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Spring 2012
The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
Trimming
the sails
One guide
dog owner's
success against
Also inside: Specsavers Guide Dog of the Year Awards •
Guide Dogs' Paralympic hopefuls • Royal Go Walkies
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5 Welcome
• Forgotten passengers
• New sensory tunnel
• Campaigning against
14 A day in the life of…
Guide Dogs' Chairman
22 What's on?
23 Your letters
10 Stepping out
Pups Betty and Kelly arrive
with their puppy walkers
11 Go Walkies
A walk in the Lake District
12 Paralympic dreams
Two guide dog owners'
15 Past and present
Judy Taylor remembers her
57 years of being a guide
16 Who will you nominate…
in the Specsavers Guide
People and dogs
Dog of the Year Awards?
18 Plain sailing
24 In Good Company
How Vicki Sheen found
25 Thank you to our supporters
sporting success with
28 We'll never forget
31 New partnerships
37 Brood stock focus
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of our outstanding guide dogs
but also our inspirational guide
We also take a look at the
dog owners, fundraisers and our
journey of pup Betty, who is
volunteers. Read more about this in puppy walking alongside
year's awards and how to make her puppy friend Kelly, and a
nominations on page 16.
typical day in the life of Amos
Miller, who balances his role
Our main feature in this
as Chairman of Guide Dogs
edition takes a look at guide
with a busy professional life
Elaine Cobb
dog owner Vicki Sheen, who
at Microsoft.
overcame illness to win a blind
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Cover: Vicki Sheen and guide
Forward Magazine Spring 2012
Forgotten
Passengers
We find the forgotten passengers
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Guide Dogs published the results of its Forgotten Passengers
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We found that nearly nine in 10 blind and partially sighted
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respondents had missed their stop because they didn't know
where they were along their route. The same number had
experienced a driver forgetting to alert them to their stop.
Worryingly, 29 percent of respondents with sight loss reported
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having drivers refuse to tell them when they were at their stop.
The report was featured across the media, including the Daily
Telegraph, The Scotsman and on BBC Radio 5 Live.
sterling silver or
It's a dog's life for Bernie
Recently qualified guide dog Bernie faced an unusual challenge
receives £10 for
when he was partnered with Sandra Usher from York. The two-year- each silver charm
old yellow Labrador golden retriever cross has learned to live with
sold, and £100 for
Sandra's seven cats. Sandra says; "She's perfect with them. My
each gold charm. For more
cats are all placid and gentle so they are like one big family and
information, visit
love to play together. I know guide dogs are special but Bernie
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really is a little trooper."
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Forward Magazine Spring 2012
New sensory tunnel
makes its debut
In March, Crufts saw the first
outing for Guide Dogs' new
Sensory Tunnel, which creates
an experience in the dark for
visitors to demonstrate the
heightened need to use our
other senses when we have
little or no vision. Those entering
the tunnel will encounter
different surfaces and other
sensory experiences, providing
an insight into the challenges
faced by blind and partially
sighted people on a daily basis.
Guide Dogs' Corporate
Events Manager Jackie Potter
said: "Thanks to the tunnel,
thousands of visitors gained an
understanding of what it's like
to have visual impairment and
Marc Abraham, TV vet, was impressed by the Sensory Tunnel
how Guide Dogs can help."
Exhibition Road officially opens
After long-running debate, London's Exhibition Road was officially
As Forward went to press, we
opened on 1 February.
were waiting for a Government
announcement on a package
Guide Dogs won compromise from the council responsible, the
of measures to update the law
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, after taking it to a
on dangerous dogs, which is
judicial review, and strips of ridged corduroy were included as a
likely to include microchipping.
result. We'd now like to see new signs installed to alert motorists that
pedestrians have right of way and a crossing to help vulnerable
Guide Dogs wants compulsory
pedestrians who might be afraid to step out into moving traffic.
microchipping of all dogs
in England and Wales to
encourage responsible dog
ownership, as an average of
seven guide dogs are attacked
by other dogs every month.
An MBE for Rowena
Inspirational guide dog owner
Rowena Thomas-Breeze, aged
51 who trains in Rhyl, has been
made an MBE for services to
disabled swimming and for her
charitable fundraising for Guide
Dogs and Transplant UK.
Forward Magazine Spring 2012
One's Royal Go Walkies
We're calling for our supporters to help us commemorate the
Queen's Diamond Jubilee by joining a Go Walkies or by
organising their very own on the weekend of the Jubilee
celebrations, which is 2 and 3 June. Why not make your event
extra special by wearing Kings and Queens fancy dress?
The Kennel Club has been helping us to contact corgi breeders
and owners, who we're hoping will get involved in a truly regal
corgi Go Walkies.
We'd love to hear about your event and for you to share some of
your photos with us, so why not send us a short summary of your
Go Walkies to [email protected]? Find out more about
Go Walkies at www.gowalkies.org.uk.
Jollyes meets ambitious target
Raising £50,000 to cover the lifetime costs of a guide dog is no
mean feat but staff at Jollyes Petfood Superstores got behind
the initiative with gusto, raising the funds in record time.
Jollyes chose Guide Dogs as their first ever charity partner last
year while also celebrating the opening of their 50th store. They
are now waiting for their guide dog puppy to be born, whose
name, Riley, was chosen by the top performing fundraising store in
Jollyes' Chris Poots with Guide
Regional Manager Chris Poots said: "It's very satisfying that the
Dogs' Jayne George
efforts and generosity of our staff and customers will significantly
improve the quality of a blind or partially sighted person's life."
VAT on dog food
A pat on the back for Dawn Valvona
Guide Dogs is campaigning for
Carol Oxborough of New Haw
food for assistance dogs to be
in Surrey nominated Dawn
made VAT exempt, which would Valvona for a pat on the back.
save £300,000 a year. David
Carol said: "Dawn is a long-
Cowdrey, Campaigns Manager, time puppy walker, puppy
said: "Current VAT rules exempt
walking mentor, emergency
greyhounds and classes them
boarder, speaker, fundraiser
as a working dog. It does not
and does all this whilst suffering
seem fair that the greyhound
from MS. She is an inspiration
racing industry, which describes
to all who meet her. She is the
itself as ‘one of Britain's most
reason why so many of us do
popular spectator sports' can
puppy walking in this area."
benefit from this tax break,
when guide dogs that provide
Do you know someone who deserves a pat on the back? Fill in the
vital support for disabled people ‘Pat on the back' form in the ‘Talk to us' section of the VIP (voluteer
Forward Magazine Spring 2012
Four guide dog pups have changed their careers and trained as
explosive detection dogs with Sussex Police, working as part of the
security team at Gatwick Airport from March.
The four dogs, called Becks, Paddy, Zara and Ernie, were bred as
guide dogs but it was felt that they were more suited to careers as
police dogs. The dogs will be joining fellow ex-guide dog Yogi, who
works as a drugs, cash and firearms dog.
In other news.
always accompanied by black
by the kind and thoughtful
Labrador retriever cross, Yates.
messages and flowers. It is so
Angela Hassall from Crewe
heartening in this day and age".
was the first person in Britain to
qualify with a dual trained guide O2's newest store on London's
dog and hearing dog in 2003.
Tottenham Court Road is
Officers in a police van in
But Labrador retriever cross
improving its service to people
Hampshire stopped to allow a
Roddy is now hanging up his
with sight loss by providing
guide dog owner to cross in front
harness since Angela recently
expert advice on mobile devices of them, the January edition
qualified with Mel, another
and applications. Staff have
of Police magazine reported.
Labrador retriever cross. Like
received detailed training from
The woman and her guide dog
Roddy, Mel has been trained by the Royal National Institute of
were waiting at the kerb, but
both Guide Dogs and Hearing
Blind People and manufacturers the passenger waved, signalling
Dogs. Roddy meanwhile is set
such as Apple. Simon Davis, O2's them to cross. "The lady can't
to enjoy his retirement with
Head of Corporate Responsibility see your signal," the driver said.
Angela's daughter Sarah.
said: "At O2 we want to make
"I know," the passenger replied,
sure that everyone can enjoy
"I was waving to the dog."
our products and services."
On the subject of dual dogs,
Malcolm Mason's multi-tasking
Volunteer liaison officer at
assistance dog Ash is a UK first.
FixMyTransport.com is a new
the Forfar Training School,
The black Labrador retriever
whistleblowing website which
Lamont Forbes, was nominated
cross is the first dog in the
puts British public transport
for an Active Citizens of
country to be trained from a
passengers in touch with
Europe 2011 award, for his
puppy to be both a guide dog
operators. Comments can be
outstanding contributions
and a wheelchair dog and the
about anything from trains that
to volunteering and active
pair form the second ever such
are too short to a lack of audio
citizenship. The awards were
partnership in the UK. Ash was
visual announcements on buses. organised by Volunteurope, a
bred and specifically trained by
non-profit organisation which
Guide Dogs in collaboration with
Canine Partners.
Devon based 82-year-old
grandmother Mary Shute has
been over-whelmed by tributes
Welsh Assembly Members have
Guide dog owner, Jason
to her former guide dog Yates
been walking a mile in the shoes
Sheppard has won an Asda
who died in October. Flowers
of constituents with sight loss.
ABCD (Above and Beyond
and letters appeared at Yates'
Guide Dogs Cymru has been
the Call of Duty) Award for his
favourite walk but Mary was
criss-crossing Wales on the
excellent work, despite suffering
most surprised to find a lovely
campaign trail, hosting blindfold
from eye condition nystagmus.
plaque had been positioned at
walks to raise awareness of the
Jason works in quality control
the spot and a donation made
challenges blind and partially
at ASDA's distribution centre
by an anonymous donor. Mary
sighted people face getting out
in Portbury Docks near Bristol,
said: "I have been touched
Forward Magazine Spring 2012
Name a Puppy –
In the last edition of this series where we follow
"She is very cute," Gill enthuses, "and she is also
pup Betty, we learned more about Betty's siblings slightly shy. We have had a slow start to training
and were introduced to her mum and dad,
but every day there are improvements. She has
Deeva and Archie. This time we're finding out
visited shopping centres, stayed in a Travel Lodge
how Betty has settled into her new home with her and is a celebrity at church on Sundays."
puppy walkers and we will be catching up with
Betty's puppy friend, Kelly.
Over in Surrey Betty's puppy friend Kelly is also
proving to be a popular member of the local
In October Betty left her brothers and sisters to
church congregation. Black Labrador Kelly was
begin her journey as a little life changer. Her new also sponsored and named by Dorothy Wells, and
home is with puppy walkers Gill and Richard
since moving in with her puppy walker, Delores
Martin from Luton. The Martins have been puppy
Spurgeon, she has excelled in her training.
walkers for six years and welcome German
shepherd cross Betty into the family as their sixth
Delores said: "Kelly is a great pup with a massive
guide dog in training.
personality. She loves travelling in the car, enjoys
visiting church, the garden centre and tagging
along for the occasional pub lunch! Now that
she has had nearly all of her vaccinations we can
look forward to training her on public transport."
Both Betty and Kelly are going to be spending
the next few months learning some more of the
basics before moving on to the harder lessons.
Next time, we'll be finding out how the girls
are doing getting to grips with navigating town
centres and using buses, trains and taxis. We
will also be checking in with their puppy walkers
to see how they are feeling in the lead-up to
the puppies leaving home to enter the local
training school.
Would you like to Name a Puppy?
