Follow Archy and his friends on their journey to become Seeing Eye Dogs.

ARCHY

Archy is getting used to wearing his blue coat in public!

Archy is getting used to wearing his blue coat in public!

Young Archy has become somewhat of a ‘mini celebrity’ in his area, and locals are starting to recognise him for his beautiful yellow fur, and adorable little face.

Since settling into his new home with his Puppy Carer (where he will live until he commences his formal training, like all Seeing Eye Dogs) he has become the best of friends with his Puppy Carer’s cat, Tiger. Every morning the two of them greet each other and have breakfast, side by side.

Molly, a 9 year old pet Labrador sometimes comes to visit Archy’s carer (much to the young pup’s delight- he follows her around and loves to play with her!)

Archy is a very confident young fellow and in a short space of time, has learnt how to patiently wait for food, even when it is right under his nose! He will not start his breakfast until his carer blows a whistle, signalling that it is time to eat.

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Archy has already learnt to eat on command.

This exercise helps while he is walking off lead, in case he goes too far, his carer simply blows the whistle, and Archy comes running back to him (as he associates the noise with food).

Archy is a quick learner and will continue to develop his impressive discipline in other tasks as he grows older.

BAILEY

Bailey knows how to work a camera!

Bailey knows how to work a camera in his flash new coat!

Bailey has settled in very well to his new home and actually lives with his brother Norton (both are Seeing Eye Dogs). His Puppy Carers have cared for 8 puppies before these two, and love the program so much that the devoted husband and wife team took on one puppy each!

Bailey is a brave little boy who loves playing in puddles – which he hasn’t seen too many of in his short life, as he lives in Queensland. Bailey was quick to conquer the stairs at his home, and can now eat on command. He is a clever boy who is already toilet trained and his Puppy Carer is delighted with his progress!

Bailey loves going on car trips (where he usually falls asleep) and the gorgeous young pup enjoys trips to the supermarket – on his first ever excursion to the store, he fell asleep in the trolley and had to be pushed around like a baby!

Bailey the 'baby' at the grocery store

Bailey catching a quick nap on his trip to the supermarket.

Bailey has a lot of adventures with Norton, and the property that he lives on also is home to some baby lambs- which are around Bailey’s age. Bailey is quite curious and when he first saw the lambs he ran through the fence to greet his new friend with a gentle little kiss on the nose!

The affectionate little pup is courageous, social and clever.  He can sometimes be stubborn -especially if he is tired, but as he grows older, this habit will be easily broken. He is a keen learner who is quick to understand commands. He is loving his new home, and is enjoying the first steps on his journey to becoming a Seeing Eye Dog.


CHILLI

Chilli looking very professional in her SEDA coat!

Chilli looking very professional in her SEDA coat!

Chilli makes friends wherever she goes. She especially loves going in the car to pick up her Carer’s children from school. The other children always come out to welcome her and have learnt how important it is that they do not pat her while she is wearing her blue coat.  It is very important that Chilli understands that when she is wearing the coat she is ‘working,’ and is completely focused.

Chilli loves playing with footballs

Chilli loves playing with footballs

Just like other puppies, when Chilli is at home she loves to play with her toys and with her Carers. She makes her Carer laugh every day when she almost trips over herself in excitement to greet him in the morning!

Thanks to her enthusiasm (and devoted Puppy Carer) Chilli has hit the ground running and is well on her way to becoming the eyes for somebody who is blind.