Guide dogs

I have been considering getting involved with guide dogs for quite a while now, ever since my mum suggested that becoming what is called on the website "a puppy walker" would give me the opportunity to get used to having a puppy around, training and looking after a dog without having to take the responsibility on for life without truely realising what you are getting yourself into (you only look after each puppy for one year). She was trying to calm my insatiable desire for a dog. Originally not completely absorbed by this argument as i thought i would be so distressed having to give away my puppy, even though it would be moving on to doing something so valuable, that i would be too traumatised to ever have another dog i am gradually coming round to the idea. The actually taking on a puppy won't be until i finish uni and get my own place, and in the mean time i'm getting more and more interested in getting involved and am considering volunteering generally for the charity.
For anyone else who is interested in guide dogs this is the official uk website. The picture on this post is from that website. Here is an interesting blog about guide dogs where guide dog owners post. A blog here is actually following the life of a puppy walker! This entry relating to guide dogs on a random blog made me giggle (so immature but i don't care!). And this blog had an genius idea to stop those annoying people who insist on petting guide dogs when they are working!