For a gift of £2,500 you can donate a name
and we'll send you a gorgeous photo of your
puppy and a certificate. For a gift of £5,000 you
Betty's friend, Kelly
can not only name your puppy but also get the
opportunity to meet and follow him or her!
Forward Magazine Spring 2012
A cake walk
in Kendal.
The town of Kendal, in the Lake District, has all
"It was great to see so many
the key components to make a Go Walkies for
Guide Dogs event a success – an enthusiastic
people in our community
community of dog owners plus their friends and
coming together – that's what
families, guide dog owners, Guide Dogs' staff and
local businesses and, of course, beautiful scenery.
Go Walkies is all about."
Emma Turner, practice administrator at Kendal's
Highgate Veterinary Clinic explains: "We
"We want to do even better this year (on 28 April)
supported Go Walkies because we wanted to
so we're looking at what else we can do – like
raise money for a charity and as we have some
a raffle at the start – and we're doing loads of
guide dogs on our client list, it's good to know that publicity. I couldn't do the walk last year as my
we're helping them and their owners. We work
twins were too young but I'm hoping they'll
closely with Peter Emmett, who is Head of Events
come along this year, maybe dressed up as
at Guide Dogs and lives in Kendal, so we were
cute little dogs!"
pleased we could help out with an event that's on
his home turf.
Tell us about your event!
"Everyone really enjoyed last year's Go Walkies.
More than 60 people and 40 dogs took part and
To register your event, visit
we raised over £1,000.
the Go Walkies website
www.gowalkies.org/uk or
"Our practice is on the High Street so everyone
call us on 0845 600 6787. The
passing by could see our display about the
Go Walkies team is on hand to
event in our window. And the two-mile walk
ensure you have all the support
started literally from our back door so we were
you need. Don't forget to tell
well placed in every sense to support the event.
us how it went afterwards and
Several of our staff took part, we had two
please send your photos to
veterinary nurses at the start and finish and we
also provided goody bags.
Forward Magazine Spring 2012
Paralympic dreams
Lee and Lora living the
Paralympic dream
Around the world, thousands of athletes are gearing up for this
year's Olympic and Paralympic Games. Among them are two
young British hopefuls, Lee Greatbatch and Lora Turnham. While
they won't know whether they have been selected to represent
their country for several more weeks, both are training hard.
Helping them achieve their dreams are two very special four-
legged friends – their guide dogs Darby and Libby.
Forward Magazine Spring 2012
Paralympic dreams
Lee's story
"Communication is very
Lee plays blind football, and with over 50 caps
important – we call to each
representing his country internationally, including
the Blind Football World Cup, European
other when we have the ball or
Championships and the Beijing Paralympic Games,
are going to tackle."
he is a seasoned professional. Blind football is
played with a team of four blind players and a
sighted goalkeeper. The ball contains ball bearings
ride on a bike and it felt very natural – and within
and a sighted ‘guide keeper' calls to the players so three months I was at the Para-cycling World
that they know the rough direction of the goal.
Championships in Italy, where we won a bronze in
"Most of the game is played inside your head," Lee
explains. "Before the match you walk around the
The pilot plays an essential role, as Lora explains:
pitch to get the dimensions and you keep in your
"The pilot trains as hard as we do and I have to
mind the diamond-shape formation of the team.
rely on her to do all the steering. I have to relax
Communication is very important – we call to each and respond to the movements of the bike, and if
other when we have the ball or are going to tackle she digs in, I know I have to pedal faster too."
– and you need good spatial awareness too." As
well as fitness training, Lee is currently doing football Since then Lora has competed all over the world
training two or three times a week, and plays for
and is now racing with new pilot, Fiona Duncan.
West Bromwich in the Blind Football League. "My
Both have put their careers on hold (Fiona is
guide dog Darby plays a really important part in
taking a sabbatical from being a policewoman),
my training. With him I can travel by bus rather than while aiming for Paralympic glory. They have had
having to pay for taxis," Lee says. "But I don't take
mixed results recently but are still hopeful of being
him to the matches as he's still young and I have
selected. "I love racing," says Lora, "but I enjoy
this fear he'll steal everyone's football boots from
the changing rooms!"
Lee, Lora and Eukanuba
Lee describes waiting to hear whether he has
Procter & Gamble are sponsoring the Olympics
been selected for the Paralympics as "a bit like
and their premium pet food brand Eukanuba has
waiting for exam results" but adds: "It's a tough
made Lee and Lora the face of its advertising
call but I think I'm more excited about the birth of
campaign throughout 2012. Sales and Marketing
our first baby in April!"
Director Annaliese Reekie says: "We are thrilled
Eukanuba can support Lee and Lora in their
Paralympic Games endeavours through
Lora's story
their guide dogs. Eukanuba has a long-term
Lora comes from an illustrious family of guide dog
relationship with Guide Dogs and the London 2012
owners – her mother and two brothers have the
Paralympic Games signals a great opportunity for
same eye condition, and all have guide dogs.
us to communicate this important relationship."
Lora has had her guide dog, Libby, since she
was 17 and finds her a great support, not just in
terms of helping her travel to her six-times-a-week
training sessions, but also emotionally. "She's very
calming when you're nervous so it helps having
her around. I don't take her when I'm competing
abroad but I really miss her, and I don't have the
same freedom." Their relationship is such a special
one that they were shortlisted for this year's Kennel
Club ‘Friend for Life' competition.
Lora is relatively new to the sport of para-cycling,
where she rides tandem with a sighted pilot
in both road racing and track events. "I was
tired of athletics, which I'd done at school, and
discovered para-cycling through a friend. I had a
Forward Magazine Spring 2012
A day in the life of.
Amos Miller
Guide Dogs' Chairman
and Trustee
Amos relies on his guide dog Trevor to help him juggle high-flying
roles at Guide Dogs and at world-renowned technology company
Microsoft. He tells Forward that he often gets the chance to mix work
with his passion for spreading the word about Guide Dogs.
"By day I work at Microsoft, where I'm an executive
adviser of enterprise strategy, but I combine this
with my role at Guide Dogs. So some days can
be very busy indeed. In the same day, I could be
helping recruit an honorary treasurer for Guide
Dogs, a really important role where getting
someone with the right skills is crucial, then dealing
with the mid-year review at Microsoft.
"There's more crossover between the roles than
you might think. Recently I had a meeting at
Microsoft about a technology idea we're exploring
with Guide Dogs. I strongly believe in developing
technologies that have the potential to significantly
improve the lives of those with sight loss.
"I also recently organised a group visit of Microsoft
staff to Guide Dogs' training centre in Redbridge to
help them find out more about the charity's work.
That was a fantastic opportunity for my employer
to get a greater understanding of the differences
the charity makes to people's lives.
"Attending committee and council meetings is an
Amos Miller with black Labrador guide dog Trevor
important part of being a Guide Dogs Trustee – it
gives you a real sense that you're helping to steer
the organisation. It's not all meetings, though. I'm
out and about meeting people such as guide dog
owners and volunteers to learn about experiences
"Recently I had a meeting at
on the ground.
Microsoft about a technology
"I'm lucky that Microsoft is completely supportive
idea we're exploring with
of the work I do with Guide Dogs, but it can be
demanding managing my client work in tandem.
Guide Dogs."
Ultimately, though, I find it hugely rewarding
balancing the two roles."
Forward Magazine Spring 2012
A day in the life of.
Guide dog owner Judy Taylor
of Belper in Derbyshire is going
into her 57th year of guide dog
ownership and told us about her
memories.
"Now working with my seventh dog, I have
witnessed many changes. My first dog, Neana,
the black Labrador, was only 13 months old when
we qualified as a partnership in 1956. She had not
"Nothing can equal the love,
been spayed or puppy walked, and had been
freedom and independence
bought from a dog dealer.
that each of my dogs has
"Back then, the dogs were fed on raw meat and
made possible in my life."
vegetables. Enormous pieces of meat were cut
up in the centre by the kennel staff.
"Now I am working with my seventh dog Elsa, a
"My second dog, Dana, was not puppy walked
beautiful golden retriever. Elsa is full of fun and at
either, but by this time the bitches were being
six, still plays like a puppy. No one could wish for a
spayed. It was not until my third dog in 1975 that
more loving and lovable companion and guide.
I not only had a dog that had been bred by the
Association and had been puppy walked, but
"Through the years I have seen and experienced
received a feeding allowance, and I no longer
so many changes. Of course I haven't thought
had to pay for my dog's veterinary treatment.
all of them a change for the better, but one thing
has never changed. For me, nothing can equal
the love, freedom and independence that each
of my dogs has made possible in my life.
"Apart from my family and friends, my greatest
love is for the work of the charity that has enabled
me to live a full and active life, and made it
possible for me to go out and about whenever I
wish, for over half a century."
Guide Dogs has been transforming lives like Judy's
for over 80 years. To find out how you can help us
create more life changing guide dog partnerships,
call the Gifts in Wills Team on 0845 603 1477 or visit
Forward Magazine Spring 2012
Specsavers Guide Dog
of the Year Awards
This year our annual awards are bigger and better
and will not only celebrate the success of our
guide dogs and their owners, but also the people
that make these amazing partnerships possible.
You may have gathered by the name of the awards that the family run
opticians Specsavers has agreed to sponsor this year's awards. A delighted
Richard Leaman, Chief Executive of Guide Dogs, told Forward: "Specsavers
is a longstanding supporter of Guide Dogs and they wanted to help us
recognise the hard work of all the members of the Guide Dogs family."
Awards finalists will be invited to the awards event on the evening of 19July
where we will reveal this year's winners. Read on for details about the
categories and how to nominate.
Lifetime
Guide Dog of the Year Award
Achievement
Like last year, there are three categories
in this award for the year's top dog –
Outstanding Work, Beyond the Call of
If you know a volunteer
Duty, and Life Changing. Anyone
can nominate a guide dog if they
longstanding dedication
believe that the dog deserves
to Guide Dogs and to
special recognition for its work over
helping blind and partially
sighted people enjoy
the same freedom of
movement as everyone
else, why not nominate
them for the Lifetime
Achievement Award?
The Mark Pollock Award for
Fundraiser of the Year
Inspirational Guide Dog Owners
Named in celebration of adventurer and guide dog
We're celebrating the work of
owner Mark Pollock, who is the first blind man to
individual fundraisers in the last
have reached the South Pole, this award recognises
year and are inviting nominations
guide dog owners who have made an outstanding
for fundraisers who have raised a
achievement or overcome a significant challenge
significant sum of money, raised
in the last year.
awareness, made innovations in
fundraising or who have shown
dedication to raising money for us.
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Make your nomination
Young Person's
Outstanding Teamwork Award
Teams of two or more can be nominated for fundraising or
Achievement
other voluntary work for us. You might want to nominate
the hardest working members of your local branch or other
Nominate a young person
teams who have come together to
between the ages of 14
raise funds, campaign or help in
and 25 if you think he or she
another way.
has made an outstanding
Guide Dogs in the
last year. This could
be for fundraising
or other voluntary
activity that helps
blind and partially
sighted people out
Volunteer of the Year Award
If you know a volunteer who has shown
outstanding dedication and achievement in a
non-fundraising field, this is the category for them.
You may know an outstanding puppy walker,
boarder or even a volunteer driver, who you think
should be recognised for the work they do.
How to make a
nomination
Send us an explanation of no more than 500 words
saying why you think your nominated guide dog,
person or team should win in your chosen category.
