Upcoming Events
Johannesburg
08th June - Charity Golf Day
25 August - Fly-fishing (Dullstroom)
15th September - Spring Ball (Montecasino Ballroom)
07th October - Family Fun Day (Guide Dog Training Centre, Bryanston)
4th November - Guide Dogs Graduation Ceremony (Guide Dog Training Centre, Bryanston)
1st December - Carols by Candlelight (Guide Dog Training Centre, Bryanston)
7th December - Car Raffle Competition Draw Date
Durban
20th May – Cars in the Park – Pietermaritzburg
25th May -3rd June - Royal Show
28th July – Street Collection - Durban
22nd -24th September - Garden Show
Cape Town
17 May: Bergvliet Cubs Club
29 May: Italian Kitchen Senses Dinner
12 June: Parow West Primary School
15 -17 June: Cape Town Book Fair
22 June: Guide Dogs Graduation Ceremony
1 August: Fish Hoek Agricultural Society
23 – 26 August: Cavendish Square Charity Book Sale
7 December: Car Raffle Competition Draw Date
2012 SAGA Cricket Challenge
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Postponed till further notice
Follow the diaries of Pasha, Guide-Dog owner and Christine, puppy
raiser.
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Training
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Immediate Aftercare
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After the intensive 3 week training course at the Training Centre the real work begins. |
Students
are accompanied home by an Instructor who will spend anything from a
week to 10 days settling the new team (i.e. owner and guide dog) into
their new environment. This is to properly prepare the student and dog
for their future together. This is the most important part of the
training and is carried out on an individual basis.
The most
important routes are selected (e.g. to the shops, to church or place of
work). These routes are practiced over and over during this period and
new training words are introduced (e.g. find the door, find the stairs).
It’s
amazing to see how quickly the dog learns to find different places by
name alone and one marvels at the memory of the dog in these types of
situations.
The
student now a GDO (Guide Dog Owner) is asked to submit a weekly report
for 4 weeks after the Instructor has left and then to submit a monthly
report for a further 11 months. Problems that arise generally occur
within the first 6 months. S.A.G.A. provides all GDO’s with a 24 hour
emergency number should the owner require assistance.
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Latest Collar and Tie Club winners
March 2012
Miss L Wray
Mrs A Whitfield
Mrs BF Magill
February 2012
Mrs CE Constandakis
Mr M A Khan
Mrs M Pieterse
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