Pupdate 1 - Guide Dogs

Pupdate 1
Settling in
Freddie is off to a flying start
You’re helping Freddie find his feet!
Freddie’s journey to becoming a guide dog started when
he moved in with his puppy walker’s, Jackie and her
husband Norman. We recently made the trip to visit them
to find out how he has been settling in.
As a puppy walker it’s Jackie’s job to turn Freddie into
a puppy that’s confident and well-behaved in all
environments, such as restaurants, shops and on public
transport.
Freddie is in safe hands and is Jackie’s 14th guide dog
puppy. So far Jackie’s been teaching Freddie his basic
commands such as ‘sit’, ‘stay’ and ‘wait’. She told us
“Freddie’s basic obedience training is going well. He’s a
happy dog and is particularly good with both voice and
whistle recall”. The recall skill is an amazing achievement
for such a young dog.
Guide dogs need to be confident on all forms of public
transport, such as trains and buses. Even though Freddie
hasn’t been on a bus journey just yet he has walked up
and down a stationary bus so he can get used to the
environment. Freddie stayed focused, despite all the
people reaching out to stroke him. It’s great that Freddie
concentrated on what he was doing and this will serve
him well in the future.
When Freddie isn’t training Jackie told us that he gets
three free runs a week and his favourite toy is a soft
reindeer toy that was bought for him from Guide Dog’s
product catalogue called ‘Dogalogue’.
Freddie lives with the families’ pet dog, Vinnie, who is a
thirteen year old golden retriever cross Labrador. Jackie
told us that “he acts as a sort of mentor to all the puppies
that we train! If Freddie gets nervous around traffic or new
situations Vinnie’s confidence rubs off on him”.
Jackie mentioned that they have also been to a couple
of local fetes. “There was quite a crowd of both people
and dogs, Freddie took everything in his stride and
behaved very well”. Sounds like Freddie is learning quickly
and we couldn’t be more proud of him!
Freddie has been a very busy little pup over the last few
months. We can’t wait to find out what he has been up to
in his next Pupdate in February.
Watch Freddie online
To watch the latest video
of Freddie in action,
scan this QR code or visit
www.sponsorapuppy.
org.uk/puppy-Freddie
Your latest Pupdate, plus much,
much more!
Did you know that you can also receive your Pupdates by
email? Not only will you receive Freddie’s latest Pupdate
and his gorgeous photo, you will also receive lots of
exclusive extras! These include videos of Freddie, desktop
wallpapers for your computer and cover photos for your
Facebook page – so you can proudly show off Freddie to
all your friends and family.
To sign up to ePupdates, visit us online at
sponsorapuppy.org.uk/epupdates
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