Your nomination should reach us by 9am on 14 May.
Please remember to state your chosen category and
your own contact details, including name, address,
email address and daytime phone number and those of
the person or guide dog who you are nominating.
Please send your nominations to:
Guide Dog of the Year, Guide Dogs, Hillfields, Burghfield
Common, Reading, RG7 3YG or nominate through the
website at www.guidedogs.org.uk/gdoy2012.
Forward Magazine Spring 2012
Vicki Sheen likes living
"He was the first of my dogs to actually enjoy
getting onto a boat, although the first time he
dangerously. The 49-year-old
ended up in the drink," says Vicki, who is head
of physiotherapy for Torbay and Southern Devon
from Brixham in Devon is not only Care Trust and a guide dog owner of 25 years'
a world champion sailor, but got standing. "He was so excited that he put his
paws on the side and pushed it away from the
into the sport through competitive pontoon and he fell in. Although he thought it
was equally brilliant being in the water!"
downhill skiing. So it's no wonder
Zeke is Vicki's fourth dog, taking over guiding
she has a fearless dog to match.
duties from Penny, now 11, who lives with
Vicki and her husband Ivan since retiring.
Golden Labrador Zeke is 3½ years old and after
"She is Pebbles and he is Bam-Bam," says
almost two years with Vicki is almost as keen on a
Vicki, comparing the doe-eyed Penny to
life on the ocean wave as she is.
boisterous Zeke.
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"Zeke was the first of my dogs
to actually enjoy getting onto
a boat, although the first time
he ended up in the drink."
As strong and willing as he is intelligent, Zeke
But in 2010 she began to get severe pain behind
became the dynamic force that Vicki needed
her eyes that bore all the hallmarks of migraine-
to help her step up to several challenges in
strength ‘cluster headaches'. Eventually they
different aspects of her life. She was born with
became so bad that Ivan insisted his wife visit
retinitis pigmentosa (RP), an eye disease that
an optician friend for a second opinion. Acute
causes damage to the retina and which finally
glaucoma was diagnosed, where the internal
left her with only 2 per cent vision (10 per cent in
pressure of the eye rockets suddenly. By the time
childhood): she could pick up some movement at she was treated it was too late to save Vicki's
the periphery of her vision but nothing centrally.
residual sight.
As a result, working as a physiotherapist in a
At the same time Penny was struggling with an
sighted world, she had been able to position
increasingly heavy workload and a bewildering
herself to talk to patients in such a way that few
array of new environments. Vicki had just been
suspected she was partially sighted – one patient
promoted to her current job and was having to
even confided in her that she'd heard one of the
travel around the country attending conferences
physiotherapists was blind, but hadn't met her yet!
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"I have the advantage of not getting distracted
by anything going on outside the boat. I just focus
on what the boat feels like underneath me."
Match racing is different in that it isn't a large
number of boats vying for first place, but a one-
on-one dogfight between two boats manned by
three blind or visually impaired crew members.
It involves a half-mile dash to an audio-marked
buoy, then round and back. The goal is to finish
first by preventing the other boat from being first
back. It is a game of tactics rather than just pace,
which fits well with Vicki's sporting ethos.
"I am goal-driven and competitive, but it's not
necessarily about being first or the best, it's
about being good. ‘First place is all that counts'
doesn't resonate for me at all. If everyone's
performance has been on the money then
that's what's of value."
And yet despite herself, first place is exactly
Zeke taking in the sea air
what Vicki won at the World Blind Sailing
Championships in Perth last year.
On top of all that she was training for the new
sailing discipline that would make her a world
After a gruelling six-month try-out for the UK
champion: Blind Match Racing.
match-racing team, in January 2011 she learned
she hadn't been picked to fly to Australia to
"I knew all the new things in my life were putting
represent her country. Undeterred, and with
pressure on Penny, while the loss of my residual
only six weeks to go before the competition, she
vision meant I wasn't able to give her the help I'd
raised the funds, put her own team together and
been used to giving. It did get to the point where
entered regardless.
I was thinking in terms of the sailing, ‘Am I just
making life difficult for myself?' Then I got Zeke,
She and her two team mates, Nick Donnini and
and he really did turn it around for me."
Dennis Manning, had only three days training
together – "but being a last-minute entry gives
Her love affair with sailing began in 2000, when a
you a feeling of liberation," Vicki recalls. "There's
friend took her along to the Brixham Yacht Club.
no weight of expectation, no pressure."
Half the committee turned up for her first visit,
eager to discuss what they could do to help her
That all changed after the first day, when Vicki's
get into the sport. The outgoing and incoming
team were the only team to have won all four of
Commodores both offered their sons, both
their matches. Suddenly they were the ones to
experienced sailors, to literally show her the ropes. beat. By the end of the championship they had
"My lack of sight wasn't an issue for them; they just won 16 out of 19 races, and the gold medal.
wanted to make it happen. I'm a Piscean so I love
the water. I knew straight away that this was the
"It did get to the point where I
She became so proficient a main sheeter –
was thinking ‘Am I just making
controlling the large sail that runs from the mast
to the back of the boat, the powerhouse of the
life difficult for myself?' Then I
boat – that she was picked to take part in the
got Zeke, and he really did
fleet-racing discipline at the Blind Sailing World
Championships in the US, Italy and New Zealand.
turn it around for me."
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Above all Vicki loves working as a team. Whether
it is blind skiing – where competitors rely on the
shouted directions of a sighted guide, skiing just
About blind sailing
feet ahead of them – or sailing, it is the sharing of
information, the development of relationships and
Blind Sailing is a charity that helps blind
trust that are at the core of what she does.
and partially sighted people get involved
in sailing at all levels. It arranges training
"My partnership with my dogs is exactly the
weekends for up to 12 blind and partially
same," says Vicki. "It's about communication and
sighted people at venues including
supporting each other. Some people are scared
Cowes, Isle Of Wight, Windermere and
to put their trust in a guide dog. I don't see it as
me being dependent on Zeke, or on other people
on board the boat – it's a two-way street. When
Visit www.blindsailing.net or email
you're working with anyone, the key is to make it
[email protected]. The Royal Yacht
a good experience for both of you."
Association's Sailability programme has
helped more than 20,000 people with a
And Zeke is certainly enjoying his experience
disability sail regularly and has centres
of working with Vicki. While he doesn't race
around the UK - www.rya.org.uk.
competitively, he joins her and Ivan on
recreational cruises. He is adept at getting up and
down steep companionways and understands the
heeling of the boat. Nose up and ears blown back of Zeke and her other dogs to make sense of
by the wind, every inch the salty sea dog, "he's
situations and to guide her through them, but in
the perfect guide dog for me," says Vicki.
emotional terms too. "I'm no longer anxious about
whether the journey will be possible, whether I'll
She relishes the freedom that Guide Dogs has
cope," says Vicki. "I lost both of those benefits
given her – not just in the physical sense, the ability before Zeke came along."
Vicki at the helm
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What's on
QAC Sight Village
16 June – Mile End
Stadium, London
Guide Dogs will be attending
QAC Sight Village, the top
exhibition for blind and partially
sighted people in the UK, on:
24 April in Edinburgh; 25 April in
Glasgow and in November in
Visit www.qac.ac.uk for more
Guide Dog
Metro Athletics
The annual Metro Athletics
Championships are held every
Come and enjoy a great day out for the whole summer in London. Sponsored
by Guide Dogs, the event is
family at one of our Guide Dog Fun Days
attended by blind and partially
sighted athletes from all over
There will be something different at each event with a blind drive
in Llandough, a loch-side walk in Forfar, a farmers market at
Leamington and trips around the training school at Atherton and
Visit www.metroblindsport.org
for more information.
9 June – Forfar Training School
16 June – Redbridge Training School
23 June – Leamington Pump Room Gardens
2 September – Atherton Training School
16 September – Llandough, Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan
13 to 17 July – BBC Gardeners World Live
Guide Dogs will be presenting its new sensory tunnel, an experience
in the dark demonstrating the heightened need to use our other
senses when we have little or no vision.
Guide dog demonstrations will also be taking place at the
Gardeners Green section www.bbcgardenersworldlive.com.
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Your letters
Have you got any questions or comments for Forward? If so, write
to [email protected] or to Forward, Hillfields, Burghfield
Common, Reading, RG7 3YG.
Buddy dog joy
I thought it might be interesting to find the couple
I wanted to drop you a line to say how much I
with the largest number of guide dog years
enjoyed the magazine this time. I particularly liked
between the two of them. In our case the statistics the article about the buddy dog and the little girl,
are as follows. In August, I will have owned a
I have to admit to having had reservations at first
guide dog for 50 years, and in November, my wife about the program but having read a couple of
Gail will have owned one for 41 years, making a
articles now about how Buddy dogs have helped
grand total of 91 years for us as a couple. I am
people, I feel more reassured about the scheme.
not claiming this as any sort of record, but am just
Kind regards, Mrs Tracy Lloyd
interested to know of any other similar couples.
Reply from the Editor:
We are both currently working our seventh dog
Thanks for writing to let me know how much you
each, and as both our dogs are only two, we can enjoyed the story about Abigail and her buddy
hopefully look forward to another seven to eight
dog Ursula. If any readers hear stories about Guide
years with these two, by which time we will have
Dogs that inspire them, please get in touch.
passed our century of continuous ownership. If
nothing else, this proves that working a guide dog
most certainly keeps you fit. My dog is a black
retriever Labrador cross named Roly, and Gail's is
a yellow retriever Labrador cross named Yasmin.
Bill Guest, Leyland, Lancs.
I was quick to write and complain about the
omission of the names of guide dog owners
from the last edition of "Forward" so I feel
obliged to write again to say a big thank you
for reconsidering your decision. Not only have
you reinstated the names, but given extra and
interesting information about the puppy walkers
Pup Wallis at Sanquhar Loch in Forres
and brood bitch holders.
Kind regards, Colin Fisher
A nice tail
Reply from the Editor:
Thanks to all those who wrote to let us know
Here's a photo of pup Wallis, a golden retriever at
they're pleased to see the guide dog owners
nine months old at Sanquhar Loch in Forres, bonny
names back in Forward. Some of you asked
Morayshire. She's such a peaceful little pup, all
whether the names of those missed in autumn
my others chased the ducks and swans away but
will be included. We called to check and have
they always swim towards her.
listed those who agreed to appear.
Anna Temple, puppy walker
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In good company
A few examples of our corporate partners
Eukanuba and puppy Nuba
Are we your Charity of the Year?
Procter & Gamble's premium pet food brand
Every year we are fortunate enough to be
Eukanuba has kicked off its sponsorship of Go
selected as companies' Charity of the Year
Walkies by funding guide dog puppy Nuba. The
partner. Not only do these companies help raise
three-year partnership between Guide Dogs
much-needed funds but they also help raise
and Eukanuba will support the planned growth
Guide Dogs' profile, both locally and nationally.
of Go Walkies through on-pack promotions,
joint marketing and prize draws. This will help
We are always looking for new Charity of the Year
Go Walkies for Guide Dogs reach its goal of
partners, so if you, or someone you know, work
becoming the world's largest dog walk in
for a company with such a scheme, do please
record-breaking time!
consider putting us forward. For more information,
please contact our Corporate Partnership
Manager, Jessica Stickland on 07990 540 132.
