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Today was much cooler so we headed of into the city centre on the bus to walk in some of the busier areas and also to feed my latte addiction. I had to settle for Costa rather than Starbucks but … Continue reading →

Day 6 started with visitors.  One of the other people on class had a chance meeting with a gentleman staying in the hotel who was doing the marathon to raise money for Guide Dogs. We agreed that it would be … Continue reading →

I have been overly excited about big busies, little busies and meal times. On day 4 Anne had two big busies, some little busies and ate most of her breakfast but only a quarter of her tea. On day 5 … Continue reading →

I had a very restless night with Annie who was pacing a lot. I took her for a busy in the middle of the night because she hadn’t been since I had got her at 2pm. She appears to have … Continue reading →

Annie is in the building! As I type this she is laid on the floor next to me chilling out. This morning started off with breakfast after a broken nights sleep. I think the excitement had got to me. After … Continue reading →

It’s four days until I travel to Edinburgh to train with guide dog Annie. I can’t believe she will be dog number 4 for me in 9 years. People always ask ‘What happened?’. It’s always easy to say Berry had … Continue reading →

After retiring my guide dog Sandie I received an e-mail asking if I would be prepared to consider a German Shepherd as they have very different temperaments and need different handling to the two labradors I have had before.  I … Continue reading →

Some of you may remember the daily diary I did on the Aniridia Network International Yahoo group about my guide dog training with Sandie. That little pint sized yellow labrador is now 8 and has been working for just over … Continue reading →