it.

Well not really, it'd be like giving the next person the burger but they also can't eat it, they just have it for longer.

I know what you mean though. It would suck having to give it up and knowing somebody else will have it for the rest of it's life.