"Nuba will be the
Go Walkies mascot"
Specsavers keeps on giving
Nuba will be the Go Walkies mascot and face of
our campaign. You can also sponsor Nuba via his Last year Specsavers celebrated 25 years in
own online giving site www.virginmoneygiving.
business and, as part of a long association with
com/gowalkies if you do not have a dog or
Guide Dogs, committed to raising £250,000. This will
cannot participate in a walk yourself.
fund 25 guide dog puppies through to qualifying
with their new blind or partially sighted owner. So
To find out how your dog can join in the fun,
far, Specsavers have raised £135,000 and they are
and potentially bag themselves six months'
also headline sponsors of this year's Guide Dog
worth of Eukanuba dog food, please visit
of the Year Awards. Thank you to everyone at
Specsavers for their ongoing support.
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Special thanks
Thelma's surprise
Fundraiser Thelma Wilson was honoured for her
tireless fundraising efforts at an award ceremony
in Leeds on 3 December. Thelma won the Leeds
Volunteer of the Year Award for raising more
than £100,000 for the Leeds Branch, making the
regional office the top performing in Britain.
For the past 10 years, Thelma has run charity
stalls, doggy tombolas and visited all kinds of
groups to raise money and talk about guide
dogs' skills. As well as having two dogs of her
own, including retired guide dog, Alma, Thelma
also gives respite care to guide dogs when their
Thelma Wilson, ‘Leeds Volunteer of the Year'
owners go on holiday, taking in several dogs
each year. She has even recruited her husband,
Peter, as a volunteer driver.
Thelma said: "I really feel honoured, especially
as it is for something that I love doing and find so
rewarding. It was good to receive the award but
of course it's all the other members of the branch
who help to raise the money!"
Riding to the rescue
Anne Holt, Estates Welfare Officer at the Queen's
residence at Sandringham, Norfolk, has donated
£1,950 to the King's Lynn & District Branch after
Anne Holt (left) and her horse, Estrella, with Gill
arranging a charity horse ride around the estate.
Southgate and her retired guide dog, Sadie
Anne organises two events each year, each in
aid of a different charity. Branch chairwoman,
Gill Southgate, gave Anne a framed guide dog
photo as a thank you.
30th anniversary
The Bury St Edmunds Branch celebrated its
30th anniversary and reaching a £500,000
fundraising milestone last year with a reunion. The
branch started after then Guide Dogs Regional
Fundraiser, Tony Castleton, spotted the potential
of a small group of ladies who held coffee
mornings in aid of Guide Dogs. The branch still
has its original chairman, Mike Clarke, and Sue
From left: Jill Gooch, Tony Castleton, Chairman
Dunn and Jill Gooch have also been committee
Mike Clarke and Treasurer, Sue Dunn
members from the start.
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Thanks to our supporters
• Students from Weald Grammar School in Kent
• Hazel Dent of North Sea Village in Ashington,
raised £441.05 by painting nails and selling
Northumberland, held her annual Coffee and
doggy merchandise at their Christmas Fair.
Quilts day in November and raised £585 for
There were games including guess the dog's
name and a tombola. Pupils had help from
Guide Dogs volunteers and volunteers from
• The Exeter Mobility Team collected £1,300
the school's Business Enterprise Project,
with a ten pin bowling night. The evening was
Vanessa Johnson and Ian Goodwin.
organised by Dog Care and Welfare Adviser,
Glenda Webb, who was joined by staff, guide
dog owners, friends, volunteers and staff from
• Members of the Nuneaton and Bedworth
local vet practices, car clubs and Action for
Branch held a very successful quiz night
and raised £250. The event was held at the
Sharnford Arms pub in Sharnford, Leicestershire,
in November and branch member Sue Orrill
• The Arbroath and District Branch held two
said: "We thank Jayne and Steve Smith, who
Christmas carol concerts arranged by Marjory
are the best landlord and landlady ever."
Hughes, Reception Co-Ordinator at the Forfar
Training School, volunteer Lamont Forbes, and
friend, Bill Beedie, raising £476. Festive musical
• Members of Blackburn with Darwen Branch
events featuring Lamont playing the keyboard
have received a cheque from Queens Lodge
at Abbeygate Shopping Mall in Arbroath and
Nursing Home in Blackburn for more than
at a branch of Tesco in Montrose raised more
£1,400, raised by fundraising events during
than £2,000, the latter also featuring trainers
last year, including a Christmas fair.
and their dogs from Forfar.
• Teachers at The Earls High School in Halesowen, • The Saffron Walden Branch in Essex, formed in
West Midlands, presented a cheque for £250
September, started its fundraising with a bang
to Guide Dogs instead of giving each other
with its first two collections raising nearly £900.
Christmas cards after being impressed by
The 16-strong group includes three guide dog
the progress of pupil and guide dog owner,
owners and a puppy walker, and the group
Amy Kettle, when training with her guide dog.
also had a full-page spread in their local paper.
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• When chairman of the Cambridge Branch,
marathon at her gym. Jenny was joined by her
John Reynolds, was asked to bid for a £700
guide dog, Leo, as she walked 13 miles over
donation from Cambridge University's Estate
two days at Dimensions Health & Fitness Club
Management Department, he did such a good
in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, doing hour-long
job that the university upped its gift to £1,000!
stints with breaks in between.
Branch members took along some of their
puppies when they went to collect the cheque • Vince Jones, landlord of The Village Inn in
from departmental manager, Mike Wetton.
Liddington, Swindon, and two members of
staff from Eastcott Vets ran in the Nationwide
Swindon Half Marathon during Guide Dogs
• The Waitrose branch in Holsworthy, Devon,
Week. Vince raised more than £1,400 for us
donated £569 to the Okehampton Branch. In
and Eastcott Vets is aiming to raise £10,000,
the scheme, shoppers are given a green token
which includes 22 of their staff doing the
every time they visit, which they use to vote
Coniston Challenge.
for one of three different good causes every
month by placing the token into a box. The
• Drinkers at the Black Bull Inn in Great Smeaton,
causes then get a share of £1,000, depending
Northallerton, North Yorkshire, donated £1,107
on how many tokens they get.
in less than a year in the pub's countertop
collection box. Landlord and lady, Paul and
Lesley McConnell, boosted the figure by
• Pupils at Argyle House School in Sunderland
arranging a series of raffles, with the cash
presented a cheque for a whopping £5,111
donated to the Dales & District Branch.
to the Sunderland & South Shields Branch.
Accepting the cheque were Martin and Mavis
• Guide dog puppy, Nimbus, met children during
Brennan with guide dogs Amy and Milly. Mavis,
assembly at Osbaston Church in Wales School
a volunteer speaker, and Amy are regular
in Monmouth as part of his puppy training.
visitors to the school, and youngsters raised the
Nimbus is named after Nimbus Records, a local
cash through a variety of sponsored activities.
company which has supported the Forest of
Dean Branch for the past five years. Youngsters
• Guide dog owner Jenny Dale raised more than
are now planning to fundraise for Guide Dogs.
£200 by completing the equivalent of a half
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Canine obituaries
We'll never forget
If you would like to pay tribute to a guide dog you have known, please send your tribute (up to a
maximum of 25 words) to [email protected] or to Forward at Hillfields, Burghfield Common,
Reading, RG7 3YG.
If you are a guide dog owner, current or retired, and you want to talk to a trained listener, who is also
a guide dog owner, about the experience of losing your dog, call the STEP line on 0845 372 7474
between 8am and 10pm daily.
We are sorry that we do not have space to print all of the tributes that we have received and so we
will include those who have passed away most recently in a future edition of Forward.
Aden 11.12.98 – 10.11.11
Mrs Alloway. Happily
and loving friend. She
Guide dog to Rosa
advanced training
retired to the Taviner
will be deeply missed."
Needham. "I will always guide dogs. "A
family as a wonderful
remember your lovely
delightful boy, thank
pet. "To know him was
ways – you're in my
you for ten wonderful
Crispin 17.4.99 – 12.12.11
heart. Sleep well my
years. Remembered
Guide to Brian Fenn.
Bruce 26.10.00 – 22.8.11
"From the minute we
Guide dog to Edna
met he became a very
Bee 26.8.95 – 17.1.12
Benson 3.7.98 – 28.11.11
Murgatroyd, retired
close friend. We were
Retired to Jenny and
Guide to John Jackson. to Ron and Margaret
just so proud of him."
Eric Marlow for nine
"We are missing you so
Radcliffe. "Goodnight
years. "A very special
much, what a star you
wonderful friend and
Curtis 15.2.01 – 20.11.11
lady, we miss you so
were. God bless my
much. You will never
companion to Mike
be forgotten. Run free
Carla 13.4.96 – 14.8.11
Betty 11.07.96 – 28.11.11 Guide to the late Colin
family and friends.
Exemplary guide and
Hale. Adored for the
"Sadly missed by all,
Bella 5.2.02 – 30.6.11
much loved companion past nine years by
everyone who met
"Friend to so many
to Joan Marshall. Sadly
Catherine, Rowena
guide dog pups and
missed by Joan and
and family. "Carla, how
missed so much our fun, puppy walkers Kath
I miss you. Till we meet
Deano (Dean)
gentle and beautiful
and Jack Standring.
again, my lovely girl."
20.8.97 – 2.7.11
‘Big Girl' – running free
"Treasured memories of
now with Leider!" The
our Black Beauty."
O'Driscoll and retired
10.11.96 – 06.12.11
to Christine Hartley.
Brian 26.10.00 – 26.01.12
Guide dog to Susan
"A happy and gentle
Benny 9.11.99 – 1.12.11
Much loved guide dog
Hunter. "My loyal and
boy greatly loved,
Early retirement with
to Margaret Theobald
loving guide dog, who
the Schmitt family,
and puppy walked by
was my companion
missed by all so much."
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Elliot 11.2.02 – 1.11.11
McWilliams and much
devoted friend to
Second guide to Paul
loved by Elaine and
Mike and Hazel in his
Horsfield. "A very
Harry in retirement. "The retirement. "Everyone
30.3.01 – 16.11.11
special boy, taken
perfect partner whose
"A sweet, gentle giant,
suddenly, missed and
peaceful end came
we will always miss our
loved more than words
Quin 19.2.98 – 3.11.11
lovely big teddy bear."
Puppy walked by and
Leider 15.8.00 – 31.10.11 re-homed with the
Saxon 6.5.96 – 8.12.11
Frizz 3.1.98 – 4.10.11
Wonderful Mum to 16
Edwards family.
pups and friend to so
"You never quite
Mr and Mrs C Clark
George, puppy walked many more! "Always in made the grade, but
and held as a stud
by Tom and Sue Bailey.
our hearts – my special
as a friend and family
dog by Mr and Mrs
"Faithful to the end,
girly! Running free
member, you could not Baker. "A wonderful
still brightening up
now with Bella!" The
everyone's day and
Ruby (Robbie) 8.2.03 –
Mace 27.9.96 – 23.11.11
Sheila (Dillyp) 10.12.96 –
Gael 7.1.97 – 30.9.11
Retired to Ian and Liz
26.11.11
Guide dog to Natalie
Barnes, a lovely dog
Liesching, puppy
Guide to Lynn Bourne.
Burton. "A very special
with lots of personality.
walked by Anne and
"My feisty, clever,
girl and my best furry
"Goodnight old boy."
loyal companion. She
friend. You were more
retired to Sally and
restored my confidence
than just my dog, I'll
Norman 19.4.98 –
Philip Mawson. "Run
and kept me part of
never forget you."
free beautiful girl, in our
the human race. Much
Retired to Howie and
loved and missed."
