Seeing Eye Dogs Show, by Vision Australia Radio
Seeing Eye Dogs Show, by Vision Australia Radio
From its inception in 1960, Seeing Eye Dogs, a division of Vision Australia, has remained a user-driven organisation. The attention, care and involvement we give to each of our clients are what make us different. Our training is entirely one on one; it is not based on a prescriptive group or set training approach. This clearly underpins our belief in putting the client first. Mission The missio…Social links:
Handler story: Dr Katie Butler & SED Quinnie
Harriet is joined by Seeing Eye Dog handler Dr Katie Butler to talk about her life, story and partnership with Seeing Eye Dog Quinnie. We talk about Katie's PhD and research in diversity, equity and inclusion and work as an academic in the field of DEI and accessing study for people with disabiliti…
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Volunteers make it possible! & Training Dog Care
On this episode of the Seeing Eye Dogs Show Harriet is joined by two guests. Liv Butcher, Seeing Eye Dogs Volunteer Partnership Coordinator and puppy carer, joins us talking about the impact of our volunteers, what they do for Seeing Eye Dogs and the variety of roles where volunteers make a differ…
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Life of a carer and pup: Catherine Bentley
On this episode of the Seeing Eye Dogs Show, Harriet is joined by puppy carer Catherine Bentley to talk about her life and story as a busy working mum and experienced puppy carer. We discuss raising puppies working on a university campus, what's to love about this volunteering role and what a Seein…
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Mother's Day special: Sharon & Lucy breeder carer story
On the Seeing Eye Dogs Show, for our Mother's Day special we shine a spotlight on breeding dog "Lucy" and her life with her breeder carer Sharon. Harriet is joined by Seeing Eye Dogs volunteer Sharon De Souza who shares her story of 10+ years of volunteering and talks about her volunteering as a b…
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IGDD 2: Lester and SED past, present and future
In part two of our International Guide Dogs Day special, Harriet is joined by Seeing Eye Dogs client service manager Lester Chraim. We talk about the history of our organisation over the last 65 years of Seeing Eye Dogs and our origins, recent achievements and highlights, client surveys and feedbac…
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IGDD Special Part 1: Kate's 50+ Years of Seeing Eye Dogs
In part one of our International Guide Dogs Day special, Harriet is joined by Seeing Eye Dogs handler Kate Watkins. Kate has been a handler for over 50 years sharing her life with Seeing Eye Dogs across many life stages from a teenager to now. We talk about some of the changes she's seen, how diffe…
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Carer story Maria & handler story Phoebe
On this episode of the Seeing Eye Dogs Show, Harriet is joined by two guests. Puppy carer Maria from Geelong joins us to talk about her life, story, and role as a puppy carer. Maria is a first-time puppy carer of Pharaoh and enjoys the social and community aspects of the role. Then, we have a rep…
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Training tips: managing excitability and promoting calm
On this episode of the Seeing Eye Dogs Show, Harriet is joined by Puppy Development Trainer Steph Shaw to talk about managing excitability and promoting calm behaviour in our dogs and puppies. We talk about what excitability means in different ages and how to recognise when our dogs might need a li…
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Damo & Jenna, Access Technology, & arthritis in dogs
On this episode of the Seeing Eye Dogs Show I'm joined by two guests. First, Vision Australia's National Access Technology Manager and Seeing Eye Dogs handler Damo McMorrow joins us to talk about Access Technology options that can help handlers working with dog guides and to chat about his partner…
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Damo & Jenna & Access Technology Part 1
On this episode of the Seeing Eye Dogs Show I'm joined by Vision Australia's National Access Technology Manager and Seeing Eye Dogs handler Damo McMorrow is joining us to talk about his partnership and work with Jenna, settling in as a new team and working in new environments- like travelling to ho…
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