Initial Criteria for Puppy Raising

Puppy Raising is a challenging yet reward step in training a Guide Dog. Find out if you have what it takes:

• Do you have more than one adult in your home?
• Do you live in the Hobart, Launceston, Devonport or Burnie metropolitan area?
• Do you have no more than one child under school age?
• Is your property adequately fenced to ensure a pup cannot stray and other dogs cannot enter your property?
• Does at least one adult in your home work part time or less?
• Are you prepared to cope with puppy behaviours such as chewing and digging?
• Are you happy for the pup to live inside the home with the family?
• Are you prepared to socialise the pup daily, to a variety of environments?
• Are you able to meet with a Puppy Supervisor on a regular basis, during business hours?

If you have answered YES to most of the above questions, please feel free to forward an application to join our Puppy Raising Program. Your application will then be reviewed and an interview conducted in your home to assess your suitability.

If you have answered NO to two or more of the above questions, it is unlikely that your application will be successful.

Download the Application Form PDF version

Send your application to the address below or contact us for further information about how to become a Puppy Raiser.

Guide Dog Services
Guide Dogs Tasmania
PO Box 82
North Hobart TAS 7002