Haydn 16.3.97 – 24.11.11
Trish Smith. "One in
Guide to David Nicol,
a million, you will be
Rupert 21.11.98 –
Sherry 26.6.99 – 29.9.11
retired to the O'Shea
missed by all the family. 26.11.11
Puppy walked by Ann
family. "Crafty,
Run free sunshine."
Guide to Charles
Hill and rehomed by
gentleman thief,
Clothier and much
always his own man."
Paige 20.12.99 –
loved by Angela,
Wakefield. "An eager
Tracey and the rest of
gentle friend to all
Heston 15.1.98 –
Guide dog to Jason
the family. "Always in
people, missed by
Lockwood. "A true
our hearts. Run free
First guide dog to Mark
friend to the very end.
Evans. "A special friend, I never met an angel
Smokey 20.12.99 –
loved by everyone and until I met you. All our
Sadie 15.1.99 – 29.11.11
missed by all who knew love, Mum and Dad."
Retired guiding angel of Guide dog to Brian
him. God bless, sleep
Gill Southgate, puppy
Crossette, puppy
tight big fella xx."
Pepper 18.2.98 –
walked by Sue Franz.
walked by Mr and
"Always waggie-tailed
Mrs C Yardley. "A
Karl 5.2.00 – 13.1.12
A wonderful prince
whilst guiding me safely. true loving pal to the
Wonderful guide and
and guide to Carrie
Sweet dreams my lovely end, good night brave
companion to Gordon
for ten years; a
heart, miss you."
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Sula 29.9.95 – 26.8.11
to John and Glad
and retired to David
hole in our hearts.
Brood bitch for Guide
Davenport. "Our home
and Irene White.
Missed dearly by the
is empty without you."
"Happy, faithful, gentle
Marshall family."
member to Caroline
lad who brightened up
Yates 7.7.01 – 26.10.11
and Peter Minty. "You
Umber 10.4.95 – 4.11.11
everyone's day. Sleep
Guide dog to Mary
will be missed by
Retired to Mrs Mandy
Shute in Paignton. "Go
everyone, especially all Hopewell and guide to
roly poly with the clouds
your friends in the
Mr David Calderwood.
Yarna 28.9.97 – 1.10.11
Yates. Rest in peace,
"A perfect gentleman
"Yarna has given us
always in my thoughts."
and my best friend."
many years of love,
Taylor 10.8.96 – 7.11.11
Willis 9.3.02 – 23.10.11
comfort and happiness,
Johnson and retired
Guide to Eric Sayce
and leaves a huge
Lance 14.4.98 – 4.8.11
be honoured with a complimentary listing of
their name. This is also an opportunity for anyone
who has been touched by the life of one of our
Last summer, Tony Averis lost his first guide dog
special dogs to come together to celebrate
Lance, who was rehomed during his retirement
their life. Friends and family are invited to view
by Karen Averis and Rob Wear.
and click on the name of their much-loved dog
to visit the special website where, in return for
Tony said: "Lance was sometimes not the best
a donation, a page can be created to share
guide dog in the world but he was very special
memories, photos and dedications.
and served me loyally for 10 years. He was my
friend, confidante and inspiration to start living
Visit www.giftsinmemory.org.uk to view this
again. Lance helped me develop social skills
special Memorial Book.
and gave me extra confidence, he was also a
complete ladies' man and prone to stealing the
If you would like your dog's name to appear in
occasional bacon sandwich, but we loved him
our ‘Paws for Thought' Memorial Book, please
contact the Gifts in Memory team on 0845 603
1477 or email [email protected].
Karen remembers: "He came to myself and my
partner Rob for his retirement and we had two
wonderful years with him. You are greatly missed
Lance and we hope that you are playing football
Rob added: "As one of the lucky people that
had the good fortune to help Lance in his
retirement, I am proud to say that Lance was not
really a pet, but a friend. Lance, you are missed
by both me and your mum and I write with tears
in my eyes. You will be missed always!"
Our guide dogs, dogs in training, puppies and
breeding stock are very special to us all and
it's a time of great sadness when one of these
wonderful dogs passes away. To commemorate
them, Guide Dogs has an Online Memorial Book
called Paws for Thought, where our dogs can
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Congratulations
This edition of Forward sees a longer list of new partnerships than normal because we have printed
the names of the guide dog owners whose names we missed from the autumn edition.
Partnerships qualifying since 30 June are listed in order of guide dog owner, dog, town, breed, puppy
walker and brood bitch holder. Those who qualified before 30 June 2011 whose names were missed
from the autumn edition are listed at the end of this section in order of owner, dog and town and all other information was printed in the autumn edition.
Bedfordshire and Herts
Mrs Tindall from Coventry
Dickinson from Abingdon
Pat Berry & Tia from
Rosalind Watkins &
Sue Sims & Flora from
Jane Phillips & Bella from
Enfield L, Suzanne
Poppy from Bristol LxGR,
Hengoed GRxL, Carol
London GRxL, Mary Toole
Patrick from Rochester
Julie Pocknell from
Moran from Clevedon,
from Chelmsford • Helen
• Mr & Mrs Watson from
Merthyr Tydfil • Deborah
Sharon Fitzpatrick
Easty from Kettering
Kelsey from Coventry
from Weston Super
Tony White & Yoshi from
Mare, Hilary Reed from
Cumbria and
Exeter LxGR, Kathy
Westbury • Mr & Mrs
Lancashire
Ian Beverley &
Williams from Barnstaple
Allen from Worcester
David Brewin & Chloe
Evans from Mirfield L,
• Mary Herbert from
from Thornton-Cleveleys
Jacqueline Bushell from
Central London
L, Mr & Mrs Hicks from
Kingsbridge • Mercer
Rebecca Blaevoet &
Emma Bailey & Zeb from
Lytham St Annes •
Karrie from Aberbargoed Hereford GRxL, Denise
Mr & Mrs Wyatt from
Andrea Bishop & Sandy
L, Victoria Arbenz from
Baugh from Basingstoke
from Taunton L, Sarah
• Liz Russell-Yard from
Jonathon Davis & Macca
Nicholls from Barry,
Kate Price from Ashby-
from Lytham St Annes
Yvonne Strawson from
De-La-Zouch • VJ
Diane Kebbell & Rana
LxGR, L Beers from
Cwmbran • Brian Green
Addison from Rugby
from London L, Liz Wilkins
Liverpool • Rita Tongue
Kevin Davies & Mason
from Shipston-on-Stour
Roderick Carne & Morris
from Ferndale LxGR,
Sheila Simons & Laser
Charles Doherty & Otto
from Burnham-on-Sea
Mr & Mrs Wand from
from Thames Ditton
from Morecambe GRxL,
GRxL, George McCaffery Bridgwater • Pippa
LxGR, Fran Taylor from
Mr & Mrs Clarke from
from Corsham • Peter
Tonbridge • Mr & Mrs
Winsford • Tracy Twomey
& Christina Clinton from
Warner from Pershore
from Leamington Spa
Karen Gibbons & Norris
Chris Holmes & Lottie
Jackie Fielding & Boots
Steve Cunningham &
from Tonypandy LxCCR,
from Richmond GRxL,
from Manchester LxGR,
Foster from Southam
Ashley Gray from Tranent Marisa Pauwels-Jeffrey
Elizabeth Louise O'Malley
GSD, Carol Jordan
• Janet Court from
from Barnet • Mr & Mrs
from Liverpool • Joy
from Bristol • Carla
Hanson from Coventry
Dickinson from Abingdon
Nieuwenhuizen from
Marian Lewis & Anjelo
Andrew Hussey & Shelley Frank Gorton & Guilder
from Aberystwyth GRxL,
from Greenwich GRxL,
from Blackburn GRxL,
Sally Hardwill & Yusef
Michael Davie from
Sheena Gordon from
Fiona Sangster from
from Chard L, Sharon
Loughborough • Y Dillon
Epsom • Jane Hart from
Leicester • Phil Revill from
Atkins from Stourbridge • from Warwick
D Ward from Rugby
Julie Rees & Gwen from
Fereshteh Khosroujerdy
William Guest & Roly
John Tovey & Valdez
Swansea GRxL, Patricia
& Bruce from London
from Leyland GRxL, Mary
from South Glos L,
Revell from Solihull •
GRxL, Tim Jones from
Cheadle from Stafford
Nicola Greensill from
Jeanette Hannon from
Chelmsford • Helen Easty • Liz Russell-Yard from
Wolverhampton • Janet
Ansell from Kenilworth
Paul Rowlands & Ziggy
Geoff Lloyd & Star from
Robin Jameson & Gig
Tilly Trotter & Gwyn from
from Maesteg L, Sandra
Lancing LxGR, Gloria
from Lancaster GRxL,
Cullompton GSD, Keith
Wickson from Walsall •
Holmes from Princes
Jan Kart from Halifax •
Lyon from Walsall • Mr &
Pauline Goodrich from
Risborough • Joy
Anne-Marie Sparks from
FCR – Flat Coat Retriever
L – Labrador
x – Crossbreed
GR – Golden Retriever
SPIN – Spinone
CCR – Curly Coat Retriever
GSD – German Shepherd Dog
STP – Standard Poodle
COL – Collie
IWS – Irish Water Spaniel
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Sea GRxL, Jeanne
Sunderland • Peter &
June Maylin & Shannon
Julie Oliver & Queenie
Harrall from Swanley •
Christina Clinton from
from Stanford-le-Hope
from Preston GRxL, Mr &
Rebecca Jackson from
LxGR, Patricia Canning
Mrs Bland from Burnley
from Southampton • Mr
• Elaine Roberts from
Maureen Ransome &
East Scotland
& Mrs Walker from Sutton
Eve from Great Yarmouth Alexander Armstrong
Robert Stoker & Paula
GRxL, Sharon Tarleton
& Zarus from Peterhead
Lucy Morris & Bruce
from Whitehaven LxGR,
from Woodford Green •
GRxL, Paul Condie
from Clacton-on-Sea
Jean Rennie from
Rebecca Jackson from
from Edinburgh •
LxGR, Linda Patricia
Rochdale • Joyce
Dawn Collins from Telford
Myatt from Leeds • Mr
Bartlett from Rugby
Bernie Reddington &
