Jess Haley, Guide Dog Reclass and Puppies of Ballarat (ANIMAL & NATURE 2023)

Raising a Guide Dog puppy involves caring for a potential Guide Dog over a 12 to 14-month foster period. The goal is to nurture each puppy so they become well socialised, confident, and focussed before they start their formal Guide Dog training. It takes over two years and costs $50,000 to raise breed, raise and train each Guide Dog. Like all the organisation's services, Guide Dogs are provided at no cost to those who need them, and would cease to exist without donations from the public and the Volunteers who give up their time.

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