the last pre pandemic year. for lisa s first pup, fergal, it s the end of one journey, but the start of another. all this unpacking the three ties up from home is there s biscuits that i always give him half a biscuit at bedtimes. they ve been together forjust over a year. i have had this made and had his name put on it and his id number. she s packing up things that she hopes will remind him of their time together. and his christmas present. i can t tell you what it is. the day has come for fergal to start his advanced training. that means lisa must say a painful goodbye. i want him as upset as little as possible. so there are his toys he s got his biscuits that he has half one at night. i mean, she s generous.
2500 of those were to raise puppies compared with 2000 for the whole of 2019, the last pre pandemic year. for lisa s first pup, fergal, it s the end of one journey, but the start of another. all this unpacking the three ties up from home is biscuits that i always give him half a biscuit at bedtimes. they ve been together forjust over a year. i have had it made and had his name put on it and his id number. she s packing up things that she hopes will remind him of their time together and his christmas present. i can t tell you what it is. the day has come for fergal to start his advanced training. that means lisa must say a painful goodbye. i want him as upset
these pups will be dropped off to their puppy raising families. for lisa s first pup, fergal, it s the end of one journey, but the start of another. the day has come for fergal to start his advanced training. that means lisa must say a painful goodbye. i want him as upset as little as possible. they re his toys. there you go, you get a big boy lead now. bye bye, sweetheart. many guide dog users stay in touch with their puppy raisers. but many do not. thanks a lot. i ll ring you tomorrow. lisa knows this could be the last time she sees fergal. yeah, i m fine. it s hard. but you ve got to remember why you re doing it. guide dogs say they need more volunteers like lisa to help cut waiting times.
but guide dog says what it needs now is more people. guide dogs could not do what we do with our volunteers. so we are, at the moment, looking very heavily to recruit lots of volunteers. and we ve been very lucky that a lot of people have been so generous with their time. and we are in recovery mode and we are hopeful for the future. but we do need a little bit of patience for a little bit longer, as these dogs make their way through the system. as you said, these little puppies here, that we saw today, it will take about two years for them to make partnership. paige? hi, pup! are you a puppy? yes, you are! this may seem odd and a little dramatic. big eyes and floppy ears. but it s one way social skills are assessed. you re such a good puppy! sniff it. and these are some of the problem solving skills paige will need if she s to make it as a guide dog. at around seven weeks old, these pups will be dropped off to their puppy raising families. for lisa s first pup, fergal,
at around seven weeks old, these pups will be dropped off to their puppy raising families. for lisa s first pup, fergal, it s the end of one journey, but the start of another. the day has come for fergal to start his advanced training. that means lisa must say a painful goodbye. i want him as upset as little as possible. they re his toys. there you go, you get a big boy lead now. bye bye, sweetheart. many guide dog users stay in touch with their puppy raisers. but many do not. thanks a lot. i ll ring you tomorrow. lisa knows this could be the last time she sees fergal. yeah, i m fine. it s hard. but you ve got to remember why you re doing it. guide dogs say they need more volunteers like lisa to help cut waiting times. people like us are needed so much