John Howie & Kristo from
& Mrs Simpson from
Susan Wakeley & Tim
Ashley from Norwich
Dalkeith L, Lena Reid
from Thornton-Cleveleys
L, Lynda Petit from
from Newtownabbey •
Maureen Spicer & Macs
GR, Alison Tanner-
Wallingford • Sue
VJ Addison from Rugby
from Harlow LxGR, Fiona
Davies from Wirral •
Robinson from Worcester
Doctor Elizabeth
Newman from Tunbridge
Sarah Douglas from
Gill Southgate & Yazmin
Marsden & Lexy from
Wells • Mr & Mrs Simpson
from Kings Lynn L, Delores Ayrshire GRxL, Lorna
from Leamington Spa
Spurgeon from Cranleigh Boyde from Bangor •
East Anglia
• D Ward from Rugby
Margaret Buckingham
Janet Alder & Shumba
Emma Webster & Claire
Nigel Davies & Squire
from Epsom LxGR,
from Dereham L, Vincent Elizabeth Mathers &
from Torquay LxGR,
Debra Deane from
Phipps from Knebworth • Joe from Kilmarnock L,
Jennifer Webber from
Waterlooville • Mr & Mrs
Sam Oakley from Rugby
Sandra Littlejohn from
Weston-Super-Mare • Mr
Bayley from Malvern
Alan Wright & Naylor
Arbroath • Donna
& Mrs Walker from Sutton
Alan Chamley & Hollie
from Kings Lynn L,
Gillbee from Rugby
from Cambridge L, Sheila Rosalind Herbert from
Donald McGregor &
Rowan Graham & Kate
Pope from Rayleigh
Westcliff-on-Sea • Gail
Indie from Glasgow
from Plymouth L, Mr
• Cora Blaver from
Winnett from Birmingham
LxGR, Heather & Alistair
& Mrs Newport from
Walker from Perth • RC
Lichfield • Annette
Peter Chapman & Sarge
East Midlands
Soley from Redditch
Mulcahy from Stratford-
from Lowestoft LxGR,
Jake Coles & Arnie from
Angela Sirrell & Hatty
Frances Popplewell from
Lincoln GRxFCR, A Brown from Livingston GRxL,
Craig Pearce & Rosie
Hockley, Cynthia Duvall
from South Shields • Julia Sheila Adam from
from Exeter GRxL, Nan
from Rochford • Mr &
Evans from Bromsgrove
Dundee • Dianne Merker Phillips from Usk • G
Mrs Walker from Sutton
Gillian Deane & Raynor
Tookey from Warwick
from Boston LxGR,
Barbara Urquhart &
Albert Pinfold & Joss
Simon Daws & Lennox
Barbara Jane Kelly from
Ava from Kilmarnock
from Ottery St Mary
from Woodbridge LxGR,
Chester • Sally Barsby
GRxFCR, Yvonne & Terry
GRxL, Janet Boswell
B Darwent from Sheffield, from Buckingham
Wisdom from Aberfeldy
from Llantwit Major •
Sarah Saunby from
Graham Fordham
• Julia Evans from
Karen Robbens from
Sheffield • J Roberts from & Storm from Louth
GRxL, Caroline Bagley
Angela Scott & Oliver
Victoria Framingham &
from Sheffield • Molly
from Plymouth GRxL,
Parker from Kings Lynn L,
McDonnell from Warwick
Ellen Barton & Nadia from Valerie Charles from
Anna Poole from Esher
Malcolm Mason & Ash
Woodford Green L, Louise Cardiff • Tracy Twomey
• Sandra Boden from
from Tamworth LxGR,
Race from Rayleigh, Jan
from Leamington Spa
David Wright from
Flower from Upminster
Caroline Soal & Tucker
Nicola Hughes &
Manchester • Samantha • Pat Stafford from
from Paignton L, Helen
Kayleigh from Wisbech
Reid from Chipping
Sansome from Solihull •
GR, Irene Songhurst from
David Eves & Lassie from
Mr & Mrs Watson from
Jane Orchard & Rea from Burnham-on-Crouch L,
Krystyna Jenkinson &
Skegness LxGR, Elizabeth Nikki McCormack from
Joy Taylor & Linda from
Dolly from Kings Lynn
Dale from Chester •
St Albans, Jean Nield
Holsworthy GRxL, Janice
GRxL, Irene Harman from Annette Smith from
from Harpenden • Janet
Keegan from Solihull,
Bognor Regis • Danielle
Ansell from Kenilworth
Mary Reeves from Walsall
Vaughan from Wigston
Doctor Emma Rowlett &
David Freeman & Hugh
• Mr & Mrs Hanson from
Paul Johnson & Hunter
Tally from Nottingham
from Witham LxGR, Paul
from Newmarket GRxL,
LxGR, Russell James
Doyle from Barnet • Joy
Joan Frogbrook from
Truelove from West
Dickinson from Abingdon
Greater Manchester
Orpington • Peter &
Bridgford • Sylvia Burgess Barbara Gilhooly &
Robert Butterworth &
Christina Clinton from
Vegas from Colchester
Wilson from Todmorden
Alan Tibble & Blake from
L, Vanessa Johnson from
L, Penny Gillespie from
Timothy Poole & Ellis
Lincoln GRxL, Marjan
Sittingbourne • Erica
Wilmslow, P Hill from
Cornelia Neil from
Dowse from Coventry
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Pam Hackett & Yassie
Merseyside
Mary Moody & Hattie
from Altrincham L,
Stephen Spamer &
David Bennett & Norma
from Wirral LxGR, Janet
Doreen Redfern from
Newton from Hull L,
from Birkenhead L, Cath
Franklin from St Helens
Warrington, David
Stacey Dawn Roberts
Myall from Lymm • Gail
• Carol McAteer from
Joseph Snape from
from Mansfield • Gail
Winnett from Birmingham
Warrington • D Ward
Winnett from Birmingham
Heather Comerford &
Anne Morris & Honey
Carol Spencer & Frankie
Hettie from Warrington
from Rhyl GRxL,
David Harris & Tilly from
from Hull L, David Fry
GRxL, Donna Raschke
Maureen Chambers
Chorley L, Jeanne
from Winchester •
from Newton-le-Willows,
from Huddersfield •
Cookson from Blackpool
Sandra Sweetland from
Betty Carins from Wirral
Rebecca Jackson from
• Peter & Christina
• Jane Chance from
Clinton from Hinckley
Sandra Usher & Bernie
Patrick Peters & Kane
Elizabeth Keeling & Stan
from York LxGR, John
Chris Copeman & Pablo
from Wrexham L, Doris
from Dukinfield GR, Helen Potter from Dunfermline
from Llandudno L, Allison
Milligan from Clitheroe •
Cookes from Nuneaton
King from Crewe •
VJ Addison from Rugby
Joan Reed & Chester
Kent and East Sussex
Barbara McMillan from
Martin Ralfe & Otto from
from Worsley L, Christine
Yvonne Balch & Wheat
Wirral L, Louise Pilling
Ible from Bolton • Mr
from Dover GRxL, Stacey
Nigel Dunt & Denby
from Rochdale, Gail
& Mrs Phipps from
Moar from Cambridge •
from Menai Bridge GRxL,
Cartwright from Chester,
Mr & Mrs Coughlan from
Annette Bastianelli from
Barbara Roberts from
Ian Sproson & Corky
Chester, S Yearsley from
from Littleborough GRxL,
Stephen Benningfield &
Mark William Evans &
Northwich • Annette
Roger Steele MBE from
Yulie from Bromley GRxL,
Andrea from Northwich L, Mulcahy from Stratford-
Sheffield • Mr & Mrs
Peter Edwards from
Grace Caroline Jackson
Lockley from Leamington Chorleywood • Dawn
from Chorley • Sandra
Roy Robinson & Archie
Collins from Telford
Hoffman from Coventry
from Liverpool L, J
Peter Butcher & Lorna
Hannah Fairclough &
Sudworth from Wigan
from Bexhill-on-Sea
Josh from Crewe L, Jill
• Sue Robinson from
Craig Cash & Kirk from
GRxL, Carole Arrowsmith
Clyde from Sheffield •
from Reading •
Ronnie Wynn Thomas &
GRxL, Carol Ann Ross
Margaret Buckingham
Wesley from Llangefni
from Sheffield, Geraldine from Warwick
David Froggatt &
GRxL, Linda Judith Wilson
Linda Johnson & Dixon
Gally from Liverpool
from Knaresborough •
from Cheadle • Mr
from Margate GRxL,
GSD, Joan Grace
Mr & Mrs Gowling from
& Mrs Moloney from
Lynda Hamblet from
from Liverpool • Mr & Mrs Coventry
Bolton, Lorraine Lee from
Tindall from Coventry
Jeanette Wagg & Zia
Jean Coop & Laila from
Newcastle-upon-Tyne •
Cathy Gardner &
from Birkenhead GRxL,
York GRxL, Annabel
Danielle Vaughan from
Emma from Liverpool
Jennifer Higgins from
Wynne-Jones from
GRxL, Margaret
Beeston • G Tookey from
Liverpool • Margaret
Kane Mills & Ashley from
Balderson from Keighley
Edenbridge GRxFCR,
• Dawn Collins from
Karen Woods & Venice
Beverley Kempson from
from Kirkby L, Elaine
Sheila Dent & Marti from
Hexham • Julia Evans
Paul George & Jasper
Hope from Whitley Bay
Hull L, Susan Dearden
from Llandudno GRxFCR,
from Bolton • Sarah
Paul Millross & Wanda
Robert & Vera Gordon
Northern Ireland
Stanley from Rugby
from Hailsham
from Aberdeen • Mr
June Best & Alec from
Samantha Harrison &
GRxL, David Purl
& Mrs Rogers from
Craigavon GRxFCR,
Sal from Hull GRxL, Jean
from Bexleyheath •
Diane Hankin from
Robinson from Sheffield
Cathy Simpson from
Angela Hassall & Mel
Kirkcaldy • Julia Evans
• Maria Leggett from
from Crewe GRxL,
Nina Montoya & Daisy
Kathleen Batchelor from
David Glendinning &
Coral Hewitt & Kyle
from Maidstone GRxL,
Manchester • Mr & Mrs
Lynn from Rathcoole
from Grimsby L, Helen
Christine Stanley from
Lyle from Warwick
GRxL, Lydia Martin
Murray from Southwell
Harpenden, Madeline
Jon Hastie & Alvi from
from Aberdeen • Mr
• Terri Chambers from
Mason from Luton,
Wirral LxGR, Anne
& Mrs Hanson from
Barbara Halliwell from
Lifsey from Doncaster •
Seanah Hughes & Zoe
Hitchin • Danielle
Lynne Marie May from
Diane Healey & Eric from
from Hull L, Carol Sproull
Vaughan from Wigston
Lisburn GRxGSD, Robert
from Montrose • Pauline
Sheila Nutbeam & Kerrie
Colin Lamont & Onyx
& Vera Gordon from
Goodrich from Leicester
from Liverpool GRxL,
Tom Langan & Libby
Thames GR, Margaret
Suzanne Wolstencroft
Mary Hutcheson & Truffle
from Kirkella GRxL, Helen Mardell from Rochester
from Leeds • Tracy
from Belfast GR, Dawn
Kilpatrick from Belfast •
• Hazel Cross from
Pirie from Aberdeen
Margaret Buckingham
• Sarah Douglas from
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Hazel Mander-Callaby
David Daniels & Irwin
Pauline McKenna &
Amy Kettle & Connie
from Royston • Pauline
from Portsmouth LxGR,
Yalena from Downpatrick from Halesowen GRxL,
