Creating your guide dog partnership
By the time you’re matched with your new guide dog, they will have been training and learning skills for around two years. But training is just as important for you as it is for your guide dog. You need to be able to understand each other and work together.
In this section you can learn all about guide dog training, how dogs learn, how to use food and praise as a reward, and specific cues you’ll use as a partnership.
In this section...
Learn how to use food with your guide dog to reinforce behaviour and as an effective training tool.
Find out how your guide dog learns, and how to uphold these training techniques throughout your partnership.
Find out how we carefully connect guide dog owners with their guide dogs to ensure a happy and successful partnership.
Read what to expect when your new guide dog first arrives, and how to get your partnership off to a great start.