The Week Junior UK – 24 August 2019

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The mostfamous guide dog

In 1964,apuppycalled Honey joined the children’s

TV showBluePeter.The plan wasfor her to be

trained asaguide dog and shewaslooked after by

presenters ChristopherTraceand Valerie Singleton.

Honey got up to all sorts of mischief on TV andwas

seen chewingclothesandchasingJaso nthe cat, who

wasanotherBluePeterpet. However, she managed

to pass her training and in September 1966 she

becameaqualified guide dog and left the show.

Meet the Buddy Dogs

The Guide Dogs charity,despite its name, doesn’t

just work with guide dogs. Infact, it runs several

other services to help blind and visually impaired

people. Among these programmes areBuddy Dogs,

which get teamed with young people who have a

visual impairment. T

friendly pups aren’t t

as guide dogs, but t

help preparetheir o

to rece ive aguide do

the future. They are

companions, and th

e

ly.

improve

nce, encourage their owners

ple, and boostexercise and

skills.

and help out

s charityrelies on donations from

ay for thecare and training of its

ing £5 would supportaworking

aday,and £25 pays forawhite

he dog to wear.Volunteerscanalso

speak at your school or club,providing

ation about how life-changing guide

. Thereare plenty ofways to help,and
ots of ideas at guidedogs.org.uk

Retirement
Dogscanretirefromthe age of ei
but somecontinue working fora
moreyears. Oncethey doretire, t
canstay with their owner orafa
member asapet. Some of them
rehomed with other people wh
connected to the charity.

Honey with Christopher

Traceand Valerie Singleton.

Buddy Dogs help

young people.

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Amural

found in the

ancient

Roman

townof

Herculaneum shows

aman

withas

tick being guide

dby

adog. It is from the first

century AD.

Training starts when

the dogs arepuppies.