Goodrich from Leicester
Patricia Booth from
L, Lisa Marland from
Nicola Suggitt from
Lutterworth • RC Soley
Helensburgh • D Ward
Frampton Cotterell •
South of Scotland
Mr & Mrs Thomas from
Nancy Blaik & Molly
Sarah D'Souza & Crystal
from Edinburgh GRxL,
from Chippenham L,
Northumberland and
Betty Oldbury & Eadie
Kelly O'Keeffe from
Yvonne Kidd from Solihull
Tyne and Wear
from Tamworth GRxL,
Bristol, Linda Vafidis from
• Mr & Mrs Wyatt from
Lynda Rhodes & Nina
Tracey Hope from Solihull Bridgend • Danielle
from Hebburn L, Lana
• Jackie Elliott from
Vaughan from Wigston
Margaret Hill & Ollie from
Brand from Carnoustie,
Helen Borthwick & Dixie
Swanage GRxL, Susan
Samantha Sarah Godley Colin Proudlock &
from Duns LxGR, Liz
Orrill from Nuneaton • VJ
from Kirriemuir • Gail
Oakley from Stafford
Watson from Lancaster
Addison from Rugby
Winnett from Birmingham
GRxL, Sue Herman
• Pauline Vining from
Ian Morris & Gunner
Dorothy Richardson
from Warwick • Mr
from Portsmouth GRxL,
& Terra from South
& Mrs Edwards from
Iain Cochrane &
George Odell from
Shields GR, COM
Owen from Cumnock
Chelmsford • Mr & Mrs
Russell from Aberdeen
David Reynolds & Kate
GRxL, Allan Mackay
Lockley from Leamington
• Sarah Douglas from
from Stoke-on-Trent
from Glasgow •
GR, Coral Williams from
Tracy Twomey from
Margaret Salt & Tish
Bryan Robson & Vanya
Evesham • Hazel Cross
from Romsey L, Elaine
from Houghton Le Spring
Leigh Davis & William
Clydesdale from Stirling •
L, Catriona Rose from
Yvonne Smith & Betty
from Oxgangs FCRxGR,
Peter & Christina Clinton
Edinburgh • Janet Ansell
from Halesowen GRxL,
Mr & Mrs Kelly from Alloa
Frances Barnett from
• Linda Mallette from
Peter Sheath & Innis from
Janet Rowe & Lana from
Market Harborough,
Southampton LxGR, Mark
Gateshead L, Zuzana
Wendy Wright from
Lynn Gordon & Jeannie
Flannagan from Solihull •
Gibb from Greenlaw
Kettering • Liz Russell-
from Bellshill GRxL, Karen
RC Soley from Redditch
• Sarah Stanley from
Yard from Coventry
Brown from Edinburgh
Sue White & Mai from
Tracey Webb & Hattie
• Elaine Roberts from
Portsmouth L, Val Rowe
Steve Taylor & Tess from
from Burntwood LxGR,
from Stafford, Madeline
Washington L, Anna
Jean Thorpe from
Patricia Maison & Todd
West from Heath Hayes
Temple from Forres •
Dronfield, Linda Holmes
from Edinburgh GR, Ruth
• Sarah Stanley from
Mr & Mrs Watson from
from Nottingham • Joy
& Iain Coker from North
Dickinson from Abingdon Berwick
Michael Wilkins & Pebble
Louise Thompson &
Patrycja Zukrowska
Andrew McNeill &
from Trowbridge L,
Ursula from Hebburn
& Tessa from
Lez from Edinburgh L,
Margaret Rhodes from
L, Vida Anderson
Elizabeth Apsley from
Solihull • Sandra Boden
from Scone • Janie
GRxL, Victoria Hurst
Lisburn • Marion Vernall
Macqueen from Fenny
from Wrington •
Cathy Simpson from
Amanda Mulvanny &
Surrey and West Sussex
Debbie from Edinburgh
Glenn Baldock & Arny
Sheffield
GRxL, Bill & Joyce Auld
from Epsom L, Diane
Eric Brown & Ajax from
Shires and London
from Glasgow • Danielle
Page from Clacton-on-
Rotherham GRxFCR,
Boroughs
Vaughan from Wigston
Hilary Murray from
Gary Ankin & Zag from
Jessie Quin & Trent from
Andrew Emmett &
Leyburn • Julia Evans
Milton Keynes GRxL,
Edinburgh GR, M Levein
Tasmin from Guildford
Wendy Hartwell from
from Kirkcaldy, Sarah
GR, Kathleen Mason
Braintree • G Tookey
& Craig Ramage from
from Peterborough •
Shrewsbury
Forfar, Shiela & Peter
Sarah Douglas from
Kay Bailey & Rabbie
Lisa Hendy & Hilary from
Halley from St Andrews
from Stoke-on-Trent
Reading GRxL, Helen
David Shearer & Pearce
Philip Indge & Lester from
GRxL, Judith Evans from
Beije from Swindon,
from Melrose L, Wendy
Surbiton GR, Mary Duffy
Edinburgh • Jackie Elliott
Tracey Silver from Didcot
Nicol Bruce from
• Dianne Merker from
Inverurie • Sandra Boden Linda Lovatt & Kane from
Vicky Evans & Jazz from
Croydon GRxL, Nikki
Telford L, S Moss from
Liz Roe & Ice from Milton
Jane Stevenson & Daisy
Rodwell from Tunbridge
Honiton • Donna Gillbee
Keynes LxGR, Dr Linda
from Troon LxGR, Sharon
Wells • Victoria Milligan
Leon from Bishops
Murray from Bangor •
from Henley-in-Arden
David Heeley & Seamus
Stortford • RC Soley from
Deborah Kelsey from
Karen Matson & Wayne
from West Bromwich
from Egham FCRxGR,
GSD, Marianne Taylor
Colin Seymour & Zandra
Beverly Hill from
from Tranent • SH Cox
from High Wycombe L,
Southampton
Gillingham, Sue Langdon
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from Longfield • Linda
from Northampton
Henry from Leamington
Mallette from Worcester
GRxL, Gillian Baggen
Claire Belham & Zoe
Janet Raybould & Eva
from Nuneaton •
Angela McInnes & Kai
from Droitwich L, Mr &
from Horsham GRxFCR,
Rebecca Jackson from
from Glasgow GR, Peggy Mrs Dodds from Kirkcaldy
Richard Bailey from
& Tony Thornton from
• Jean Short from Milton
Southampton • Mr & Mrs
Stephen Illidge & Vinny
Rogers from Bromsgrove
from Chorley L, Steve Ball Brian McRoberts & Davey Scott Bishop & Watson
Meredith Vivian & Victor
from Coventry • Erica
from Glasgow GR, Carol
from Birmingham GR,
from Great Bookham
Dowse from Coventry
Bruce from Prestwick •
Norma Stent from Bath
L, Jean Beniston from
Peter Keeley & Jet from
Mr & Mrs Clarke from
• Mr & Mrs Powell from
Hinckley L, Michael
Gemma Williams &
Clifford from Neath
Pamela Moore & Eddy
Paul Farmer & Grant
Reggie from Redhill GRxL, • Gail Winnett from
from Glasgow L, Rachael from Gloucester LxGR,
Christine Barlow from
Cumming from Brechin
Mary Robertson from
Harlow, Maureen Osman Ryan Kelly & Marley
• Mr & Mrs Platt from
Birmingham • Pauline
from Sevenoaks • Ann-
from Nuneaton L, Hamid
Goodrich from Leicester
Marie & Kevin Meredith
Shadrokh-Cigari from
Diane Pender & Marvel
Lee Greatbatch & Darby
from Kidderminster
from Hawick GR, Irene
from Worcester GRxL,
Tony Kimpton & Abba
Dreghorn from Glasgow
Diana Molcher from
Teeside, Durham and
from Lancaster LxGR,
• Joyce Bartlett from
Kettering • Trudy Evans
North Yorkshire
Diane Godfrey from
Elaine Badrick & Jodi
Holcombe • Samantha
Sharon Jones & Rosey
from Pity Me GR, Gillian
Reid from Chipping
West Yorkshire
from Kempsey GR,
Santos from Musselburgh
Jane Brown & Hazel
Tracey Woodhouse from
• Gill McDowell from
Sandeep Leighs &
from Hebden Bridge
Weston-Super-Mare,
Venice from Leicester L,
GRxL, Helen Plowman
Isobel Cooper from
Deborah Calvert
Nicola Kynaston-Pearson from York • Nicola & Ian
Bristol • H Ablett from
& Harvest from
Roberts from Craven
Guisborough GRxL,
George McKay &
Daniel Ryan McCarlie &
Daniel McKeeman from
Woodie from Corby
Pauline Macdonald
Larry from Hereford LxGR,
Dunfermline • Nicola &
GRxL, Melissa Allen from
& Alex from Leeds
Bernadette Dornan from
Ian Roberts from Craven
Bristol • Mr & Mrs Taylor
GR, Peter Hulme from
Solihull • Mr & Mrs Warner
Luke Hewitt & Riva from
Katie Meakin & Lance
Peter Melling & Zimba
Paul Nicholls & Kinsey
Durham LxGR, Morag
from Coventry GRxL,
from Halifax GRxL, Dennis from Birmingham GR,
Thomson from Aberlour
Gillian Sheppard from
Harrison from Rotherham Rachel Tobin from
• Sally Barsby from
Barnstaple • Sandra
• G Tookey from Warwick
Malvern • Hazel Cross
Boden from Rugeley,
Norma Robertson &
Lisa Oram & Norton
Angela Rattray & Ushka
Paige from Leeds L, Lynn
Eileen Poole & Jade
from Spennymoor
(Oscar) from Solihull
Maule from Nottingham
from Birmingham GRxL,
LxGR, Caroline Horn
LxGR, Iain Lonsdale from
• Sandra Boden from
Christine Blandford from
from Glasgow •
Corsham • Pam Kimmins
Tavistock • Phil Revill from
Carol McAteer from
Mandy Schofield
Jane Thompson & Jarvis
& Wendie from
David Vincent & Gilbert
Louise Sutherland &
from Northampton GR,
Bradford GRxL, Karen
from Evesham GRxL,
Amos from Saltburn-
Brenda Thomson from
Dawn Reynolds from
Matti Prow from Newton
By-The-Sea GRxFCR,
Sutton Coldfield • Gill
Altrincham • Mr & Mrs
Abbot • Mr & Mrs
Sarah Anderson from
McDowell from Holmfirth
Coughlan from Rugby
Lockley from Leamington
Dunfermline • Julia Evans
Paula Webster & Venice
West of Scotland
from Keighley L, Susan
Selena Williams & Sonny
Paul Whiting & Iain from
Isobel Brown & Betsy
Lendrem from Hartlepool from Gloucester GRxL,
Hartlepool LxGR, Betty
from Thurso GR, Sandra
• Janet Ansell from
Nicole Richards from
Brown from Melrose • RC Brand from Laurencekirk
Birmingham • Molly
Soley from Redditch
Michael Davies & Sharpe Angela Wright & Della
McDonnell from Warwick
from Inverness LxGR,
from Pontefract GRxL,
Warwickshire
Patricia M Brown from
Chris Howes from
Autumn 2011
Simmone Gould &
Dundee, Neil & Carol
Altrincham • Adele
Lyle from Solihull GRxL,
Wood from Dundee • Mr Sullivan from Banbury
Joanne Catherine Smith
& Mrs Walker from Sutton
from St Helens, Gillian
Worcester
owners' names in the
Pay from Frodsham •
Joyce Macpherson &
Stephen Beard & Astra
partnerships below were
Mr & Mrs Hanson from
Queenie from Glasgow
from Hereford GRxFCR,
missed from the Autumn
GR, Grace Brock from
Alison Jordan from
2011 edition.
