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Alison Ardern
Ali joined IGDB in January 2019 as a member of staff and is now working as an instructor within the organisation.
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Ali joined IGDB in January 2019 as a member of staff and is now working as an instructor within the organisation.
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Puppy Raisers Anne & Gerry O'Riordan from Tralee give us insights into their life-changing volunteering with us.
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Puppy raising is very rewarding but is very hard work if you are going to do it properly. If people are not 100% committed to this, then they should not even consider doing it.
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Puppy Raiser Declan got his first Puppy Eldin in May 2018. There are several reasons why we became Puppy Raisers.
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I’ve communicated with some wonderful trainers over the years who have done a fantastic job with the puppies I’ve been lucky enough to raise.
We applied to become Puppy Raisers because we’ve always admired the work that Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind do.
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Writer Jackie Austin was looking for a way to give back to the community that welcomed her with open arms when she moved to Ireland three years ago.
Fun, consistent fun. And a consistent responsibility which sometimes is not always fun. But, we totally recommend puppy raising.
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Hi, we are the Kenna Family from Cork. We are puppy raising our second Puppy Zac!
It is such a unique volunteering experience where, as a family of dog lovers, we gain as much as we give.
I’ve always been a dog person, and ever since I was little, I knew I wanted to get involved with Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind.
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The way we look at it is, the work we put in as Puppy Raisers could be the reason somebody gains back their independence.
After losing one of our cats to cancer, I was chatting with a friend, and she mentioned that there was a huge drive ongoing seeking Puppy Raisers.
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We started puppy raising as we felt it was good voluntary work that we could manage around our family life and allow us to have a dog in our lives that we could bring with us wherever we needed to go.
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After years of her son begging for a puppy, Zita O’Brien from Dublin compromised and took on a Guide Dog-in-training “just for a year” to see if they could commit to a family pet.
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