Josie Head & Bruce
Dunfermline • Elizabeth
Stafford • Julia Evans
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Bedfordshire and Herts
& Kaiser from Lowestoft • Manchester• Margaret
Shrewsbury
Nikki Allan-Dan & Rita
Siobhan Meade & Mac
Anne Stockdale &
Stella Brough & Sherie
from London• Emma
from Great Yarmouth
Karena from Darwen
from Willenhall • Christine
Handford & Odene from
• Teresa Skurek & Ned
Hancock & Teresa from
from Kings Lynn • Jayne
Kent and East Sussex
Wolverhampton • Andy
Stone & Finley from
Edward Brewer & Yozie
Lovell & Pippin from
Great Yarmouth • Robert from Merstham
Newcastle • Nicola
Colin Barnett & Volley
Watson & Millie from Ely
Sue Carden-Price & Jules Wright & Lara from
from Penzance•
Wendy Evans & Ingrid
East Midlands
Cindy Fendt & Kyle from
from Exeter • Michael
Edwin Brown & William
Shires and London
Linford Stafford & Yuma
from Grantham•
Anthony Jeffery &
Boroughs
from Bristol • Rachael
Mary Clark & Parker
Skipper from Sevenoaks
Sally Davies & Chris
Elizabeth Williams-
from Boston • Alan
Lewis March & Barry from from Didcot • Graham
Locke & Keeley from
Crowther & Ellis from
Henley & Rory from
Bristol • Thelma Youd
Derby • Christopher
Ioanna Nomikoy & Elsie
Hayes • Karen Jones &
& Drew from South
Fielding & Shadow from
from Sittingbourne
Henry from Thatcham •
Nottingham • Peter
Susan Mary Ross & Bryn
Halford & Dibble from
Merseyside
from Newport Pagnell
Central London
Boston • Olive Pitt &
George Griffiths & Albert
• Yvonne Souch & Tilly
Sue Bott & Faith from
Faith from Rotherham •
from Crewe • Harry
London• Barry Hopcroft
Graeme Tranter & Odina Jones & Veda from Wirral Alan Weaver & Betsy
& Marley from London• from Derby• Wilma
• Andrew Parkinson
from Milton Keynes •
Noula Insole & Jamie
Tummond & Millie from
& Farley from Crewe•
Lena Welch & Texan
from London• Lisa Keys
Peter Potter & Cooper
from Milton Keynes
& Barney from London
from Northwich • Mary
• Christophe Lesieur &
East Scotland
Simpson & Kay from
South of Scotland
Molly from London •
Miles Graham Butcher
Jessica Anne Tuomela &
Larry McAspurn & Flax
& Billy from Kirkcaldy
Glacier from Edinburgh
from London• Artur
• Morag Denholm &
Northern Ireland
• Caroline Currie &
Ortega & Mercer from
Urma from Bathgate•
Kevin Gormley & Imogen Travis from Sanquhar
London • Andrew
Fiona Garner & Cally
from Omagh• Amanda
• Patrick Duffy & Yoko
Palmer & Wickes from
from Denny• Eleanor
Hanna & Questa from
from Cumbernauld
London • Martin Roberts
Jardine Conacher
Gilford • Vicky Kyle & Ivy
• Edmund Dunlop &
& Vikki from Ipswich•
Mason & Yasmin from
from Larne • Leonard
Irenie from Prestwick •
Lesley Royan & Tara
Alloa• Gordon Joseph
Makuch & Azra from
Dakpa Gyaltsan & Chris
from Wantage• Teresa
McNeil & Ryley from
Enniskillen • Elaine Orwin
from Dumfries • Dianne
Williams & Olive from
Denny•William Duncan
& Chaz from Bangor •
Theakstone & Eddy from
Sharkey & Lily from
Helen Russell & Uschie
Aberdeen• Lee Ann
from Belfast • George
Cumbria and
Stewart & Quaver
Sloan & Greg from
Southampton
Lancashire
from Dunfermline•
Freda Allen & Tish from
Bob Clegg & Domino
Angela Wales & Uffa
Southampton • Liz
from Burnley • Susan
from Glasgow• Pauline
Northumberland &
Banbury & Katie from
Devine & Faldo from
Watson & Karlie from
Tyne and Wear
Eastleigh • Julia Barry &
Leyland • Gail Guest &
Joan Carr & Voss from
Isla from Basingstoke •
Yasmin from Leyland •
Ashington • Julie De
Linda Bowers & Yarna
Kimberley Hetherington
Paulle & Umber from
from Poole • Anthony
& Cindy from Carlisle
Rose Hewitt & Peter from
Blyth • Peter Duddy &
Bristowe & Nimmo
• Carl Ibison & Piper
Paignton• Steven Hicks
Luke from Wallsend •
from Bradford-on-Avon
from Thornton-Cleveleys
& Robin from Redruth•
Barbara Howe & Truffle
• Malcolm Cripps &
• Dorothy Rimmer &
Donald Jackson &
from Bedlington • Susan
Greg from Portsmouth
Vargo from Ormskirk •
Spirit from Paignton •
Williamson & Neena from • Carolyn Exley & Finch
Norman Seed & Patch
Rosie Keast & Yolande
from Southsea • Ashley
from Morecambe •
from Plymouth• Adrian
Eden Guerin & Diesel
Derek Vaughan & Bonnie Sparkes & Gloria from
Sheffield
from Melksham •
from Penrith • Andrew
Exeter • John Went &
Rob Arrowsmith & Forrest
Diana Mansfield & Katie
Wade & Macca from
Yvette from Exeter
from Doncaster • Toni
from Swindon • Rose
Perrett & Kenna from
Greater Manchester
Brown-Griffin & Hetty
from Tunbridge Wells •
Salisbury • Michelle
East Anglia
Anthony Alfred Bolton &
Beryl Sharp & Quaver
Waters & Bill from
Kelly Kirk & Una from
Angus from Bolton• Beth
Thetford • Merry Manley
Rogan & Amber from
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Surrey and West Sussex
from Glasgow • Agnes
Kirsty • 07.11.11 • L •
Steel & Maisie from
Bitch • Mr D Yarwood
York from Morden •
Elcie • 07.11.11 • GR •
from Birmingham • Mrs S
David Keith & Dion
Barbara Whiting & Veda
Bitch • Mrs S Bradburn-
Nason from Southam
from Wallington •
Vazquez from Stafford •
Lola • 05.10.11 • L • Bitch
Margaret Nutter &
Mrs P Hall from Bideford
• Mr & Mrs Mercer from
Sharna from Lancing •
West Yorkshire
Floss • 08.12.11 • L •
Warwick • Mr B Roberts
Robert A Privett & Kyra
Hilary Adolfson & Trent
Bitch • Mrs B Wilkinson
from Epsom • Jeffrey
from Pershore • Mr & Mrs
Lucy • 05.10.11 • L •
Stockwell & Quinta from
Helen Davies & Tasmin
RJ Widdows from York
Bitch • Mr & Mrs Mercer
from Bradford •
Fran • 07.11.11 • L •
from Warwick • Mrs H
Caroline Levitt & Nell
Bitch • Mrs B Wilkinson
Gray from Westhill
Teeside, Durham and
from Hebdon Bridge •
from Pershore • Mr &
Molly • 08.12.11 • L •
North Yorshire
Christine Newcombe &
Mrs Coker from North
Bitch • Mrs M Lawrence
Tina Dodd & Smartie
Miller from Paignton
from Kidderminster • Mr
from Scarborough •
Emma Oldfield & Yardley Fudge • 07.11.11 • L •
& Mrs G Danskin from
from Wakefield • Rudy
Bitch • Mrs B Wilkinson
Ruddock & Captain from from Pershore • Mrs J
Sugar • 07.11.11 • L •
Leeds • David Walker &
Wright from Romford
Bitch • Mrs R Bagley from
Karen Hamill & Paris
Flora from Pontefract
Jem • 07.11.11 • GRxL
Coventry • Mr S Calder
• Bitch • Mrs C Bloxham
from Bury St Edmunds
Christine Kay & Sula
Worcester
from Worcester • Mr CG
Vasco • 07.11.11 • GR •
Doreen Butt & Kirima
Herbert from Glasgow
Stud • Mrs S Bradburn-
David Pritchard & Isaac
from Cheltenham •
Jem • 08.12.11 • L •
Vazquez from Stafford
from Leyburn • Betty
Patricia Chapman &
Bitch • Mrs S Higgins from • Mr S Farren from
Sullivan & Elni from
Anabel from Stroud •
Milton Keynes • Mrs J
Middlesbrough • Dennis
Jim Doyle & Wilt from
Thomas from Tillicoultry
Westley • 07.11.11 • L •
Varley & Ward from
Broadway • Joanne
Jodi • 17.11.11 • L •
Stud • Mrs R Bagley from
Middlesbrough •
Doyle & Olive from
Bitch • Mrs S Higgins from Coventry • Mr D Yale
Hilda Watts & Flora
Birmingham • Marie
Milton Keynes • Mrs M
England & Brittany from
Whatley from Dartford
Willow • 07.11.11 • L •
Johnson • 17.11.11 • L
Bitch • Mrs R Bagley from
Warwickshire
Clare Finnimore & Rhian
• Stud • Mrs S Higgins
Coventry • Ms K Henry
from Milton Keynes •
Benjamin Dickson &
from Cirencester •
Miss D Reynolds from
Zoe • 05.10.11 • GRxL
Erwin from Leicester •
Ashley Greenaway &
• Bitch • Mrs CE Turton
Amos from Birmingham
Kallie • 05.10.11 • L •
from Solihull • Mr WD
Waldo from Warwick
• Dianne Harrington &
Kaylea from Tewkesbury
Bitch • Mr D Yarwood
Macdonald from West
from Birmingham • Mr GJ
West of Scotland
• Michael Jones &
McGregor from Tayport
Zoe • 07.11.11 • LxGR •
Stephen Flett & Tyler from Garner from Droitwich •
Keeley • 05.10.11 • L •
Bitch • Mr & Mrs DM Field
Glasgow • Reverend
Carole Smith & Tommy
Bitch • Mr D Yarwood
from Warwick • Mrs P
Robert Hetherington
from Evesham • Ray
from Birmingham • Mrs D Parker from Cambridge
& Tetley from Paisley •
Smith & Hedley from
Molcher from Kettering
Zukie • 07.11.11 • LxGR •
Irene Love & Rilla from
Broadway • Michael
Kessler • 05.10.11 • L •
Bitch • Mr & Mrs DM Field
Grantown-on-Spey • Joy Stayte & Duggie from
Stud • Mr D Yarwood
from Warwick • Mrs N
Roberts & Velvet from
Cheltenham • Philip
from Birmingham •
Neesam from Livingston
Taylor & Garth from
Miss A Durbidge from
Rubina Shah & Kassie
Brood stock focus
Volunteer John Marchant from Milton Keynes got
in touch to share some photos of guide dog mum
Peg and her pups. John said: "Fortunately, we
have not lost any and as far as I know they are all
well and healthy. the first two weeks are relatively
easy and then the fun starts!"
See John's photos at www.facebook.com/
Forward Magazine Spring 2012
Spring quiz
Test your knowledge with this quiz, themed to the Spring season
and its Easter festivities and win a £10 Marks & Spencer voucher.
1. Which event marks the
4. Where did the tradition of
8. What is the birthstone for
beginning of spring in the
wearing new clothes on
Northern Hemisphere?
Easter Sunday originate?
9. The narcissus plant is
2. Which American holiday is 5. On 15 April the Titanic
otherwise known by which
similar to a Swedish Easter
sank but in what year did
10. Why are bunnies and
3. Which ancient monument
6. What is "spring fever"?
eggs symbols of Spring
was built facing the sunrise
of the Vernal Equinox?
7. On what day is Easter held
Congratulations to Mrs MG Burke of Llandudno and Tony Preston of Ipswich who were our winners for
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Thanks to Jan Cox for this cheeky photo of Pelham,
who didn't quite make it as a guide dog but still has
a sense of humour about it!
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